March 2016 Family Films/Screenplays/Stories

Submit your Family Film or Screenplay to the Festival:http://festivalforfamily.com

Watch the best of Family from March 2016:

ACTORNovel Transcript Reading – INTO THE SHADOWS
March 2016 Reading
Written by Marie Jones

ACTOR1st Chapter Reading – THE MAGIC PILLOW
March 2016 Reading
Written by K.J. Kratz

ACTORBest Scene Screenplay – SCREAMING MY HEART OUT
March 2016 Reading
Written by Janyce Lapore

ACTORFeature Screenplay – GATES OF HELL
March 2016 Reading
Written by Pamela Green and Everett House Sr.


festival posterFISH
WATCH Audience FEEDBACK


10min, USA, Family/Drama


festival posterACE
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6min, UK, Family/Kids


festival posterFROG
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17min, USA, Family/Drama

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Director/Producer: Matthew Toffolo

Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne

Editor: John Johnson

Watch Audience FEEDBACK Video: FISH, Short Film

  MOVIE POSTERFISH, 10min, USA, Family/Drama
Directed by Andrew Ruiz

A young boy puts his father in a difficult position when he tries to smuggle his pet Betta fish past airport security.

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Watch Audience FEEDBACK Video from the March 31st Comedy Film Festival. Moderated by Matthew Toffolo: 

Watch Audience FEEDBACK Video: ACE, Short Film

  MOVIE POSTERACE, 6min, UK, Family/Kids
Directed by AD Cooper

Two bored boys repeatedly harass an old man in a mobility scooter by cycling up to him on their bikes and yelling in his face. His response is anything but predictable.

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Watch Audience FEEDBACK Video from the March 31st Comedy Film Festival. Moderated by Matthew Toffolo: 

Watch Audience FEEDBACK Video: FROG, Short Film

  MOVIE POSTERFROG, 17min, USA, Family/Drama
Directed by Tyler Wallach

After school, Danny, an innocent 11 year old, retreats to his refuge, the frog pond. After catching a frog, he steps outside his comfort zone and ventures further upstream. It is here, in dark woods, that he comes face to face with the neighborhood bullies.

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Watch Audience FEEDBACK Video from the March 31st Comedy Film Festival. Moderated by Matthew Toffolo: 

Watch the Family Feature Screenplay: THE PAPER ROUTE by Danny M. Howell

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THE PAPER ROUTE
Written by Danny M. Howell
Read 10 Questions with the writers

SYNOPSIS:

“The Paper Route” is the story of Paul, an almost-sixteen-year-old who discovers a chance to escape a world very few people really get away from: the mean poverty of a small town in the hill country of Indiana, where every day is a struglgle to survive, between his harsh family life and a town full of dangerous characters. The rub is that the price of escape is leaving behind Paul’s little brother, Brian, who worships him and depends on him for safety and love.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Holly Sarchfield
Paul – Aaron Drake
Brian – Declan Spellman
Barb – Maya Woloszyn
Roscoe/Lackey – Jason J. Thomas
Leroy/Eddie – Brett J. Kelly
Stella – Danielle Nicole

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

Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne

Editor: John Johnson

Get to know the Short Film: FISH

Playing at the Thursday March 31st FEEDBACK Family Film Festival. Get your FREE Tickets: www.wildsound.ca/torontofilmfestivals.html

FISH, 10min, USA, Family/Drama
Directed by Andrew Ruiz

A young boy puts his father in a difficult position when he tries to smuggle his pet Betta fish past airport security.

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Film Type: Short, Student

Runtime: 9 minutes 59 seconds

Completion Date: May 4, 2015

Production Budget: 20,000 USD

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Film Language: English

Shooting Format: Sony F55

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1

Film Color: Color

Get to know the Short Film: ACE

Playing at the Thursday March 31st FEEDBACK Family Film Festival. Get your FREE Tickets: www.wildsound.ca/torontofilmfestivals.html

  MOVIE POSTERACE, 6min, UK, Family/Kids
Directed by AD Cooper

Two bored boys repeatedly harass an old man in a mobility scooter by cycling up to him on their bikes and yelling in his face. His response is anything but predictable.

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Writer: A D Cooper

Producer: David A Smith, Helen L Alexander

Key Cast:

Moray Watson
Kyle Cox
Adam Parsons

Genres: Children’s

Runtime: 6 minutes

Production Budget: 4,000 GBP

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Country of Filming: United Kingdom

Film Language: English

Shooting Format: Digital 4K

Aspect Ratio: 16:9

Film Color: Color

Watch Family Feature Film Table Reading: HENRIETTA’S ODYSSEY by L.R. Whittinger

Submit your Family Film or Screenplay to the Festival:http://festivalforfamily.com

Feature Script: HENRIETTA’S ODYSSEY
by L.R. Whittinger

SYNOPSIS:

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

To save her Henrietta’s life, she is left on an earthling’s doorstep by Geegle one of the most untrustworthy characters in the plot. It so happens she is left on the wrong doorstep. She falls into the hands of the greedy Fritzgrumpy’s and becomes their slave. After Henri discovers she is a foundling and her supposed parents were only interested in being paid for looking after her. Her life turns upside down. Eanie Meanie saves Henri aided by with Geegle. So she can to find her way back to her real place in time and space. However, the Black Cardinal who has taken her rights away wants her dead.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Susan Wilson
HENRI – Amanda Pereira
EANIE/ARTHUR – Gabriel Darku
GEEGLE – Mark Sparks
ADA/MRS. STRICT – Elizabeth Rose Morriss
VARIOUS – Neil Kulin

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Director/Producer: Matthew Toffolo

Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne

Editor: John Johnson

Watch Table Read Feature Screenplay: HENRIETTA’S ODYSSEY by L.R. Whittinger

Submit your Family Film or Screenplay to the Festival:http://festivalforfamily.com

One of the winning Family Screenplays for February 2016.

HENRIETTA’S ODYSSEY
Written by L.R. Whittinger
Read 10 Questions with the writer

SYNOPSIS:

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

To save her Henrietta’s life, she is left on an earthling’s doorstep by Geegle one of the most untrustworthy characters in the plot. It so happens she is left on the wrong doorstep. She falls into the hands of the greedy Fritzgrumpy’s and becomes their slave. After Henri discovers she is a foundling and her supposed parents were only interested in being paid for looking after her. Her life turns upside down. Eanie Meanie saves Henri aided by with Geegle. So she can to find her way back to her real place in time and space. However, the Black Cardinal who has taken her rights away wants her dead.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Susan Wilson
HENRI – Amanda Pereira
EANIE/ARTHUR – Gabriel Darku
GEEGLE – Mark Sparks
ADA/MRS. STRICT – Elizabeth Rose Morriss
VARIOUS – Neil Kulin

February 2016 Family Films/Screenplays/Stories

Submit your Family Film or Screenplay to the Festival:http://festivalforfamily.com

Watch the best of Family from February 2016:

ACTORFeature Screenplay – HENRIETTA’S ODYSSEY
February 2016 Reading
Written by L.R. Whittinger
ACTORFan Fiction – DOCTOR WHO “The Time Cuckoo”
February 2016 Reading
Written by David Gilbank & Paul Renhard

festival posterCHATEAU SAUVIGNON: TERROIR
WATCH Audience FEEDBACK

13min, USA, Horror/Family

ACTORFeature Screenplay – FOUR FOR THE BORDER
February 2016 Reading
Written by Toby Roberts

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Director/Producer: Matthew Toffolo

Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne

Editor: John Johnson