Month: December 2020

ODYSSEY OMEGA was the winner of BEST FILM at the December 2020 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? It all started when I did a freewriting exercise. As I was dealing with anxiety, I knew this unconscious, uncensored method of writing could help me get to the hidden psychology behind it.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Ian Asbjørnsen (ODYSSEY OMEGA)

SHADOW played to rave reviews at the December 2020 Dance & Music Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I have many ideas. I had this realization a few years ago that if I don’t put the idea into action, it just stays an idea and will never exist in any other… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Francesca Jandasek (SHADOW)

THE LAST PIZZA was the winner of BEST ACTION FILM at the December 2020 Crime/Mystery Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? My own creativity. It’s an idea I actually had over 10 years ago, but was too complicated for me to produce as a student. But 10 yrs of experience shooting… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Gert Kombate (THE LAST PIZZA)

EMBLEM was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the December 2020 Crime/Mystery Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I wanted to work on my craft as a Director and Direct an action short film to add to my real. I also wanted to demonstrate that I can direct action… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Eduardo Letamendi (EMBLEM)

IMAGINARY FRIEND was the winner of BEST CRIME/THRILLER at the December 2020 LA Feedback Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? – I wrote a feature length script about a year-and-a-half ago but realized I didn’t have the funds necessary for the full idea, so I trimmed it down to some of… Continue reading Interview with Director Jason Sanchez (IMAGINARY FRIEND)

DARK DAY played to rave reviews at the Crime/Thriller Festival in December 2020. 1. What motivated you to make this film? A friend (actor, co-writer, co-producer) Sebastien Cipolla wanted to make an actor’s demo reel made up of a few different scenes. One of those scenes was the starting point for this short Dark Day.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Matt Szymanowski (DARK DAY)

What is your screenplay about? “THE BLUE PARROT” is about a detective that during his research for the notorious Nazi Gold, finds the road to his Ithaca that leads him to his revenge. My story presents real historic facts that actually happened and reveals elements such as the looting by Nazis, the notorious Nazi Gold… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Antonia Patsidou (THE BLUE PARROT)

1. What is your screenplay about? What can happen when the smart kid trips up, and his youthful exuberance is weaponized. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Suspense-Thriller and Crime. 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? It’s the sort of high-intensity thriller that audiences consistently enjoy. With the added… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter T. R. Schumer (OPPOSITION RESEARCH)

1. What is your screenplay about? Handsome Devil is about a grieving and shy young man who is forced out of his comfort zone when the friends of his deceased brother invite him to an all-guys weekend out in a secluded country estate. Someone – or something – crashes the party, and the weekend becomes… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Andrew Albert (HANDSOME DEVIL)

1. What is your screenplay about? discovery of an ancient memory device takes a reporter to a planet about to collide in the early solar system. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Science fiction, thriller 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? lessons from a unique time period provide revelation… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Thomas Thorpe (LOST PLANET)