HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: February 2018 ROMANCE Film Festival

Originally posted on Romance & Relationships Festival – Submit your screenplay and film and get it showcased at the FEEDBACK Film Festival:
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: THE WEDDING SONG BEST PERFORMANCES: THE WRITER’S WOMAN BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: VIOLENT AND JUNE BEST MUSIC: THE WEDDING SONG Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: VIOLET AND JUNE, 6min., Canada,…

Interview with Filmmaker Robert Guthrie (EASY, A 3 MINUTE LOVE STORY)

EASY, A 3 MINUTE LOVE STORY played to rave reviews at the February 2018 ROMANCE FEEDBACK Film Festival on Valentine’s Day. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Robert Guthrie: So many LGBTQ films, especially coming-of-age films, focus on difficulties. Violence, unrequited love, isolation… etc. Yes, it can be difficult. But, also, yes,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Robert Guthrie (EASY, A 3 MINUTE LOVE STORY)

Interview with Supervising Sound Editor Donald Sylvester (Logan, Walk the Line, 3:10 to Yuma)

Donald Sylvester has worked on over 100 films in the last 25 years and is considered one of the top people working in the craft of Post-Production Sound today. I asked him a few simple questions via email and he countered with some really insightful and meaningful answers. Enjoy it: Where were you born and… Continue reading Interview with Supervising Sound Editor Donald Sylvester (Logan, Walk the Line, 3:10 to Yuma)

Interview with Composer Mateo Messina (JUNO, BLOCKERS)

What an honor it was to chat with composer Mateo Messina. Such a talented and positive guy. I was inspired after our 30 minute chat, I have to admit. A total pro who teaches you in this interview many things, including that it’s not a bad thing to sneak into buildings in order to forward… Continue reading Interview with Composer Mateo Messina (JUNO, BLOCKERS)

Interview with Filmmaker Julia Campanelli (116)

 116 played to rave reviews at the February 2018 ROMANCE FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto on Valentine’s Day.   Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Julia Campanelli: I made my film, “116”, because of the dearth of interesting roles on screen for women over the age of 45 years. As an actress,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Julia Campanelli (116)

Interview with Composer Jeff Russo (Emmy Winner FARGO TV series)

 Jeff Russo is one of the most talented musicians and composers working in the industry today. His list of credits in the last 9 years is loaded with successful TV series and movies. In the last 2 years alone his has composed for the series Bull, Legion, Counterpart, Star Trek: Discovery, Lucifer, and his Emmy… Continue reading Interview with Composer Jeff Russo (Emmy Winner FARGO TV series)

Interview with Filmmaker Vincent Cappello (MONSIEUR HERNST)

 MONSIEUR HERNST won multiple awards at the February 2018 SCI-FI/FANTASY FEEDBACK Film Festival: BEST FILM, BEST PERFORMANCES, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY.  1. What motivated you to make this film? I was always interesting by the trauma, the memory, and the oversight. And every kind of therapy, mainly therapy by hypnos and altered state of conciousness. I entered… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Vincent Cappello (MONSIEUR HERNST)

Interview with Screenwriter Chris Beadnell, THE TRENCH

Get to know the writer:  1. What is your screenplay about? A moment in time during the fierce WW1 Battle of the Somme. It focuses on a decision made by a young soldier. A decision that, if he was to survive the war, he may have later regretted. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Chris Beadnell, THE TRENCH

Interview with Screenwriter Jean Buschmann, THE ORDER

Get to know the writer:  1. What is your screenplay about? The mother of all conspiracies 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Political thriller / Murder Mystery / Drama 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? It’s timely and eerily relevant 4. How would you describe this script in two… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Jean Buschmann, THE ORDER