Director Julie Haberstick. Writer John Houston. Winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the August 2018 Romance Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? John: I wanted to tell a story that wasn’t the usual romantic story but would somehow bind these two people together no matter how badly they needed… Continue reading Interview with the Filmmaking Team of the Award Winning Short Film “HOTTER WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN”
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Interview with Filmmaker Shetu Modi (THE PITS)
Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Shetu Modi: Honestly, I noticed my sweat smelled like Indian food whenever I ate a lot of it and I connected that to some of my childhood and university experiences. The story is not autobiographical but some of the details are. 2. From the idea to… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Shetu Modi (THE PITS)
Interview with Writer/Actor Catherine Haun (MRS MURPHY’S CONFESSION)
MRS MURPHY’S CONFESSION was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the August 2018 Female Film Festival in Toronto. http://www.mrsmurphysconfession.com Facebook: @playfulshortfilm.com Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? I became obsessed. That’s the best way to describe it. Totally off the rails. I just thought I would die if I didn’t make this… Continue reading Interview with Writer/Actor Catherine Haun (MRS MURPHY’S CONFESSION)
Interview with Hans Grossman (WAITING)
Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? The band Copperhead are good friends of mine, and they actually approached me about doing a music video for Telus’ Storyhive Music Video Edition. This is a grant program out here in Western Canada sponsored by Telus. We won the initial round to receive the $10,000… Continue reading Interview with Hans Grossman (WAITING)
Interview with the Creative Team of THE POET Short Film
Christopher Redman (Writer/Performer), Adam Cushman (Director) and David J. Phillips (Producer) Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Chris Redman came to the set of our feature ‘The Maestro” with this incredible piece and we knew that it should be seen in its entirety. 2. From the idea to the finished product, how… Continue reading Interview with the Creative Team of THE POET Short Film
Interview with Filmmaker Michael Willer (The Volunteer)
THE VOLUNTEER was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the August 2018 FANTASY/SCI-FI Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Michael Willer: I love films that highlight a strong female perspective, usually flipping the dynamic where the woman has the power and the know-how, and she’s the one… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Michael Willer (The Volunteer)
Interview with Filmmaker Michelle Brand (NOT THE SAME RIVER. NOT THE SAME MAN)
NOT THE SAME RIVER. NOT THE SAME MAN was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the August 2018 Under 5 Minute Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Michelle Brand: I am fascinated for a while now with the relationship between time, change, and movement and how they connect… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Michelle Brand (NOT THE SAME RIVER. NOT THE SAME MAN)
Interview with Screenwriter John McCarney (OPERATION BABYLIFT)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? John McCarney: About the heroic efforts of ordinary people, risking their lives to save discarded mix raced orphans in collapsing war torn Vietnam. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Action-Adventure 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? That we repeat history….To remember that… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter John McCarney (OPERATION BABYLIFT)
Interview with Filmmaker Catherine L. Allard (THE CORD)
THE CORD played to rave reviews at the August 2018 Under 5 Minute Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Catherine L. Allard: I had this short script written for a while and I wanted to improve technical settings and crew for my next long script. So I asked… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Catherine L. Allard (THE CORD)
Interview with Filmmaker Linda Gasser (WHAT IF)
WHAT IF was the winner of BEST FILM at the August 2018 Los Angeles FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Linda Gasser: What if (with the original title: Wo sie ist) is a film about the future, but it is about presence too. In the past I had worked… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Linda Gasser (WHAT IF)
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