Month: May 2019

BEST SCENE Screenplay Reading: TO WALK AMONG WOLVES, by Carol Hoffman

  Logline: A woman is caught in the middle of a rift between her emotionally unstable twin sister and authoritative husband. Genre: Suspense/Thriller CAST LIST: Narrator: Elizabeth Morriss Nora: Jessica Bowmer Stanley: Justin Martins   *** Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Kyle Drier, John… Continue reading BEST SCENE Screenplay Reading: TO WALK AMONG WOLVES, by Carol Hoffman

BEST SCENE Screenplay Reading: Bittersweet Serenity, by Louetta Jensen and Paul Lawrence

Logline: In the remote mountains of Washington State, there lives an evil and monstrous legend: his name is Dr. Martin Braddock, and he devours souls for a living. The maverick scientist has a brilliant mind and advanced technology, yet he’s about to face his toughest opponent ever . . . his estranged wife, in what… Continue reading BEST SCENE Screenplay Reading: Bittersweet Serenity, by Louetta Jensen and Paul Lawrence

BEST SCENE Screenplay Reading: Dutchess County, by Michael Martin De Sapio

A historical drama inspired by the lives of two early American artists. When his sweetheart’s father urges him to find a “real profession,” struggling writer Washington Irving embarks with his best friend, painter Washington Allston, on an odyssey through the Hudson River country of New York. There Irving finds the inspiration and subject matter for… Continue reading BEST SCENE Screenplay Reading: Dutchess County, by Michael Martin De Sapio

BEST SCENE Screenplay: Himal Gold: Murder and Intrigue in the High Mountains, by Raymond A. Porter

In 1953, a British Journalist in Nepal to cover the attempt on Mt Everest, writes an article about an old Nazi cargo plane that has been found crashed in a sacred valley. Upon reading the article, the Nazi officer who led an expedition into Tibet in 1938, seizes on the opportunity to reclaim the gold… Continue reading BEST SCENE Screenplay: Himal Gold: Murder and Intrigue in the High Mountains, by Raymond A. Porter

BEST SCENE Screenplay Reading: Knight of the Kolossos, by Jeremy Storey

A pair of detectives investigate a fanatical serial killer on a deadly quest spanning two millennia. CAST LIST: Narration – Ella A Wincott (f 30s) – 21 – Barbara Bergeron Delveccio (m 40s) – 19 – Michael Ruhs *** Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel,… Continue reading BEST SCENE Screenplay Reading: Knight of the Kolossos, by Jeremy Storey

BEST SCENE Screenplay Reading: FUNNY BONEYARD, by Robert Marshall Tartell

A young entrepreneur creates a wacky Cemetery of the Absurd where no one’s buried, but you can have your own crazy monument. To his friends’ surprise he makes a killing- but then things go horribly wrong ! CAST LIST: Mary: Cari Haim Narrator: Elizabeth Morriss John: Allan Brunet Larry: Diego O’Brien *** Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com… Continue reading BEST SCENE Screenplay Reading: FUNNY BONEYARD, by Robert Marshall Tartell

TV BEST SCENE Screenplay Reading: L.A.’s Finest, by Morgan Schefflin

Logline: A TV showrunner clashes with his head writer and network executive girlfriend to get his pilot made as promised to his niece before he gets ousted out of the TV business for good. Genre: Drama, comedy CAST LIST: Steve (20s)– 4 – Steve Saet Josh (50s) 11 – David Occhipinti Narration Ella A Ryan… Continue reading TV BEST SCENE Screenplay Reading: L.A.’s Finest, by Morgan Schefflin

BEST SCENE Screenplay Reading: MARILISE, by Ronald V. Micci

A gentle lesbian love story between two financially strapped sisters in their 20s in the Hamptons turns deadly when they seek the assistance of an older woman, who comes between them romantically, and whose sudden accidental death leads to a revenge killing and murderous shootout on Montauk Point. Crime CAST LIST: Jeffrey – 1 –… Continue reading BEST SCENE Screenplay Reading: MARILISE, by Ronald V. Micci

BEST SCENE Screenplay Reading: MY FAVORITE PERVERT, by Samuel Zehr

  Logline: When the spark has faded in a 20 year marriage; an intuitively sexual husband tries to convince his not-so-carnal minded wife to go to a sex-con. Genre: Comedy, Romance, Romantic-Comedy, Dark-Comedy, Offbeat-Comedy. CAST LIST: Narration – Steve Saet Jim (40s) – 21 – Michael Ruhs Janet (40s) – 21 – Barbara Bergeron ***… Continue reading BEST SCENE Screenplay Reading: MY FAVORITE PERVERT, by Samuel Zehr

BEST Scene Screenplay Reading: NO ONE, by Kevin Lunn

In a violent post apocalyptic society a drifter, NO ONE, has been wandering Canada, carrying a terrible past, finding solace in a bottle of whiskey. He comes to a town called Salvation run by Madam Rowena, he meets Margaret. He leaves the town and she follows him. CAST LIST: Narrator: Sean Ballantyne No One: David… Continue reading BEST Scene Screenplay Reading: NO ONE, by Kevin Lunn