Interview with Winning Screenwriter Robert David Simpson (THE HUNT FOR CHUCK BERRY)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Robert David Simpson: It’s about Aliens finding a satellite from Earth, a record, and music and then going to Earth to seek out the musician- Chuck Berry and bring him back. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? SCI-FI COMEDY 3. Why should this screenplay be made… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Robert David Simpson (THE HUNT FOR CHUCK BERRY)

Interview with Winning Screenwriter Fritz Mueller (ANAHNA)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Fritz Mueller: An idealistic young Inuk and his strong-willed Gwich’in girlfriend get caught in the crossfire of rival drug factions. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Action. Adventure. Drama. 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? – An inviting adventure tale that transcends… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Fritz Mueller (ANAHNA)

Interview with Winning Screenwriter Christianne Charles (CAKE)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Christianne Charles: Cake is about forbidden young love and the lessons life teaches you. Fate reunites the two leading ladies in an unexpected reunion years later. This unexpected reunion proves once you’ve loved someone you never truly forget that person. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Christianne Charles (CAKE)

Interview with Filmmaker Eugene Lehnert (THE OUTER BOROUGHS)

THE OUTER BOROUGHS played to rave reviews at the August 2018 COMEDY Film Festival in Toronto. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I’ve been making the series as a low budget web-series. I wanted to make something bigger to show off the concept. I tried to make an episode about a creature that… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Eugene Lehnert (THE OUTER BOROUGHS)

Interview with Filmmaker Josiah Cuneo (IN THROUGH THE NIGHT)

IN THROUGH THE NIGHT played to rave reviews at the August 2018 Under 5 Minute Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Josiah Cuneo: I really wanted a chance to write and perform some music in a different way than I usually do. I made four short films, this being one… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Josiah Cuneo (IN THROUGH THE NIGHT)

Interview with Novelist Bogdan Dzakovic (FORTRESS OF DECEIT)

1. What is your novel about? This is an autobiographical account of my 32 year adventure in the federal government. Beginning my career with enthusiasm and idealism and ending with the belief that our own government is more a threat to this country than anything that can be dreamed up from outside. Between the two,… Continue reading Interview with Novelist Bogdan Dzakovic (FORTRESS OF DECEIT)

Interview with Winning Screenwriter Leah Pollack (MARKED)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Leah Pollack: It is about a naive and ambitious young man named David Kessler who is traveling to the new West in search of supernatural things, in Texas he meets a mysterious and extraordinary girl named Winnona Argento and end up working together to foil a train station… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Leah Pollack (MARKED)

Interview with Winning Screenwriter Andrew Ward (BROWN DOG)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Andrew Ward: Four men who barely know each other carry out a bank heist that goes wrong when an elderly man is killed in the process. The focus following this is on the relationships between the men and whether they can keep their cool. 2. What genres does… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Andrew Ward (BROWN DOG)

Interview with Winning Screenwriter Michael Zielinski (CHRISTMAS PAST AND PRESENT)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Michael Zielinski: My romantic screenplay CHRISTMAS PAST AND PRESENT centers on three couples at Christmastime encountering connection obstacles, the most compelling pairing a body-shaming victim with her one-time bully. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Romance. 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Michael Zielinski (CHRISTMAS PAST AND PRESENT)

Interview with Winning Screenwriter Nate Yacos (Tugnutt: A Love Supreme)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Nate Yacos: When a family man gains instant celebrity status as TV spokesman, his newfound celebrity threatens to tear his family apart and challenge his notion of a happy life. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Comedy 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Nate Yacos (Tugnutt: A Love Supreme)