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.

Cineworld to reopen all UK Cinemas in July! — Let’s Go To The Movies

News broke today that Cineworld is planning to reopen all of its UK cinemas in July as the lockdown measures begins to ease following the pandemic. The big release in July is Christopher Nolan’s Tenet which is due for release on 17th July, which is the day after my birthday so it appears I could […]… Continue reading Cineworld to reopen all UK Cinemas in July! — Let’s Go To The Movies

Happy 90th Birthday Clint Eastwood! — Let’s Go To The Movies

That’s right the legend that is Clint Eastwood turns 90 today! He has directed and starred in some of my favourite films, Million Dollar Baby and The Bridges of Madison County are two that mean so much to me! Happy 90th Birthday Clint Eastwood! — Let’s Go To The Movies

Film analysis: Man With A Movie Camera (1929) and The Birth of A Nation (1915) — FLORENCE ROSINI | WRITER | PRODUCER |

I noticed that Russian filmmaker Dziga Vertov, in his 1929 movie called Man with a Movie Camera (MWAMC), borrowed several concepts from D.W. Griffith. First, the use of close-ups. Vertov would shoot establishing shots of the place or of his subjects, then sometimes, he shifts closer to the subject by doing a medium/extreme close-up. Both […]… Continue reading Film analysis: Man With A Movie Camera (1929) and The Birth of A Nation (1915) — FLORENCE ROSINI | WRITER | PRODUCER |

Film Analysis: Life is Beautiful — news — First Scene Screenplay Festival

Life Is Beautiful (Italian: La vita è bella, Italian pronunciation: [la ˈviːta ˈɛ ˈbɛlla]) is a 1997 Italian comedy-drama film directed by and starring Roberto Benigni, who co-wrote the film with Vincenzo Cerami . The film “Life Is Beautiful” date released on 20th of December 1997. Bravery is a pervasive theme all over Life is… Continue reading Film Analysis: Life is Beautiful — news — First Scene Screenplay Festival

Wes Montgomery — Discover

The official site of Wes Montgomery — a man universally acknowledged as one of the greatest guitarists in the history of jazz. With his unique picking style — developed while practicing late at night to avoid disturbing his neighbors — Montgomery defined modern jazz guitar during the 1950s and ’60s. Wes Montgomery — Discover

Experimenting with text and poetry: a creative thought process, Part One — Paula Jane Art, BAFA year 3

Towards the latter part of the second year of my BAFA degree at Blackburn College, I began incorporating text in the form of poetry into my visual work. This evolved through research and experimentation set in a sketch book, and used as a journal to depict my own thoughts and feelings about my life experiences […]… Continue reading Experimenting with text and poetry: a creative thought process, Part One — Paula Jane Art, BAFA year 3

Asteroid 1998 OR2 makes a close pass of Earth — Discover

Happy National Space Day in the US! Asteroid 1998 OR2 came within several million kilometers of Earth this week (but don’t worry — NASA says it won’t impact the Earth, if at all, for at least 200 years). Asteroid 1998 OR2 makes a close pass of Earth — Discover

50 Top Pizza — Discover

We might not be able to travel very far these days, but nothing should stop us from living vicariously through 50 Top Pizza, where three Italian experts have been ranking the world’s best pizzerias since 2017. 50 Top Pizza — Discover

68 Bits of Unsolicited Advice — Discover

“Show up. Keep showing up. Somebody successful said: 99% of success is just showing up.” On his 68th birthday, Kevin Kelly shares 68 bits of wisdom. 68 Bits of Unsolicited Advice — Discover