Category: writing festival

SCI-FI Best Scene Reading: IN THE CHILL OF THE NIGHT, by Adam Norby

CAST LIST: Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Awan: Hartley O. Gyamfi Woodsman: Shawn Devlin   — 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

SCI-FI BEST Scene Reading: Girl Out of Time, by Jay J. Falconer

An orphaned street girl with mysterious time-traveling abilities battles future humans across time and space in a deadly fight for not only her future, but that of humanity’s. CAST LIST: Nurse: Olivia Barrett Warden: Ted Powers Narrator: Val Cole Alison: Mercedez De Castro Derek: Wilfred Lee Jim: Trevor Howes — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators:… Continue reading SCI-FI BEST Scene Reading: Girl Out of Time, by Jay J. Falconer

Winning Sci-Fi TV Pilot Screenplay: NOVA: FIRST FLIGHT, by Rachel Fischer

The ceasefire in the war between Earth and the citizens on nearby space colonies is jeopardized when a freighter on a diplomatic mission goes missing and former enemies Aleksey Amhail and Benjamin Thomas must put aside their differences to find the ship and preserve the peace. CAST LIST: Torque: Trevor Howes Abigail: Veronika Gribanova Rockaway:… Continue reading Winning Sci-Fi TV Pilot Screenplay: NOVA: FIRST FLIGHT, by Rachel Fischer

SCI-FI Best Scene Reading: After the End, by Dalia Gal

After the End is the story of a near future humanity misled to surrender to a technologically advanced alien race, the Enkidos, who promise beneficence, But whose real agenda is to enslave it and dominate Earth, to replace their own dying planet Durenki. CAST LIST: NARRATION – JULIE C. SHEPPARD Elaine – 23 – SARAH… Continue reading SCI-FI Best Scene Reading: After the End, by Dalia Gal

FANTASY Best Scene Reading: Roy Hermus Meets Princess QQ, by J. David Thayer

CAST LIST: NARRATION – DIANA FRANZ Roy Hermus – 42 – SEAN BALLANTYNE Princess QQ – 43 – SARAH DESOUZA-COELHO — 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,… Continue reading FANTASY Best Scene Reading: Roy Hermus Meets Princess QQ, by J. David Thayer

Winning Sci-Fi Short Screenplay: A Trespasser on Rancho Rivera, by Douglas Harms, Joe D’Leon

  Plans for a weekend of off-roading on a family ranch becomes a struggle of life and death when a young woman and her girlfriends encounter a mysterious trespasser. CAST LIST: NARRATION – GENE ABELA Sherriff Mack (50s) – 5 – SEAN BALLANTYNE Sandy – 14 – SARAH DESOUZA-COELHO Tina – 10 – JULIE C.… Continue reading Winning Sci-Fi Short Screenplay: A Trespasser on Rancho Rivera, by Douglas Harms, Joe D’Leon

Winning SCI-FI Feature Screenplay Reading: Steam Powered, by Kendrick Wallace

A young woman dreams of defying convention to become a British pilot, but when a german attack nearly kills her she must use her wits, skill and determination to battle the axis powers in a steampunk-inspired world of fantastical inventions, flying airships and ruthless half-machine, half-human warriors. CAST LIST: Bryon – Charles Gordon Bleriot –… Continue reading Winning SCI-FI Feature Screenplay Reading: Steam Powered, by Kendrick Wallace

July 2019 Film/Story/Screenplay Winners

Submit via FilmFreeway, the exclusive way our festival accepts submissions.:     SCREENPLAY MOVIE: MIND FORCE, by James ZeankowskiJuly 2019 Winner TV SPEC SCREENPLAY: WESTWORLD, by Brenda HolidayJuly 2019 Winner 1st Scene TV SCREENPLAY: VAPOR, by Eric WhiteJuly 2019 Winner SCI-FI SHORT SCREENPLAY: THE LAST BREATH OF WINTER, by Thom HollandJuly 2019 Winner FEMALE BEST… Continue reading July 2019 Film/Story/Screenplay Winners

Director Biography – Adrian Ross Munro (SHORT BURST)

Adrian Ross Munro is a film director from Toronto Canada. His credits include A Son’s Father, Team Epic, The Black Light, Untitled Abraham Lincoln Short, Cigarettes Hurt Babies, Parasite and making its festival debut this year – Short Burst. His films have screened in festivals throughout North America.

SCI-FI 1st Scene Screenplay Reading: URRACA, by Eva Everett Irving

https://youtu.be/k6X3kpB5phA Argentinian writer Gabriel De Lara receives national success with his novel, but in the wake of tragedy he struggles to produce the next best-seller. When a young, Canadian translator shows up at his door, he immediately recognizes that she is different. Catherine’s intentions are unclear at first, but she becomes instrumental in his creative… Continue reading SCI-FI 1st Scene Screenplay Reading: URRACA, by Eva Everett Irving