Lisa Hoehn has an unusual job: she makes a living ghostwriting online dating profiles for a large and diverse set of clients, eager to put their best foot forward in the labyrinthine world of social media. When filmmaker and wedding videographer Matt Cusimano meets Hoehn, they find common ground in the exhausting lifestyle of working… Continue reading Short Film: THE LOVE INDUSTRY, 20min., USA, LGBT/Documentary
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Short Film: A PLACE IN THE CITY, 18min., USA, LGBT/Documentary
A personal and intimate look at how care taking, housing, and family intersect with experiences of HIV/AIDS today. Film Type: Documentary Runtime: 17 minutes 53 seconds Completion Date: May 24, 2017 Production Budget: 6,000 USD Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Film Language: English Shooting Format: Digital Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Film… Continue reading Short Film: A PLACE IN THE CITY, 18min., USA, LGBT/Documentary
April 2018 Winning LGBT Stories
THE FRUIT MACHINE, 16min., Canada, LGBT/Drama BOY, 9min., USA, LGBT/Drama CHRICKLE, 7min., Sweden, LGBT/Experimental MATTHEW, 6min., USA, LGBT/Family YOURS FAITHFULLY EDNA WELTHORPE (MRS), UK, Animation/Comedy VOWS, 4min., USA, LGBT/Animation SPINNING IN SLOW MOTION, 12min, Australia, Drama I PROMISED HER LIFE, 15min., Drama/Family CITY GIRL, 10min., Drama **** Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators:… Continue reading April 2018 Winning LGBT Stories
HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: April 2018 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: THE FRUIT MACHINE BEST PERFORMANCES: MATTHEW BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: CHRICKLE BEST MUSIC: BOY Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: THE FRUIT MACHINE, 16min., Canada, LGBT/Drama BOY, 9min., USA, LGBT/Drama CHRICKLE, 7min., Sweden, LGBT/Experimental MATTHEW, 6min., USA, LGBT/Family YOURS FAITHFULLY EDNA WELTHORPE (MRS), UK, Animation/Comedy VOWS, 4min., USA, LGBT/Animation The theme of the… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: April 2018 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival
January 2018 Winning LGBT Stories
LGBT 1st Scene Screenplay – FALLING STAR January 2018 Reading by Katie L. Marshall JAKE & JULIA, 12min, USA, Comedy/Relationship WATCH Audience FEEDBACK **Submit exclusively via FilmFreeway: Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Director: Kierston Drier Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editor: John Johnson Camera Operator: Mary Cox
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
LGBT Film Festival – Monday December 11, 2017
The FEEDBACK Monthly Film Festival is back for 2017.. 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 – Monday December 11, 2017
Get to know the short film: MASQUERADING: TO HELL AND BACK, 13min., South Africa, LGBT/Documentary
Short Film: Playing at the LGBT Short Film Festival – December 11, 2017 Two hilarious and eccentric old drag queens living in Cape Town, South Africa remember their lives and how they survived years of brutal and terrifying discrimination. The fifty year old drag queens remember the apartheid years, where up till 1994 in South Africa… Continue reading Get to know the short film: MASQUERADING: TO HELL AND BACK, 13min., South Africa, LGBT/Documentary
Get to know the short film: SUNLIGHT OVER WATER, 15min., Canada, LGBT/Drama
Short Film: Playing at the LGBT Short Film Festival – December 11, 2017 High-schooler Merit discovers his sexuality through a tumultuous relationship with his friend Julien. Film Type: Student Genres: Drama, Coming of Age, Queer Runtime: 15 minutes 3 seconds Completion Date: April 8, 2017 Production Budget: 300 USD Country of Origin: Canada Country of Filming:… Continue reading Get to know the short film: SUNLIGHT OVER WATER, 15min., Canada, LGBT/Drama
Director BIO: Jessica Adler
Short Film: Playing at the LGBT Short Film Festival – December 11, 2017 Director Biography Jessica is a writer and filmmaker with a BA from Sarah Lawrence College. She works professionally in feature film, with credits featuring Robert Redford, Gerard Butler and Bruce Willis. Jessica’s directorial work includes several published plays as well as original work,… Continue reading Director BIO: Jessica Adler
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