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JESSE JAMES was the winner of BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN at the July 2022 Toronto LGBTQ+ Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? “Jesse James” has been an idea I’ve had for a long time. Before becoming a filmmaker, I was a licensed social worker, and I’ve always been interested in stories that… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Josef Steiff (JESSE JAMES)

CINEFILIA was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the July 2022 COMEDY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I originally made this for a Rode Mic competition “My Rode Reel” but because of a VFX shot I was unable to submit in time. The grand jury prize was 250K so you… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Matthew Jehle (CINEFILIA)

THE WOMAN IN WHITE play to rave reviews at the July 2022 Toronto DOCUMENTARY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I made this film during the pandemic, when live performance venues were shut down. Many dance artists were adapting their work to film and experimenting with digital art, but at the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Roshanak Jaberi  (THE WOMAN IN WHITE)

1. What is your screenplay about? Struggle and Triumph ! An epic hero’s journey in the pursuit of becoming an athlete. Based on the real life events of “Jimmy 13” who is the seventh child of eight, he struggles to find his own identity in the family and the small town of Camillus, New York.… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter David Sorbello (JIMMY 13)

LAST DAY ON EARTH was the winner of BEST DRAMA FILM at the July 2022 ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I did a solo trip to Washington for a 2 day trip to explore the forests of the Olympic Peninsula, never had I seen a more beautiful place. To… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Christian Jacob Eisenbarth (LAST DAY ON EARTH)

TROJAN HORACE was the winner of BEST COMEDY ANIMATION at the July 2022 FEEDBACK ANIMATION Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? A bunch of us were just out of college and had started work in Northern California. We were all living at the same condo complex at the time, and we all… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Animator Scott Graham (TROJAN HORACE)

RED 69 was the winner of BEST STOP MOTION ANIMATION at the July 2022 FEEDBACK ANIMATION Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? It was a script that had haunted me for a long time. This rarely happened and I always thought about writing it. 2. From the idea to the finished product,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Animator Antonio Sergio Spagnol (RED 69)

BETWEEN WINGS AND SWINGS was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the July 2022 FEEDBACK Animation Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? “Between Wings and Swings” is my graduation film from Sheridan College. The conceptualization of the film was heavily influenced by the “Anne of Green Gables” series by Canadian… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Animator Yuyang Yan (BETWEEN WINGS AND SWINGS)

WHERE THERE’S A WHEEL THERE’S A WAY was the winner of BEST FILM at the July 2022 LA Feedback Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I met Manny at a recording studio in Clinton, Maryland during one of his recording sessions in November of 2021. When I arrived, Manny was in… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Christian Montoya Johnson (WHERE THERE’S A WHEEL THERE’S A WAY)

THE SILENT SCREAM was the winner of BEST SHORT FILM at the July 202 DIVERSITY Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? News / stories like female sexual assault , misbehave with female coworker are always around us . Around the world in almost all industries , professions we see such stories… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Nilesh Chandrakant Nevgi (THE SILENT SCREAM)