| BREAK ROOM, 15min., Canada, Action/Drama Directed by Andy Hourahine An ambitious, young teacher, trying hide a rough past, is offered her dream job at a prestigious, private school but finds the unique staff has something more in mind than hitting the books on her first day. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film! |
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS:
BEST FILM: BREAK ROOM
BEST PERFORMANCES: CROSSROADS
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: CONSURGO
BEST MUSIC: 9 SECONDS
Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos:
 BREAK ROOM, 15min., Canada, Action/Drama |  9 SECONDS, 18min., USA, Action/Sci-Fi |
 TUESDAY 10:08AM, 13min., Canada, Crime/Mystery |  PREY, 13min., UK, Thriller/Horror |
 CHERI, 6min., France, Thriller/Suspense |  CONSURGO, 12min., USA, Thriller/Suspense |
 CROSSROADS, 12min, USA, Thriller/Drama |
The theme of the May 2018 Action/Crime/Thriller FEEDBACK Film Festival was “Hidden Truths”. Every single film was about a world or characters dealing with underlying truths that are always playing conflict to the surface of the story.
I love when we showcase these genres at the festival. What filmmakers are coming up these days with when using these genres are their template tone is truly remarkable. Our audiences in Los Angeles and Toronto love when we show them too as you can see in the FEEDBACK Videos that there isn’t an empty seat inside the cinema.
One…
View original post 110 more words
AUDIENCE FESTIVAL AWARDS
Best Film: MONDAY
Best Performances: MONDAY
Best Cinematography: FREEDOM OF THE WHEELS
Best Music: STORY TO TELL
Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Video:
 STORY TO TELL, 15min., Japan, Crime/Drama WATCH Audience FEEDBACK |  MONDAY, 18min., USA, Crime/ComedyWATCH Audience FEEDBACK |
 CONVERSATIONS, 8min., Ireland, Crime/MysteryWATCH Audience FEEDBACK |  MIND GAME, 2min., China, Action/Experimental WATCH Audience FEEDBACK |
 FREEDOM OF THE WHEELS, 17min., USA, Adventure/ComedyWATCH Audience FEEDBACK |  VIKING TOOTHACHE, 4min, USA, Action/FantasyWATCH Audience FEEDBACK |
 LILAC TV Pilot, 15min., USA, Adventure/FamilyWATCH Audience FEEDBACK |
The LOS ANGELES JANUARY 2018 FEEDBACK Film Festival gave our audiences the best of CRIME & ACTION/ADVENTURE short movies from around the world.
The theme of the festival was “BREAKING EXPECTATIONS”.
Every film showcased was about a situation that was about a character(s) leaping out of their expected ideal.
January 2018 was the beginning of everything in Los Angeles for the FEEDBACK Film Festival. The first event…
View original post 200 more words
A FilmFreeway preferred festival:
 Winning THRILLER 1st Scene Script: FIELDS OF BLOOD by Michael Meade |  Winning FANTASY 1st Scene Script: FORGET ME NOTS by John Dummer |
 Winning FANTASY Short Screenplay – MAYBE TOMORROW I’LL SEE YOU by Steve N. Bradford |  Winning SCI-FI Short Screenplay – BRAD ACTUALLY “Trial by Trial” by Caleb Quinn |
 Novel Reading: S.A.M. by C.A. Jarest |  Novel Reading: THE SANGUINARIAN ID by L.M. Labat |
 Novel Reading: LEAVING PANAMAS PARADISE by Julie Bawden-Davis |
****
Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com
Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editor: Kimberly Villarruel
Festival Directors: Mary Cox, Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy
Camera Operators: John Johnson, Isabal Cupryn, Aser Santos Jr., Zack Arch
Twofold. A film fan, I think the idea of the audience being able to participate is great. In fact, debating films is one of the joys of movie-going. On the other hand, as a filmmaker, you learn to consider the source and be very selective on what criticisms to listen to. Otherwise, you’d never put anything out there ☺. All in all, I thought the curator very intelligent and understood the film well.
Watch the Audience FEEDBACK of the Short Film:
A FilmFreeway preferred festival:
I did not know what to expect, this has been an absolute wonderful experience , the team offered me wonderful insight into my story that I feel has helped Maire tell her story .
From MAIRE’S JOURNEY, by Keith Famie
Watch the Screenplay Reading:
Genre: Animation, Family, Adventure
The journey follows Maire, a 23-year-old cancer patient, as she battles a rare heart cancer. Maire faces end of life issues and questions about where we go when we die. She befriends a blind carpenter who crafts her a small 3 ft wooden sail boat for her remains to go on a extraordinary journey in hope she will reach the ocean.
CAST LIST:
George: Shawn Devlin
Narrator: Olivia Jon
Maire: Rachel Rain Packota
Monika: Lesley Ballantyne
01, 7min., Germany, Experimental/Animation
Directed by Julian Friedrich, Katharina Potratz
Sergam is a little boy. A refugee. His boat’s stranded on the coast. His mother didn’t survive. Instead, a young woman takes care of him and they both set off on their way through a nightmare.
CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!
| STAR RUNNER, 2min., USA, Animation/Experimental Directed by Ran Sheng From the Stone Age to the Information Age, from fire to steel, from the Stonehenge to the International Space Station, what is the motive power behind us? This experimental film illustrates what drove us went through the long road of human history, and the evolution of civilization and technology. It also encourages people to think about the future of our civilization – where are we heading? CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film! |  |
| TWICE UPON A TIME, 14min., Serbia, Animation/Fantasy Directed by Vojin Vasovic Twice Upon a Time, there was a king with split personality whose one half wants to become a poet and the other a fearless warrior. They share their conscience, but have opposing wishes and desperately want to get rid of each other. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film! |
| OH! UGANDA, 5min., Uganda, Animation/Documentary Directed by Luciana Ceccatto Farah A short stop-motion animated history of Uganda’s presidential succession, based entirely on hearsay – yet supported by archival photography. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film! |
Festival Reviews 