2018 FAMILY Short Films (47)

February 1, 2019 festivalforfamily family festival, family screenplay, family stories, Father Stories, short film, wildsound festival review 2018 FAMILY Short Films.

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OUR WONDERFUL NATURE, 3min., Germany, Animation
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EGGS AND SOLDIERS, 20min., USA, Drama/Family
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EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY, 30min., Austria, Drama/Thriller
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LILAC TV Pilot, 15min., USA, Adventure/Family
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festival poster MADEIRA, 14min., USA, Drama
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EASY, A 3 MINUTE LOVE STORY, 3min., USA, Romance/Drama
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FOR THE LOVE OF THE CHILD, 38min., USA, Documentary

festival poster THE MANLIEST MAN, 23min., India, Drama
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I PROMISED HER LIFE, 15min., Drama/Family

DAUGHTER, 3min., Canada, Drama/Family

SUNDAY DINNER, 15min., USA, Documentary

A GOOD BLINDER, 26min., USA, Documentary

MATTHEW, 6min., USA, LGBT/Family

SAM THE HAM, 1min., USA, Animation/Comedy

WHEN COMES THE RAIN, 2min., USA, Animation/Comedy

ROSIE, OH, 8min, USA, Experimental/Family

BURIED, 14min., UK, Thriller/War

AINHOA, 19min, Spain, Drama/Thriller

VINDICTE, 26min., Germany, Drama/Family

MUM, 13min., India, Drama

DOWN TIME, 15min., France, Drama

JUST SAYING, 14min., UK, Drama/Dark Comedy

GRANDFATHERHOOD, 27min., Russia, Drama/Family

HIGH CALORIE, 17min., Turkey, Family/Drama

SWEETER, 13min., USA, Family/Drama

PRIEST TO PRIEST, 9min., USA, Family/Drama

THE LEGEND OF RASPUTIN, 13min., Canada, Family/Animation

JOYA MIA, 5min., USA, Family/Drama

SWEET YOYO, 18min., Canada, Family/Drama

WHO I AM, 17min, UK, LGBT/Drama

FIREFLIES, 3min., UK, Drama

GIRL IN YELLOW, 3min., USA, Drama/Family

BROTHERS, 5min., USA, Drama/Family

NOVAA – MELODY OF NEED, 3min., Germany Animation/Music Video

SUSHI MAN, 3min., USA, Animation/Romance

THE WISHING CRANES, 3min., USA, Animation

PLUSH ASSASSIN, 2min., USA, Animation

STUCK, 5min., USA, Animation

EXPIRATION DATE, 4min., USA, Animation

BARELY THERE, 2min., USA, Animation

THE RETURN, 19min, Turkey, Documentary

MORGEN, 10min., USA, Documentary

BETWEEN US, 10min, USA, Drama/Family

PELICAN, 5min., USA, LGBT

CROWNING CHANGE – THE ERIN O’FLAHERTY STORY, 17min., USA, LGBT

MAXWELL’S DEMON, 21min., Brazil, Drama/Family
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LOLA, 25min., USA, Drama, Coming of Age
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Top 5 FAMILY Screenplays of 2018

February 1, 2019 festivalforfamily short film, short story, table read, wildsound festival review, winning screenplays, winning stories, writing festival Top 5 FAMILY Screenplays of 2018

FAMILY BEST scene Screenplay: FAMILY TREE by Andrea N. Carr
December 2018

FAMILY BEST SCENE Screenplay: MOVING ON by Sheila Warren
October 2018

FAMILY Best Scene Screenplay – CHRISTMAS WINGS
February 2018 Reading
by Lily Rose

FAMILY Best Scene Screenplay – THE SHOW TO DIE FOR
January 2018 Reading
by Martin Cox

SEEKER – Family Short Screenplay
April 2018 Reading
by Kaitlyn Kowalski

FAMILY Festival Testimonial – January 20 2019

January 20, 2019 festivalforfamily family festival, Testimonials FAMILY Festival Testimonial – January 20 2019

It was very pleasing to hear the feedback from the festival. I was flattered. I’m glad our film was well-received.
– Burleigh Smith (FIXED, Short Film)

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FAMILY Festival Testimonial – January 14 2019

January 14, 2019 festivalforfamily table read, Testimonials, wildsound festival review, winning screenplays FAMILY Festival Testimonial – January 14 2019

Screenwriter Nicholas Julius (MYTHATANIA)

The feedback was great, and the staged reading hit a lot of fine notes. INFERNO THE PHOENIX particularly.

