EDEN HOSTEL was the winner of BEST FILM at the January 2018 Comedy FEEDBACK Film Festival. Get to know the director of the film: What motivated you to make this film? I suppose it was loneliness . When I was 18 I wasn’t very sure about who I really was and often felt like… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Gonzaga Manso (EDEN HOSTEL)
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Interview with Winning Screenwriter Richard M. Kjeldgaard (PREY FOR THE DAY)
1. What is your screenplay about? An early 30’s couple is flown from California to Florida by a Real Estate Investor with an opportunity that appears too good to be true. Once they arrive the couple soon realizes they have fallen into the hands of a con man and his “Henchmen”. They are robbed, taken… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Richard M. Kjeldgaard (PREY FOR THE DAY)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Katie L. Marshall (FALLING STAR)
1. What is your screenplay about? ‘Falling Star’ is about a young pop star who is driven to a mental breakdown by those profiting from her fame. Alexa King is forced to keep her sexuality a secret in the limelight, for fear of losing fans and the profits that come with them. The pressure sees her… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Katie L. Marshall (FALLING STAR)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter A.K.A. SMITH (ZOMBIE CRUIZE)
1. What is your screenplay about? It’s about hedonism and heroism. Chief engineer Ammy tries to help his estranged kids Rozo and Bud off his upturned cruise liner when it’s overrun by swimming zombies 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? The genre is contemporary action horror. 2. Why should this screenplay be made… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter A.K.A. SMITH (ZOMBIE CRUIZE)
Interview with Winning Screenwriters Kristy Leigh Lussier & Lee Vander Boegh (THE WRECKERS)
1. What is your screenplay about? Professional wedding “wreckers” Ellen and Trevor travel the country ruining weddings for a living — and have a reputation for being the best in the business. No job is too big, no vows are too sacred. When a new client, Brad, offers them the paycheck of a lifetime, the… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriters Kristy Leigh Lussier & Lee Vander Boegh (THE WRECKERS)
Interview with Winning Feature Screenplay Writer Brooke Elowe (BLACK WIDOW: FUGTIVE)
1. What is your screenplay about? The story follows Natasha Romanoff, better known as the Black Widow, after the events of Captain America: Civil War, so it’s set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Natasha was branded a fugitive for violating the Sokovia Accords and is currently being hunted from all sides. She must not only… Continue reading Interview with Winning Feature Screenplay Writer Brooke Elowe (BLACK WIDOW: FUGTIVE)
Interview with director Gonzalo Cotelo (MAMMA)
MAMMA was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the January 2018 Under 5min. Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Gonzalo Cotelo: I think almost every filmmaker is lured at a certain point with the idea of making a one shot film, and so was I. I also wanted to tell… Continue reading Interview with director Gonzalo Cotelo (MAMMA)
Interview with director Imelda O’Reilly (EGGS & SOLDIERS)
EGGS & SOLDIERS played to rave reviews at the January 2018 DRAMA FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Imelda O’Reilly: I am a film professor and I had been focusing on my teaching. I wanted to get back in touch with my craft. 2. From the idea… Continue reading Interview with director Imelda O’Reilly (EGGS & SOLDIERS)
Interview with director CJ Colando (JAKE & JULIA)
JAKE & JULIA was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the January 2018 Comedy FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? CJ Colando: There was no motivation in the beginning; I wrote it quite passively as an exercise in short-form comedy, and thought that would be the end… Continue reading Interview with director CJ Colando (JAKE & JULIA)
Interview with director Hank Isaac (LILAC)
LILAC played to rave reviews at the January 2018 FEEDBACK Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Hank Isaac: Lilac started out as a pretty mellow Disney-esque concept which I felt was too “light.” So I rewrote it as a somewhat grittier version, overlaid with the Robin Hood… Continue reading Interview with director Hank Isaac (LILAC)
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