CHRYSALIS was the winner of BEST ANIMATION at the December 2017 Animation FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Ina Conradi: The idea for Chrysalis started in 2014. I have followed up the abstract and surreal structure of my earlier war film Elysian Fields (2013) and continued developing the story… Continue reading Interview with Animation Filmmaker Ina Conradi (CHRYSALIS)
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Interview with Animation Filmmaker Marleia A. Alfaro (BARRY THE BLOBFISH)
BARRY THE BLOBFISH played to rave reviews at the December 2017 ANIMATION FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Marleia A. Alfaro: It’s so difficult to come up with new characters that you’ve never seen in animation before. The story of Barry the Blobfish came about and motivated me… Continue reading Interview with Animation Filmmaker Marleia A. Alfaro (BARRY THE BLOBFISH)
HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: December 2017 ANIMATION FEEDBACK Film Festival
Originally posted on FEEDBACK Animation Film & Screenplay Festival:
AUDIENCE FESTIVAL AWARDS Best Film: THE BLUE BUTTERFLY Best Animation: CHRYSALIS Best Sound Design: PINK BUBBLES Best Music: The music from PURRS AND OL MAN BLUES Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: CONDITIONER, 5min., USA, Animation/Experimental WATCH Audience FEEDBACK THE BLUE BUTTERFLY, 5min., China, Animation WATCH Audience FEEDBACK CHRYSALIS, 7min., Singapore,…
Watch the December 2017 WINNING Short Screenplay Readings
Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
FULL Feature Readings performed by professional actors: I WALK THE LINE – STUDENT Short ScreenplayDecember 2017 Readingby Keagan Tan I GOT YOU BABE – 1pg. Short ScreenplayDecember 2017 Readingby Roland Zistler **** Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Director: Kierston Drier Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editor: John Johnson Camera Operator: Mary Cox
2017 Feature Screenplay Winners (17)
Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
Watch FULL readings of all the 17 feature screenplay winners performed by professional actors: FEATURE Screenplay ? INCURABLEJanuary 2017 Reading Written by Jeff York FEATURE Screenplay ? PIXYLATIONSFebruary 2017 Reading Written by Joe Laudati FEATURE Screenplay ? NEMESIS March 2017 ReadingWritten by Carl Joglar FAMILY FEATURE Screenplay – QUEST FOR…
Watch the December 2017 WINNING Feature Screenplay Readings
Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
FULL Feature Readings performed by professional actors: NOWHERE MAN – TIME TRAVEL Feature ScreenplayDecember 2017 Readingby Edward Ocean & Michael Sgueglia EYES OF DAWN – FEMALE Feature ScreenplayDecember 2017 Readingby Sheri Davenport **** Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Director: Kierston Drier Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editor: John Johnson Camera Operator: Mary…
Interview with Filmmaker Stephen Riscica (IT GETS BETTER?)
IT GETS BETTER? was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the December 2017 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Stephen Riscica: I started writing this film almost years ago after learning about Jamey Rodemeyer, a young gay teenager from Buffalo, NY who made an It Gets Better video… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Stephen Riscica (IT GETS BETTER?)
Interview with Filmmaker Stephanie Knöbl (PEPITA & MAX)
Stephanie Knöbl was the producer and co-director of the short film PEPITA & MAX. It was the winner of BEST SOUND DESIGN at the September 2017 Festival for Family. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Stephanie Knöbl: For a long time we have been dealing with the topic of the representation of… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Stephanie Knöbl (PEPITA & MAX)
Interview with Filmmaker Mike Johnson (OCEANIC ALIENS)
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)
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)
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