
The
Female Eye Film Festival (FeFF), now in its 8th year, opens tomorrow in
Toronto and is delighted to be announcing an exceptional list of talent who will be attending the festival including actors, directors, screenwriters and industry experts. The Female Eye supports extraordinary filmmaking talent from around the globe and is a necessary cultural event of Toronto's landscape.

The
Female Eye Film Festival (FeFF), now in its 8th year, opens tomorrow in
Toronto and is delighted to be announcing an exceptional list of talent who will be attending the festival including actors, directors, screenwriters and industry experts. The Female Eye supports extraordinary filmmaking talent from around the globe and is a necessary cultural event of Toronto's landscape.
The Female Eye, in association with travel sponsor Stage and Screen Travel Services, welcomes style icon and renowned fashion stylist
Carson Kressley ('Queer Eye for the Straight Guy') to the festival. Kressley produced and is featured in the film '16 to Life' (directed by Becky Smith), which premieres on Saturday, March 27th at 7 pm at the Rainbow Cinemas Market Square, 80 Front Street East.
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Female Eye Film Festival 2010
Opening Night Gala: 'A Wake'
After the sudden death of their infamous director, members of a formerly-renowned theatre company come together for his wake. His grieving widow welcomes the thespians to their country house, but the mystery behind their strained relationships is revealed when old rivalries and jealousies erupt, exposing a myriad of secrets and lies. - Thursday, March 25th at 7 pm
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Female Eye Film Festival 2010
Opening Night Gala: 'A Wake'
After the sudden death of their infamous director, members of a formerly-renowned theatre company come together for his wake. His grieving widow welcomes the thespians to their country house, but the mystery behind their strained relationships is revealed when old rivalries and jealousies erupt, exposing a myriad of secrets and lies. - Thursday, March 25th at 7 pm
Female Eye Film Festival 2010
Gala Feature: 'Black Field'
It's 1874 in the Canadian prairies. Homesteader Maggie McGregor has raised her little sister Rose since the death of their parents. One day David, a French trapper, arrives at their farm and refuses to leave. The women are wary but an attraction grows between David and Maggie.
Female Eye Film Festival 2010
Gala Feature: 'Black Field'
Then, without warning, David runs off – taking fourteen year-old Rose with him. Desperate to save her sister, Maggie chases the couple across the rugged and isolated countryside only to discover that David is not what he claims to be. - Saturday, March 27th at 9 pm
Female Eye Film Festival 2010
Documentary: 'Till You're Told to Stop'
It is a remarkable film experience that follows the award-winning singer-songwriter James Blunt from the very start of his musical career in 2004 right through to his worldwide success with the 14 million-selling debut album, Back To Bedlam. It's the making of a global pop phenomenon as you've never seen it before. - Saturday, March 27th at 5 pm
Female Eye Film Festival 2010
Closing Night Feature Film: 'Nothing Special'
This is the dark and funny tale of a beautiful young woman at a crucial turning point in her career and her relationship with her bi-polar mother. - Sunday, March 28th at 5:30 pm
Female Eye Film Festival 2010
Foreign Film: 'Mall Girls'
Shopping malls – contemporary temples of consumerism, colourful shops windows, shiny jewelry, expensive cosmetics, and the newest fashion. Milena and her friends spend their free time here. Rich men pay for their shopping in exchange for sex. Alicja, a new girl, joins the group of girls. At first she feels alienated, but soon she becomes one of them. Alicja and Milena start to bond and there is an affectionate relationship between them. At the same time Michal, Alicja's peer, falls in love with her. He becomes a rival for Milena. - Friday, March 26th at 9 pm
Female Eye Film Festival 2010
Feature Film: 'Plan B'
Romance, love, marriage, what every girl thinks of as Plan A for their lives. Reality is women are staying single longer, pursuing careers and playing the field. These women now face the tough question of how to start a family without a partner. - Saturday, March 27th at 3 pm
Female Eye Film Festival 2010
Feature Documentary: 'Love at the Twilight Motel'
This film weaves seven confessional interviews with guests of an hourly motel. Sex, infidelity and the allure of the fast lane propel their stories. The filmmaker doesn't comment or judge as she peels back the layers of their stories. In the privacy of the bedroom, men and women become candidly revealing, dark and funny, transcending the limits of their circumstances, and redeem themselves with their story telling. - Sunday, March 28th at 3:30 pm
Female Eye Film Festival 2010
Female Eye Honourary Director 2010: Catherine Hardwicke
Past recipients include Deepa Mehta, Ann Marie Fleming, and Kari Skogland.
Female Eye Film Festival 2010
The festival is also delighted to feature the Female Eye Honourary Director Award Recipient for 2010,
Catherine Hardwicke.
All film screenings will take place in Toronto at the Rainbow Cinemas Market Square, 80 Front Street East. The festival's hotel partner, the Novotel at 45 The Esplanade will host all panel discussions, workshops and award ceremonies.
For advance tickets, visit
TicketBreak.com or call 1-866-9-GET-TIX. For more information about the festival, please visit the
festival website.