Month: May 2020

A teen finds there may be a trick among her Halloween treats. CAST LIST: Meg – 1 – Stephanie Herrera NARRATION – Russell Batcher Chelsea – 10 – Sarah Bedford Autumn – 9 – Bree Ali **** Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Kyle […]… Continue reading Winning SHORT Thriller Screenplay Reading of Too Old to Trick-or-Treat by Tammy Gross — Thriller/Suspense Film and Writing Festival

When an American golf reviewer, on assignment in Moscow, survives a bombing in a crowded market, he teams up with an ex British commando to escape a hit squad aiming to silence him before he can expose the culprits. CAST LIST: Leyla: Cari Haim Braddock: Gabriel Darku Narration: Esther Thibault Nash: Isaiah Kolundzic Stanislav: Charles […]… Continue reading THRILLER TV PILOT Reading: BLOWBACK, by Eric Murphy — Thriller/Suspense Film and Writing Festival

Set in New Zealand, a female detective deals with difficult colleagues while trying to solve a missing-persons case. CAST LIST: Rick – 8 – DANIEL JONES Donna – 7 – ETHEL ABRAY NARRATION – OLIVIA BARRETT Simon – 3 – JUSTIN DESOUZA Rosemary – 1 – CASSANDRA GUTHRIE **** Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: […]… Continue reading THRILLER 1st Scene Screenplay Reading: Rosemary Lane, by Leal Butler — Thriller/Suspense Film and Writing Festival

After a dramatic murder, a man escapes the wrath of an Indonesian prison by working for the CIA in order to bring down some of the world’s most notorious criminals — including the woman he once loved. CAST LIST: Druk – 7 – JUSTIN DESOUZA Pike – 7 – DANIEL JONES NARRATION – OLIVIA BARRETT […]… Continue reading THRILLER 1st Scene Screenplay Reading: Killer Kisses, by S.D. Wheeler — Thriller/Suspense Film and Writing Festival

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: ACCOMPLICE BEST PERFORMANCES: TRAP BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: THE DESECRATED BEST MUSIC: BLOODBURN Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: WIDOW, 16min., USA, Action/Western TRAP, 10min., Canada, Action/Thriller BEFORE YOU WOKE, 4min., USA, Action/Thriller SILENCE, 7min., USA, Action/Drama ACCOMPLICE, 19min., Spain, Thriller BLOODBURN, 7min., Netherlands, Crime/Thriller THE WOODS, 4min., USA, Thriller/Horror THE DESECRATED, 8min., […]… Continue reading HIGHLIGHT & VIDEOS: May 2019 THRILLER/SUSPENSE Film Festival — Thriller/Suspense Film and Writing Festival

SCENE LOCATION: The scene occurs at a remote cottage in the woods; about an hours drive from Los Angeles. The main character is outside the property having a psychotic episode before running inside and telling his captors that he will release them. Visual Design by Kimberly Villarruel Produced by Matthew Toffolo CAST LIST: Narrator: Danielle […]… Continue reading Screenplay Movie: THE PLAYLISTS, by Michael Kotsiros — Thriller/Suspense Film and Writing Festival

An American family finds themselves trapped in a Mexican resort, victims of a bizarre and sinister plot. CAST LIST: Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Passport Agent: Hartley O. Gyamfi Flight Attendant: Jennifer Misiorowski Dave: Joseph Ferrari Sandy: Lada Darewych — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly […]… Continue reading THRILLER Best Scene Reading: Slice of Heaven, by Vinny Smith — Thriller/Suspense Film and Writing Festival

Roderick Usher is a struggling portrait painter in 1880s Providence, Rhode Island. After meeting the beautiful Ligeia, a poet, muse and force of nature in her own right, Usher learns of a deadly technique that enables him to produce “life-like” portraits. After falling in love with Ligeia he is commissioned to paint her portrait. Usher […]… Continue reading THRILLER Best Scene Reading: THE PORTRAIT, by Matthew Marshall — Thriller/Suspense Film and Writing Festival

CAST LIST: Jeffrey: Aaron Maxwell Williams Abigail: Kristen MacCulloch Narrator: Carina Cojeen Tammy: Camila Aguirre Portia: Katelyn Varadi Karaleigh: Melinda Jordan — 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 THRILLER Best Scene Reading: KILLER BE KILLED, by Frank Friedlander — Thriller/Suspense Film and Writing Festival

The first trailer for In Search of Tomorrow, an 80’s sci-fi film documentary is here and it looks pretty amazing. via In Search of Tomorrow Trailer: The 80’s Sci-Fi Film Documentary You’ve Been Waiting For — The Illuminerdi