When the most popular band in the world passes away the manager must continue the band with replacements. CAST LIST: Narrator: Allison Kampf KINGSTON (M): Geoff Mays JOEL/TREVOR (M): Shawn Devlin BRIAN/JASPER (M): Allan Michael Brunet — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel Festival… Continue reading 1st Scene TV PILOT Screenplay Reading: Blue Violet, by Tyler Gooch
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TV PILOT 1st Scene Screenplay: Mary’s Place, by David Bruinooge
When the longtime piano player of Mary’s Place, a gay NYC piano bar, unexpectedly dies on the job, four diverse twentysomething regulars, who are also Broadway wannabes, are tasked to find his replacement and do so in the most unlikely of people – a straight and struggling rock-and-roll musician whose gay father schooled him in… Continue reading TV PILOT 1st Scene Screenplay: Mary’s Place, by David Bruinooge
TV PILOT Best Scene Screenplay: KARA, by Nathan Allen
Kara Yunjoo Liebowitz is your average Jewish Korean-adoptee in Texas – effervescent, insecure, ravaged by adolescence, obsessed with Ezra Miller, and ashamed of the Korean heritage that sets her apart from her Jewish community. Kara finds her way to self-love and acceptance on the road to her Bat Mitzvah, accompanied by the memories of her… Continue reading TV PILOT Best Scene Screenplay: KARA, by Nathan Allen
TV Festival Testimonial – June 16 2020
Screenwriter Morgan Schefflin (L.A.’s Finest) I had time to work with Managers and Network executives to fine tune my script, I wanted to see if it had paid off. It turns out it has! Submit your TV Show/Pilot via FilmFreeway: Watch the Screenplay Reading: Logline: A TV showrunner clashes with his head writer and network executive… Continue reading TV Festival Testimonial – June 16 2020
TV Festival Testimonial – June 15 2020
I needed a starting point to kick off this adaptation. A gauge on not only my ability to write a complete script but also on how other fans would take to seeing one of their childhood icons come to life again. There are many voices when it comes to writing a story such as Jonny… Continue reading TV Festival Testimonial – June 15 2020
TV Festival Testimonial – June 8 2020
Screenwriter Sean Sullivan (THE UPSIDE DOWNINGS) I liked the festival name and the easy online form for sitcoms. I did like the readings too and the price was manageable. The feedback was on point. Watch the Screenplay Reading: An untraditional family where the kids are adults and the parents are kids navigate through their work, school… Continue reading TV Festival Testimonial – June 8 2020
TV Best Scene Script Reading: Libertine, by Michael Mizrahi & Zoe Warncke
A young lawyer recovering from an abusive childhood and addiction is ill-equipped to cope with the relentless demands of work, love and family, when she takes a radical step into an underground kinky society to moonlight as a dominatrix reclaiming control of her own life. CAST LIST: Narration: Kat Smiley Zoe: Pascale Behrman — Producer/Director:… Continue reading TV Best Scene Script Reading: Libertine, by Michael Mizrahi & Zoe Warncke
TV Festival Best Scene Reading: PERMUTATION, by Marcus Russell
Down-on-his-luck detective takes a dead-end case for the money…then he realizes that the person of interest looks exactly like him. CAST LIST: NARRATION – JULIE C. SHEPPARD Dale (20s) – 8 – THOMAS FOURMIER Judy – 6 – SARAH DESOUZA-COELHO English (40s) – 15 – SEAN BALLANTYNE Dir. Hammond (50s) – 3 – GENE ABELA… Continue reading TV Festival Best Scene Reading: PERMUTATION, by Marcus Russell
TV SPEC Screenplay Reading of Brooklyn 99: The Amnesiac
Jake and Rosa try to jog an old friend’s memory, while Terry can’t remember who’s birthday he’s organising, and Charles struggles with his confidence. CAST LIST: Rosa: Elle A Doug Judy: Neil Bennet Charles: Geoff Mays Narrator: Val Cole Jake: Jarrod Terrill Holt/Terry: Ryan Singh Amy: Bianca Alongi Gina: Isabel Kruse — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo… Continue reading TV SPEC Screenplay Reading of Brooklyn 99: The Amnesiac
MAY 2019 Winning TV Screenplay Readings
Submit your TV Show/Pilot via FilmFreeway: COMEDY TV PILOT: 4PLEX, by Liza BehlesMay 2019 Winner FAN FICTION TV SPEC: MASTER OF NONE, by Jackson ChowMay 2019 Winner TV BEST SCENE: LA’S FINEST, by Morgan SchefflinMay 2019 Winner Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly… Continue reading MAY 2019 Winning TV Screenplay Readings