Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? ML De La Garza: A worldwide invasion by indigenous lifeforms from the deep waters of Earth. Based on the Aquatic Ape Hypothesis (AAH), the invaders seek the extinction of man forcing humans to search for a safe route through the city of Corpus Christi, Texas while learning new… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter ML De La Garza (Indigenous)
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Interview with Screenwriter Gustavo Freitas (Lies, Hamburgers, and Cufflinks)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Gustavo Freitas: It’s a non-linear story about a guy that gets a job in a roadside restaurant and ends up caught in an unsuccessful robbery involving the Russian mafia. To save his life, he must find out who ordered the theft of a 4 million dollar pair of… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Gustavo Freitas (Lies, Hamburgers, and Cufflinks)
Interview with Screenwriter Gregory Allen (HE IS GONE)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Gregory Allen: He is Gone is about a college professor who deals with the fact that his husband goes missing in the blink of an eye while they are at a high school reunion. He soon realizes that everything is not always as it seems and he sets… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Gregory Allen (HE IS GONE)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Gracious Vallarious (VIN AND JILL)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Gracious Vallarious: “Vin and Jill” is about finding acceptance in your true self, even if it means leaving behind an old life. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Drama-comedy. 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? To bring non-transgender people into a world… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Gracious Vallarious (VIN AND JILL)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Farook Qais (THE PORTAL)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Farook Qais: ‘The Portal’ is about a girl becoming a woman, her relationships with people in her life and the small matter of defending earth from whatever emerges out of a mysterious portal. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? It’s a sci-fi drama. 3. Why should… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Farook Qais (THE PORTAL)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Robert Tartell (Hard-Hearted Hannah & Funny Boneyard)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Robert Tartell: Hard-Hearted Hannah: A rookie detective, sent on a routine hotel skip case, find himself instead up against a diabolical serial killer with a grudge against the Eight Air Force, holding their 25th reunion there. Can he stop him before he kills again…and again? Funny Boneyard: A… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Robert Tartell (Hard-Hearted Hannah & Funny Boneyard)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Gregory N. Ranky (GECKO ON-SIGHT)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Gregory N. Ranky: In a world like ours, where conscious robots are commonplace, a courageous female android enters a futuristic martial arts tournament to save her old neighborhood from developers. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Sports (these last 2 primarily). 3.… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Gregory N. Ranky (GECKO ON-SIGHT)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Maurizio Caduto (LIKE A BLOODY MONKEY)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Maurizio Caduto: To me, Like A Bloody Monkey is about the price of survival. Zehra’s traumatic transformation into a stronger character, who’s finally fit to fight for survival and revenge, begs the question: At which point the price becomes so high it defeats survival’s very purpose? 2. What genres… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Maurizio Caduto (LIKE A BLOODY MONKEY)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Anoop Judge (THE RUMMY CLUB)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Anoop Judge: The Rummy Club is Joy Luck Club with an Indian cultural twist and tells the story of four Indian women bound by decades of friendship: Alka, a child of privilege and power; Mini, a beauty and a flirt; Priya, a nurturing earth mother; and Divya, who… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Anoop Judge (THE RUMMY CLUB)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter David Hearne (STARFARERS)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? David Hearne: It mirrors real-world events, in particular the U.S. invasion of countries that have resources. It’s also about love, sacrifice, honour, conflict, lust and loss. It’s also character driven. I’ve included a synopsis for you below: In the far-flung future, a conflicted space pilot will fulfil an… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter David Hearne (STARFARERS)
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