Author: femalefilmfestival

The irony of this festival is that its goal is to not be around in 5 years time. To eventually not be relevant because there is zero need to have a festival geared for female talent and female stories because the stories presented in Hollywood and around the world are a balanced showcase of the human experience from both sexes.

Our goal is to achieve a lot of success and then fold into oblivion simply because there is no need for this festival.

This festival was created by the FEEDBACK Film & Writing Festival as a simple reaction to a strong need to showcase female talent from around the world in a more profound way.

When putting together the weekly festival, the administration noticed a lack of a female presence in the stories being shown at the festival.

A classic example and analogy to the frustration is how the festival noticed that even the smaller roles in a screenplay were written for a man to play. There was zero reason for this in many stories. How a police officer, or a political campaign manager, for example with 3-4 lines in a screenplay was a "HE" character. Why? And these are the screenplays written by the winners! The talented one who have obtained agents and have began/beginning their careers as a writer.

Director Biography – Holly Pilcavage (BLACKHOLE)

Director | Story | Producer | Actor This is Holly’s first time directing a film of any kind. As an accomplished speaker, writer, entrepreneur and in her current role as Chief Executive Officer at Coal Creative, Holly has continually paired her natural leadership abilities, creativity and and charisma to complete projects and accomplish goals. In… Continue reading Director Biography – Holly Pilcavage (BLACKHOLE)

Short Film: BLACKHOLE, 18min., USA, Fantasy Future

Four storylines set in the hours before a black hole swallows earth, play out with varying congruence. Project Links  Facebook News & Reviews “Local filmmakers debut short film exploring end of the world”The Times Leaderhttps://www.timesleader.com/news/758414/local-filmmakers-debut-short-film-exploring-end-of-the-world?fbclid=IwAR2jUXS-zy0bQ9s59XQC5nMft6pu-41p1rX-BX-TLhMRiTSC7A99KubDUEU “Wilkes-Barre film startup hosts movie premiere”The Citizens Voicehttps://m.citizensvoice.com/news/wilkes-barre-film-startup-hosts-movie-premiere-1.2544131 “‘BLACKHOLE’ premieres, entire short film was filmed in NEPA”Fox56https://fox56.com/news/local/blackhole-premieres-entire-sho

Director Biography – Lee Margaret Hanson (REFLECTIONS)

Lee Margaret Hanson grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; where her first passion in life was training in martial arts. Taekwondo to be exact. She achieved her 3rd degree black belt and competed at a very high level, representing team Canada at several Junior and Senior World Taekwondo Championships.Along, with martial arts, Hanson became very… Continue reading Director Biography – Lee Margaret Hanson (REFLECTIONS)

Wives Of The Skies Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK Video from Sept. 2020 Female Festival

WIVES OF THE SKIES, 21min. , USA, Drama Directed by Honey Lauren Wives of the Skies, set in 1965, stars two stewardesses, Fran and Marcy. Derrick, a British photojournalist interviews them as ‘subjects” for his “documentary film” and they are revealed as very different then Derrick ever hoped for or could possibly have expected. As… Continue reading Wives Of The Skies Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK Video from Sept. 2020 Female Festival