Interview with Screenwriter Edward Hicklin (WIPE)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Edward Hicklin: Tommy was never taught how to wipe his butt properly, and was therefore teased for most of his childhood and beyond. After a particularly heinous prank takes his life, Tommy vows supernatural revenge against the summer camp that played host to his early demise. 2. What… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Edward Hicklin (WIPE)

Interview with Screenwriter Benjamin Jefferson (BLACK WIDOW)

Matthew Toffolo:  What is your screenplay about? Benjamin Jefferson: A beautiful, newly trained, KGB operative has to pass her final test to prove her allegiance to the state and become the BLACK WIDOW 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Spy Thriller 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? Black widow… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Benjamin Jefferson (BLACK WIDOW)

Interview with Screenwriter Kyujin Kim (KINGDOM)

 Q1. What is your Screenplay about? A1. It is to be Fantasy-Political Film. Believe or not, Limur, who is the Main Character of the Pilot, is not the Main Character for the entire TV Show, but he is a Main Antagonist. The Story is about Main Character (son of Rauld) who will be brought to… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Kyujin Kim (KINGDOM)

Interview with Screenwriter Drew Robinson (BEAUTIFUL SURFACES)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Drew Robinson: What if you could live forever? Beautiful Surfaces is a science fiction, coming of age television drama. Set in a dystopian future where aging has been eradicated, the series explores how immortality affects societal norms, relationships and the human psyche. Echoing many of the issues that… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Drew Robinson (BEAUTIFUL SURFACES)

Interview with Screenwriter Christian Jilka (CAPTURE THE FLAG)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Christian Jilka: It is about a history professor, who meets a petty thief. Together they hatch a plan to score easy money. Things go awry when the score becomes a priceless vintage diamond and one of the professor’s students wants in to make her dreams of becoming a… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Christian Jilka (CAPTURE THE FLAG)

Interview with Screenwriter David Hearne (Starfarers & Tharnians In Space)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? David Hearne: Old hat good guys versus bad guys in space. Twist is Earth are really the bad guys. Mirrors the U.S war in IRAQ via subtext. It’s an older screenplay brought back to life recently. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Space Opera 3. Why… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter David Hearne (Starfarers & Tharnians In Space)

Interview with Winning Screenwriters Jennifer Woldman & David Maddox (A STUDY IN SCARLETT)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? A Study in Scarlett is a re-imagining of the classic Sherlock Holmes, with inspiration also taken from American history circa late 1860s-70s. The enigmatic genius Scarlett Holmes is a bi-racial woman. She meets her loyal friend and partner Joanna Holmes, a struggling doctor, to solve a murder and… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriters Jennifer Woldman & David Maddox (A STUDY IN SCARLETT)

Interview with Winning Screenwriter Joe Kourieh (Voosch And Helina)

“Voosch And Helina” was the March 2020 SCI-FI/FANTASY SHORT Screenplay Winner. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Joe Kourieh: This Sci-Fi short is about something all too familiar – a World War – but in an unfamiliar place (under the sea). Humans’ dominance over the planet has been lost and they are now at the… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Joe Kourieh (Voosch And Helina)

Interview with Screenwriter Phillip Hollins (BLACKBALLED)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Phillip Hollins: ‘Blackballed,’ centers on an awkward relationship between a black FBI agent and the newly elected white supremacist leader whose daughter, by some twist of fate, gets a heart transplant from the FBI agent’s son, causing them to flee together from hate group leaders who wish them… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Phillip Hollins (BLACKBALLED)

Interview with Screenwriter Whitney Stewart (STEAL THE LIGHT)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Whitney Stewart: My screenplay, Steal the Light, is about the resilience of humans through war and disaster, and about family bonds that endure. The story takes place in post-Katrina New Orleans and in World War Two era Europe. A young journalist loses her home and career after Hurricane… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Whitney Stewart (STEAL THE LIGHT)