Podtalk: Rebecca Martin Fagerholm of Cinema Femme Short Film Festival, April 28-May 4, 2023

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CHICAGO – The renaissance for women filmmakers has been a boon for the creative voice in cinema, and in Chicago the conduit of that voice is Rebecca Martin Fagerholm, the founder of Cinema Femme, and festival director for the CINEMA FEMME SHORT FILM FEST.

The 5th Annual festival will be hybrid, combining in-person events with online access from April 28th-May 4th, 2023. This one-of-a-kind festival emphasizes the importance of supporting emerging female and non-binary filmmakers, and by connecting them to seasoned industry members through the BREAKING DOWN WALLS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM.

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Cinema Femme Short Film Festival Director Rebecca Martin Fagerholm (inset)
Photo credit: CinemaFemme.com

Rebecca Martin is the Managing Editor of Cinema Femme magazine and the Festival Director of Cinema Femme Short Film Fest. She founded her publication in 2018 because she wanted to create a platform and expand opportunities for female and non-binary voices in that film community.

In Part One of a Podtalk with Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com, Cinema Femme Short Film Festival Director Rebecca Martin Fagerholm provides background and details about the event …

In Part Two, Rebecca’s background and philosophies are highlighted …

Rebecca gives the Cinema Femme Fest Pitch …

Trailer, 2023 Cinema Femme Short Film Festival …

CLICK HERE for another short in the Cinema Femme Short Film Festival, an interview of director Alyssa Thordarson for “Paper Planes” with Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com.

The 5th Annual Cinema Femme Short Film Festival runs from April 28th-May 4th, 2023, with in-person and online events. Click CINEMA FEMME for complete details and ticket/online access information.

HollywoodChicago.com senior staff writer Patrick McDonald

By PATRICK McDONALD
Editor and Film Critic/Writer
HollywoodChicago.com
pat@hollywoodchicago.com

© 2023 Patrick McDonald, HollywoodChicago.com

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