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.

Script Reading: The Giant, the Witches, and the Red Turban Bandits, by Gawaine Caldwater Ross

In the 22nd century, a military squad searching for a lost officer vanishes through the same wormhole he did—into a parallel world orbiting a binary star system. Though the laws of physics remain familiar, this world’s society is not: technology is stalled at a medieval level, and four rival hominid species dominate the landscape—the bear-descended… Continue reading Script Reading: The Giant, the Witches, and the Red Turban Bandits, by Gawaine Caldwater Ross

Winners September 2025 FEEDBACK Film Festival

A showcase of the best films in the world today: AUDIENCE AWARDS:Best Short Film: CAPTURADABest Direction: STILL REDBest Music Video: Olivia Millin “TTYL”Best Micro-Short: Oh！My God Oh！My God, 1min., ChinaDirected by Urchin Shang, I-Wen ChnAn elderly man meditates, but his mind is overwhelmed with worries, preventing peace. He makes a wish to the Rabbit God,… Continue reading Winners September 2025 FEEDBACK Film Festival

FEEDBACK Festival Best Scene: CALIGO INN, by Shaun Delliskave (pgs 48 to 50)

A rising political star retreats to a secluded Virginia inn to draft a campaign platform that will secure him a spot on a presidential ticket—but as nightmarish visions blur with reality, he’s forced to confront the ghosts of those he sacrificed to climb the political ladder. Caligo Inn is a psychological thriller with gothic horror… Continue reading FEEDBACK Festival Best Scene: CALIGO INN, by Shaun Delliskave (pgs 48 to 50)

Winners June 2025 NYC Feedback Film Festival

A showcase of the best films in the world today: AUDIENCE AWARDS: Best Short Film: TO THE ENDBest Direction: THE LAST WISHBest Feature Film: BILL W CONSCIOUS CONTACT Bill W Conscious Contact, 58min, USADirected by Kevin HanlonConscious Contact explores the personal spiritual quest of Bill W and his thirst for transcendence. Homepage https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-bill-w-conscious-contact The Last… Continue reading Winners June 2025 NYC Feedback Film Festival

NYC Festival 1st Scene: RENEGADES, by Warner J. Miller

In an alternate 1831 Virginia, enslaved preacher Nat Turner, along with hundreds of enslaved Black people in the antebellum South, live with a horrifying truth: white townspeople and plantation owners led by the charismatic Pastor Sarx are ancient demonic beings who literally feed on Black flesh. After witnessing numerous atrocities over the years, including the… Continue reading NYC Festival 1st Scene: RENEGADES, by Warner J. Miller

Best Scene: Shesafella: The Fancy Tales, by Felice Cohen

Summary: Fella, a softball player, is bullied at home by her stepmother and stepbrothers, who treat her like Cinderella. She cooks, she cleans, and she caters to all their needs. However, when the family gets invited to the Mayor’s daughter’s birthday ball, she is excluded until her fairy godmother, also known as G, helps her… Continue reading Best Scene: Shesafella: The Fancy Tales, by Felice Cohen

BEST Scene Reading: THE TREE WITH NO HEART, by Aaron Huckleberry

In war-torn Syria, a troubled woman, her idealistic son, and her mentally challenged cousin take in a wounded Western aid worker, unknowingly igniting a chain of deadly consequences that forces them to confront their pasts, their beliefs, and the brutal realities of survival. CAST LIST: Narrator: Steve Rizzo Camill: Val Cole Raawitya: Hannah Ehman

BEST Scene Reading: MY MOTHER’S WRATH, by María Elena González

MAGGIE KAWAR, an art gallery owner in her fifties, struggles with the emotional scars left by her abusive mother, RUBY. She juggles being a grandmother to her six-year-old grandson, FREDDY, and her tumultuous relationship with her self-absorbed daughter, ELIZABETH, who works as her assistant. The story opens with Maggie rushing to pick up Freddy from… Continue reading BEST Scene Reading: MY MOTHER’S WRATH, by María Elena González

SHORT Script Reading: FIDO, by John Norris Ray

A young girl watches an old dog. Taking the dog on a walk, a rough encounter with a bully has dire consequences. CAST LIST: Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Kyle: Steve Rizzo Jason: Geoff Mays Sydney: Val Cole Ms Barker: Hannah Ehman