Category: Screenplay

LGBT Short Screenplay: WILL, by Alex Alvarez

A middle aged gay man struggles with sex and love while taking care of his elderly mother. CAST LIST: Lydia: Avelyn Grey Narration: Carina Cojeen Will: Allen Brunet Charles: Ron Boyd Submit via FilmFreeway: **** Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Kyle Drier, John Johnson… Continue reading LGBT Short Screenplay: WILL, by Alex Alvarez

February 2019 Winning Films & Screenplays

Submit via FilmFreeway:   TV PILOT SCREENPLAY: OLD DYKES by Elise Dhaene 1st Scene SCREENPLAY: ASHPODEL by Giselle Damier Best Scene SCREENPLAY: THE CAREGIVER by Christopher Santos Best Scene SCREENPLAY: HE IS GONE by Gregory Allen Best Scene SCREENPLAY: …AND THEN THIS HAPPENED by Steve Feld Best Scene SCREENPLAY: YOUR ROARING TWENTIES by Kristina Rezek… Continue reading February 2019 Winning Films & Screenplays

Winning LGBT TV PILOT Screenplay Reading of OLD DYKES, by Elise D’Haene

A posse of older queer women — a makeshift family — confront losses, aging, parenting, and ever-changing and challenging relationships. CAST LIST: Shelby: Emily Weir President: Peter Nelson Narration: Laura Kyswaty Helene: Regan Brown Maya: Patrice Henry *** Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel,… Continue reading Winning LGBT TV PILOT Screenplay Reading of OLD DYKES, by Elise D’Haene

LGBT 1st Scene Screenplay Reading of ASHPODEL, by Giselle DaMier

  After stepping off a train into a foggy grassland, Lyla meets a beguiling girl named Marie in an isolated town called Asphodel, where the residents believe they exist in a realm between life and death. CAST LIST: Diane: Regan Brown Marie: Patrice Henry Narration: Laura Kyswaty Lyla: Emily Weir Engineer: Peter Nelson *** Producer/Director:… Continue reading LGBT 1st Scene Screenplay Reading of ASHPODEL, by Giselle DaMier

LGBT Best Scene Reading of The Caregiver by Christopher Santos

When his elderly mother requires full-time care, a middle-aged gay man moves into her stodgy New England retirement community and soon becomes obsessed with a troubled Iraq war vet, who is very much on the down-low. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole Michael: Peter-Mark Raphael Jake: Christian Vargas *** Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Kierston… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Reading of The Caregiver by Christopher Santos

LGBT Best Scene Reading of He Is Gone by Gregory Allen

What do you do when the entire world you thought you knew crumbles around you? How do you piece it all back together? While attending a 20th high school reunion in Alabama, New Jersey transplant Blain Harrington has lost the love of his life in the blink of an eye. He soon realizes that everything… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Reading of He Is Gone by Gregory Allen

LGBT Best Scene Screenplay Reading of And Then, This Happened by Steve Feld

Hard-ass tabloid reporter Lacey Stevens has the scoop of the year when she finds a reclusive superstar diva who’s been in hiding for years. But before she can expose her, Lacey and the star fall in love, creating an even more sensational story. It’s a modern take on It Happened One Night for a new… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Screenplay Reading of And Then, This Happened by Steve Feld

LGBT Best Scene Screenplay of Your Roaring Twenties by Kristina Rezek

Life, love, and insurmountable student debt. Welcome to your twenties, folks! CAST LIST: Tyler – SARAH-HAZEN BASK NARRATION – STEPHEN SANDQUIST Jada – JESSICA BOWMER Bianca – KAT SMILEY **** Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Kyle Drier, John Johnson Festival Directors: Mary Cox,… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Screenplay of Your Roaring Twenties by Kristina Rezek

January 2019 LGBT Screenplay/Story/Film Winners

Submit exclusively via FilmFreeway:   WINNING LGBT TV PILOT SCREENPLAY: Fluidity by Tayler Carter WINNING FEATURE SCREENPLAY: Like a Bloody Monkey by Maurizio Caduto SCREENPLAY MOVIE: Look Into My Eyes by Eddie Baca YAMAN, 17min., Australia, LGBT/ Drama PENANCE, 4min., USA, LGBT/Experimental A FRIEND OF DOROTHY, 4min., Sweden, LGBT/Family UTOPIA, 15min., USA, LGBT/Drama THANK YOU… Continue reading January 2019 LGBT Screenplay/Story/Film Winners