GOD CAME ‘ROUND played to rave reviews at the February 2018 ROMANCE FEEDBACK Film Festival on Valentine’s Day in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Derek Frey: I was drawn to creating visuals to the song because the lyrics involved fantastical situations and paranormal elements. As someone that’s always been interested… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Derek Frey (GOD CAME ‘ROUND)
Category: short film festival
Interview with Filmmakers Thia Schuessler & Rex New (THE WEDDING SONG)
THE WEDDING SONG was the winner of BEST FILM at the February 2018 ROMANCE FEEDBACK Film Festival held on Valentine’s Day in downtown Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Rex New: I grew up in south Louisiana, and Thia and I had been talking about shooting something in New Orleans for… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Thia Schuessler & Rex New (THE WEDDING SONG)
Interview with Filmmaker Gabriel Renfro (THE FUTURE RICHARD DENISONS)
THE FUTURE RICHARD DENISONS was awarded BEST PERFORMANCES at the February 2018 COMEDY FEEDBACK Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Gabriel Renfro: I thought it was a funny idea that appealed to a universal human question: what if I take a different path in life? In my… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Gabriel Renfro (THE FUTURE RICHARD DENISONS)
Interview with Filmmaker Kaitlyn Fajilan (MADEIRA)
MADEIRA was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the February 2018 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Kaitlyn Fajilan: I’d been wanting to shoot my own short film for some time. One day I was in charge of creating the weekly prompt for my writers’… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kaitlyn Fajilan (MADEIRA)
Interview with Filmmakers Ani Cohen & Emma Sharp (AN ACTOR PREPARES)
AN ACTOR PREPARES was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the February 2018 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? We were talking about creating content together for years, when finally we thought enough was enough. We were sick of waiting for permission to put ourselves… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Ani Cohen & Emma Sharp (AN ACTOR PREPARES)
Interview with directors Natalie Neagle & Sally Samad (TOO SOON?)
TOO SOON? played to rave reviews at the January 2018 COMEDY FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film?/ 6. How did you come up with the idea for this short film? Natalie Neagle & Sally Samad: We’re big fans of satirical comedy and after discussing various ridiculous predicaments,… Continue reading Interview with directors Natalie Neagle & Sally Samad (TOO SOON?)
Interview with director Gonzalo Cotelo (MAMMA)
MAMMA was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the January 2018 Under 5min. Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Gonzalo Cotelo: I think almost every filmmaker is lured at a certain point with the idea of making a one shot film, and so was I. I also wanted to tell… Continue reading Interview with director Gonzalo Cotelo (MAMMA)
Interview with director Imelda O’Reilly (EGGS & SOLDIERS)
EGGS & SOLDIERS played to rave reviews at the January 2018 DRAMA FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Imelda O’Reilly: I am a film professor and I had been focusing on my teaching. I wanted to get back in touch with my craft. 2. From the idea… Continue reading Interview with director Imelda O’Reilly (EGGS & SOLDIERS)
Interview with director CJ Colando (JAKE & JULIA)
JAKE & JULIA was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the January 2018 Comedy FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? CJ Colando: There was no motivation in the beginning; I wrote it quite passively as an exercise in short-form comedy, and thought that would be the end… Continue reading Interview with director CJ Colando (JAKE & JULIA)
Interview with director Dinh Thai (MONDAY)
MONDAY was the winner of BEST FILM at the January 2018 FEEDBACK Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: Dinh, what motivated you to make your award-winning HBO APA Visionaries short film? Dinh Thai: The motivation for making MONDAY came in three ways; I was spending an abundance of time with my two filmmaker friends,… Continue reading Interview with director Dinh Thai (MONDAY)
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