This festival’s location is as mainstream and as Hollywood as it gets. It’s located in downtown Los Angeles, right beside the Staples Center, home of the LA Kings, Clippers, and Lakers (LeBron James). And also right beside the convention center which holds a nightly concert.
So…….let’s put on a film festival that showcases films & talent that no other festival does. Alternative films. Fashion films. Music Videos, Dance Pieces. Films without a plot. Films that let the visuals and sounds tell the emotions and let the audience interpret their own feelings.
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What makes this festival unique is 4 fold!
1) Each accepted film gets a private viewing from a new audience in Los Angeles. Then that audience comments on your film and we make an Audience Feedback Video for you. Many use this video for their trailer and/or promotional purposes.
THE SEQUENCE, 7min., UK, Drama/Thriller Directed by Daniel Mars A war refugee is intercepted by the MI-5 to testify against the very same Warlord he is hunting for the murder of his family
MONEY TALKS: THE LIMITS OF FINANCIAL INFLUENCE IN POLITICS, 10min., USA, Documentary Directed by Thomas Chen Hui Gilchrist The history and importance of governmental regulation of money in United States politics.
LILI, 15min., Puerto Rico, Drama/Thriller Directed by Brian Rios A father and daughter must cross the border in order to find a better life, but the daughter cannot speak.
A HAIRCUT, 15min,. China, Drama Directed by Anran Zhao High school student Xiao Ruan likes her long and black hair; after she learned that the new school has a rule that girls must keep short hair; she decided to use the wig to disguise herself. Jiang Yu, the monitor who has been protecting herself with a wig as well, could easily see Xiao Ruan’s secret and they became good friends, but when the two girls secretly rejoiced for their success, Jiang Yu was discovered by the head class teacher.
THE IMAGINATION OF UNFULFILLED DREAMS, 3min., Costa Rica, Experimental Directed by Susana Sánchez-Carballo The series “Imagination of Unfulfilled Desires” revolves around the idea of the unwanted maternity. This audiovisual creation opens up the possibility to reflect on the fact that the desire of not having children or getting an abortion is a silent scream: Nobody acknowledges this communication.
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 takes place 18 times a year!
Screenplay Festival takes place every single month.
Festival takes place at the Regal L.A. LIVE Cinemas in downtown Los Angeles, and the Carlton Cinemas in downtown Toronto.
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RULES to submit:
All film submissions must be have at least 3 out of the 4 major positions held by a female (director, producer, lead actor, writer). One major exception is that if the film is directed by a female, then the submission is immediately valid..
OR, the film’s major plot and lead characters are female driven.
All screenplay submissions must be written by a female writer.
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Get your Short Film showcased at the FEEDBACK Film Festival…
This festival is an extension to the popular LGBT Festival in Toronto and is designed to showcase the best of LGBT stories from around the world. We accept screenplays (short, TV Pilot, feature) and short films from all corners of the world.
Showcasing all winning scripts & short films in the great city of Los Angeles at the LA LIVE Regal Cinemas.
Film Festivals:
Festivals occur every single month. NOTE: All festivals are now held in private for the audience only to maximize the audience feedback video that you will obtain. Then a bonus screening is held (optional) on the Film Festival APP for the filmmaker to showcase their film and attempt to obtain a distribution deal.
We accept an assortment of shorts & feature films from around the world today monthly. We are proud to announce that we will be using the audience feedback format where…
MEMORIAM, 2min,. USA Directed by Lyla Ruth My dad passed away recently and I’ll be completely honest here, watching him die slowly from cancer is a hell I would not wish on my worst enemy. Family and friends ask me how I am feeling, or how I am handling it all. In actuality, the emotions are too intense to verbalize.
Well, here’s the true story. My father had a very rare form of brain cancer called Glioblastoma. It made him extremely confused. My father was a 6’3” Buffalo Fire Chief, who ironically was incredibly claustrophobic. He could not do an MRI. In order to get him to do it, I had to lay in the bed with him for 25 minutes and hold his hand. He had medication to distract from…
Since 2016, the FEEDBACK Film Festival has been showcasing the best of Documentary Short Films. We now will be showcasing a Documentary Film Festival every month in the heart of downtown Toronto at the Carlton Cinemas.
We have created a hybrid festival with 4 tiers to enhance your film and your festival experience. All accepted films receive all four tier options:
Tier #1 – Your film plays at either a public live event where we will record the audience reactions of your short or feature and then send you the feedback video. Or, it plays at a private festival event where the audience will record their comments/reactions to your film on their camera or phone, then we edit them and send you a promotional video. No matter what you will receive a promotional video of your film of people commenting on your film.
QUEER MONGOL, 16min., USA, Documentary Directed by Brandt Miller Queer Mongol follows four characters over the course of Mongolia’s LGBTQ+ Pride Festival, who embody a diversity of gender and sexual identities. The film is a meditation on queerness in the non-west and a nuanced glimpse into a nascent movement on the Central Asian Steppe.
A LIFE OF HONOR, 3min., USA, Animation/Documentary Directed by Richard O’Connor When Joseph Patton joined the Navy in 1955, he recalls serving in silence, as the LGBTQIA+ community could not be open while in the military. Despite being the “perfect sailor,” Joseph was kicked out of the Navy for being friends with gay service members, under the assumption that he was homosexual. Due to the status of his “undesirable discharge,” Joseph was unable to receive any benefits for his service in the Navy. Years later, Joseph came to StoryCorps to reflect on his journey and share his resilience, as he fought and successfully changed his status to “honorable discharge.”
THINGS WE SHOULDN’T TALK ABOUT, 11min,. USA, Docuumentary Directed by Robbie Kruithoff The mental health impact of religion on the LGBTQIA+ community is unchecked and misunderstood. Alone and largely ignored, queer individuals from conservative, religious communities commit suicide at alarming rates. How many must die before we start talking about it?
THE EMPTINESS STEVEN LEFT, 13min., Dominican Republic, Experimental Directed by Franklin Villar Xiomara is a young woman who dreams of becoming a beauty queen by winning a beauty pageant since she was a kid, she will have to face the mysterious emptiness that Steven left in everybody around her when he left, for her to achieve her dream.
YOUNG KINGS, 23min., USA, Documentary Directed by Dr. Arsley Emile, Jonathan Banks From Ponce De Leon to Ralph David Abernathy, bike culture is pumping hard through the heart of Atlanta. Whether pulling clutches or pushing pedals, “Poppin’ wheelies” through the concrete jungle is an authentic, unapologetic form of self-expression. It’s art. Culture. Freedom. Escape. Bike life.
MEMORY, 7min., Canada, Documentary Directed by Keefe Jassoy A story about the Canadian identity and the histories of one particular woman as she learns about her grandmothers past through the living memory of music and dance.
IN THE SHADOW, 8min., France, Drama Directed by Fabrice Mathieu A fantasy film noir with shadows. A shadow is telling its life story with his “Wearer”, a flesh and bone double, who one day it decides to get rid of…
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