Genre: Drama Gay sober military man meets Crimean Muslim taxi driver in NYC. CAST LIST: Karim: Twain Ward Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Eddie: Peter Nelson Henry: John Leung ****** Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Director: Kierston Drier Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editor: Kimberly Villarruel Camera Op: Mary Cox
Category: table reading
LGBT Festival Testimonial – August 25 2018
I know the Toronto community is both film savvy 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 recognition into a film… Continue reading LGBT Festival Testimonial – August 25 2018
Winning LGBT Short Screenplay: SKATE NIGHT by Kate Whitehead
Genre: Comedy Agoraphobic skateboarder Cindy has a life that is rich in avatars but poor in human interaction. When she decides to make the leap to dating live people, everything turns out to be just as chaotic as she had feared. CAST LIST: DJ Strangelove: Neil Bennett Genie: Kevin P. Gabel Narrator: Charles Gordon Jolene: Carina Cojeen Cindy: Amber Copeland… Continue reading Winning LGBT Short Screenplay: SKATE NIGHT by Kate Whitehead
Winning LGBT Short Screenplay: OLDFISH by Kate Whitehead, Esha Khan
Genre: Horror, Thriller Tariq and Kylee want to put Grandma in a home. Unfortunately, Grandma’s girlfriend Mrs. Zane is not ready to give her up. CAST LIST: Dr. Harriet: Charles Gordon Tariq: Kevin P. Gabel Narrator: Neil Bennett Organ Player: Carina Cojeen Kylee: Amber Copeland ****** Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Director: Kierston Drier Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editor: Kimberly Villarruel… Continue reading Winning LGBT Short Screenplay: OLDFISH by Kate Whitehead, Esha Khan
Winning LGBT Short Screenplay: CONVERTED by Dana Quercioli
Genre: Comedy Andy McCloskey escaped gay conversion therapy to become a drag queen, going from pray-the-gay-away to slay all day. CAST LIST: David: Neil Bennett Dr. Tomassini: Charles Gordon Narrator: Sean Ballantyne Andy: Kevin P. Gabel Deven: Amber Copeland Danny: Ryan Singh ****** Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Director: Kierston Drier Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editor: Kimberly Villarruel Camera Op: Mary Cox
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
July 2018 Winning LGBT Stories
Submit exclusively via FilmFreeway: A PLACE IN THE CITY, 18min., USA, LGBT/Documentary THE LOVE INDUSTRY, 20min., USA, LGBT/Documentary THE LAST GIRL, 13min., Denmark, LGBT/Romance MASQUERADE, 10min., USA, LGBT/Drama WHO I AM, 17min, UK, LGBT/Drama Winning LGBT Feature Film: GO-GO BOY by Vance Walker **** Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut… Continue reading July 2018 Winning LGBT Stories
Winning LGBT Feature Script – GO-GO BOY, by Vance Walker
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 and realizes he must change everything about his life if he’s going to survive. CAST LIST: Jo: Kelly Seo Garland: Abbas Wahab William: Shawn Devlin Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Art: Cory Bertrand Nate: Sam Fazli Edie: Laurel Galt… Continue reading Winning LGBT Feature Script – GO-GO BOY, by Vance Walker
LGBT Festival Testimonial – July 28 2018
Amanda Samaroo So exciting to have my screenplay chosen as a table read for the festival. Everyone associated is helpful and very responsive communicating. Submit exclusively via FilmFreeway: Genre: Drama, Romance, Sports In the mountains of North Carolina a high school football coach’s love for his teenage daughter comes into clash with his religious views… Continue reading LGBT Festival Testimonial – July 28 2018
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