The festival is a unique opportunity to showcase your work. Not only is the feedback terrific, but I do not know of any other festival that will create a production of the winning works.
– David M. Hyde (The Fireworks Stand, Feature Screenplay)
A FilmFreeway preferred festival:
Thank you so much and I love the reading!!
A former Soviet spy is determined to conquer the many dimensions that exist in this world and it is up to a small band of unlikely heroes, including a young physicist and those close to her, to stop him.
CAST LIST:
Dr. Zelov – 6 – Ron Boyd
Slender Young Man – 8 – Rhys Harrison
NARRATION – Anne McMaster
Jane – 19 – Jen Daniels
Girl – 3 –Brittany Clough
A FilmFreeway preferred festival:
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A FilmFreeway preferred festival:
 FEATURE SCREENPLAY: SALACIOUS by Mona Fuller
|  SHORT SCREENPLAY: ADVENTURE TIME by Daniel Fishbayn
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 Best Scene SCREENPLAY: ROCKMOMAGER by Adam Nixon
|  Best Scene SCREENPLAY: DREAM by Randall Talton
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 Novel Transcript READING: THE ADVENTURES OF LARSON AND GARRETT by Aaron Dennis
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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com
Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Kyle Drier, John Johnson
Festival Directors: Mary Cox, Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy
Camera Operators: Hugh Fraser, Andy Camp, Aser Santos Jr., Zack Arch
I signed up to FilmFreeway at the beginning of the year but have been pretty selective about entering film festivals. There aren’t too many that focus on family films which is a shame, so when I saw the Festival for Family I jumped at the opportunity. The feedback was tremendous. It prompted me to re write the ending to make it more satisfying and I’m so glad I did. My script sparkled after the changes.
A FilmFreeway preferred festival:
Genre: Family, Fantasy
A curious young girl is shocked to find a tormented soul trapped in her grandmother’s favourite painting, but she soon discovers there are even more sinister plans afoot.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Sean Ballantyne
Kate: Andrea Meister
Beryl: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Witch: Konstantina Mantelos
Caretaker: Anthony Botelho
 Maaya Modha |
Thank you Family Festival!!! We are London-based film-makers and we made our first short film ‘Tea & Coffee’ last year which we submitted to the Festival and this was an absolutely amazing experience! They not only accepted our short in to the Festival for Drama and Family, but also informed us that Tea & Coffee had been accepted for the Feedback Festival, where we get a chance to hear live audience feedback after a screening of our short. This was all incredibly well organised, with regular communication from the respective Festival teams and we were delighted to receive a video of the live audience feedback yesterday, as we could not travel to Toronto for this. Thank you so much, this has been such a wonderful and life-changing experience!  |
A FilmFreeway preferred festival:
 STORY MOVIE: Knock Knock by Mary Barr |
 WINNING FEATURE SCREENPLAY: At The Mercy of Faith by Samuel Taylor |
 WINNING LGBT TV PILOT SCREENPLAY: Fluidity by Tayler Carter |
 FEMALE FESTIVAL SHORT SCREENPLAY: A Chance of Success by Malgorzata Suwala & Marta Jagniewska |
 BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: Unhooked by Shelly Paino |
 NOVEL READING: Lucy in Her Secret Wood by Christina M. Pages |
 NOVEL READING: Omie 17 by G. Michael Smith |
 A FRIEND OF DOROTHY, 4min., Sweden, LGBT/Family |
 THE DOLLHOUSE, 7min., USA, Documentary |
 THE FAMILY WAY, 18min., Ireland, Comedy |
 PAGEANT PERFECT, 12min., USA, Drama |
 TEA & COFFEE, 9min., UK, Drama/Family |
 GAMES WE PLAY, 9min., Denmark, Drama |
 SHOT FIRED, 7min, France, Drama/Family |
 THE SON OF A MATADOR, 11min., Belgium, Drama/Family |
 THE BOY WITH THE TEDDY, 14min., Germany, Drama/Family |
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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com
Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Kyle Drier, John Johnson
Festival Directors: Mary Cox, Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy
Camera Operators: Hugh Fraser, Andy Camp, Aser Santos Jr., Zack Arch
 NOVEL Transcript Reading: CATLIPS INCORPORATEDDecember 2018 Reading by Sharon Bennett Gandy |
 NOVEL TRANSCRIPT: DO MY EYES DECEIVE ME by Wilson JacksonNovember 2018 |
 NOVEL Transcript Reading – CURLY AND TUBS AND THE GALLOPING ROTJanuary 2018 Reading by Kim Montgomery |
 NOVEL Transcript Reading – AUNT SOOKIE MEJanuary 2018 Reading by Michael Scott Garvin |
 NOVEL Transcript Reading – SHARLEYS LESSONSJanuary 2018 Reading by RK Vetter |
 SHORT STORY Reading – EVERYTHINGJanuary 2018 Reading by Lionel Walfish |
 A KIND OF MARRIAGE – SHORT STORY ReadingMay 2018 Reading by Stevie Turner |  WHO’S AT THE DOOR – SHORT STORY ReadingMay 2018 Reading by Mary Barr |
 AVALEIGH’S AMAZING ADVENTURES – SHORT STORY ReadingMay 2018 Reading by Rita Cragwall |  Novel Reading: EMPTY SEATS by Wanda Adams Fischer
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A FilmFreeway preferred festival:
 TV SPEC Screenplay of the show TRANSPARENTMarch 2018 Reading by Marisaa Lessman |
 TV FAN FICTION PILOT: SCOOBY DOO: AGE OF AQUARIUSApril 2018 Reading by Katie Grotzinger |
A FilmFreeway preferred festival:
 WINNING FEATURE FILM: FEAR by Peter JangNovember 2018 |  LGBT FEATURE Screenplay – LOVE IS FREE WILLFebruary 2018 Reading by Amanda Samaroo |
 DRAMA FEATURE Screenplay – THE DISPLACEDFebruary 2018 Reading by Manzo Scruggs |
 FOR A GOOD LIFE – Feature ScreenplayMay 2018 Reading by Natalia Maslin |
 FEATURE Screenplay: WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST by Tara C. HallDecember 2018 |
A FilmFreeway preferred festival:
 DIVERSITY SHORT Screenplay: NORTH STAR by PJ PalmerDecember 2018 |  EUROPEAN SHORT Screenplay – THE BIKERS’ WAVEJanuary 2018 Reading by Damien Mazza |
 STUDENT SHORT Screenplay – DIMAGGIOMarch 2018 Reading by Taylor Zaccario |
 IN THE WOODS – Short ScreenplayApril 2018 Reading by Rachel Greenhoe |
 SEEKER – Family Short ScreenplayApril 2018 Reading by Kaitlyn Kowalski |
EXTINGUISHED, 4min., USA, Animation/Romance
FESTIVAL for FAMILY 