Screenplay Reading:

Scottish siblings, Erin and Owen Macdonald, are swallowed by The Loch Ness Monster and brought to the magical land of Mythatania where all creatures heard of in Myth and Folklore have gone to escape the outside world. There they meet THE MYTHFITZ, a group of mythical youngsters and embark on a wonderful adventure.

CAST LIST:

Owen: John Marcucci
Erin: Zena Driver
Inferno: Shawn Devlin
Narrator: Kat Smiley
Cassandra: Corinne Sutton-Smith
Salandra: Cassandra Guthrie
Unee: Sam Fazli

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DECEMBER 2018 FAMILY Stories, Screenplays, and Short Films

January 8, 2019 festivalforfamily audience feedback, family festival, feature screenplay, feedback film festiv al, table read, television show, wildsound festival review, winning screenplays, winning stories, writing festival and Short Films, DECEMBER 2018 FAMILY Stories, feedback film festival, Screenplays

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MAXWELL’S DEMON, 21min., Brazil, Drama/Family
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LOLA, 25min., USA, Drama, Coming of Age
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NOVEL Transcript Reading: CATLIPS INCORPORATED
December 2018 Reading
by Sharon Bennett Gandy

FAMILY BEST scene Screenplay: FAMILY TREE by Andrea N. Carr
December 2018

FEATURE Screenplay: WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST by Tara C. Hall
December 2018

TV BEST SCENE Screenplay: SQUAD by Louric Rankine
December 2018

DIVERSITY SHORT Screenplay: NORTH STAR by PJ Palmer
December 2018

LGBT BEST scene Screenplay: VIN & JILL by Gracious Vallarious
December 2018

BEST scene Screenplay: JONNY QUEST by Alan Rosenfeld
December 2018

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editor: Kimberly Villarruel

Festival Directors: Mary Cox, Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy

Camera Operators: Hugh Ritchie, Isabal Cupryn, Aser Santos Jr., Zack Arch

FAMILY Best Scene Reading of FAMILY TREE by Andrea N. Carr

December 14, 2018 festivalforfamily family screenplay, Uncategorized, winning screenplays adrian carlos carter, best scene, FAMILY TREE by Andrea N. Carr, Katelyn Varadi, kyana teresa, nick dolan, paola scattolon, peter nelson, table read

“Family Tree” by novelist Andrea N. Carr with a family saga where an incarcerated woman gains a four-day release to attend the funeral after, her sister’s suicide while babysitting her 13 year old son. Story uncovers dark secrets with suspense and pacing that is in comparison to Raymond Carver. I conducted an interview with the author on the power of storytelling to create empathy and change. Cristina Deptula, Literary Publicist

CAST LIST:

Church Rep – 2 – PAOLA SCATTOLON
Secretary (m) – 4 – ADRIAN CARLOS CARTER
Narration – NICK DOLAN
Angel (f) – 20 – KYANA TERESA
Mary – 6 – KATELYN VARADI
Mr. Seinfeld – 3 – PETER NELSON

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editor: Kimberly Villarruel

Festival Directors: Mary Cox, Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy

Camera Operators: Hugh Ritchie, Isabal Cupryn, Aser Santos Jr., Zack Arch

FAMILY Festival Testimonial – November 27 2018

November 29, 2018 festivalforfamily Uncategorized

FESTIVAL for FAMILY

Excellent understanding of my story was apparent in the synopsis provided by Festival for Family, and the notes are relevant and appreciated. Thank you!

A. Gomez

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FAMILY Festival Testimonial – November 27 2018

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Excellent understanding of my story was apparent in the synopsis provided by Festival for Family, and the notes are relevant and appreciated. Thank you!