Navid’s short film played to rave reviews at the October 2017 STUDENT FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Navid Tavakolnia: The idea and message of the film itself was the biggest motivation for me to make this film happen. From the idea to the finished product, how long did… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Navid Tavakolnia (BEAUTIFUL)
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Interview with Winning Screenwriter Joel Stern (WORD GAMES)
WORD GAMES is the September 2017 Winning Feature Screenplay. Get to know the writer: What is your screenplay about? “Word Games” is about two strangers in a nursing home who are isolated because of the “Blizzard of the Millennium” . One man – Sal Genesinni – is the janitor. The other is Dave Phillips, an… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Joel Stern (WORD GAMES)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Holt Boggs (BROTHERS MCSHANE)
BROTHERS MCSHANE was the September 2017 Winning 1st Scene Screenplay. Get to know the writer: What is your screenplay about? Donny and Dickey McShane are two dumber-than-dirt lawmen who find out that their long lost twin brothers are actually the notorious Shifty Silver City Gang. They enlist the help of a “weird Indian fells” as… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Holt Boggs (BROTHERS MCSHANE)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter J. Logan Alexander (BREAKDOWN)
BREAKDOWN was the September 2017 winning short screenplay. Get to know the writer: What is your screenplay about? Liz and Alec are en route to a wedding for Alec’s boss and arguing about their own relationship woes when they collide with the runaway Bride. Battle lines are drawn when Liz and Alec oppose each other… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter J. Logan Alexander (BREAKDOWN)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Gunel Asgarova (THE FLUTE OF PEACE)
THE FLUTE OF PEACE was the September 2017 winning Sci-Fi screenplay. Get to know the winning writer: What is your screenplay about? My screenplay is about a bullied village girl with the supernatural power, Lanaia, who accepts her destiny of the World Savior. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Fantasy Why should this screenplay… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Gunel Asgarova (THE FLUTE OF PEACE)
Interview with Winning Screenwriters Janine Cobain & Gary McElkerney (VOLUNTEER)
Get to know the writer: What is your screenplay about? Volunteer is based on the novel of the same name written by me (Gary McElkerney). What starts as a humanitarian mission, for a university student from Belfast, descends into a fight for survival after his search for adventure takes him off the beaten track to… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriters Janine Cobain & Gary McElkerney (VOLUNTEER)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter John Cruz Alarid (KODAK MOMENT)
Winning September 2017 TV PILOT 1st Scene Screenplay Winner. Get to know the writer: What is your screenplay about? Kodak Moment is a chilling thriller TV pilot spec script about the ILLUMINATI, a secret Dark Organization that conspires to control world affairs by masterminding events, governments and corporations. What genres does your screenplay fall under?… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter John Cruz Alarid (KODAK MOMENT)
Interview with Director Steve Hally (TWISTED SOBRIETY)
Steve Hally’s short film was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the September 2017 THRILLER FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Steve Hally: We wanted to make something thought provoking something that stirred. Something that pushed people into an uncomfortable environment and asked them, if the world continues in… Continue reading Interview with Director Steve Hally (TWISTED SOBRIETY)
Interview with Directed Eric Shahinian (FOREIGN SOUNDS)
Eric Shahinian’s short film played to rave reviews at the September 2017 CRIME FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. It definitely stirred a great conversation. This was one of those films that was made for the FEEDBACK Film Festival format. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? The film was motivated by a real… Continue reading Interview with Directed Eric Shahinian (FOREIGN SOUNDS)
Interview with Director Jana Stackhouse (THE MAN WHO DOESN’T SLEEP)
Jana’s short film THE MAN WHO DOESN’T SLEEP played to rave reviews at the August 2017 FEMALE Feedback Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? The minute writer and producer Adrian Morphy pitched the idea I knew it was a story we needed to tell together. Then he wrote this beautiful… Continue reading Interview with Director Jana Stackhouse (THE MAN WHO DOESN’T SLEEP)
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