In each episode, the C.E.O. of WILDsound, Matthew Toffolo, chats about all things storytelling and film. Conversations with talented individual from all around the world.
Sick ’n’ Wrong is a film festival in Orlando, FL that spotlights the weirdest, most twisted, most aggressively bizarre indie short films being made. Matthew Toffolo chats with the founder & festival director Stephen Stull. Starts at (2:30)
Festival takes place August 9-11, 2019
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Great conversation on how the festival got started
The EQUUS Film Festival is the world’s premier showcase for domestic and international Equestrian Content feature films, documentaries, shorts, music videos, commercials, training and educational materials, art and literature.
Check out the website: http://www.equusfilmfestival.net/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EquusFilmFestival
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EquusFilmNYC
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/equusfilmfest
Read Interview about the festival on The New York Times
The seventh annual EQUUS Film Festival will take place December 5, 6, 7 & 8, 2019 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington Kentucky and is the first event of its kind to offer a home to the storytellers of the horse world, with films, documentaries, videos, commercials and shorts from around the world and cultural elements of fine equestrian art and literature.
Before you listen to this podcast, WATCH the 4 minute short film BEFORE YOU WOKE on Vimeo.
Then come back here and listen to the podcast with Director/Writer of the short film David Bradburn.
If there is a theme to this episode, it's would be: “It’s All About your Team!” or “It’s All About your Crew!”
A great episode on the art of making a short film. David praises his terrific cast and crew.
His Cast: Christian Litke (and Stunt Coordinator) & Kiea Houseton
His Producing team: Teresa Mathew & Angela Verdino (and Production Designer)
Composer: DC McAuliffe
Cinematographer: Joel McGinty
Film Editor:B.A. Lewandowski
Sound Designer: Evan B. Hisey
Key Grip: Francis Edward
Camera Operator: Joe Mastrino
This episode was sponsored by the 1 page short story contest.
If there is a theme to this episode it would be “Oh Doctor, My Doctor”
Great chatting with the very talented writer Mark Renshaw about his Doctor Who spec screenplay.
You can also watch the Winning Screenplay Reading performed by professional actors at the Fan Fiction Screenplay Festival.
This episode was sponsored by the 1 page short story contest.
If there is a theme to this episode it would be “Modern Nostalgia”
Great chatting with the very talented writer Katie Grotzinger. You can see for yourself at her website filled with all of her writings: https://www.kathleengrotzinger.com/
Matthew chats with Katie (2:03) about her winning Scooby-Doo TV spec screenplay, plus her other spec scripts and original works.
You can also watch the Winning Screenplay Reading performed by professional actors at the Fan Fiction Screenplay Festival.
This episode was sponsored by the 1 page short story contest.
The theme of this episode is that Screenplay Contests Work! As we see from interviewing Michael Meade from Portland, Oregon.
Interview starts at (3:17). Matthew Toffolo chats with Michael about his Fan Fiction screenplay win “Welcome to Crystal Lake”, based on the Friday the 13th series, in 2017.
Watch the screenplay reading here: https://fanfictionfestival.com/2017/09/20/winning-fan-fiction-screenplay-welcome-to-crystal-lake-friday-the-13th-by-mike-meade/
Two years later, Michael is the writer of the feature film of Friday the 13th, called “Vengeance”, coming to a cinema near you in a few weeks.
Watch the Trailer for Friday the 13th: Vengeance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AwA6V39Tu0
And join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/F13Vengeance/
Michael also talks about currently working rewrites on the feature film “Nightfall”, his original screenplay that was optioned and is set to go into production next year, directed by Matthew Tibbenhaum.
This podcast was sponsored by the 1 Page Screenplay Contest. Submit your 400 word or less story and get it performed by a professional actor and made into a video.
Matthew Toffolo chats with Filmmaker David S. Armstrong about his “Toy Story meets Sex Toys” short film that played at the Comedy Festival in Los Angeles. Starts (3:30). David also chats about his experiences working as an editor on the TV show SURVIVOR (25:18).
