Meagan Adele Lopez
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FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: Meagan Adele Lopez on that ‘Raging Cult’

I honestly didn’t expect to rekindle a teenage crush or crave expensive coffee from Montmartre when I sat down to talk to Meagan Adele Lopez…

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Haolu Wang
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FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: ‘The Pregnant Ground’ director Haolu Wang

One of 20 short films in the Competition Selection of the 5th Femme Filmmakers Festival is The Pregnant Ground from Haolu Wang. We had the…

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Luana Di Pasquale
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FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: ‘Keep Mum’ director Luana Di Pasquale

What do you know about Luana Di Pasquale? Well, she is, handily for the involvement with the 5th Femme Filmmakers Festival, a writer and director…

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Keep Mum
Posted in Festival Review Women

FemmeFilmFest20 Review: Luana Di Pasquale’s ‘Keep Mum’

A word of caution. Keep Mum will buzz around in your head long after its final scene. It is a gripping and chilling depiction of…

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The Bigamist
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FemmeFilmFest20 Review: The Bigamist (Ida Lupino)

Love and relationships are often considered to be sacred and private. When one betrays the social contract which is a relationship, the automatic reaction is…

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Ayanna Dozier softer
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FemmeFilmFest20 Day Three Showcase: ‘Softer’ Director Ayanna Dozier

One of the most unusual (that’s a compliment) offerings at this year’s Femme Filmmakers Festival is Softer. Created by Ayanna Dozier, Softer is an examination…

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Uproot
Posted in Festival Podcast Women

Filmotomy Podcast 101: FemmeFilmFest20 with Caz Armstrong and Julia Bales

The first of two Filmotomy Podcasts during the 5th Femme Filmmakers Festivals sees host Robin Write joined by two of the events film directors. Caz…

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Fucking Down
Posted in Festival Interview Video Women

FemmeFilmFest20 Day Two Showcase: director Amanda Lago returns with Fatal Tiger’s ‘Fucking Down’ video

Two year’s ago we spoke to Spanish director, Amanda Lago, about her short film, Mrs. Poucheau, as part of the Femme Filmmakers Festival. It was…

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Elena Wiener Troubled Water
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FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: Troubled Water director Elena Wiener on Neurodermatitis and Maya Deren

On Day One of the 5th Femme Filmmakers Festival, the second of the 20 Competition Selections films was seen by many of you. Troubled Water…

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Clawford
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FemmeFilmFest20 Day One Showcase: Caz Armstrong and that Darn Clawford

Day One of the 5th Femme Filmmakers Festival kicked off with a bang on Friday afternoon as our opening film hit the internet. Anticipation was…

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Preview
Posted in Festival Trailer Women

Femme Film Fest: Watch the Preview Trailer with Two Weeks to Go

With the 5th Femme Filmmakers Festival just two weeks away, here is the preview trailer for the 2020 event. Including snippets of all 59 films…

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Posted in Festival News Women

Femme Filmmakers Festival 2020: Full Line-up of Feature and Short Films Announced

I hope this is the moment you have all been waiting for, as we finally get to announce the 59 films – short and feature…

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2019
Posted in Cannes Women

Festival de Cannes: Portrait of Lady on Fire (2019)

I was certainly not a stranger to Céline Sciamma’s work after watching the captivating Girlhood (Bande des Filles). And as such her latest film Portrait of a…

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Posted in Events Festival Women

5th Femme Filmmakers Festival Open For Submissions – and Official Poster Revealed

As the COVID-19 era brings greater emphasis on aligning film festivals with the online platform, here at Filmotomy we are now in the early stages…

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