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9TH ANNUAL FEMALE EYE FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATES WOMEN DIRECTORS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE, MARCH 16-20, 2011
For Immediate Release: January 26, 2011; Toronto, Ontario; The Female Eye Film Festival (FeFF) launches its 9th annual showcase and celebration of films directed by women with a bang! This March 16 to 20, 2011, join us as we take a look through the lens at sex, violence and politics through the Female Eye!
This years’ line up, slated to be unveiled at the Female Eye Media Sizzler on February 24th, 2011, (at the Gladstone Hotel, Toronto Canada) proves to be a tantalizing plethora of salacious, revelatory and provocative cinema. Both mainstream and unusual, this year’s bill is one not to be missed!
The Female Eye Film Festival is recognized around the world as an opportunity for both established and first-time filmmakers to experience an international independent film festival, meet and interact with internationally recognized directors and showcase their work. “There are very few festivals that give you the opportunity to spend quality time with your fellow filmmakers and to make what we’re sure will be long-lasting personal and professional relationships,” reflected Richard Wilson, L.A. Producer of FEFF 2010’s closing night gala film Nothing Special.
Attendees of the festival will enjoy five full days of extraordinary films along with Script Readings, Industry Panel Discussions, the Directors Round Table, The 3rd Women In The Directors Chair Career Advancement Module, Best in The Biz Series and the Honorary Director Brunch and Tribute. An Opening Night Gala will kick off the festival followed by exciting parties each night leading to the closing night awards reception and gala.
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The Female Eye opened its doors in 2001 and continues to entertain and educate audiences while offering a perspective of the world unique to FeFF. Last years festival hosted such high profile talent as screen legend Karen Black, style icon Carson Kressley, Twilight Director Catherine Hardwicke, Hollywood actors Hallee Hirsh, Julia Garcia Combs and Oscar Nominee and Emmy Award Winner Shohreh Aghdashloo along with Canada’s own Wendy Crewson. This year’s exciting line up of filmmakers and celebrities builds on the ever-growing success of FeFF as we showcase even more diverse, cutting edge features, documentaries, animation, experimental and shorts.
Festival Founder and Executive Director of Programming, Leslie Ann Coles is a multiple award winning filmmaker and actress whose background in Dance Theatre and mixed media performance art led her from stage to screen in 1996. From her debut film, In The Refrigerator, which screened at 35+ international film festivals and garnered multiple awards to her current feature-length doc on the history and world of rock photographer Barrie Wentzell, Coles has forayed into many areas of the film industry. She was inspired to create a showcase for women directors, never anticipating that this one-time-only event would culminate into the renowned Female Eye.
Watch for coming announcements, including the opening and closing film galas, film line-up, panel discussions and the 2011 Honourary Director.
All screenings will take place at the Rainbow Cinemas Market Square, 80 Front Street East, while the FEFF hotel partner, the Novotel Toronto Centre, 45 The Esplanade will host all panel discussions, workshops and award ceremonies. Party & other venues TBA.
For more information about the festival, please visit www.FemaleEyeFilmFestival.com
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**Leslie Ann Coles is available for interviews leading up to the 2011 festival.
Media Inquires Contact: Diane Foy, Publicist, Skylar Entertainment Director of PR & Social Media, FEFF-2011 416-413-9672; diane@skylarentertainment.ca www.skylarentertainment.ca
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