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Interview with Winning Screenwriter John Dummer (FORGET-ME-NOTS)

July 2018 Winning Sci-Fi/Fantasy Screenwriter. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? John Dummer: Spiritual entropy. When the universe presents you with an existential threat, an event that will surely obliterate you and everything that gives this world meaning, what do you do? Do you dig a grave, or do you plant a seed? 2.… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter John Dummer (FORGET-ME-NOTS)

Interview with Poet Bhekuzulu Khumalo (HOMLO)

1) What is the theme of your poem? The Theme of the poem is about one who is in deep meditation ad fumbles onto a dragon in his mind. The man is told about what liberty is, money, with the dragon asking what he is really searching for? 2) What motivated you to write this… Continue reading Interview with Poet Bhekuzulu Khumalo (HOMLO)

Interview with Filmmaker Terez Koncz (THE LETTERS)

THE LETTERS was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the June 2018 Thriller/Horror FEEDBACK Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Terez Koncz: I wanted to give voice to those who are not heard due to their age, social situation or any other reason. 2. From the idea… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Terez Koncz (THE LETTERS)

Interview with Filmmaker H. Yagmur Kartal (SOLUK (THE BREATH))

SOLUK played to rave reviews at the May 2018 Sci-Fi/Fantasy FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? H. Yagmur Kartal: Actually, it was an environmental film festival in Istanbul that encouraged me to make this film. But we did not want to say “protect the environment” with an… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker H. Yagmur Kartal (SOLUK (THE BREATH))

Interview with Filmmaker Ross Godwin (9 SECONDS)

9 SECONDS played to rave reviews and was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the May 2018 ACTION/ADVENTURE FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Ross Godwin: After my friend Lindsey Sitz had written it, she almost immediately wrote it off as too complicated/expensive/difficult to produce. We were… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Ross Godwin (9 SECONDS)

Interview with Filmmaker/Animator Michele Haines (SAM THE HAM)

 SAM THE HAM played to rave reviews at the May 2018 Los Angeles FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? It was a way of finding myself again after sinking into a low state after a series of horrible events, including my father’s death. Sam’s dad is designed after my… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Animator Michele Haines (SAM THE HAM)

Interview with Winning Screenwriter Stephanie Barnes (THE PAPER PRINCESS)

 1. What is your screenplay about? The Paper Princess is about a courageous, young princess called Paige who goes on a journey to save her home, after a cruel sorcerer transforms her into paper. Accompanied by her two friends, a grouchy hermit and a brave sprout, Paige learns that her paper doesn’t have to be… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Stephanie Barnes (THE PAPER PRINCESS)

Interview with Winning Screenwriter Joanna Perry-Folino (MY MOTHER MURDERED MY FATHER)

 1. What is your screenplay about? Decades after seeing her mother murder her father, a woman battles with her own self-destructive tendencies and obsessions when her mother is released on parole. (This Is Us meets Bloodline) 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Mystery/Suspense/Family Generational Drama 3. Why should this screenplay be made into… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Joanna Perry-Folino (MY MOTHER MURDERED MY FATHER)

Interview with Filmmaker James Miller (PREY)

 PREY played to great reviews at the May 2018 Action/Crime/Thriller FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto.  1. What motivated you to make this film? The motivation for this film was mostly based on us not having made anything that was truly ours in a long while! We had spent a lot of time creating music videos… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker James Miller (PREY)

Interview with Animator/Filmmaker Brian Giovanni (WHEN COMES THE RAIN)

 WHEN COMES THE RAIN played to rave reviews at the May 2018 FEEDBACK Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Brian Giovanni: I was taking an online animation class taught by Bill Plympton. The assignment was to produce a short film throughout the class, and this is the… Continue reading Interview with Animator/Filmmaker Brian Giovanni (WHEN COMES THE RAIN)