Interview with Winning Screenwriter Cicely Wynne (REMEMBER KENT STATE)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Cicely Wynne: The Vietnam War, Kent State, violent student demonstrations. Sex, drugs, classic rock. One week in May 1970 that defined a generation. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Drama and Historical 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? Today’s youth are fascinated… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Cicely Wynne (REMEMBER KENT STATE)

Interview with Winning Screenwriter Mirka Kettunen (MAJOR TOM AND THE ALIEN GIRL)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Mirka Kettunen: “Major Tom and the Alien girl” is a story about two space geeks with extraordinary talents. In different parts of town both of them have been waiting “for the Mothership” to come pick them up. But when they finally meet and realize that the other one… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Mirka Kettunen (MAJOR TOM AND THE ALIEN GIRL)

Interview with Winning Screenwriter Rodrigo Juatco (HERO OF HEROES)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Rodrigo Juatco: At the heart of “Hero of Heroes” is the value of honor. It is a true-warrior’s moral compass, what separates them from renegades and cut-throats. Without it, they are lost. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Action/Adventure 3. Why should this screenplay be made… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Rodrigo Juatco (HERO OF HEROES)

Interview with Screenwriter Kate Whitehead (SKATE NIGHT)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Kate Whitehead: It is about an edgy, agoraphobic, nerd-girl who tries to make the transition from virtual to in-person dating while keeping her bodacious personality intact. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Comedy, Romance. 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? This is… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Kate Whitehead (SKATE NIGHT)

Interview with the Filmmaking Team of the Award Winning Short Film “HOTTER WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN”

Director Julie Haberstick. Writer John Houston. Winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the August 2018 Romance Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? John: I wanted to tell a story that wasn’t the usual romantic story but would somehow bind these two people together no matter how badly they needed… Continue reading Interview with the Filmmaking Team of the Award Winning Short Film “HOTTER WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN”

Interview with Screenwriter John Alexander Fraser (NORTHWOOD)

What is your screenplay about? – the screenplay is about a nuclear submarine commander who is put in an unthinkable position as tensions mount during NATO exercises What genres does your screenplay fall under? – genres would be action, thriller, suspense and war Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? – this short… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter John Alexander Fraser (NORTHWOOD)

Interview with Screenwriter Jorge Abreu (I FEARED FOR MY LIFE)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? A satirical critique on law enforcement’s interaction with minorities, and fear seen through the lens of stereotypes and bigotry. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Psychological Drama /Horror 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? To probe the question, is killing an unarmed… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Jorge Abreu (I FEARED FOR MY LIFE)

Interview with Screenwriter Eddie Baca (LOOK INTO MY EYES)

 Matthew Toffolo: WHAT IS YOUR SCREENPLAY ABOUT? Eddie Baca: IT’S BASICALLY A LOVE STORY ABOUT A CRIMEAN MUSLIM LIVING IN NYC WHO MEETS UP WITH AN OLDER SOBER GAY MAN. AN INTENSE JOURNEY IN SELF DISCOVERY. 2. WHAT GENRES DOES YOUR SCREENPLAY FALL UNDER? ROMANTIC DRAMA AND COMEDY, LGBT, THRILLER, MYSTERY, SOCIAL. 3. WHY SHOULD… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Eddie Baca (LOOK INTO MY EYES)

Interview with Screenwriter Helene Taylor (BUREAU 121)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Helene Taylor: Bureau 121 is about the very real elite cyberwarfare hacking team from North Korea. The same group who hacked Sony and several foreign banks in the last few years. The government recruits young men at an early age and trains them to be computer hackers, they… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Helene Taylor (BUREAU 121)

Interview with Screenwriter Albert Tevanyan (DWELLERS OF SUNSHINE GARDENS)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Albert Tevanyan: It’s about a prison break. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Thriller/Drama 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? It’s a prison break story with a very unique twist. It is highly suspenseful, full of action and is deeply meaningful and… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Albert Tevanyan (DWELLERS OF SUNSHINE GARDENS)