Ana Lily Amirpour Filmotomy 2014 in Film
Posted in Women Year in Film

2014 in Film: Look What Female Filmmakers Made The Year Filmotomy Was Launched

A huge salute to our 9th Femme Filmmakers Festival which has long since headed off into the not-so-distant past. We now look ahead as we…

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Posted in Genre Interview Movies Screenwriting Women

Interview: Screenwriter, Ella Valentine Discusses Her New Film, Revolution X

Writer and Screenwriter, Ella Valentine discusses her new film, Revolution X and her screenwriting journey so far. From her beginnings to her new film, Revolution X, which is streaming on Apple TV in North America right now. Ella’s new magazine, Horror Valentine’s is dedicated for women in Thriller and Horror.

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Mean Girls Makeover
Posted in Characters Genre Women

Makeovers: Analysing the Stages of the ‘Makeover Scene’ in Hollywood Rom-Com Movies

An analysis on the makeover scenes in Hollywood Romantic-Comedy movies. From ’90s classics like Pretty Woman to modern makeovers. Movies in this article include Moonstruck, Clueless, Miss Congeniality, The Princess Diaries, The Devil Wears Prada and The House Bunny. The different stages analysed include hairstyles, makeup, manners and new clothes.

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Aftersun How To Have Sex Filmotomy
Posted in Culture Festival Women

‘Aftersun’ (2022), ‘How to Have Sex’ (2023) and the Dreams and Nightmares of the British Package Holiday

British tourists have always had a reputation. Since the days of Byron, Shelley and Keats in Geneva and Italy and the Grand Tour which wealthy…

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Short films from the 9th Femme Filmmakers Festival
Posted in Festival Short Women

The Winners of the 9th Femme Filmmakers Festival Competition

It’s the 9th Femme Filmmakers Festival hosted by Filmotomy. The selection showcases the amazing talent on display from female filmmakers. Now it is time to award the film prizes across several categories from Directing to Music. The top three prizes awarded are the Gold Sovereign, the Silver Sword and the Bronze Bell.

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Larisa Sheptiko Filmtomy
Posted in Director Women

Femme Filmmakers Festival Spotlight: Larisa Shepitko – Wings Of Ascension

One of the most influential figures of the film from the Soviet Union is a woman nearly forgotten to film history. With Eisenstein, Tarkovsky, Dovzhenko,…

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Chloe Zhao The Rider Filmotomy
Posted in Festival Review Women

Femme Filmmakers Festival Review: ‘The Rider’ Is A Beautiful Slice of Tragic Americana

The Western is a genre that has been reinvented time and time again. Many creatives have interpolated the classic American genre but no modern interpretation…

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Charlotte Wells Femme Filmmakers Festival Filmotomy
Posted in Festival Women

Day Ten of the 9th Femme Filmmakers Festival

Sunday 29 September Obvious Child (Gillian Robespierre) feature film library Head over to JustWatch to see all the streaming availability based on your country. The…

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It Felt Like Love Eliza Hittman Femme Filmmakers Festival Filmotomy
Posted in Festival Women

Day Nine of the 9th Femme Filmmakers Festival

Saturday 28 September Goodbye First Love (Mia Hansen-Løve) feature film library Head over to JustWatch to see all the streaming availability based on your country….

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Amy Seimetz Femme Filmmakers Festival Filmotomy
Posted in Festival Women

Day Eight of the 9th Femme Filmmakers Festival

Friday 27 September Polisse (Maïwenn) feature film library Head over to JustWatch to see all the streaming availability based on your country. She Dies Tomorrow…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival Give It To Me Courtney Hope Therond
Posted in Festival LGBT Women

Femme Filmmakers Festival Short Film Review: Give It To Me (Courtney Hope Therond)

One pleasure of watching and reviewing the work of burgeoning female filmmakers is the juxtaposition you feel in how sexual relationships are portrayed in their…

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Alice Guy-Blaché Filmotomy
Posted in Director Women

Femme Filmmakers Festival Spotlight on Alice Guy-Blaché: The Very First

In 2018, a documentary premiered at the Cannes Film Festival titled Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché. Director Pamela B. Green told the…

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Petra Costa Femme Filmmakers Festival Filmotomy
Posted in Festival Women

Day Seven of the 9th Femme Filmmakers Festival

Thursday 26 September On Her Shoulders (Alexandria Bombach) feature film library Head over to JustWatch to see all the streaming availability based on your country….

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Lucy Mulloy Femme Filmmakers Festival Filmotomy
Posted in Festival Women

Day Six of the 9th Femme Filmmakers Festival

Wednesday 25 September The Perfect Candidate (Haifaa al-Mansour) feature film library Head over to JustWatch to see all the streaming availabilities based on your country….

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