July 2018 1st Scene Screenplay Winner. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Meg Bowen: At it’s simplest, Lovers in Paradise is about apprehensive bank robbers who are at the end of their rope. When a job goes badly, they’re finally given a choice: do you continue on the only path they’ve ever really known,… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Meg Bowen (LOVERS IN PARADISE)
Month: August 2018
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Jim Norman (TAKE THE SHOT)
July 2018 Winning Drama 1st Scene Screenplay. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Jim Norman: A BLACK, FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL STAR SEES HER DREAMS OF AN ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP FADE WHEN HER FATHER’S CORPORATE PROMOTION MAKES HER FAMILY MOVE FROM HOUSTON TO A SMALL NORTH DAKOTA TOWN WITH A HORRIBLE BASKETBALL TEAM. 2. What… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Jim Norman (TAKE THE SHOT)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Jenny Kleiman (AMERICAN PRINCESS)
July 2018 Female Film Festival 1st Scene Screenplay Winner. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Jenny Kleiman: Unable to connect with her peers, Ellie, a wealthy, unchallenged teen finds deep friendship with her mentally-unstable father. However, when he is institutionalized, she must navigate her own escape and his rescue from her new home, her… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Jenny Kleiman (AMERICAN PRINCESS)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Jeff Heckler (MARCO POLO)
July 2018 winning Thriller 1st Scene Screenplay Winner. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Jeff Heckler: Pittsburgh, Pa 1950 – an African American family is rocked by the abduction of their young daughter. The father, an attorney and a recovering alcoholic and his wife, a blind social worker, overcome their personal challenges to join… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Jeff Heckler (MARCO POLO)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Craig Andrews (UNTIL THE DAY)
July 2018 1st Scene Screenplay Winner. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Craig Andrews: The story, set in the 1880’s, centers Christine Lockhart who has just graduated from high school. She’s the daughter of a social climbing doctor, who forces her to court, Arron, the obnoxious son of a business partner and banker.… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Craig Andrews (UNTIL THE DAY)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Christopher K. Jones (TV Pilot – Headcase)
July 2018 Winning Television Screenplay Winner. Matthew Toffolo: What is your TV Pilot screenplay about? Christopher K. Jones: Headcase is a one-hour drama. The overall show is about a Dr. Andrew Beck who is the “go-to” sports phycologists for elite but troubled pro athletes, otherwise know as HEADCASES. There isn’t a head he can’t fix…except… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Christopher K. Jones (TV Pilot – Headcase)
Interview with Filmmaker Stuart Everitt (BURIED)
BURIED was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the European FEEDBACK Film Festival in June 2018. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Stuart Everitt: As I was growing up my Dad introduced me to collecting. He’s a big collector of militaria. He was born right at the end of the World War… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Stuart Everitt (BURIED)
Interview with Filmmaker Melanie Faye (PUPPETS AND PUSHPINS)
PUPPETS AND PUSHPINS was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the July 2018 FEMALE Feedback Film Festival in July 2018 in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Melanie Faye : I was in my last year of Capilano University’s film program and we received a small budget to make a… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Melanie Faye (PUPPETS AND PUSHPINS)
Interview with Filmmaker Mathias Fellner (WHERE AM I – COLACOASTER Music Video)
WHERE AM I – COLACOASTER played to rave reviews at the June 2018 Experimental & Music Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Mathias Fellner: First of all: the song itself means a lot to me as a single piece of music and also in combination with COLACOASTER as… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Mathias Fellner (WHERE AM I – COLACOASTER Music Video)
Interview with Filmmaker Eshaana Sheth (THE BUTTER KNIFE)
THE BUTTER KNIFE played to rave reviews at the July 2018 FEMALE Feedback Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Eshaana Sheth: The film is a response to the variety of people that I encountered after moving to LA as well as the nuances of dating and socializing… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Eshaana Sheth (THE BUTTER KNIFE)
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