Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Jesse Garcia: My story centers on a lonely, middle-aged professor at a small college in Iowa. The professor falls for one of his students, but when the chair of the psychology department appears to be murdered, the professor’s world begins to unravel. 2. What genres does your screenplay… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Jessie Garcia (THE PROFESSOR)
Category: writing a screenplay
Interview with Screenwriter Gustavo Freitas (OPERATION BROTHER SAM)
OPERATION BROTHER SAM was the winner of BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY at the August 2018 Action/Adventure/Crime/Mystery Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Gustavo Freitas:During the Cold War an Intelligence Officer, haunted by the death of his wife, must stop a US Ambassador who plans to fraud the Brazilian elections. This script is based on… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Gustavo Freitas (OPERATION BROTHER SAM)
Interview with Screenwriter Kris Bauske (THE BOOK WRITER)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Kris Bauske: The script is the story of a divorced woman who knows she can write a terrific book for a musical, but no one will give her a chance until an old friend arranges for her to work with platinum 80’s rock star Larry Limpet. The only… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Kris Bauske (THE BOOK WRITER)
Interview with Writer Paul Levinson (Twitter Short Story)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your story about? Paul Levinson: About saving some of the books that were destroyed when the Ancient Library of Alexandria was burned. Some historians regard this as the worst intellectual disaster in history – as many as 750,000 volumes were lost, some were unique copies, including the only copies of about… Continue reading Interview with Writer Paul Levinson (Twitter Short Story)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Tyler G. (FIRE ALARM)
July 2018 Winning COMEDY Short Screenplay. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Tyler G.: The screenplay is about a foreigner who must relocate to a new and unfamiliar city after a family crisis. Thrown into this world of confusion, he accidently pulls a fire alarm, which awakens a resolution within himself and those around… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Tyler G. (FIRE ALARM)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Robert Dodrill (POLE)
July 2018 Winning Sci-Fi 1st Scene Screenplay Winner. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Robert Dodrill: A large part of the story is about discovering something that at first seems magical, but then realizing there is a darker side to everything, that sometimes beauty is only on the surface. Sort of like becoming an… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Robert Dodrill (POLE)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Vance Walker (GO-GO BOY)
July 2018 LGBT Feature Screenplay Winner Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Vance Walker: It’s about a go-go boy in 1990 and his co-workers living a fun, raunchy life— colorful and sexy, kind of like a gay Flashdance, until AIDS starts hitting close to home. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Hard… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Vance Walker (GO-GO BOY)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Sean Elwood (WHERE THE BAD KIDS GO)
July 2018 Winning 1st Scene HORROR Screenplay. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Sean Elwood: It’s been sixteen years since Jesse was taken away from his abusive, alcoholic mother after she had tried to kill him. When he hears of the news that she committed suicide, he returns to his childhood house for… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Sean Elwood (WHERE THE BAD KIDS GO)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Ron Riekki (FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR)
July 2018 Winning SHORT Thriller Screenplay. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Ron Riekki: A lawyer brings in an actress to teach an inmate how to cry on the stand for his upcoming trial. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Drama. Crime. Maybe even horror, depending on the director. 3. Why… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Ron Riekki (FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Meg Bowen (LOVERS IN PARADISE)
July 2018 1st Scene Screenplay Winner. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Meg Bowen: At it’s simplest, Lovers in Paradise is about apprehensive bank robbers who are at the end of their rope. When a job goes badly, they’re finally given a choice: do you continue on the only path they’ve ever really known,… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Meg Bowen (LOVERS IN PARADISE)
Matthew Toffolo's Summary 