Xavier Pijuan’s short film played at the January 2017 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film Festival. It was the one of the funniest short films that has played at the festival to date. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Xavier Pijuan: The principal motivation was that I had to do a short film as my final… Continue reading Interview with director Xavier Pijuan (MARIA FERNANDA IN TIME)
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Interview with Lukas Hassel (INTO THE DARK)
Lukas Hassel’s short film played at the January 2017 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film Festival. It was the winner of “BEST PERFORMANCES” at the festival – which Lukas was also the main actor of the film. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Couple of different things. Mainly, some of my feature screenplays were getting… Continue reading Interview with Lukas Hassel (INTO THE DARK)
Interview with director Ivo Huahua (STUTTER)
STUTTER was the winner of Best Performances at the December 2016 Family/Animation Film Festival. A film about a strong-willed widower with a heavy stutter who is determined to win the respect of his son by speaking to the boy’s class on Career Day. It was a pleasure chatting with the filmmaker about the film and… Continue reading Interview with director Ivo Huahua (STUTTER)
Interview with director/animator Mads Johan Øgaard (I AM DYSLEXIC)
Mads Johan Øgaard’s short film “I AM DYSLEXIC” was the winner of Best Film at the December 2016 Animation Short Film Festival. Perhaps one of the best films to show at the festival in 2016. A film that received great acclaim from the audience Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Mads Johan Øgaard:… Continue reading Interview with director/animator Mads Johan Øgaard (I AM DYSLEXIC)
Interview with director/animator Patrick Jenkins (PHANTOM CITY)
Patrick Jenkin’s animation short film “Phantom City” played to great acclaim at the December 2016 Animation Short Film Festival. This is one of those films that needs and deserves multiple views as there is so much going on. I felt the audience feedback video didn’t truly do this film’s justice as people were just taking… Continue reading Interview with director/animator Patrick Jenkins (PHANTOM CITY)
Interview with director Jeremy Borison (A SENSE OF SOUND)
Jeremy Borison’s short film “SENSE OF SOUND” played at the first ever LA FEEDBACK Film Festival in 2016. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Jeremy Borison: “Sense of Sound” was inspired by a footnote in Oliver Sacks’ Musicophilia. I was doing research on music related psychological phenomenons, and was reading about a… Continue reading Interview with director Jeremy Borison (A SENSE OF SOUND)
Interview with the Brazilian Film Collective “we are magnolias” (The Grenade)
“we are magnolias” made an amazing short film called “The Grenade” that was shown at the December 2016 FEMALE Feedback Film Festival. It was awarded “Best Music” at the festival. Before I interviewed them, they wanted to introduce themselves: We are an artistic collective from Brazil, formed by three women: Barbara, Nat and Valentina. We all… Continue reading Interview with the Brazilian Film Collective “we are magnolias” (The Grenade)
Interview with Actor/Screenwriter Bronwyn Szabo
Bronwyn Szabo’s short film played at the December 2016 FEMALE Feedback Film Festival to great success as the audience really responded to the movie. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Bronwyn Szabo: I was motivated to make this film because I was hooked on the story of this woman moving on from… Continue reading Interview with Actor/Screenwriter Bronwyn Szabo
Interview with director Miriam Dehne (FALLING STARS)
Miriam Dehne directed the artistic mystery short film “FALLING STARS”, which was showcased at the FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival in December 2016. “FALLING STARS” was awarded “Best Cinematography” at the festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Miriam Dehne: That two young female writers – students from university in Babelsberg (Berlin) came to me… Continue reading Interview with director Miriam Dehne (FALLING STARS)
Interview with director Emily Pietro (COLOR)
Emily Pietro directed the experimental short film “COLOR”, which was showcased at the FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival in December 2016. “COLOR” will be known as the first ever film showcased at the Female Festival as it started off the night. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Emily Pietro: I was motivated to make this… Continue reading Interview with director Emily Pietro (COLOR)
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