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Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Christopher Willis: This script is about a unit of mostly gay soldiers in France during WWII. The mission of the unit is to deceive the Nazis using inflatable tanks and phony artillery barrages. Their compassion is realized through helping a gay war orphan realize his dream of attending […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Christopher Willis (CAMOUFLAGE) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Just a Girl is a romantic-comedy in which a transgender teen girl returns to her high school and comes out as transgender after transitioning in another town, only to have her former best friend fall head over heels for her. The romance plays out against the backdrop of an international high school robotics competition. CAST […]… Continue reading LGBT 1st Scene Script Reading: Just a Girl (AKA Swerve), by Minsun Park & Teddy Tenenbaum — LGBT Toronto Film Festival

JR, a fierce rebellious young lesbian, defying family and convention, comes of age in San Francisco during the LGBT civil rights era of the 70s/80s. She evolves from being a scrappy activist cab driver to civil rights lawyer only to realize she can’t really change the world. CAST LIST: Art: Jorge Molina Cameron: Christopher Zamat […]… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Reading: Jackie Rae. A San Francisco Story, by Kip Pearson — Submit your story logline and showcase it on this network. Or, submit to get your story made into a Video Pitch

CRUSH was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the August 2019 LGBT Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Heather Harris: I am very fascinated by the human mind and psychological thrillers. In all of my films I usually have some aspect of mental health involved in the […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Heather Harris (CRUSH) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Laurent Auclair: ‘Acceptance’ is about finding the strength and necessary support to move on when you are stuck in a tough time of your life. Michael meets Eve and it’s more than a Boy Meets Girl situation, as their relationship doesn’t evolve into a romance, but more into […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Laurent Auclair (ACCEPTANCE) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: DOST BEST PERFORMANCES: DOST BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: CRUSH BEST MUSIC: AB LIB THEME: Choices Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: TURN IT AROUND, 9min., Netherlands, LGBT/Drama CRUSH, 16min., USA, LGBT/Thriller AD LIB, 7min., USA, LGBT/Romance GAMERS, 10min., USA, LGBT/Drama CHANDELIER, 9min., Greece, LGBT/Comedy DOST, 41min., Netherlands, LGBT/Drama The theme of the August […]… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: August 2019 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival — Los Angeles feedback film festival

This is a story about one’s boys journey out of the closest, and the consequences of the lies he’s to everyone in his life, especially his girlfriend. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole Jack: Biden Hall Daisy: Aliya Hamid — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly […]… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Screenplay: Consequences of Living a Lie, by Kieron O’Sullivan — LGBT Toronto Film Festival

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Reily Pilcher: It is about a young adult named Jeremy and his two friends, Lucy and Kayla. Jeremy gets dumped and ghosted by his ex boyfriend, who steals some of his possessions and his pet cat. His two friends decide to help him by breaking in to the […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Reily Pilcher (Righteous Fury) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? J. Malia Miranda: Across the Neon Hours takes Reese, a local poker room supervisor, and Alex, a card-playing tourist, on a twelve-hour adventure in Las Vegas. Reese initially coaxes Alex to venture out on the town as a way to distract from her husband’s gambling debts that are […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter J. Malia Miranda (ACROSS THE NEON HOURS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

PICTURES OF LEO was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY and BEST PERFORMANCES at the January 2020 LGBT Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Eric Rusch : I had had this idea for a feature length film for many years. I’m not really a filmmaker, so I never thought […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Eric Rusch (PICTURES OF LEO) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary