CLOUD COVER was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the September 2018 Experimental Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Nick Dolinski: Upon hearing the song Cloud Cover I knew that it would be something that I wanted to put to pictures. The team was made up of myself,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Nick Dolinski (CLOUD COVER)
Tag: Experimental FEEDBACK Film Festival
Interview with Filmmaker Manfred Borsch (MIRRORS)
MIRRORS played to rave reviews at the September 2018 Experimental Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Manfred Borsch: Julian Scherle (aka Són) – a good friend since our student days – told us about his newest project called Rituals. Each track on his new album was to be… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Manfred Borsch (MIRRORS)
Interview with Filmmaker Nancy Allison (MARMO)
MARMO was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the September 2018 Experimental FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Nancy Allison: Location! Location! Location! I was traveling in Versiglia, Italy when friends there took me to visit several amazing marble quarries. The rugged beauty of the massive exposed… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Nancy Allison (MARMO)
Interview with Filmmaker Pablo Mengin-Lecreulx (SCANDAL)
SCANDAL played to rave reviews at the September 2018 Experimental Feedback Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Pablo Mengin-Lecreulx: Younger, I had a hard time to choose between music and visual arts. When I was a child, I was constantly drawing or playing the piano. Eventually I choose to… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Pablo Mengin-Lecreulx (SCANDAL)
Interview with Filmmaker Shinya Isobe (FOR REST)
FOR REST was the winner of BEST FILM at the August 2018 Experimental Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Shinya Isobe: Filmmaking is my life’s work, so there is no special motive in this film. If anything, it is to make better film than the previous. 2. From… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Shinya Isobe (FOR REST)
Interview with Filmmaker Mathias Fellner (WHERE AM I – COLACOASTER Music Video)
WHERE AM I – COLACOASTER played to rave reviews at the June 2018 Experimental & Music Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Mathias Fellner: First of all: the song itself means a lot to me as a single piece of music and also in combination with COLACOASTER as… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Mathias Fellner (WHERE AM I – COLACOASTER Music Video)
Interview with Filmmaker Samantha Casia Kaiza-Williams (SUPPLE HEARTS)
SUPPLE HEARTS won BEST FILM at the June 2018 Experimental FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Samnatha Casia Kaiza-Williams: The film is autobiographical I guess, and it was a way of dealing with and acknowledging a traumatic event that happened to me, I think for a very… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Samantha Casia Kaiza-Williams (SUPPLE HEARTS)
Interview with Filmmaker Roman De Giuli (LAND OF MINE)
LAND OF MINE was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER at the June 2018 Experimental FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Roman De Giuli: I’m very interested in landscape and aerial photography. The wide perspective down to earth offers such a different view on our planet. To me,… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Roman De Giuli (LAND OF MINE)
Interview with Filmmaker Craig Lobo (YOU’RE DEAD WRONG – Music Video)
YOU’RE DEAD WRONG played to rave reviews at the April 2018 EXPERIMENTAL FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Craig Lobo: The challenge of telling a narrative story driven by music is something I’ve always been interested in. The song You’re Dead Wrong really stuck with me when… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Craig Lobo (YOU’RE DEAD WRONG – Music Video)
Interview with Filmmaker Mark McKinsey (VOWS)
VOWS was the winner of BEST FILM at the Under 5 Minute FEEDBACK Film Festival in April 2018 in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Mark McKinsey: Going into my final year at my alma mater, I knew I wanted to dive into the challenge of creating my own short animation.… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Mark McKinsey (VOWS)
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