Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
EASY, A 3 MINUTE LOVE STORY played to rave reviews at the February 2018 ROMANCE FEEDBACK Film Festival on Valentine’s Day. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Robert Guthrie: So many LGBTQ films, especially coming-of-age films, focus on difficulties. Violence, unrequited love, isolation… etc. Yes,…
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Interview with Winning Screenwriter Katie L. Marshall (FALLING STAR)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
1. What is your screenplay about? ‘Falling Star’ is about a young pop star who is driven to a mental breakdown by those profiting from her fame. Alexa King is forced to keep her sexuality a secret in the limelight, for fear of losing fans and the profits that…
Interview with LGBT TV Pilot Screenplay Winner – Jess Harris DiStefano (THE DISAPPEARANCE)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Jess Harris DiStefano is the August 2017 Winning LGBT screenplay writer. What is your TV Pilot screenplay about? The Disappearance is an hour long drama about a charming young sports writer, whose secret past comes back to haunt him when he accidentally stumbles upon the whereabouts of his…
LGBT Best Scene Reading – LOOK IN MY EYES, by Eddie Baca
Genre: Drama Gay sober military man meets Crimean Muslim taxi driver in NYC. Cast List: Narrator: Val Cole Eddie: John Fray Karim: James Dooley Get to know the writer: 1. What is your screenplay about? My screenplay is about 2 gay men from completely different backgrounds (geographically, religion, age, ethnicity, world viewpoints, politically and the acceptance of… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Reading – LOOK IN MY EYES, by Eddie Baca
February 2018 Winning LGBT Stories
LGBT FEATURE Screenplay – LOVE IS FREE WILLFebruary 2018 Readingby Amanda Samaroo LGBT 1st Scene Screenplay – DELIVERY GIRLFebruary 2018 Readingby Katherine Grant Krieger VIOLET AND JUNE, 6min., Canada, Romance/ComedyWATCH Audience FEEDBACK EASY, A 3 MINUTE LOVE STORY, 3min., USA, Romance/Drama WATCH Audience FEEDBACK **Submit exclusively via FilmFreeway: Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Director: Kierston Drier… Continue reading February 2018 Winning LGBT Stories
LGBT Film Festival – Thur. April 26th
The FEEDBACK Monthly Film Festival is back for 2018.. Our home is The Carlton Cinemas, located in the heart of downtown Toronto at 20 Carlton Street. The event runs from 7pm to 9:10pm. Continuing to showcase the best of short films from around the world, while maintaining our audience feedback format moderated by Kierston Drier. Showcasing a festival twice… Continue reading LGBT Film Festival – Thur. April 26th
Director BIO: Mark McKinsey (VOWS)
Director Biography – Mark McKinsey Mark is a CG lighting and shading artist from Indianapolis, Indiana. Mark stayed busy directing Vows while simultaneously honing his craft with internships at Blur Studio and Pixar Animation Studios all before graduating from the Savannah College of Art and Design in June 2017. He is grateful for the hard working… Continue reading Director BIO: Mark McKinsey (VOWS)
Short Film: VOWS, 4min., USA, LGBT/Animation
A man experiences conflicting feelings on what should be the happiest day of his life. Project Links Website Facebook News & Reviews “Film animates marriage equality at Palm Springs festival” Desert Sun http://www.desertsun.com/story/desert-outlook/2017/11/09
LGBT 1st Scene Script – DELIVERY GIRL, by Katherine Grant Krieger
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Coming of Age Adopted at birth, 20-something conflicted lesbian Trisha Donahue enlists her treacherous bi-sexual girlfriend to help search for her birth mother. CAST LIST: Max: Jarod Terrell Motorist: Rob Notman Sarah: Ida Jagaric Narrator: Carina Cojeen Trisha: Andrea Meister Abigail: Kerrie Lamb Danny: Charles Gordon Get to know the writer: 1. What is your screenplay about? My… Continue reading LGBT 1st Scene Script – DELIVERY GIRL, by Katherine Grant Krieger
Winning LGBT Feature Screenplay Reading of LOVE IS FREE WILL, by Amanda Samaroo
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 when he learns that she is a lesbian in this story of family and acceptance. CAST LIST: Narrator: Laura Kyswaty Jake: Nick Baillie Becca: Katelyn Varadi Rachel: Jane Smythe Sarah: Susan Q. Wilson… Continue reading Winning LGBT Feature Screenplay Reading of LOVE IS FREE WILL, by Amanda Samaroo
LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival 