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

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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)

HIGHLIGHTS – November 2017 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival

Originally posted on Documentary Film Festival. Los Angeles & Toronto:
AUDIENCE FESTIVAL AWARDS Best Film: LEAD THE PARADE Best Characters in Film: ALAN WILLIAMS METAL ARTIST Best Cinematography: OCEANIC ALIENS Best Music: The music from PLAYGROUND WATCH the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: OCEANIC ALIENS, 6min., USA, Documentary/Wildlife WATCH Audience FEEDBACK LEAD THE PARADE, 15min., USA, Documentary/Society  WATCH Audience FEEDBACK COSPLAY:…

Interview with Filmmaker Daeryun Chang (CALL COHO)

Daeryun Chang’s short film CALL COHO was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the December 2017 Los Angeles FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Daeryun Chang: I made “Call Coho” to have people think about how we interact with other people. I wanted to flip the spotlight away from… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Daeryun Chang (CALL COHO)

Interview with Filmmaker Nikodem Rautszko (DE GLACE)

Nikodem Rautszko’s short film DE GLACE was the winner of BEST FILM at the December 2017 Los Angeles FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Nikodem Rautszko: At first, I wanted to make a film in an ice rink at night. The ice rink of my childhood inspired me. It… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Nikodem Rautszko (DE GLACE)

Interview with Filmmaker Parry Majmudar (LOSING CLAIRE)

LOSING CLAIRE played to rave reviews at the Los Angeles FEEDBACK Film Festival in December 2017. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Parry Majmudar: I’ve observed and read certain incidents regarding still born child and also have closely witnessed where there was a high possibility that a girl child couldn’t have survived…… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Parry Majmudar (LOSING CLAIRE)