FX Picks Up B.J. Novak Half-Hour Anthology To Series; Guest Cast Includes Lucas Hedges & Jon Bernthal — Deadline

FX Networks has ordered the first installment of the Untitled B.J. Novak Project (fka Platform), a half-hour anthological series, written, directed and executive produced by The Office alum. The project, which features a different cast in each self-contained episode, is described an anthological television series that uses the boldest issues of our times as a…

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SCI-FI TV 1st Scenes of Screenplay Reading: Kingdom, by Kyujin Kim — Fantasy/Sci-Fi FILM & WRITING FESTIVAL

After the death of the beloved King, his young but cunning Successor must use subterfuge to get rid of a powerful and influential courtier in order to protect the throne and regain the control over his kingdom. CAST LIST: Narration: Allison Kampf Horus (M): Allan Michael Brunet Koinos (M): Fabio Abreu Limur (M): Geoff Mays […]

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Interview with Screenwriter Sonja Knyssok (M for Mole Murder) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Sonja Knyssok: My Screenplay is about a young mole who suffers from claustrophobia and has to clear up a murder mystery that leads him in the tunnels where he has to escape from mutated killer roots of flowers to finally overcome his fears. 2. What genres does your […]

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Interview with Screenwriter Sonja Knyssok (M for Mole Murder) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Sonja Knyssok: My Screenplay is about a young mole who suffers from claustrophobia and has to clear up a murder mystery that leads him in the tunnels where he has to escape from mutated killer roots of flowers to finally overcome his fears. 2. What genres does your […]

via Interview with Screenwriter Sonja Knyssok (M for Mole Murder) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

COMEDY 1pg. Short Screenplay: School Reunion, by Allan West — Comedy FESTIVAL

When two old friends meet up at a school reunion, it doesn’t take long for the conversation to go from chatty to catty! CAST LIST: Narration: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Michelle: Katelyn Varadi Louise: Miriam Capper — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines, […]

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Interview with Filmmakers Michela Carattini & Leanne Mangan (REMOTE ACCESS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Michela Carattini & Leanne Mangan: We had each made a short film before, but wanted to work with each other, so we met and just chatted for a while. It emerged that we were both interested in the grey areas of cyber crime, especially the doxxing […]

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Interview with Screenwriter Wolfgang Schuler (SPY HARMONY) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Wolfgang Schuler: Ultimately, beyond the log line, it is about an old lonely has-been spy. A trained assassin that has his own ethics when it comes to doing his government-sponsored job, and a man that is still interested in dating. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? […]

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Interview with Filmmaker Hayley Thom (Tony McClean Nepal Trust) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

TONY MCCLEAN NEPAL TRUST was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the October 2019 Female Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Hayley Thom: I was very excited to direct and shoot this film. It was Hannah McClean’s idea tell the story, the story of her brother Tony […]

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Interview with Filmmaker Steve Buckwalter (OMA & OPA) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

OMA & OPA was the winner of BEST DOC CHARACTERS at the February 2020 DOCUMENTARY Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Steve Buckwalter: Oma and Opa are the grandparents of one of my coworkers, and we had used their house as a location for a different film that we […]

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Interview with Filmmaker Frank Schlichting (Undermine Beneath Canada’s Ghost Towns) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Undermine Beneath Canada’s Ghost Towns was the winner of BEST DOC CHARACTER at the March 2020 Documentary Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Frank Schlichting: It was made to promote what I was doing to get on TV 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long […]

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