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Interview with director Emma Jackson (CONVERSATIONS)

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
CONVERSATIONS was shown to fanfare at the January 2018 FEEDBACK Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Emma Jackson: At the time of writing – Trump had just been elected the president of America and there had been much talk about…

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 Supervising Sound Editor Donald Sylvester (Logan, Walk the Line, 3:10 to Yuma)

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Donald Sylvester has worked on over 100 films in the last 25 years and is considered one of the top people working in the craft of Post-Production Sound today. I asked him a few simple questions via email and he countered with some really insightful and meaningful answers.…

Interview with Filmmaker Steven R. Lawson (MAN-AT-ARMS)

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Steven R. Lawson’s short film played at the February 2018 Fan Fiction/Sci-Fi Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Steven R. Lawson: I love the challenge in creating something new.I normally make Horror or Thriller movies so Fantasy was a whole new…

Interview with Director Andi Osho (AMBER)

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Andi’ Osho’s short film was voted BEST MUSIC at September 2017 CRIME/THRILLER FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? I had a really inspiring conversation with a Fox executive several years ago and he told me that I need to think about…

Interview with Director James Bowsher (WITHHELD)

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
The short film WITHHELD (directed by James Bowsher) was the overwhelming winner of BEST FILM at the THRILLER FEEDBACK Film Festival in September 2017. It arguably could be the best short film of 2017! It’s that great of a film. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film?…

Interview with Composer Mateo Messina (JUNO, BLOCKERS)

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
What an honor it was to chat with composer Mateo Messina. Such a talented and positive guy. I was inspired after our 30 minute chat, I have to admit. A total pro who teaches you in this interview many things, including that it’s not a bad thing to…

Interview with Screenwriter Ryan Brannan Doyle (THE MONSTER HUNTER’s CODE)

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Watch the October 2017 Winning 1st Scene Screenplay Winner. What is your screenplay about? A group of 12 year olds star to outgrow their monster hunting business, but when the Boogeyman comes to town, its up to them to save everyone. What genre does your screenplay fall under?…

Interview with Screenwriter Rob Ayling (LIVING IN CRIME ALLEY – Batman)

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Watch the October 2017 Winning Short FAN FICTION Screenplay Writer. What is your screenplay about? Living in Crime Alley is about a single father in downtown Gotham City struggling to live and provide for his young son. The son is a huge fan of Batman. Living in Crime…