Author: matthewtoffolo

NO MORE was the winner of BEST EXPERIMENTAL Film at the February 2022 WILDsound Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The motive behind the motives is to make contact with someone I don’t know yet. Someone who by watching this film, in the end will have understood the message and this person,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Fabricio Estevam Mira (NO MORE)

THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the February 2022 HORROR Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? My co-producers Andrew Daugherty, Alyssa Limperis and I had been wanting to work on a project that made use of our individual skills–Alyssa as an actor, Andrew as a… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Emily Murnane (THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN)

BIRTHDAY BOY was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the February 2022 BLACK & WHITE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The story came to me several years ago when reflecting upon my own somewhat troubled childhood. Not so happy then, but great grist for the creative mill now, lol. 2.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Alexander Julian (BIRTHDAY BOY)

SURVIVING DINNER was the winner of BEST FILM at the February 2022 BLACK & WHITE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I moved 3 years ago from the Netherlands to Toronto to do a Film School (Toronto Film School). In this time I met a lot of new black friends and… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Dimphy van Vilsteren (SURVIVING DINNER)

BALONEY BEACON played at the Feb. 2022 ANIMATION Feedback Film Festival to rave reviews. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I work as a professional balloon twister at parties and other events. Balloon twisting and animation are both hobbies that I have had since childhood. This film was an attempt to combine my… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Animator Max Landman (BALONEY BEACON)

EPHÉMEROS was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the February 2022 DANCE Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? This dance film was made as my graduation work to attend the academy. Most of the ideas came unconsciously. As I remember the beginning started simply by playing with potato starch. After… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Viktorija Zobielaite (EPHÉMEROS)

414 DUPONT was the winner of BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM at the February 2022 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival. Film also playing at the WILDsound TV app next month. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at http://www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Mica Daniels & Sise Drummond (414 DUPONT)

DREAMLAND – A STORMING AREA 51 STORY was the winner of BEST FEATURE FILM at the February 2022 SCI-FI Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I was ready to make my first film and I felt the Storming Area 51 event was the perfect vehicle for that. This film is about… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Brian Moreno (DREAMLAND – A STORMING AREA 51 STORY)

AUTOCORRECT was the winner of BEST FILM at the February 2022 WILDsound Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I experience microaggressions regarding my name on a daily basis, but I pulled from one particular incident with a theatre director who “just couldn’t hear the difference” after I did all of the… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Anu Bhatt (AUTOCORRECT)

THE FACE BEHIND THE RAT played to rave reviews at the Feb. 2022 Documentary Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I had seen Buddy the Rat on TikTok and was immediately captivated by his character. I wanted to know more about it. I wanted to know where the inspiration for this rat… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Emma Keatley (THE FACE BEHIND THE RAT)