OCEANIC ALIENS was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the November 2017 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Mike Johnson: A few years ago I fell in love with scuba diving and the underwater world. Being a filmmaker, my goal quickly became making underwater video a staple of… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Mike Johnson (OCEANIC ALIENS)
Category: short film
Interview with Filmmaker Hendricksen Armand (COSPLAY: BEHIND THE MASK)
COSPLAY: BEHIND THE MASK played to rave reviews at the November 2017 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Hendricksen Armand: I was always aware of cosplay as a subculture from an outsiders perspective but it wasn’t until I was fully immersed in it that I began to understand… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Hendricksen Armand (COSPLAY: BEHIND THE MASK)
Interview with Filmmaker Daeryun Chang (CALL COHO)
Daeryun Chang’s short film CALL COHO was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the December 2017 Los Angeles FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Daeryun Chang: I made “Call Coho” to have people think about how we interact with other people. I wanted to flip the spotlight away from… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Daeryun Chang (CALL COHO)
Interview with Filmmaker Nikodem Rautszko (DE GLACE)
Nikodem Rautszko’s short film DE GLACE was the winner of BEST FILM at the December 2017 Los Angeles FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Nikodem Rautszko: At first, I wanted to make a film in an ice rink at night. The ice rink of my childhood inspired me. It… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Nikodem Rautszko (DE GLACE)
Interview with Filmmaker Nikhat Powell (THE BENEFACTION)
Nikhat Powell’s short film THE BENEFACTION played to rave reviews at the November 2017 FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival. It was the winner of BEST OVERALL PERFORMANCES at the festival. What motivated you to make this film? This was my thesis film for my MFA in Digital Cinema. When I started, I knew it was… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Nikhat Powell (THE BENEFACTION)
Interview with Filmmaker Chang Hyun Park (BRIDGING COLOR)
BRIDGING COLOR played to rave reviews at the October 2017 STUDENT FEEDBACK Film Festival. What motivated you to make this film? I got a couple of friend who got born color blind. Especially My class mate from New York film academy, Jun, didn’t have a car. so I always picked him up to go to… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Chang Hyun Park (BRIDGING COLOR)
Interview with Filmmaker Vasili Manikas (ANTICA)
Vasili’s short film played to rave reviews at the October 2017 HORROR FEEDBACK Film Festival. : Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Vasili Manikas: Me and my production team really wanted to work on a film where everything was stripped down to a very basic feeling. No real plot, no tremendous character development,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Vasili Manikas (ANTICA)
Interview with Filmmaker Jonathan Brooks (MILK MAN)
Jonathan’s short film was the winner of BEST FILM at the October 2017 HORROR FEEDBACK Film Festival. MILK MAN is considered the best HORROR short film of the year 2017. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Jonathan Brooks: I wanted to direct a short film in a one day shoot that could potentially… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jonathan Brooks (MILK MAN)
Interview with Filmmaker Paul Scheufler (TASTE OF LOVE)
Paul’s short film played to rave reviews at the October 2017 STUDENT FEEDBACK Film Festival. “TASTE OF LOVE” was the winner of BEST Cinematography at the festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Paul Scheufler: To tell the story about the various forms love can take on, to tell the story about… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Paul Scheufler (TASTE OF LOVE)
Interview with Filmmaker/Animator Amr Kamel (PROMETHEUS INDUSTRIES)
Amr’ short film played to rave reviews at the October 2017 STUDENT FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo:. What motivated you to make this film? Amr Kamel: We wanted to emulate a small 3D studio environment to get a feel for how things might work for us later on after graduation. Our group was called Project: Animate!… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Animator Amr Kamel (PROMETHEUS INDUSTRIES)
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