Best Scene Reading of Coffee in Southtown by JJ H

A Bohemian woman tries to move on from a disastrous first date with handsome new developer gentrifying her neighborhood. CAST LIST: Waitress: Mandy May Cheetham Narrator: Adrian Currie Britt: Anjelica Alejandro Ethan: John Leung         ***** Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Director: Matthew Toffolo Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editor: Kimberly Villarruel Camera Op: Mary… Continue reading Best Scene Reading of Coffee in Southtown by JJ H

Romance Festival Testimonial – September 21 2018

The feedback was my primary motivation. And the feedback from the Los Angeles Feedback Film & Screenplay Festival was exceptionally helpful in pointing out issues of exposition, character motivation and story/structure context in my screenplay. FilmFreeway exclusive Festival: Watch Screenplay Reading:  The primary couple for the romantic screenplay CHRISTMAS PAST AND PRESENT are CHAD MORGAN… Continue reading Romance Festival Testimonial – September 21 2018

Romance Festival Testimonial – September 19 2018

Robert Guthrie Great festival. A dream for a filmmaker to see audience response to one’s film. A packed audience, great festival. FilmFreeway exclusive Festival:   EASY, A 3 MINUTE LOVE STORY, 3min., USA, Romance/Drama  Directed by Robert GuthrieTwo high school guys are in love. One’s Christian. One’s Jewish. A father disapproves – the other’s parents are… Continue reading Romance Festival Testimonial – September 19 2018

AUGUST 2018 ROMANCE Stories, Screenplays, and Short Films

FilmFreeway exclusive Festival:   Novel Reading: I’M JUST THAT INTO ME by Dayna Mason FEMALE BEST SCENE Screenplay: RED SHIRT by Mary C. FerraraAugust 2018 DIVERSITY 1st Scene Screenplay: SINGLE BLACK FEMALE by Jasmine PittmanAugust 2018 COMEDY 1st Scene Screenplay: THE SIDEKICK RULES by Chris WarnerAugust 2018 WHAT IF, 16min., Germany, Sci-Fi/Romance HOTTER WITH THE… Continue reading AUGUST 2018 ROMANCE Stories, Screenplays, and Short Films

HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: August 2018 ROMANCE Film Festival

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST SCI-FI FILM: MARGARET AND THE MOON BEST ROMANCE FILM: WHAT IF… BEST PERFORMANCES: THE VOLUNTEER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: HOTTER WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN BEST MUSIC: ZACKMAN Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: WHAT IF, 16min., Germany, Sci-Fi/Romance HOTTER WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN, 12min., USA, Romance/Drama TEMPORARY, 14min., USA, Drama/Romance THE VOLUNTEER, 27min., USA,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: August 2018 ROMANCE Film Festival

Romance Festival Testimonial – August 4 2018

HOTTER WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN Short Film: Director Julie Haberstick. Writer John Houston. Winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the August 2018 Romance Festival in Los Angeles. Julie: To see Hotter affect the audience, for the creative choices to elicit emotions in ways we intended—and even in ways we didn’t—is incredibly gratifying. John: It felt good… Continue reading Romance Festival Testimonial – August 4 2018

Romance Festival Testimonial – August 22 2018

I was so glad that people seemed to really like quirkiness of it! And proud of the work my collaborators did on the film—especially the music (Patrick Fiore) and production design (Courtney Verwold)! FilmFreeway exclusive Festival: Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Video: 6

Romance Festival Testimonial – August 8 2018

Robert Guthrie Great festival. A dream for a filmmaker to see audience response to one’s film. A packed audience, great festival. FilmFreeway exclusive Festival:   EASY, A 3 MINUTE LOVE STORY, 3min., USA, Romance/Drama  Directed by Robert GuthrieTwo high school guys are in love. One’s Christian. One’s Jewish. A father disapproves – the other’s parents are… Continue reading Romance Festival Testimonial – August 8 2018