ACTION Best Scene Reading: TRIAD CROSSING, by Mark Donnell

 

Logline: Upon his release from prison after serving a six year sentence for a crime he didn’t commit, a former soldier teams up with a military buddy to hunt down the men that framed him.

CAST LIST:
NARRATION – SARAH DESOUZA-COELHO
Matt – 7 – SEAN BALLANTYNE
Vincent/Thad – 2 – GENE ABELA
Lyle/Brix – 2 – THOMAS FOURMIER

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder

Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne

Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines, John Johnson

Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy

Camera Operators: Ryan Haines, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch

ACTION Best Scene Screenplay Reading: BRICKS AND BONES, by Mark Donnell

Overview: Jason Brickman yields for no one and even after spending years in prison his goals are still crystal clear for him. But from the moment the audience finds out that Brickman will be released the barriers that stand in his way steadily get stronger and more complex. That fact that Brickman is connected with bikers and ex-military men means that the two – in some ways similar – cultures will be a strong element of this story. The characters are tough, no-nonsense, and they aren’t ever going to back down. The stakes are fairly clear in this narrative – lives are clearly on the line – but the grudge match is riddled with more than just Lyle’s death and the history between Brix and Matt slowly but surely comes to light. The biggest issues in this screenplay, however, are the structure, characterization, and plot development.

CAST LIST:

Narration – DELPHINE ROUSSEL
Lyle (40s) – 2 – LOGAN FORSYTH
Thad – 3 – THOMAS FOURNIER
Matt (50s) – 7 – Sean Ballantyne
Vincent (40s) – 2 – JOLLY AMOAKO

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder

Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne

Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines, John Johnson

Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy

Camera Operators: Ryan Haines, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch

ACTION Best Scene Screenplay Reading: CEDARS OF GOD, by Scott Cahill

After the ambassador of Israel and a DEA undercover agent are killed in terror attacks, a maverick DEA agent and Mossad agent race to track down the killers, pitting the two on a collision course of vengeance and deception.

CAST LIST:

Narration – KATELYN VARADI
Jenkins (30s) – 11 – LOGAN FORSYTH
Ricardo – 5 – JOLLY AMOAKO

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder

Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne

Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines, John Johnson

Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy

Camera Operators: Ryan Haines, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch

ACTION Best Scene Screenplay Reading: CADILLAC MIKE, by Julian Brantley

Mike is confident and his morals and good nature are what set him apart. The opening of this story shows Mike going about his everyday routine, whether it’s going to the gas station to fill up or working security at a strip club. This screenplay has a certain rhythm that follows Mike as he goes from a typical routine to a clear mission. What’s great about the hook of this story is that Mike’s characterization is made very clear through three interactions – with Old Skool, Dwayne, and Curtis.

CAST LIST:

Narration – THOMAS FOURNIER
Mike (40s black) – 6 – JOLLY AMOAKO
Old Skool (60s) – 7 – LOGAN FORSYTH

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder

Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne

Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines, John Johnson

Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy

Camera Operators: Ryan Haines, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch

ACTION TV Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Beginner’s History, by Emily Cheever

 

When charismatic and reckless archeology professor Jack Benton finds a secret tomb underneath New York, he must band together with his academic grad student Cherry Cooper to save its treasure from a mysterious organization.

CAST LIST:

Narration: Isabel Kruse
Jack: Brandon Knox
Hartsburg: Allen Brunet

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder

Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne

Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Kyle Drier, John Johnson

Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy

Camera Operators: Denissa Palmer, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch

ACTION 1st Scene Screenplay Reading: Johnny’s Pico, by Sean Monahan , Scott Hennelly

A pair of hapless private detectives, middle-aged brothers Craig and Timmy, are sick of Los Angeles and finally moving home… until they stumble into the middle of a murder investigation and the crosshairs of the Irish Mafia. Their only way out is to actually become the detectives they had always pretended to be.

CAST LIST:

Wanda: Bianca Alongi
Narrator: Isabel Kruse
Timmy: Neil Bennett
Craig: Ryan Singh

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder

Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne

Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Kyle Drier, John Johnson

Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy

Camera Operators: Denissa Palmer, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch

May 2019 Film/Story/Screenplay Winners

A FilmFreeway preferred festival:

 

 

SCREENPLAY MOVIE: SPACE TRUCKERS, by Mike D’Ambrosi May 2019 Winner

SCREENPLAY MOVIE: PAST PRESENCE, by Kevin Mongelli May 2019 Winner

FAN FICTION 1ST SCENE: STAR TREK: QUICKSILVER, by Mary Blakney May 2019 Winner

LGBT BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: LOTUS OPERANDI, by Janet Caulfield May 2019 Winner

BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: THE KING OF LIGHT, by Federico Carro May 2019 Winner

BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: THE GREEK PASSAGE, by Lorenzo Guarnieri May 2019 Winner

BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: HIMAL GOLD MURDER AND INTRIGUE IN THE HIGH MOUNTAINS, by Raymond A. Porter May 2019 Winner

WIDOW, 16min., USA, Action/Western

TRAP, 10min., Canada, Action/Thriller

BEFORE YOU WOKE, 4min., USA, Action/Thriller

SILENCE, 7min., USA, Action/Drama

ACCOMPLICE, 19min., Spain, Thriller

BLOODBURN, 7min., Netherlands, Crime/Thriller

THE WOODS, 4min., USA, Thriller/Horror

THE DESECRATED, 8min., USA, Thriller/Mystery

 

 

 

 

Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder

Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne

Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Kyle Drier, John Johnson

Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy

Camera Operators: Denissa Palmer, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch

ACTION Best Scene Screenplay: Lost Coyote, by Gustavo Freitas

CAST LIST:

Adelita – 7 – CASSANDRA GUTHRIE
Juan – 7 – DANIEL JONES
NARRATION – OLIVIA BARRETT
Nic – 34 – JUSTIN DESOUZA
Guillermo – 7 – TED POWERS
Marquito – 9 – DANIEL JONES

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Kyle Drier, John Johnson

Festival Directors: Mary Cox, Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy

Camera Operators: Hugh Fraser, Andy Camp, Aser Santos Jr., Zack Arch

ACTION TV Best Scene Screenplay Reading of Actions Adventures, by Calvin L. Hall

 

ACTION’S ADVENTURES is a one-hour, science-fantasy, action-adventure series based on this premise: What happens when a man with a 10-year-old son is given superhuman powers, a city to protect, and is treated like a professional athlete—complete with an agent and contracts and endorsements?

CAST LIST:

Ozzy – 2 – Russell Batcher
James – 16 – Brian Carleton
NARRATION – Stephanie Herrera
Dave – 15 – Jolly Amaoko
Sam – 16 – Russell Batcher
Kyle – 3 – Jolly Amaoko

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Kyle Drier, John Johnson

Festival Directors: Mary Cox, Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy

Camera Operators: Hugh Fraser, Andy Camp, Aser Santos Jr., Zack Arch

ACTION Best Scene Screenplay Reading of VIVA!! by Renee Rubio

A young, ambitious woman takes on the world of human trafficking to find her friend. Fearless and focused she infiltrates a global menagerie of evil. Her crusade against slavery becomes a fight for her own freedom and her life.

CAST LIST:

Dixie – JESSICA BOWMER
NARRATION – STEPHEN SANDQUIST
Jack – SARAH-HAZEN BASK
Gladys – JULIE SHEPPARD

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Kyle Drier, John Johnson

Festival Directors: Mary Cox, Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy

Camera Operators: Hugh Fraser, Andy Camp, Aser Santos Jr., Zack Arch