Interview with Winning Screenwriter Marissa Lessman (TRANSPARENT)

Get to know the writer:  1. What is your TV SPEC screenplay about? *This is an episode of the most beloved Transparent. The episode centers around Sarah and Len having people over for Purim while Ally, Josh and Maura attempt to have a garage sale to sell Maura’s old possessions. 2. How does this episode… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Marissa Lessman (TRANSPARENT)

Interview with Winning Screenwriter Byron Erwin (POOP MOVIE)

Get to know the writer:  1. What is your screenplay about? See the world from the Poop’s point of view as a cowardly outcast discovers his courage and bravery when he battles the evil Toilet Paper Empire in this animated action adventure. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Comedy / animated adventure 3.… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Byron Erwin (POOP MOVIE)

Interview with Filmmaker Adriana Falcinelli (DYING FOR A LIVING)

DYING FOR A LIVING played to rave reviews at the March 2018 FEMALE Feedback Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Adriana Falcinelli: I decided to go back to University and do a film degree course as a mature student and one of the units was to produce a… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Adriana Falcinelli (DYING FOR A LIVING)

Interview with Filmmaker Anuj Gulati (THE MANLIEST MAN)

THE MANLIEST MAN was the winner of BEST FILM at the March 2018 FEEDBACK Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Anuj Gulati: The film came about as a graduation requirement for my thesis towards an MFA at NYU Tisch School of Arts, Asia. 2. From the idea… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Anuj Gulati (THE MANLIEST MAN)

HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: Toronto March 2018 Film Festival

Originally posted on FEEDBACK Female Film Festival:
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: The Girl at the Door BEST PERFORMANCES: The Girl at the Door BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Dinner for Two BEST MUSIC: Through the Supermarket in Five Easy Steps Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: IMITATION, 16min., Poland, DramaWATCH Audience FEEDBACK DINNER FOR TWO, 15min, Taiwan, Drama/RelationshipWATCH…

Interview with Director Elen JI (DINNER FOR TWO)

DINNER FOR TWO was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the March 2018 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Elen Ji: The film is based on my real life. My husband is a strict vegetarian, but I am a meat lover. When we got married and moved in together, the problems of different habits… Continue reading Interview with Director Elen JI (DINNER FOR TWO)

Interview with Director Leslie Aldana (THE WRITER’S WOMAN)

THE WRITER’S WOMAN was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the Romance FEEDBACK Film Festival in February 2018. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Leslie Aldana: I was thinking about love and the structures around it. About the think that are socially permitted an not in this topic. I realized love is… Continue reading Interview with Director Leslie Aldana (THE WRITER’S WOMAN)

Interview with Costume Designer Luciano Capozzi (Paul, Apostle of Christ)

In was an honor chatting with with extremely talented artist Luciano Capozzi about the craft and art of Costume Designing. Matthew Toffolo: Where were you born and raised? Was wardrobe something you were always passionate about? Was “working in the movies” something you dreamed to doing one day? Luciano Capozzi: I was born in Marino, a… Continue reading Interview with Costume Designer Luciano Capozzi (Paul, Apostle of Christ)