Friends of FEMM

25/04/2024

FEMM is thrilled to announce our first Live Event Open to the Public!

“HOW DID YOU DO THAT?” Q&A and Panel Discussion with the Creators of “BAMPIRE - A New Bambi Horror Film”

PANELISTS
Zoë Wassman, Writer
Taylor Morden, Director
Emily Claire Morden, Producer
Trysta Kelley, Special Affects Artist
Rebekah Hirons, Gaffer

“HOW DID YOU DO THAT?” Q&A and Panel Discussion
Saturday, May 18 from 3-5PM
CTV-29 Public Television Studio
2455 Willakenzie Road, in Eugene (located behind Sheldon HS)

BAMPIRE is a feature-length horror comedy featuring live action performances, hand-drawn animation, practical gore and claymation! The movie is currently in post-production, aiming for an October 2024 release.

“This is arguably the most insane movie to produce at our budget level, but we’re doing it!” — Zöe Wassman, Writer and Producer

Sliding-scale donations accepted at the door, but no one turned away. ALL PROCEEDS go towards BAMPIRE post-production costs. We hope to see you there!

Female Eugene Movie Makers is a membership group developed to support and empower local women in film.

02/07/2023

You may have noticed more film production trucks in town again, and that's because there's a lot going on right now. Lisa Cicala, executive director of Oregon M

27/05/2022

Hello Friends of FEMM. We so appreciate your membership showing allyship to women in the local film community. We are VERY PLEASED to introduce TRISH De Baun as our 3rd administrator to the FEMM Facebook group. She joins Megan John and myself, and brings a tremendous amount of knowledge and passion that she’s SO jazzed to contribute to growing our community. We are lucky to have her on board!

27/05/2022

Hi, Friends of FEMM!

Update: Last month, FEMM (Female Eugene Movie Makers) held its 1st Group Networking Event, organized by Trish DeBaun, Sofia Dumitru, Zoe Wassman and myself. Success!

Trish and Sofia also hosted a Zoom table read of Carmen Garcia’s fab new play!

More events (including public events!), spotlights, and movies coming soon!

Thank you for supporting local female and women-identifying movie makers!✨❤️🎥 🎉

29/10/2021

Thank you for joining! This public Friends of FEMM (Female Eugene Movie Makers) page is open to all gender identities, our friends, allies and affiliates in our beloved film community who wish to help FEMM’s goals. ❤️

FEMM, as an affiliate, aims to incubate more opportunities for intersectional females and women, including trans, who have a wish to be involved in any aspect of filmmaking.

FEMM values inclusivity, freedom of expression, community and collaboration. Any form of abuse or hate will not be tolerated.

FEMM sees the need for organizing to advocate for and develop expanded representation of women in film, both in front of and behind the camera. We want to see scripts written and produced for women of all ages and abilities. We want to see stories of minority women and marginalized females make it to the screen. We want to see more women with technical abilities producing movies. In fact one of our first goals is to seek out grants and scholarships for women in film; eventually developing a scholarship program of our own. Several currently exist, including an Oregon State Grant for female filmmakers.

FEMM also recognizes that folks under a diverse umbrella of “women in film” are not the only group traditionally marginalized and seek to communicate with, support and collaborate with all friends with traditionally marginalized identities in film as well as with our broader film communities and affiliates.

Both this public Friends of FEMM page and a private FEMM group are in development and linked below in comments.

*There is also a private FEMM group specifically open to female-identifying folks, women from any background including transgender, and folks who have ever lived an experience of being a woman in film who wish to join (linked in comments).

Thank you for your support of FEMM! ❤️

29/10/2021