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LGBT Toronto Festival Testimonial – August 19 2018

I was very moved to hear how the film resonated for audiences outside of New York City, where the film is based and where it was first shown. I was especially grateful for the comments from people working in AIDS services that the film was “warm, welcoming, and energetic,” and that it represented the lives… Continue reading LGBT Toronto Festival Testimonial – August 19 2018

LGBT Festival Testimonial – August 14 2018

Submit exclusively via FilmFreeway: Andrew Hawkins This was a fantastic experience! The feedback video was wonderfully made, curated and extremely valuable to me as a first time filmmaker! It’s a pity more fests don’t offer something like this. I didn’t attend the festival in person but was impressed to see the large crowd size in… Continue reading LGBT Festival Testimonial – August 14 2018

Interview with Filmmakers Nate Lavey, Stephen Vider (A PLACE IN THE CITY)

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
A PLACE IN THE CITY was the winner of BEST FILM at the July 2018 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? SV: The film was originally produced for an exhibition I curated at the Museum of the City of…

Interview with Screenwriter Jason Boaden (ME & CINDERELLA)

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
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,…

Interview with Screenwriter Jason Boaden (ME & CINDERELLA)

Interview with Screenwriter Nevada McPherson (PIANO LESSONS)

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
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?…

Interview with Winning Screenwriter Vance Walker (GO-GO BOY)

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
July 2018 LGBT Feature Screenplay Winner Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Vance Walker: It’s about a go-go boy in 1990 and his co-workers living a fun, raunchy life— colorful and sexy, kind of like a gay Flashdance, until AIDS starts hitting close to home. 2. What…

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…

LGBT Toronto Festival Testimonial – August 14 2018

Fabian Martin (HALFWAY TO MARS) I know the Toronto community is both film savy and LGBT-friendly so it was important for me to enter my screenplay in a community that respects this particular genre. In regards to feedback, well, you did a reading of my screenplay….what can be better than that! I hope to parlay this… Continue reading LGBT Toronto Festival Testimonial – August 14 2018

LGBT Toronto Festival Testimonial – August 6 2018

Vance Walker It was an all-around great experience with the LGBT Toronto Film Festival! Their notes were very helpful. So glad to be a part of it! Submit exclusively via FilmFreeway: Genre: Drama, Romance It’s 1990 and LA’s hottest go-go dancer is living a carefree, hedonistic life until he tests positive for the AIDS virus… Continue reading LGBT Toronto Festival Testimonial – August 6 2018