Interview with Winning Screenwriters Nicholas Downs, Susan Mac Nicol (SIGHT UNSEEN)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Nicholas Downs, Susan Mac Nico: It’s about one man whose changes in circumstances force him to reconsider what his future looks like. And who he wants to be in it. It’s about coming to grips with a major adversity and making something good out of it. 2. What… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriters Nicholas Downs, Susan Mac Nicol (SIGHT UNSEEN)

Interview with Winning Screenwriter Dallas Rico (MARRED)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Dallas Rico: Marred is a dark comedy in which a depressed black nerd hired a hitwoman to kill him. She will kill him in 30 days. In the meantime, Mar completes a bucket list to live his best life until his self-appointed doomsday. 2. What genres does your… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Dallas Rico (MARRED)

Interview with Winning Screenwriter S.W. Andersen (SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LOVE AND JUSTICE)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? S.W. Andersen: A hardened cowgirl seeks revenge against the gang leader who killed her parents and forced her into his service while she learns to open her heart to the woman she loves. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? western, lesbian romance 3. Why should this… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter S.W. Andersen (SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LOVE AND JUSTICE)

Interview with Winning Screenwriter Fritz Mueller (ANAHNA)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Fritz Mueller: An idealistic young Inuk and his strong-willed Gwich’in girlfriend get caught in the crossfire of rival drug factions. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Action. Adventure. Drama. 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? – An inviting adventure tale that transcends… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Fritz Mueller (ANAHNA)

Interview with Winning Screenwriter Christianne Charles (CAKE)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Christianne Charles: Cake is about forbidden young love and the lessons life teaches you. Fate reunites the two leading ladies in an unexpected reunion years later. This unexpected reunion proves once you’ve loved someone you never truly forget that person. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Christianne Charles (CAKE)

Interview with Winning Screenwriter Cicely Wynne (REMEMBER KENT STATE)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Cicely Wynne: The Vietnam War, Kent State, violent student demonstrations. Sex, drugs, classic rock. One week in May 1970 that defined a generation. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Drama and Historical 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? Today’s youth are fascinated… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Cicely Wynne (REMEMBER KENT STATE)

Interview with Screenwriter Helene Taylor (BUREAU 121)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Helene Taylor: Bureau 121 is about the very real elite cyberwarfare hacking team from North Korea. The same group who hacked Sony and several foreign banks in the last few years. The government recruits young men at an early age and trains them to be computer hackers, they… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Helene Taylor (BUREAU 121)

Interview with Screenwriter Albert Tevanyan (DWELLERS OF SUNSHINE GARDENS)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Albert Tevanyan: It’s about a prison break. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Thriller/Drama 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? It’s a prison break story with a very unique twist. It is highly suspenseful, full of action and is deeply meaningful and… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Albert Tevanyan (DWELLERS OF SUNSHINE GARDENS)

Interview with TV PILOT Screenplay Winner Josephine A. Perry (MY MOTHER MURDERED MY FATHER)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Josephine A. Perry: The title of my pilot for my TV series has been changed to SHATTERED. Shattered is more accurate regarding its overarching theme: how one family, generation after generation, tries unsuccessfully to leave its destructive past behind by pretending it never existed. It incorporates a variety… Continue reading Interview with TV PILOT Screenplay Winner Josephine A. Perry (MY MOTHER MURDERED MY FATHER)

Interview with Screenwriter George Deihl Jr. (ALGORITHM)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Thematically, The Algorithm is about the dangers of strict adherance to a religion or ideology and how those beliefs can be directly opposed to morality and a common sense of decency. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Science Fiction. I always imagined it’s style to match… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter George Deihl Jr. (ALGORITHM)