William Opperman (NEW TO THIS) The feedback was incredibly helpful. Encouragement is always nice, and heaven knows it can be hard to come by, but even better was the advice: Pull back on this element, emphasize that one; heighten the conflict; specify, make it move, let it breathe. I owe you guys a lot! Thanks.… Continue reading LGBT Festival Testimonial – June 15 2020
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LGBT Film Festival Testimonial – May 15 2020
Joakim S. Hammond Awesome festival, I love that they send an audience feedback video, I got some unexpected but interesting reactions. Submit via FilmFreeway: This festival is designed to showcase the best of LGBT stories from around the world. We accept screenplays (short, TV Pilot, feature) and short films from all corners of the world.
HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: March 2020 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: JUS+ LIKE ME BEST PERFORMANCES: OLD FLAMES BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: LA DISTANCIA BEST MUSIC: RESHAPING BEAUTY Theme of night: Acceptance Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: THE DISTANCE, 18min., Spain, Drama/Teen THE QUIT, 28min., USA, Comedy/Relationship JUS+ LIKE ME, 15min., UK, Documentary NOW I KNOW, 7min., USA, Drama/Teen BOXING DAY, 7min., USA,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: March 2020 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival
Director Biography – Marino Baciga (DIMITRI)
Marino Baciga nasce a Verona il 13 maggio 1992. Si specializza nella regia cinematografica a Roma, successivamente ad un’esperienza formativa negli Stati Uniti. Si laurea in Scienze della Comunicazione seguendo un percorso accademico sulla storia e l’estetica del cinema. Dopo un periodo di ricerca e di realizzazioni di cortometraggi e videoclip, esordisce nel 2017 al… Continue reading Director Biography – Marino Baciga (DIMITRI)
Short Film: DIMITRI, 15min., Italy, Drama
Alessandro is a young handsome man who takes advantage of a trip to Rome to catch fleeting meetings mediated by technology. The occasion becomes real when he meets Dimitri, elegant and refined, who after a moment of passion and understanding inexplicably disappears. Alessandro finds himself stuck in a stranger’s house.
JUNE 2019 Winning Films & Screenplays
Submit via FilmFreeway: LGBT BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: TUXEDO TERRACE, by Carmine BicchettiJune 2019 Winner LGBT BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: NEW TO THIS, by William OppermanJune 2019 Winner LGBT BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: THIS IS THE LAST TIME, by Jeff BretlJune 2019 Winner Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting… Continue reading JUNE 2019 Winning Films & Screenplays
Director BIO: Tomislav Vujcic (CHAMP)
From early childhood on, Tomislav Vujcic (born 1983) was fascinated by movies. But it took him some time to finally fully commit to this industry. After graduating from secondary school in Germany, he completed his military service in Croatia and afterwards studied Health Communication in Bielefeld. During this time he wrote his first stories. He… Continue reading Director BIO: Tomislav Vujcic (CHAMP)
Director BIO: Tina Novak (RISK)
Tina Novak was born on June 6th 1991 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She finished BA in Film and Television Editing at University of Ljubljana – Academy for theatre, radio, film and television. She later started working as a TV director on national television and she will finish her masters study in 2018.
Short Film: RISK, 20min., Slovenia, LGBT/Romance
The film explores relationships between the male and female mind; the way their psyche is impacted by fear and jealousy, and how they respond differently to the same event leads to gender stereotypes being challenged throughout the film. During the first part we are narrated by Jake as he remembers a past evening involving his… Continue reading Short Film: RISK, 20min., Slovenia, LGBT/Romance
Short Film: THE BROTHER, 4min., UK, LGBT/Comedy
The Brother is a short surreal comedy. The morning after the night before, Frances finds herself a little bit more involved in a situation than she would want to be – the kind of situation where you don’t ask too many questions. The beauty of London’s East End is that you never quite know who… Continue reading Short Film: THE BROTHER, 4min., UK, LGBT/Comedy