A FilmFreeway preferred festival:
 FEATURE SCREENPLAY: NANUQ, by Jessi ThindJuly 2019 Winner |  FEATURE SCREENPLAY: BATMAN: BEYOND THE COWL, by Reginald JohnsonJuly 2019 Winner |
 TV SPEC SCREENPLAY: WESTWORLD, by Brenda HolidayJuly 2019 Winner |  HORROR 1st Scene SCREENPLAY: PEOPLE OF MERRITT, by Adam PottleJuly 2019 Winner |
 SCI-FI SHORT SCREENPLAY: THE LAST BREATH OF WINTER, by Thom HollandJuly 2019 Winner |  FEMALE BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: DRAGGING THE MARK, by Suzy SteinJuly 2019 Winner |
YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY, 8min. USA, Comedy/Thriller
LOST AT SEA, 16min., USA, Thriller/Mystery
I’M SORRY, 4min., USA, Horror/Found Footage
THIS IS FINE, 7min, USA, Sci-Fi/Drama
SLASHED!, 8min., UK, Horror/Comedy
NOW, 16min, USA, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
THE MONSTER, 11min., Horror/Thriller
NOMADIC CLOUD, 5min., Sci-Fi/Animation
THE DUMPSTER ROOM, 11min., USA, Horror/Thriller
Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com
Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Kyle Drier, John Johnson
Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy
Camera Operators: Denissa Palmer, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch
June Thriller 2019 Film/Story/Screenplay Winners
A FilmFreeway preferred festival:
 SCREENPLAY MOVIE: THE PLAYLISTS, by Michael KotsirosJune 2019 Winner |  SCREENPLAY MOVIE: MOTORIST, by Julie Thor FrydJune 2019 Winner |
ELI, 11min., UK, Drama
ELPIDA, 7min., 7min., USA, Drama/Sci-Fi
Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com
Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Kyle Drier, John Johnson
Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy
Camera Operators: Denissa Palmer, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch
Screenplay Movie: THE PLAYLISTS, by Michael Kotsiros
SCENE LOCATION:
The scene occurs at a remote cottage in the woods; about an hours drive from Los Angeles. The main character is outside the property having a psychotic episode before running inside and telling his captors that he will release them.
Visual Design by Kimberly Villarruel
Produced by Matthew Toffolo
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Danielle Nicole
Clara: Val Cole
Archibald: Sean Tabares
Lewis: Geoff Mays
Reggie: Matt Barnes
Joel: Steve Rizzo
Rachel: Esther Thibault
Short Film: LOST AT SEA, 16min., USA, Thriller/Mystery
A wealthy widow grapples with the disappearance of her son, trying to piece together what happened at the cost of her waning sanity.
MAY Thriller 2019 Film/Story/Screenplay Winners
A FilmFreeway preferred festival:
 THRILLER 1ST SCENE: THE VOYEUR WIKI, by Kevin GlikmannMay 2019 Winner |  SCI-FI SHORT SCREENPLAY: EARTHING, by Llewellyn Michael BatesMay 2019 Winner |
 LGBT BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: LOTUS OPERANDI, by Janet CaulfieldMay 2019 Winner |  BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: DEMON LOVER, by Armando de AgueroMay 2019 Winner |
 BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: THE SYMBIOSIS, by Gunseli Orhon, T. Mehmet AksuMay 2019 Winner |  BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: NO ONE, by Kevin LunnMay 2019 Winner |
 BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: KNIGHT OF THE KOLOSSOS, by Jeremy StoreyMay 2019 Winner |  BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: HIMAL GOLD MURDER AND INTRIGUE IN THE HIGH MOUNTAINS, by Raymond A. PorterMay 2019 Winner |
 BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: BITTERSWEET SERENITY, by Louetta Jensen & Paul LawrenceMay 2019 Winner |  BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: TO WALK AMONG WOLVES, by Carol HoffmanMay 2019 Winner |
Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com
Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Kyle Drier, John Johnson
Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy
Camera Operators: Denissa Palmer, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch
HIGHLIGHT & VIDEOS: May 2019 THRILLER/SUSPENSE Film Festival
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS:
BEST FILM: ACCOMPLICE
BEST PERFORMANCES: TRAP
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: THE DESECRATED
BEST MUSIC: BLOODBURN
Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos:
 WIDOW, 16min., USA, Action/Western |
 TRAP, 10min., Canada, Action/Thriller |
 BEFORE YOU WOKE, 4min., USA, Action/Thriller |
 SILENCE, 7min., USA, Action/Drama |
 ACCOMPLICE, 19min., Spain, Thriller |
 BLOODBURN, 7min., Netherlands, Crime/Thriller |
 THE WOODS, 4min., USA, Thriller/Horror |
 THE DESECRATED, 8min., USA, Thriller/Mystery |
The theme of the May 2019 ACTION/THRILLER Feedback Film Festival in Toronto was “Female Strength”.
Each film was a female character pushing against and triumphing in the male world.
The 11th event of the Toronto festivals in 2019.
19 more festivals to go in Toronto this year.
See you at the festivals.
– Matthew Toffolo
THE DESECRATED Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK Video from May 2019 Action/Thriller Festival
THE DESECRATED, 8min., USA, Thriller/Mystery
Directed by John Gray
A young morgue attendant encounters an unwelcome visitor.
CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!
