In Bed with Victoria Review Filmotomy
Posted in Festival Review Women

Femme Filmmakers Festival Review: In Bed With Victoria (Justine Triet)

Revisiting In Bed with Victoria (2016) following Justine Triet’s 2024 Academy Award win for best original screenplay feels apt. Triet’s history in documentary filmmaking is…

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Twig Femme Filmmakers Festival
Posted in Festival Review Short Uncategorized

Femme Filmmakers Festival Short Film Review: Twig (Claire Sanford)

Of all the films that I have seen so far at the Femme Filmmakers Festival, none have resonated more with urgency as Twig. This film…

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Erin Murray Femme Filmmakers Festival
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Femme Filmmakers Festival Short Film Review: I Don’t Need to Know (Erin Murray)

This is a darkly funny film about when relationships reach a point where they might not survive due to a revelation one partner shares with…

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Justine Triet Femme Filmmakers Festival Filmotomy
Posted in Festival Women

Day Two of the 9th Femme Filmmakers Festival

Saturday 21 September In Bed with Victoria (Justine Triet) feature film library Head over to JustWatch to see all the streaming availabilities based on your…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival Aqui y Alla Isabella Breton
Posted in Festival Review Short

Femme Filmmakers Festival Short Film Review: Aqui Y Allá (Isabella Breton)

The work and life of photographer Winston Vargas is the subject of this film, but it is actually more about his love for his adopted…

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Sofia Coppola Filmotomy Femme Filmmakers Festival
Posted in Festival Podcast Women

Talking Sofia Coppola at the 9th Femme Filmmakers Festival

I am joined by Morgan Roberts to talk about the films of Sofia Coppola. This was on the back of Morgan’s Letteboxd ranking that she…

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Priscilla Femme Filmmakers Festival Filmotomy
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Femme Filmmakers Festival Review: Priscilla (Sofia Coppola)

Gliding across the pristine pink carpet Priscilla Presley (Cailee Spaeny) readies herself for the hospital. The young mother, already a picture of perfection, ensures her…

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Brown Brit Femme Filmmakers Festival The Romantix
Posted in Festival Review Short

Femme Filmmakers Festival Short Film Review: Brown Brit (The Romantix)

This beautiful, quietly nostalgic film consisting of family home movies and photos belies the raw pain of a life of suppression and self-denial. There is…

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Mirror Stacy Femme Filmmakers Festival
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Femme Filmmakers Festival Short Film Review: Mirror Stacy (Arabella Sharkey)

Films about mental health issues can be difficult to plot successfully. Either they come off as too easily resolved, trivializing the experiences of those suffering…

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Coralie Fargeat The Substance Femme Filmmakers Festival Filmotomy
Posted in Festival Women

Day One of the 9th Femme Filmmakers Festival

Friday 20 September The Substance (Coralie Fargeat) feature film library On general release today, 20th September. Priscilla (Sofia Coppola) feature film library Head over to…

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Femme Filmmakers Festival 2024 Filmotomy
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Read the Official Program Guide for the 9th Femme Filmmakers Festival

Program time! The countdown is over! It’s today! Oh my. The 9th edition of the Femme Filmmakers Festival has hurtled through its prepping stages with…

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Posted in Awards Season Oscars

Welcome To Awards Season 2024/2025 + First Oscars Predictions

On the cusp of the Venice, Toronto, and Telluride film festivals, awards season is now officially underway. The first wave of awards contenders will be…

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Posted in Festival News

Full Line-Up of the Femme Filmmakers Festival 9th Edition

Another superb array of short film submissions (thank you Film Freeway) have made the line-up process a completely joyful breeze for the 9th Femme Filmmakers…

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Priscilla Femme Filmmakers Festival
Posted in News Uncategorized Writing

Looking for Volunteers: The 9th Femme Filmmakers Festival Needs You

Filmotomy’s 9th annual Femme Filmmakers Festival is really not far away now. The online event runs again between 20th – 29th September 2024, when everyone…

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