I am always very grateful to hear feedback from anyone willing to offer it, especially from people who don’t have a personal stake in it or me. As a young filmmaker, I always want to improve and get better, and I find that the honesty of critique to be the ultimate took in achieving that… Continue reading Action/Adventure Festival – August 19 2018
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Interview with Screenwriter Fabian Martin (HALFWAY TO MARS)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
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…
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Jim Norman (TAKE THE SHOT)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
July 2018 Winning Drama 1st Scene Screenplay. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Jim Norman: A BLACK, FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL STAR SEES HER DREAMS OF AN ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP FADE WHEN HER FATHER’S CORPORATE PROMOTION MAKES HER FAMILY MOVE FROM HOUSTON TO A SMALL NORTH DAKOTA TOWN…
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Robert Dodrill (POLE)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
July 2018 Winning Sci-Fi 1st Scene Screenplay Winner. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Robert Dodrill: A large part of the story is about discovering something that at first seems magical, but then realizing there is a darker side to everything, that sometimes beauty is only on…
Interview with Filmmaker Kurtis Theorin (MARY & MARSHA IN THE MANOR OF MADNESS)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
MARY & MARSHA IN THE MANOR OF MADNESS played to rave reviews at the May 2018 FEEDBACK Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Kurtis Theorin: Kris, the animator/director, wanted to do a project where he could learn 2D animation.…
Interview with Filmmaker Gabriel Galand (ABOVE THE MIST)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
ABOVE THE MIST played to rave reviews at the June 2018 HORROR/THRILLER FEEDBACK Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Gabriel Galand: After having lived in Korea for a year, the societal issue of suicide became evident and I felt the…
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Robert Dodrill (POLE)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
July 2018 Winning Sci-Fi 1st Scene Screenplay Winner. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Robert Dodrill: A large part of the story is about discovering something that at first seems magical, but then realizing there is a darker side to everything, that sometimes beauty is only on…
Interview with Filmmaker Joseph Catte (STREAM OF DOUBTS)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
STREAM OF DOUBTS played to rave reviews at the June 2018 European FEEDBACK Film Festival. It is by far the most trippy film that ever played at the festival – with a shocking twist that blows your mind! Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Joseph…
Interview with Filmmaker Christopher Sferrazza (BEAST)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
BEAST was the winner of Best Cinematography at the June 2018 Los Angeles FEEDBACK Film Festival – best of Horror/Thriller night. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Christopher Sferrazza: It was something in the script that I latched on too. Originally the script was designed…
Interview with Filmmaker James Miller (PREY)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
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…
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