Winning Feature Screenplay Reading: THE NEED FOR SOMETHING NEW, by John T. Frederick

A screenwriter, a “bull without balls,” eight days from 60… drives into The Great American Southwest, searching for beauty… and a new story to tell. CAST LIST: Old Indian: Michael Ruhs Florance: Bree Ali Narration: Hannah Ehman Josh: Shawn Devlin Gary: Ron Boyd — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting… Continue reading Winning Feature Screenplay Reading: THE NEED FOR SOMETHING NEW, by John T. Frederick

Winning Feature Screenplay Reading: TRANSFERENCE, by Mark C. Spera

H.C.A.T. (Human Consciousness Attribute Transfer) is about to change the world, but both the technology and its creator Dr. Robert Courtney are in danger. The Government wants to exploit it and one very powerful individual must destroy it. Unknowingly breaching the divide between the natural and super natural, Dr. Courtney with the help of a… Continue reading Winning Feature Screenplay Reading: TRANSFERENCE, by Mark C. Spera

LA Festival BEST Scene Reading: THE SNOW QUEEN by Jacob Leyva

CAST LIST: Skinny: Russell Batcher Keelut: Brandon Knox Narrator: Hugh Ritchie Miki: Regan Brown Mother Bandit: Kristen Pepper Tuk: James Chapman — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines, John Johnson Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy Camera Operators: Ryan Haines, Temitope Akinterinwa,… Continue reading LA Festival BEST Scene Reading: THE SNOW QUEEN by Jacob Leyva

LA Festival Best Scene: BELLES OF THE DAY, by Jayne DAlessandro Cox

 Logline: Although dead, he still survives in the hearts of the women who loved him. (Synopsis: Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson flashback to Jefferson’s early years and his journey to manhood, during his final days confined to his alcove bed, giving the audience a fly-on-the-wall perspective of the personal life and events that shaped his… Continue reading LA Festival Best Scene: BELLES OF THE DAY, by Jayne DAlessandro Cox

LA Festival Best Scene Screenplay Reading: ONE YEAR IN AMHERST, by Stuart Calloway

“One Year In Amherst” is a coming-of-age story with a dash of teen romance and sentimentality. The year is 1969 and 15 year old Clark is working at a gas station in Amherst. There he makes friends with an older boy, Dan Mallow aka Tyro, who introduces him to marijuana. When Clark’s father discovers this,… Continue reading LA Festival Best Scene Screenplay Reading: ONE YEAR IN AMHERST, by Stuart Calloway

LA Festival Best Scene Reading: The Miscalculation, by Stephen Davis

CAST LIST: Narrator: Carina Cojeen Mark: Kaleb Alexander Sarah: Natalie Morgan — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines, John Johnson Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy Camera Operators: Ryan Haines, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch

LA Festival Best Scene Reading: Two Parts: THE DISC, by Dewayne Hill

Part 1: CAST LIST: Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Bishop: Ron Boyd Priest Jacob: Peter Nelson —– Part 2: CAST LIST: Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Priest Jacob: Peter Nelson Agent Hudson: Lyndsay Clarkson — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines, John Johnson Festival… Continue reading LA Festival Best Scene Reading: Two Parts: THE DISC, by Dewayne Hill

LA Festival Best Scene Reading: EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE-EPS Pilot, by Holly Scarabosio

Psychiatric nurse Helena moves from Milwaukee to San Francisco to take a new job — accompanied by her fiancé Jake. They plan to start a new life together — she as a psychiatric nurse at a prominent EPS—Emergency Psychiatric Services; he as a computer tech and would-be writer. Plans don’t always work out. CAST LIST:… Continue reading LA Festival Best Scene Reading: EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE-EPS Pilot, by Holly Scarabosio

LA Festival Best Scene Reading: GLASS ANGEL, by Lea Ann Vandygriff

A prominent family in Ireland is torn apart by a deadly accident. Sir Andrew turns away from his crippled daughter, Calina, because he cannot bare the sight of her. He slips into a depression and turns to alcohol for comfort. Sir Andrew’s estranged sister for help. Lady Amelia not backing down from her brother’s fury… Continue reading LA Festival Best Scene Reading: GLASS ANGEL, by Lea Ann Vandygriff

LA Festival Best Scene Reading: Blood and Roses, by John McCarney

A young mink farmer enlists in the Marines in a naive plan to get his sister out of a mental hospital. CAST LIST: Aref: Jorge Molina Jenkins: Christopher Zamat Narrator: Val Cole Wall Street: Pierre Simpson Jon: David Draper Mendoza: Melie Rondeau — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director:… Continue reading LA Festival Best Scene Reading: Blood and Roses, by John McCarney