Inaugural Female Filmmakers Festival kicks off in LA this weekend
By Ryan Aliapoulios
What do Jameela Jamil, Lake Bell and Natalie Farrey all have in common? They will all be appearing on panels together this in weekend in downtown Los Angeles, California for the inaugural Female Filmmakers Festival, abbreviated as FFFest. Running from October 12th to October 14th, the event will consist of a series of panels on the film industry and the challenges of breaking in from a female perspective. Additionally, the fest has worked with curators including Women Under the Influence, PET and the African Film Festival to license and screen a number of rare international films.
The festival was put together by a group of primarily New York-based female filmmakers and entrepreneurs, namely Mimi Packer, a documentary filmmaker and producer; Clémence Polès, a creative strategist and founder of a female recommendation and style site Passerbuys and Dasha Faires, a creative director and fashion veteran. The final co-founder is Natalie Fält, an LA-based filmmaker and the mind behind the Women and Film collective.
