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Director Biography – Caitlin Dahl (THE GET TOGETHER)

Caitlin Dahl was born in Toronto, Canada to a sisterhood of strong talented artists. She attended Ryerson University and has since written, produced and directed three short films, a documentary film and countless music videos. Caitlin got her start as a lead editor on Tim McGraw’s videos “Suspicions”, “Southern Voice” and McGraw and Def Leppard’s… Continue reading Director Biography – Caitlin Dahl (THE GET TOGETHER)

Short Film: THE GET TOGETHER, 12min., USA, Comedy

A wholesome middle-aged couple from Rhode Island have been invited over to a very successful and eccentric Hollywood record producer’s house with his much younger wife to plan the wedding of their children. As the two couples start to get to know each other, their difference seem to melt away with the help of accidentally… Continue reading Short Film: THE GET TOGETHER, 12min., USA, Comedy

COMEDY Best Scene Screenplay: ONE MORE ZERO, by Toni Nagy

Two artists from NYC become disillusioned by their urban existence and decide to escape to rural New Hampshire to start an art collective in an effort to shift the current paradigm of consciousness – yet what they didn’t anticipate was how differing ideologies would impact their naive idealistic vision. CAST LIST: Faith: Jordan Boscariol Narrator:… Continue reading COMEDY Best Scene Screenplay: ONE MORE ZERO, by Toni Nagy

COMEDY Best Scene Reading: Age-Dive, by Ryan Mutama

A struggling comedian with an unsuccessful dating life finds compatibility in a woman nearly twenty years his senior, but their difference in age triggers insecurities that he lacks the wisdom to manage. CAST LIST: Tara: Justine Christensen Narrator: Jordan Boscariol Andrew: Gabriel Darku Lance: Fabio Abrue — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo,… Continue reading COMEDY Best Scene Reading: Age-Dive, by Ryan Mutama

COMEDY Best Scene Reading: PARTY OVER COUNTRY, by Tim Gale

An intolerable Republican candidate is voted in as President of the United States, but he seems more interested in partying than running the country, or taking orders from his ominous overlord. CAST LIST: NARRATION – SARAH DESOUZA-COELHO Buzz – 5 – SEAN BALLANTYNE Hope – 6 – JULIE C. SHEPPARD Carson – 5 – GENE… Continue reading COMEDY Best Scene Reading: PARTY OVER COUNTRY, by Tim Gale

COMEDY Best Scene Reading: Princess Pals, by Jenn Barlow, Lindsey Jean Roetzel

When the cameras stop rolling and the princess dresses get put away, life in YouTube kids fantasy land isn’t quite what its cracked up to be. Aspiring actors trying to make it in the biz, Jessica and her other Princess Pals are just trying to get through each day without quitting their oh-so-wonderful jobs, pretending… Continue reading COMEDY Best Scene Reading: Princess Pals, by Jenn Barlow, Lindsey Jean Roetzel

COMEDY Best Scene Reading: Hashtag Blessed, by MK Ansari

Hotshot Silicon Valley lawyer, Nina Khan, must confront the trauma of her first generation Canadian upbringing and the ghosts of boyfriends past, with the help of Dr. Lata Sharma. As Dr Sharma sets off on the journey with Nina, she discovers that she has ghosts of her own to confront. CAST LIST: NARRATION – DIANA… Continue reading COMEDY Best Scene Reading: Hashtag Blessed, by MK Ansari

COMEDY Best Scene Reading: Playing with Chopsticks, by James Abney

After the meeting between him and his Chinese girlfriend’s strict parents goes terribly wrong, one average white man is forced to win her parents respect, while trying to defeat her handsome suitor and former flame, all during her sister’s traditional Chinese wedding. CAST LIST: NARRATION – DIANA FRANZ Evy (29) – 7 – SARAH DESOUZA-COELHO… Continue reading COMEDY Best Scene Reading: Playing with Chopsticks, by James Abney

Winning COMEDY Festival TV PILOT Reading: GOOD AND EVIL, by Michael Corleone

Ancient beings Good, Evil, and other abstract concepts must band together to survive the perils of the modern world. CAST LIST: Narrator: Carina Cojeen Good: Aaron Williams Evil: Natalie Morgan Tommy: Andrew Ball Beauty: Barb Scheffer Joy: Cassandra Guthrie Timmy: Kaleb Alexander Tony: Gabriel Darku — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder… Continue reading Winning COMEDY Festival TV PILOT Reading: GOOD AND EVIL, by Michael Corleone

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

Facing a divorce that threatens to halve his fortune, billionaire DICK SCHANTZ replaces himself with a clone precisely engineered to save his marriage and net worth. But when he sees how much more his wife loves Dick 2.0, a jealous Dick must battle his better self to win back his better half. CAST LIST: Narrator:… Continue reading Winning COMEDY Feature Screenplay Reading: Dick 2.0, by Henry Sarwer-Foner & Noel Baker