Peter’s short film KARMA played to rave reviews at the September 2017 Animation & Family FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Peter Zhaoyu Zhou: I always want to be a storyteller that can deliver meaningful messages to my audience through my works. Back to 2013, I read some news and… Continue reading Interview with Animation Director Peter Zhaoyu Zhou (KARMA)
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Interview with Director Margaret Costa (MY NAME IS JOAN)
Margaret Costa’s short film was the winner of BEST FILM at the August 2017 DOCUMENTARY FEEDBACK Short Film Festival Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Margaret Costa: I thought the topic was compelling and the story needed to be told. The fact that the Catholic Church and the Irish Government profited and abused… Continue reading Interview with Director Margaret Costa (MY NAME IS JOAN)
Interview with Director Igor Gavva (SUITCASE)
Igor Gavva’s short film “SUITCASE” was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the COMEDY FEEDBACK Film Festival in Los Angeles in September 2017. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Igor Gavva: The motivation was to try myself in a new art. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it… Continue reading Interview with Director Igor Gavva (SUITCASE)
Interview with Director Andrea Behring (BAGGAGE)
Andrea Behring’s short film “BAGGAGE” played at the COMEDY FEEDBACK Film Festival in Los Angeles in September 2017. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Andrea Behring: I really wanted to have fun and tell an atypical comedy that poked fun at the norm and also pushed people’s boundaries a bit. Anything I… Continue reading Interview with Director Andrea Behring (BAGGAGE)
Interview with director Katie Maguire (THE SESSION)
Katie Maguire’s THE SESSION was the winner of “BEST PERFORMANCES” at the August 2017 Female Feedback Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Katie Maguire: My sister and I wanted to make a film together. We wanted the film to be funny yet have a dark side much like our own… Continue reading Interview with director Katie Maguire (THE SESSION)
Interview with Director’s Blair Bomar & Olivia Applegate (GRACE & GRIT)
Blair & Olivia’s short film “GRACE & GRIT” played to rave reviews at the August 2017 FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Blair & Olivia: We wanted to experiment with the parts of ourselves that are in and out of alignment with the concepts of grace and grit and… Continue reading Interview with Director’s Blair Bomar & Olivia Applegate (GRACE & GRIT)
Interview with Winning Feature Screenplay Writer – Richard Geiwitz (THE LAST PRISON)
Richard Geiwitz is the August 2017 Sci-Fi Feature Screenplay Winner. What is your screenplay about? The story follows Judith, a robotics genius who designed and programmed robots to mine a moon of Saturn, which is uninhabitable to man. The bots are designed to think independently and problem-solve. There are three series: administrative, worker and repair.… Continue reading Interview with Winning Feature Screenplay Writer – Richard Geiwitz (THE LAST PRISON)
Interview with Winning Sci-Fi Short Screenplay Writer – Auriga Ifill (SID)
Watch the August 2017 Winning Short Screenplay. What is your screenplay about? SID – Prologue is about an artificial intelligence tasked with reintroducing human life, after the human race is eradicated by a virus. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Sci-Fi/Drama. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? From one perspective I… Continue reading Interview with Winning Sci-Fi Short Screenplay Writer – Auriga Ifill (SID)
Interview with Fan Fiction Screenplay Winner – Gil Saint (ROCKETEERS)
Gil Saint is the August 2017 Winning FAN FICTION Screenplay writer for the short script ROCKETEERS. What is your screenplay about? In the spirit of something like TRON: Legacy or Jurassic World, ROCKETEERS is a modern day “legacy-quel” that pays tribute to its source material, but takes the mythos in an exciting new direction. It’s… Continue reading Interview with Fan Fiction Screenplay Winner – Gil Saint (ROCKETEERS)
Interview with Winning Feature Screenplay Writer George M. Johnson (PEACE PLEDGE)
Watch the August 2017 Winning Feature Screenplay at the WILDsound Corporate Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? George M. Johnson: A disillusioned First World War veteran, challenged by a reckless Anglican priest, reluctantly fights for peace against fascists in 1930s Britain, losing both friends and family but gaining a second chance in love.… Continue reading Interview with Winning Feature Screenplay Writer George M. Johnson (PEACE PLEDGE)
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