COMEDY Best Scene Reading: Bonspeil, by Allyson Simon

What the hell is that? Brooms? On ice? Are those people sweeping ice? This looks like housework. How is this a sport, let alone an Olympic sport? CAST LIST: Narrator: Allison Kampf JEN (F): Victoria Urquhart STANTON (M): Sean Ballantyne WEDGEWOOD (M): Bill Poulin — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder… Continue reading COMEDY Best Scene Reading: Bonspeil, by Allyson Simon

COMEDY Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Egg Run, by Michelle Gordon

Two rude dudes become legendary Easter rabbits on a charity motorcycle egg run. It’s Easy Rider MEETS Peter Cottontail MEETS Rebel Without a Crew! Not your usual “buddy heist”. “Come along on the ride, stay ’cause it’s crazy man!” CAST LIST: Narrator: Allison Kampf SUHWARO (F): Victoria Urquhart WAITER/NARRATOR (M): Sean Ballantyne — Producer/Director: Matthew… Continue reading COMEDY Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Egg Run, by Michelle Gordon

COMEDY Best Scene Script Reading: Tutankhamun Not In Common, by Robert B. Rogers

Twins born with a disorder that makes them try to kill each other 24/7 must team up to fight an evil businessman convinced the twins are the reborn Egyptian gods Horus and Seth. It’s “The Royal Tenenbaums” meets “Kick-Ass.” CAST LIST: Nurse: Aimee Poulin Oliver: David Rowan Star: Pascale Behrman Narration: Kat Smiley Doctor: Allan… Continue reading COMEDY Best Scene Script Reading: Tutankhamun Not In Common, by Robert B. Rogers

1st SCENE COMEDY Reading: HAPPY FUN TIMES, by Nathan Zoebl

When a young man learns of a theme park’s policy to give out large cash settlements to guests who lose a family member whilst at the park, he conspires to take his ailing grandmother on one last ride. CAST LIST: Kevin: Ted Powers Narrator: Val Cole Liv: Veronika Gribanova Colin: Wilfred Lee — Producer/Director: Matthew… Continue reading 1st SCENE COMEDY Reading: HAPPY FUN TIMES, by Nathan Zoebl

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: LATE FEES, by Darren Coyle

A forty-something tries to change the past to change his present. CAST LIST: Narration – JOLLY AMOAKO Kassie – 8 – KATELYN VARADI Bert – 9 – THOMAS FOURNIER Jody – 1 – DELPHINE ROUSSEL Eric – 1 – LOGAN FORSYTH — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean… Continue reading COMEDY Best Scene Reading: LATE FEES, by Darren Coyle

COMEDY Best Scene Reading: THE C TEAM, by Terence Murphy

When an ex-CIA is brought back in, he assembles a team of his misfit friends to take down a Russian terrorist. CAST LIST: Narration – THOMAS FOURNIER Jay (30s) – 5 – JOLLY AMOAKO Chris (30s) – 10 – LOGAN FORSYTH — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean… Continue reading COMEDY Best Scene Reading: THE C TEAM, by Terence Murphy

COMEDY Best Scene Reading: THE PINK UNICORN, by Elise Forier Edie

Trisha Lee, a Christian widow living in a small Texas town, has her life upended when her daughter announces she is “genderqueer” and starting a gay and straight alliance at the local high school. CAST LIST: Narration – KATELYN VARADI Trisha – 7 – DELPHINE ROUSSEL Joe (teens) – 10 – THOMAS FOURNIER — Producer/Director:… Continue reading COMEDY Best Scene Reading: THE PINK UNICORN, by Elise Forier Edie