All readings performed by professional actors.

Poetry Reading: AI! AI! AI! (A Tatarus for Youth), by David Estringel
Poetry Reading: AI! AI! AI! (A Tatarus for Youth), by David Estringel

Poetry Reading: ABOUT YOU, by Joyce Villeta
Poetry Reading: ABOUT YOU, by Joyce Villeta

Poetry Reading: DAUGHTER OF THE DUST, by Fadrian Bartley
Poetry Reading: DAUGHTER OF THE DUST, by Fadrian Bartley

Poetry Reading: He Looks Human To Me, by Elly Paul A. Tomas
Poetry Reading: He Looks Human To Me, by Elly Paul A. Tomas

Poetry Reading: GENERATION, by A. Brown
Poetry Reading: GENERATION, by A. Brown

POETRY Reading: Bully, by Travaughn
POETRY Reading: Bully, by Travaughn

POETRY Reading: End, by Christine Bolton
POETRY Reading: End, by Christine Bolton

POETRY Reading: THE DEVIL’S CLUTCH, by Kevin Parish
POETRY Reading: THE DEVIL’S CLUTCH, by Kevin Parish

POETRY Reading: Almost Homeless, by Perry Terrell
POETRY Reading: Almost Homeless, by Perry Terrell

POETRY Reading: The Old Man and the Tree, by…

Watch the winning readings performed by professional actors. 37 screenplays in total.

2 Feature Screenplays:

Winning COMEDY Feature Screenplay Reading: Dick 2.0, by Henry Sarwer-Foner & Noel Baker
Winning COMEDY Feature Screenplay Reading: Dick 2.0, by Henry Sarwer-Foner & Noel Baker

Winning COMEDY Feature Screenplay Reading: Johnny’s Pico, by Sean Monahan, Scott Hennelly
Winning COMEDY Feature Screenplay Reading: Johnny’s Pico, by Sean Monahan, Scott Hennelly

6 TV Pilots:

Winning COMEDY TV PILOT Screenplay: Out of Order, by Zach Gladstone
Winning COMEDY TV PILOT Screenplay: Out of Order, by Zach Gladstone

COMEDY TV PILOT Screenplay Reading: 33 Weeks A Prude, by Kelly Byrnes
COMEDY TV PILOT Screenplay Reading: 33 Weeks A Prude, by Kelly Byrnes

COMEDY TV Pilot Best Scene Reading: Sink Or Swim, by Keith Shapiro
https://festivalforcomedy.com/2019/12/16/comedy-tv-pilot-best-scene-reading-sink-or-swim-by-keith-shapiro/

Winning COMEDY Festival TV PILOT Reading: GOOD AND EVIL, by Michael Corleone
https://festivalforcomedy.com/2019/10/06/winning-comedy-festival-tv-pilot-reading-good-and-evil-by-michael-corleone/

TV SPEC Screenplay Reading of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, by Christus Ahmanson
https://festivalforcomedy.com/2019/08/26/tv-spec-screenplay-reading-of-its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-by-christus-ahmanson/

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS:
BEST FILM: NOW AND NOT YET
BEST COMEDY FILM: SHORT CALF MUSCLE
BEST PERFORMANCES: COLLIDE
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: NOW AND NOT YET
BEST MUSIC: KING OF THE HOUSE

Them of night: “Skewed Perceptions”

Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos:

SHORT CALF MUSCLE, 13min., Netherlands, Comedy

SIRI WITH A VENGEANCE, 5min., Norway, Comedy/Thriller

HOPE IS FRENCH, 15min., France, Comedy/Relationships

COLLIDE, 10min., USA, Drama/Relationship

KING OF THE HOUSE, 11min., USA, Animation/Music

ENJOY?, 3min., USA, Comedy/Parody

NOW AND NOT YET, 6min., USA, Drama/Crime

The 1st ever event in Chicago!!
4 festival events in 2020. 12 starting in 2021.

See you at the festivals.

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS:

BEST FILM: ELI

BEST COMEDY: PLEASURE PALS

BEST PERFORMANCES: SCATTERED

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: ELPIDA

BEST MUSIC: MEMORY BOX

Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos:

SCATTERED,9min., Canada, Comedy

PLEASURE PALS, 10min., USA, Comedy/Animation

BIG BOOOM, 4min., Russia, Drama/Animation

ELI, 11min., UK, Drama

ELPIDA, 7min., 7min., USA, Drama/Sci-Fi

MEMORY BOX, 11min., USA, Drama

A ROOMBA’S TALE, 5min., USA, Comedy

THE SERPENT IN THE APPLE, 18min., USA, Comedy/Documentary

T.I.M: This Is Me, 4min., UK, Drama

The theme of the June 2019 DRAMA & COMEDY Feedback Film Festival in Toronto was “Reinvention of the Soul”.

Each film was about a character who reinvents themselves to a new purpose.

The 6th event of the Los Angeles festivals in 2019.

6 more festivals to go in LA this year.

See you at the festivals.

– Matthew Toffolo

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS:
BEST DRAMA FILM: THE PASSPORT
BEST COMEDY FILM: THE GET TOGETHER
BEST PERFORMANCES: APPY DAYS
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: APPY DAYS
BEST MUSIC: A DOG STORY

Theme of night: Identity. Who we are under stress and strange circumstances.

Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos:

THE PASSPORT, 15min., China, Drama/Film Noir

WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER? , 18min., USA, Drama

SERIAL KILLER SUPERSTAR, 6min., USA, Comedy/Horror

A DOG’S STORY, 7min., USA, Comedy

APPY DAYS, 20min, USA, Comedy/Family

THE GET TOGETHER, 12min., USA, Comedy

The last event for Los Angeles in 2019.

See you at the festivals.

– Matthew Toffolo

When two old friends meet up at a school reunion, it doesn’t take long for the conversation to go from chatty to catty!

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Regan Brown
Louise: Cassandra Guthrie
Michelle: Vanessa Quagliara

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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

A documentary camera crew records the misadventures of reservist aircraft maintainers in this workplace comedy.

CAST LIST:

PA: Daniel Jones
Narrator: Regan Brown
Virgil: Scott McCullouch
Hart’s Voice: Julie Sheppard

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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

A documentary camera crew records the misadventures of reservist aircraft maintainers in this workplace comedy.

CAST LIST:

PA: Daniel Jones
Narrator: Regan Brown
Virgil: Scott McCullouch
Hart’s Voice: Julie Sheppard

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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

Thirteen years in the future, government-enforced lockdowns are common during spikes of toxic pollution, when the air becomes dangerous to breathe. During a routine lockdown, a dysfunctional, chatty couple clash over whether they should allow the pizza delivery to wait it out with them in their apartment.

CAST LIST:

Delivery Guy – Neil Bennett
NARRATION – Tracy Rowland
Mischa (f 20s) – Rebecca MacDonald
Ryan (F 20s) – Krista Barzso

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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

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BLACK WIDOW: FUGITIVE, by Brooke Elowe
Winning FAN FICTION Feature Screenplay – BLACK WIDOW: FUGITIVE, by Brooke Elowe

After the events of Captain America: Civil War, Natasha Romanoff is on the run. Branded a fugitive for violating the Sokovia Accords, Natasha tries to keep her head down and lay low, but there’s no rest for the world’s greatest spy…

Kenobi: A Star Wars Story by Paul Watkins
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