Rodrigo Espinosa’s short film “ATOMIC COUPLE!” played was the winner of “BEST FILM” at the December 2016 Los Angeles FEEDBACK Film Festival. It was awarded the winner of “Best Music” at the festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? The story of the little girl with the Lego, which you have on… Continue reading Interview with director Rodrigo Espinosa (ATOMIC COUPLE!)
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Interview with director Kurtis Theorin (ENCORE)
Kurtis Theorin’s short film “ENCORE” played to rave reviews at the December 2016 Los Angeles FEEDBACK Film Festival. It was the winner of “Best Music” at the festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Kurtis Theorin: We wanted to stretch ourselves and create something that felt unique. We had done projects for… Continue reading Interview with director Kurtis Theorin (ENCORE)
Interview with director Wade K Savage (BARROW)
Wade Savage’s short film BARROW was the winner of BEST FILM at the October 2016 Action/Crime Film Festival. It was a pleasure to interview him about his film and what’s next: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Wade K. Savage: My writing and producing partner Pete Gurbiel and I wanted to make… Continue reading Interview with director Wade K Savage (BARROW)
Interview with director Sébastien Vanicek (MAYDAY)
Sébastien Vanicek’s short film MAYDAY played to rave reviews at the October 2016 Horror/Thriller Film Festival. It was a pleasure to interview him about his film and what’s next: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Sébastien Vanicek: I have a tremendous phobia of airplanes. So I started to write a movie about a… Continue reading Interview with director Sébastien Vanicek (MAYDAY)
Interview with director Iván Sáinz-Pardo (SAVE)
Iván Sáinz-Pardo’s short film SAVE played to rave reviews at the October 2016 Horror/Thriller Film Festival. It was a pleasure to interview him about his film and what’s next: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Iván Sáinz-Pardo: Just wanted to work with actors again and I needed to tell a new story.… Continue reading Interview with director Iván Sáinz-Pardo (SAVE)
Interview with director Margarethe Baillou (LE PARDON)
Margarethe Baillou’s short film LE PARDON played to rave reviews at the October 2016 Horror/Thriller Film Festival. It was a pleasure to interview her about her film and what’s next: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Margarethe Baillou: I love short stories so, naturally, I love short films. Unfortunately, people tend to… Continue reading Interview with director Margarethe Baillou (LE PARDON)
Interview with Story Artist Chris Paluszek (Robot Chicken, The LEGO Movies)
What fun it was to sit down with the extraordinarily talented artist Chris Paluszek. In many ways his career is just getting started as he’ll be helping create all of the upcoming LEGO Movies in the next few years. Enjoy! Matthew Toffolo: What job has been your most valuable experience so far? Chris Paluszek: I… Continue reading Interview with Story Artist Chris Paluszek (Robot Chicken, The LEGO Movies)
Interview with Supervising Sound Editor Wylie Stateman (The Hateful Eight, Home Alone, JFK)
Wylie Statement is a gem. It’s a simple as that. This is truly one of my favorite interviews. In my subjective opinion, it’s a must read for anyone in the industry and for those attempting to get into the industry. His answers were entertaining, educational, and there is a theme that ties it all together. See if you can figure it out. Hope you enjoy.
Interview with Actor/Screenwriter Jovanna Burke (THE TRAP)
Jovanna Burke’s THE TRAP played to rave reviews at the October 2016 ACTION/CRIME Short Film Festival. It was the winner of “Best Overall Performances” at the festival. It was a pleasure sitting down and chatting with her about the film and what’s next for the very talented actor turned writer turned upcoming director! Matthew Toffolo:… Continue reading Interview with Actor/Screenwriter Jovanna Burke (THE TRAP)
Interview with Storyboard Artist Yoriaki Mochizuki (The Lego Movie, Storks)
It was definitely an education chatting with story artist Yoriaki Mochizuki. He chats about working storyboarding animation movies and how it can be a much more creative process than working on live action films, and so much more…. Matthew Toffolo: How was your storyboard experience working on STORKS? When did you come aboard the film?… Continue reading Interview with Storyboard Artist Yoriaki Mochizuki (The Lego Movie, Storks)
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