Winner of best First Scene Screenplay at the July 2018 Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Michael Meade: “Fields of Blood” is about Scott, a getaway driver on the run, who finds himself in an isolated rural community that holds a deadly secret. Shortly after arriving in town he meets Nicki, a reporter… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Michael Meade (FIELDS OF BLOOD)
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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 Screenwriter Rene Collier (MISTAKES)
June 2018 Winning 1pg. Screenplay. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Rene Collier: Stan wants his father to purchase a used car for him. But Stan wrecked the last car his father bought him. Stan tries to convince dad to buy this one in spite of his past mistakes. 2. What genres does your… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Rene Collier (MISTAKES)
Interview with Screenwriter Nevada McPherson (PIANO LESSONS)
June 2018 Winning LGBT Short Screenplay. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Nevada McPherson: It’s a gay teen romance set in the rural South of the 1950’s. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Teen romance, coming-of-age, drama. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? It touches on universal themes of love,… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Nevada McPherson (PIANO LESSONS)
Interview with Screenwriter Fabian Martin (HALFWAY TO MARS)
1. What is your screenplay about? Fabian Martin: My screenplay is about “Lucy”, a transgender, whose ambitions to complete her transition leads her into a “hellhole” which she fights to crawl out of. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? The genre my screenplay falls under would be LGBT and Thriller. 3. Why should… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Fabian Martin (HALFWAY TO MARS)
Interview with Screenwriter Jason Boaden (ME & CINDERELLA)
ME & CINDERELLA was the winner of BEST SHORT SCRIPT at the Horror Screenplay Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Jason Boaden: Me & Cinderella follows Cinderella, after the murder of her prince and her escape from the enchanted kingdom. Now living in the present day, she is tracked down by her wicked… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Jason Boaden (ME & CINDERELLA)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter John Roger (STARLIGHT: LONG WAY HOME)
1. What is your screenplay about? My screenplay is about discrimination between four groups and how any war will inevitably spark another one due to revenge, jealousy, or hatred. An alien lands on the planet with other worldly power that, if used by either side, could turn the tide of any war. The alien will… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter John Roger (STARLIGHT: LONG WAY HOME)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Kaitlyn Kowalski (THE SEEKER)
1. What is your screenplay about? The Seeker is a story about a young girl who struggles to find the balance between helping her family and actually doing the right thing. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? I would consider The Seeker to be a drama. 3. Why should this screenplay be made… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Kaitlyn Kowalski (THE SEEKER)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Bonnie Brookby (THE THINGS WE MISS)
1. What is your screenplay about? THE THINGS WE MISS is about two estranged childhood friends who are forced to confront their turbulent history as they unearth and reconstruct the decades-long romance their mothers shared. The story explores themes of forbidden love, motherhood and the loss of identity, the fluidity of female friendships, the inner… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Bonnie Brookby (THE THINGS WE MISS)
Interview with Screenwriter Bo Liebman ((A) UTOMATED (I)IRRITATION)
(A) UTOMATED (I)IRRITATION played to great reviews at the May 2018 Comedy Feedbaack Film Festival in Los Angeles. 1. What motivated you to make this film? A friend had asked me to contribute a short for an anthology series he wanted to do about artificial intelligence. Knowing that most people take a dark, dramatic approach… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Bo Liebman ((A) UTOMATED (I)IRRITATION)
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