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.

The ‘Boggling’ Value of Materiality in Board Games — LAZY SUSAN

There are few sounds that come so close to the raucous rattle of the die inside the plastic lidded tray of a Boggle game. This week, my sister and I relived an absolute classic from our childhood, which served us hours upon hours of entertainment when we were younger. The classic word game, made up […]… Continue reading The ‘Boggling’ Value of Materiality in Board Games — LAZY SUSAN

The World of Ispania: Musings on Villains, Heroes and Writing — The Intersect

Hey Friends! Here’s an update on my book, as well as musings on parts of my writing process. I hope you enjoy! Leonard S Marcus: Your characters are something like an acting company: so many of them return story after story. Madeleine L’Engle: I like that idea. But I didn’t plan it that way. […] The… Continue reading The World of Ispania: Musings on Villains, Heroes and Writing — The Intersect

Returning to the Scene, Seasonally and Socially Distanced — You Really Had to Be There — FEEDBACK Female Film Festival

Returning to the Scene, Seasonally and Socially Distanced You really would not have wanted to be there, in the almost ten months since my last post, as I quarantined my writing-as-therapy and re-directed my priorities, blurring my focus and resulting in no writing and extended procrastination. For positives, a couple of aha moments, and one… Continue reading Returning to the Scene, Seasonally and Socially Distanced — You Really Had to Be There — FEEDBACK Female Film Festival

Being Sober-Minded May Not Be So Boring — Reflect For a Moment

*Disclaimer: This post has nothing to do with alcohol🙂* I don’t know about you, but I’ve always thought that being sober-minded meant being boring. That it had something to do with choosing not to have fun or not looking for joy in this life. I tended to avoid Bible verses that mentioned it because I […]… Continue reading Being Sober-Minded May Not Be So Boring — Reflect For a Moment

Crime novels, comics, plays and movies: Prolific Iowa author Max Allan Collins writes them all — Daniel P. Finney

By DANIEL P. FINNEY | Copyright The Des Moines Register Jan. 2, 2020 The story of how Max Allan Collins became one of the most prolific writers in Iowa history began in 1930 in Chicago, 18 years before he was born. President Herbert Hoover, a native of West Branch, Iowa, ordered U.S. Treasury agent Eliot […]… Continue reading Crime novels, comics, plays and movies: Prolific Iowa author Max Allan Collins writes them all — Daniel P. Finney

Russell Crowe Mobster Pic ‘American Son’ Set At Paramount — Deadline

Russell Crowe will headline American Son, a mob thriller that was previously set up at Sony, but is now at Paramount. Based on Jacques Audiard’s French movie A Prophet, American Son will be directed by Andrew “Rapman” Onwubolu with Dennis Lehane writing the screenplay. Neal H. Moritz and Toby Jaffe are producing through Original Film.… Continue reading Russell Crowe Mobster Pic ‘American Son’ Set At Paramount — Deadline

SCRIPT MOVIE: GECKO ON-SIGHT, by Gregory N. Ranky — Submit your story logline and showcase it on this network. Or, submit to get your story made into a Video Pitch

To save her old neighborhood from developers, a courageous female android enters a futuristic martial arts tournament. Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi Editor & Visual Design by Kimberly Villarruel Produced by Matthew Toffolo CAST LIST: Narrated by Matt Barnes Liz-217: Lindy Thurrell Umar: Esther Thibault Tia-Ng: Danielle Nicole Voice: Geoff Mays SCRIPT MOVIE: GECKO ON-SIGHT, by… Continue reading SCRIPT MOVIE: GECKO ON-SIGHT, by Gregory N. Ranky — Submit your story logline and showcase it on this network. Or, submit to get your story made into a Video Pitch

SCRIPT MOVIE: RANCH EXIT, by Molly Waterman — Los Angeles feedback film festival

*Scene Synopsis: Isabel is a GMO scientist who has just joined AgCorp, a large agro-chemical company. She wants AgCorp to fund her non-chemical GMO process to create seeds that thrive in extreme climates and harsh soil conditions. Lassiter, AgCorp’s CEO, wonders if her controversial project is too risky for AgCorp, or if it will make […]… Continue reading SCRIPT MOVIE: RANCH EXIT, by Molly Waterman — Los Angeles feedback film festival

SCREENPLAY MOVIE: Secondhand Heart, by Amber Nardolillo — LGBT Toronto Film Festival

Reese is a commitment-phobic lesbian who can’t be in the same room with her homemaker sister Rachel without them verbally eviscerating each other, but, when Rachel’s marriage falls apart, Reese is forced to take her sister in, along with her two kids and their dog until they can get back on their feet. Along the […]… Continue reading SCREENPLAY MOVIE: Secondhand Heart, by Amber Nardolillo — LGBT Toronto Film Festival