Category: short film

Director Biography – John Patrick Hayden (VERITAPHOBIA)

John Patrick Hayden, a second year student in the MFA FILM program at CCNY, is a recent BAFTA student scholarship award winner , and the Princess Grace award nominee for his first year of work at CCNY. Director Statement Thoughts on the film Veritaphobia: Truth is natural. Lying is processed. Lying is flawed, it’s man… Continue reading Director Biography – John Patrick Hayden (VERITAPHOBIA)

Short Film: VERITAPHOBIA, 9min., USA, Comedy

Cindy can’t tell the truth. But Elizabeth, a breakthrough therapist with a perfect record, refuses to believe that. Project Links  Facebook

Director Biography – Liam LoPinto (FRENCH FRY)

Liam LoPinto is a filmmaker currently based in Valencia, California, studying Character Animation at the California Institute of the Arts. He previously graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts UGFTV Program. Director Statement I made this film as both a gentle parody of French Cinema and an ode to some of my favorite comedies… Continue reading Director Biography – Liam LoPinto (FRENCH FRY)

HIGHLIGHTS, WINNERS & VIDEOS: JUNE 2019 COMEDY FEEDBACK Film Festival

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,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS, WINNERS & VIDEOS: JUNE 2019 COMEDY FEEDBACK Film Festival

The Get Together Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Dec. 2019 LA COMEDY Festival.

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 The Get Together Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Dec. 2019 LA COMEDY Festival.

Appy Days Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Dec. 2019 LA COMEDY Festival.

“If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em” goes bad. Randy finds an app to solve his families mobile technology distraction problem. Project Links  Website  Facebook  Twitter  Instagram

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

A liberated Californian teen and new girl at her high school, finds herself at odds with the girls of the Christian chastity club. CAST LIST: Tyler: David Rowan Zeek: Thomas Fournier Tamara: Pascale Behrman Narration: Kat Smiley Nora: Aimee Poulin Raquel: Jillian Robinson Bill: Bill Poulin Jerry Turner: Allan Brunet — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com… Continue reading COMEDY TV PILOT Screenplay Reading: 33 Weeks A Prude, by Kelly Byrnes

Director Biography – Eric Dyson (APPY DAYS)

A native Angeleno, Eric Dyson has been immersed in film & television his entire life. While studying at Brooks Institute of Photography, Eric spent a lot of hours working in the world of musical theater. After graduation, his first job was with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment. “One of my most memorable experiences was running a… Continue reading Director Biography – Eric Dyson (APPY DAYS)