Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Winning LGBT TV PILOT Screenplay for October 2017. 1. What is your TV Pilot screenplay about? The Upside of Over is about a gay (possibly alcoholic?) twenty-something named Adam—whose fresh start is interrupted when the ex he ran away from forces his way back into his life. 2.…
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Interview with Winning TV PILOT Writer Katie Grotzinger (MINNIE NOIR)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
What is your TV Pilot screenplay about? Minnie Hughes is a hardboiled noir detective that also just so happens to also be the shortest girl in the fourth grade. When a candidate for class president’s show and tell South African ostrich egg goes missing, Minnie jumps on the…
Interview with Winning Student TV PILOT Screenplay Winner – K. Wayman Dodd (EVERHART)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
K. Wayman Dodd is the August 2017 STUDENT Screenplay Winner. What is your TV screenplay about? In modern-day Chicago, a rebellious college freshman discovers magic and lands herself and her over-protective brother in the middle of a magical mob war. Why should this screenplay be made into a…
Interview with Filmmaker Jesse Gotfrit (SUNLIGHT OVER WATER)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
SUNLIGHT OVER WATER played to rave reviews at the December 2017 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Jesse Gotfrit: The story came from a personal place, from formative relationships and experiences of intimacy that I had in my adolescence, which I…
Interview with Filmmaker Stephen Riscica (IT GETS BETTER?)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
IT GETS BETTER? was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the December 2017 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Stephen Riscica: I started writing this film almost years ago after learning about Jamey Rodemeyer, a young gay teenager from Buffalo, NY…
Interview with the film team of the short film CHRISTINE (Jessica Adler, Kate Montgomery, Stephanie Serra)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
CHRISTINE was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the December 2017 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? We wanted to tell a story that highlighted the idea that you can be yourself, even if you don’t have words to describe it yet.…
Interview with director Lisa Baron & Writer/Actor Malin Barr (HEDDA NEEDS HELP)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
HEDDA NEEDS HELP was the winner of BEST FILM at the November 2017 Female Feedback Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Lisa & Malin: We (Co-Writer/Lead, Malin Barr & Co-Writer/Director, Lisa Baron) both really wanted to create a short film that made people…
Interview with Filmmaker Robert Guthrie (EASY, A 3 MINUTE LOVE STORY)
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,…
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…
LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival 