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THE ARTIST’S WAY OUT was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the June 2021 TV Web Series Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I had wanted to direct for a long time after working as an actor for many years, but felt that I had to write something myself in order to… Continue reading Interview with Director/Actor Jeananne Goossen (THE ARTIST’S WAY OUT)

ON A LIST played to rave reviews at the June 2021 TV WEB SERIES Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The pandemic hit and I needed a creative outlet so I decided to try film making and acting. I really enjoyed the writing process and producing the series. It was kind of… Continue reading Interview with Musician/Actor/Director Nicole Simone (ON A LIST)

MINIATURE CHESS played to rave reviews at the June 2021 NEW YORK Feedback Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? This film was inspired by a lot of my fears for humanity. Not of humanity, but for humanity. That coupled with a moment of finding the chessboard we used in the film.… Continue reading Interview with Phil Cheney (MINIATURE CHESS)

THE WILD WOMAN AND THE PAINTER played to rave reviews at the June 2021 LA FEEDBACK Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? Sophie Mitchell: Erin and I were in acting school together when we got to know each other and realized we had both recently come out of unhealthy relationships. That… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter/Actor Sophie Mitchell & Director Erin Whited-Ford (THE WILD WOMAN AND THE PAINTER)

LIGHT OF DAWN was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the June 2021 DANCE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? This film is the „movie”-version of our original Circus Act. After having performed it over 1000 times across the world we decided that it would be great to re-adapt it and… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Lea Toran Jenner (LIGHT OF DAWN)

экзальтация / exaltation was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the June 2021 DANCE Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? A combination of three things motivated and inspired me to make this dance film. The first was the location. The space beneath a multilane highway overpass had been completely cleared for… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Sam Asaert (экзальтация / exaltation)

1. What is your short story about? At the beginning of time when gods formed the universe, a race of beings called “The Unnamed” came into being. Not gods nor men, they took shape just as humans were born onto the earth. The leader of The Unnamed was called Wrath. Seeing how humans warred, killed… Continue reading Interview with Writer Sheila English (WRATH)

1. What is your short story about? It is about how freedom is the most important thing in some people’s lives. 2. What genre(s) would you say this story is in? Drama. 3. How would you describe this story in two words? Near future. 4. What movie have you seen the most in your life?… Continue reading Interview with Writer Russ Meyer (FREEDOM)

1. What is your screenplay about? This screenplay is about a woman coming of age and claiming her power. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Horror/Adventure/Romance 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? To make exciting and romantic cinema 4. How would you describe this script in two words? Visceral… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Danielle Nicole Baker (The Merry Widow- La Viuda)

1. What is your screenplay about? My screenplay, The Morning After, is about two girls in their early 20’s, who end up having a one-night stand with two guys after a wild night out in London. After waking up at the guy’s flat, Gemma and Sofia are committed to getting out of the awkward situation… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Oona Helena Koivula (THE MORNING AFTER)