AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: LILI BEST DOC SHORT: BARE IT ALL BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: OMA BEST PERFORMANCES: SUPER SPECIAL BEST SOUND & MUSIC: GLAD YOU’RE HERE Theme of night: Coming to terms. NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in private. Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: SUPER SPECIAL,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS, WINNERS & VIDEOS: July 2020 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival (Toronto)
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Director Biography – Asis Sethi (A BLOODY MESS)
Asis Sethi is an award-winning Canadian director, producer, scriptwriter and TV personality who is known for her docu-series “Darshan Dekh Jeeva” and her documentary “A Colourful Crown” which premiered on Canadian National Television and ran for 5 years. Asis has worked with renowned entertainers like Mike Myers (Austin Powers, Shrek), Nelly Furtado (Singer-Songwriter) and Mike… Continue reading Director Biography – Asis Sethi (A BLOODY MESS)
Short Film: A BLOODY MESS, 10min., Canada, Drama/Family
Varsha is a young South Asian girl who battles against her family’s traditional beliefs surrounding menstruation, which comes with rules prohibiting her from having an open dialogue with her father about periods. Since she was a child, Varsha has been told that while periods are normal, there are certain things she cannot do while menstruating,… Continue reading Short Film: A BLOODY MESS, 10min., Canada, Drama/Family
Short Film: GLAD YOU’RE HERE, 10min., Canada, Documentary
Engaging themes of love and betrayal, hope, belonging and place, Glad You’re Here documents my nineteen–year journey through building a family life, seeing it suffer the damage of mental illness, grief and separation, and then rebuilding with empathy. A story about an extreme moment of crisis has turned into a documentary that deals not just… Continue reading Short Film: GLAD YOU’RE HERE, 10min., Canada, Documentary
Director Biography – Xinwen Zhang (NEW YEAR’S EVE DINNER)
Bachelor of Arts, graduated from the Bachelor of Film Department of Beijing Film Academy. Director’s work: “Just Meet You”, “Men and Men”, “New Year’s Eve”, “Vientiane Spring”, “Unmarried Mother”, “Singer”, “Planting Love”, “Making Dish for Love”, “Unconsciously Love You” . Filmed the first domestic 260-episode networked drama “Goddess’ Office”. Cantonese and Mandarin were broadcast on… Continue reading Director Biography – Xinwen Zhang (NEW YEAR’S EVE DINNER)
Short Film: NEW YEAR’S EVE DINNER, 22min., China, Thriller/Fantasy
未来世界里，人畜地位颠倒，人为其食，绝望与希望交替，看看颠倒过来的世界我们的处境与命运。 Human treatment of livestock is only food to be eaten. No matter what animals feel, they will have emotions, emotions, and desires for the world, from birth to death without any freedom. Nowadays, the appetite of the society is greater than the demand for nutrition. Every time the human race passes the festival,… Continue reading Short Film: NEW YEAR’S EVE DINNER, 22min., China, Thriller/Fantasy
Female Festival Testimonial – June 4 2020
Anna Patterson I was surprised and then delighted at all the good and positive things I received out of this film festival. I really think it is so worthwhile in every way. I am thankful I entered, was considered, and given help and feedback (so important to a fledgling woman film writer. Thanks so much… Continue reading Female Festival Testimonial – June 4 2020
Female Festival Testimonial – June 2 2020
Nesli Erten I have never screened my short animated film in the country I live, Turkey. I have never seen how an audience reacts, nor was I privy to feedback apart from my friends and family. The Los Angeles FEEDBACK Female Film Festival gave me my first glimpse into a theatre where my work was… Continue reading Female Festival Testimonial – June 2 2020
Female Festival Testimonial – June 1 2020
Oakhill Productions Great festival, sadly we couldn’t attend but the feedback received is so beneficial to us. A Film Freeway Preferred Festival: The FEEDBACK Female Film Festival (FFFF) was created for women filmmakers and screenwriters. The goal is to showcased the best of female talent in film & TV from around the world. Film Festival… Continue reading Female Festival Testimonial – June 1 2020
Female Festival Testimonial – May 29 2020
Hannah de Groot This festival went above and beyond to deliver even during the COVID-19 pandemic. Though the LA Live screening was changed to private screenings, I still received a long feedback video that included thoughtful and detailed critiques from a diverse array of people. My cast and crew is super excited as well, as… Continue reading Female Festival Testimonial – May 29 2020
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