LGBT Feature Screenplay Winner: Jess, by Sean J.S. Jourdan, Danielle Prall

On the hard edge of the urban west, Jess, an ex-con and single mother, strives to provide for herself and her own in the face of desperate poverty. CAST LIST: Various: Nikolai Afanasev Carlos: Peter Mark Raphael Narrator: Carina Cojeen Jess: Kristen MacCulloch JJ: Kyana Teresa Various: Kaleb Alexander Writer Statement Danielle and I live… Continue reading LGBT Feature Screenplay Winner: Jess, by Sean J.S. Jourdan, Danielle Prall

Winning LGBT Feature Screenplay: NEARFALL, by Ronny Jay

A young Hasidic Jewish boy falls in love with a high school wrestler and must choose between his faith and his feelings. CAST LIST: Mr. Woodthrup: William Poulin Morris: Steven Holmberg Ruth: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Narration: Justine Christensen Ari: Fabio Abreu Logan: Gabriel Darku Bubsy: Jordan Boscariol — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew… Continue reading Winning LGBT Feature Screenplay: NEARFALL, by Ronny Jay

September 2018 Winning LGBT Stories

Submit exclusively via FilmFreeway:   ARE YOU HOLDING ME, OR AM I HOLDING MYSELF?, 12min, LGBT/Experimental LGBT 1st Scene Screenplay: OFF SCRIPT by Tamar PalmerSeptember 2018 LGBT BEST SCENE Screenplay: WHEN TRUTH COMES OUT by Lissette CamachoSeptember 2018 LGBT BEST SCENE Screenplay: PLANS FOR THE HOLIDAYS by Terry ConnellSeptember 2018 LGBT BEST SCENE Screenplay: MARRED… Continue reading September 2018 Winning LGBT Stories

LGBT Feature Screenplay of FALLING STAR, by Katie Marshall

Genre: Drama, Romance Driven to a mental breakdown by those profiting from her fame, a young pop star is forced to keep her sexuality a secret and faces a deadly choice until a chance encounter with a hotel chef transforms both of their lives. CAST LIST: Tony: Russell Batcher Guy: Peter Nelson Chad: David Straus Sarah: Norma Dawn Dunphy… Continue reading LGBT Feature Screenplay of FALLING STAR, by Katie Marshall

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

November 2017 LGBT Stories, Screenplays, Films

Submit your LGBT Film or Screenplay to the Festival today: https://lgbttorontofilmfestival.com/   LGBT BEST SCENE Screenplay – SHEPHERDING CASSIE November 2017 Reading by Michael Oborn LGBT FEATURE Screenplay – ANH SANG November 2017 Reading by Barry Brennessel *** Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Director: Kierston Drier Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editor: John Johnson Camera Operator: Mary Cox

Winning LGBT Feature Screenplay of ÁNH SÁNG, by Barry Brennessel

  Genre: Romance, LGBT, Drama French Indochina, 1917. Two teenage boys discover their feelings for one another transcend mere friendship. But the hardships under French colonial rule, and the effects of the Great War, alter their lives forever. CAST LIST: Narration: Carina Cojeen Minh: Xavier de Guzman Thao: Anthony Yu Laurent: Fabio Abreu Minh’s Mother:… Continue reading Winning LGBT Feature Screenplay of ÁNH SÁNG, by Barry Brennessel

Winning LGBT Feature Film Reading of ARRANGING MIA, by Joanie Fox

Genre: LGBT, Romance, Comedy A dying mother wants to marry off her lesbian daughter to a man before she dies. CAST LIST: Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Mia: Pip Dwyer Helen: Julie Burris Cole: Geoff Mays Alex: Hugh Ritchie Dr. Harrison: Ariel Brooker Get to know the writer: What is your screenplay about? Arranging Mia is… Continue reading Winning LGBT Feature Film Reading of ARRANGING MIA, by Joanie Fox