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Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Seda Anbarci: Hidden Blood is about an ordinary girl who finds out on her 18th birthday that she carries the blood of three warring supernatural species who secretly live among us; sirens, shapeshifters, and fairies. But this is a world where sirens rule and under their rule, interbreeding… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Seda Anbarci (HIDDEN BLOOD)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Luke Penn: The Perg is about a fallen angel on an obsessive quest for redemption and an avowed atheist with newly-awakened psychic powers teaming up to battle the forces of Hell in Los Angeles. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Action-Horror. Similar to the BLADE franchise due… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Luke Penn (THE PERG)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Clint Ford: It’s the continuing story of what happens to a redeemed Ebenezer Scrooge (and a doomed Jacob Marley) from Dickens’ classic tale, A Christmas Carol. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Historical Fiction/Drama/Family 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? Since childhood, my… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Clint Ford (A CHRISTMAS CHEER)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Brad Bong: In a nutshell: it’s about following your instincts; trusting your voice and understanding that the limitations of your life are only as real as you make them. Obviously, the story is told from the lens of what felt like an oppressive system like the Army and… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Brad Bong (PRIVATE)

GOLDEN played to rave reviews at the Music & Dance Festival in August 2020. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Kate Mitchell: As a choreographer, I’d been thinking about how I could bring an audience closer to the dance and dancer(s) to experience their performance(s) in the most intimate and visceral way… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Kate Mitchell (GOLDEN)

AGHATIT/ UNBECOMING played to rave reviews at the August 2020 Thriller/Suspense Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Amritanshu: I had read a short story named, ‘3 AM’ by Rushati Ghosh. It really clicked with me and I was looking to bring the issue of domestic violence especially in my country India,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Amritanshu (AGHATIT/ UNBECOMING)

La Plume & Le Papier played to rave reviews at the August 2020 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Jacob Patrick: It was the first conversation I had with “Bust” that really motivated me to make the film. Obviously I was completely captured by his art but the first… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jacob Patrick (La Plume & Le Papier)

EAVESDROPPING playing to rave reviews at the August 2020 Thriller/Suspense Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? George Velez: I was motivated to make this film after a script I was trying to make became too expensive but I still had a strong desire to make something. 2. From the idea to… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker George Velez (EAVESDROPPING)

SUSHI NIGHT played to rave reviews at the August 2020 Thriller/Suspense Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Jack Kierski: I always wanted to make a Horror film about sushi because I love sushi. I told some of my friends about this and they said just to go for it! So that’s… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Jack Kierski (SUSHI NIGHT)

NORMAL PORN FOR NORMAL PEOPLE played to rave reviews at the August 2020 HORROR Feedback Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Amber Rose McNeill: I had this urge to really dig into the way that we consume violence within our cultures (Australian culture because I’m an Australian filmmaker, and North… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Amber Rose McNeill (NORMAL PORN FOR NORMAL PEOPLE)