Watch PLEASURE PALS Animation Short Film - Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnfnSWXplu0
Watch PLEASURE PALS Episode 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnSe2eYxIJc
A tale of discrimination…against adult novelties.
Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Video from the Festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGTPIE4pe8M
Matthew Toffolo digs deep into the life of an indy magazine editor for the AMAZING STORIES magazine.
Learn more about amazing stories here: https://amazingstories.com/
Submit your Fantasy/Sci-Fi story to the magazine: https://submission.amazingstoriesmag.com/
Buy the magazine on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Stories-Gernsback-Originally-Presented/dp/1523276193
See Amazing Stories on IndieGoGo : https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/amazing-stories-special-all-color-issue#/
Matthew Toffolo chats with UK writer Neal Doran about his winning feature screenplay CHANGES.
Watch the full reading performed by professional actors at the festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP2MwbsZsmk
Submit your Screenplay (any) or short film to the festival via FilmFreeway: https://filmfreeway.com/WILDsoundFilmandWritingFestival
Toby is a typical gamer kid approaching the woes of puberty. The after school routine with his bookish friend Nic is spent navigating the London tube line trying to figure the most efficient route to make the infamous 1609 train. However, when one of the popular kids start riding the tube with them they become increasingly involved with a group of girls from another school travelling the same way.
CAST LIST:
Various: Sean Ballantyne
Clare: Leanne Hoffman
Nik: Caleb Jaques
Chris: Ross Cummings
Narration: Carina Cojeen
Toby: Aaron Williams
Jen: Victoria Murdoch
Mandy/Smiley: Natalie Morgan
Matthew Toffolo chats with the Winning LGBTQ Feature Screenplay writer Bonnie Brookby (02:13). They chat about the feature script writing process, adding character depth to your story, her roots in Texas, and the importance of LGBTQ themed screenplays.
You can watch the full reading performed by professional actors here: https://youtu.be/ld2MiyYVX3A
Then Matthew says good-bye to longtime WILDsound employee Kierston Drier, who set up this very podcast (33:15). Using his high school football career as an analogy to her career at WILDsound.
PODCAST will upload 2-3 times a week from here on out, mainly interviewing the winning filmmakers and screenplay writers from the various WILDsound festivals in Los Angeles & Toronto.
Submit your LGBT Short Film & Screenplay via FilmFreeway to the LGBT Toronto Film Festival: https://filmfreeway.com/LGBTTorontoFilmFestival
Submit any screenplay or short film to the WILDsound Film Festival: https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/
What on earth is overwriting action? Mary and Kierston explain on this episode of WILDsound’s The Film Podcast!
What the Heck is Dogma 95 and it’s movement? Come join Mary and Kierston as they find out!
What the heck is a Nickelodeon, anyway? And where did it come from? Join Mary and Kierston as they wax rhapsodic about 90’s television and the origin of this zany word!
Here it is folks- Mary and Kierston take a deep, resigned breath and sink into the frigid waters of Overwriting- come listen and find out why some scripts end u drowning in words they don’t need.
Join Mary and Kierston on this very special episode where they break apart archetypes and stereotypes!
Who is ready to get a little tilted? We are! We are! Join Kierston and Mary on this very askew episode on Canted angle.
What exactly is a location Manager? What do they do anyway? Kierston and Mary jump in and figure out what the heck they do!
Hello there and Welcome to our spooky, spooky podcast! Today, Host Kierston and Guest Host Mary dissect what makes Horror, Horror, what makes Thriller, Thriller and what makes Suspense, Suspense! Have a Safe and Happy Halloween!
It’s a Holiday that is right around the corner and Kierston is teaming up with a New Co-Host to kick off this Spooky Podcast Duet. Join Kierston and Mary as they talk about this wacky, fun and frightening sub-genre!
One more time with feeling! Matthew and Kierston do a round up of WILDsound’s Last festival- a documentary night!
