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Director and producer Paola Bernardini has a special sense of work ethic when it comes to filmmaking. She’s always putting in the time to make unique and intriguing films, and once she’s started a project, there’s nothing that will get in the way of finishing that project. As you’ll hear her describe in the interview, […]… Continue reading Work Ethic in Filmmaking w/ Director Paola Bernardini — Artvoice

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Lyndal Simpson: Two abused young girls survive the brutal massacre of their family only to be separated in the state care system. Shaun “Fish” Whiting, the main suspect in the killings, remains at large and the exact circumstances of the Farrell family slaughter are shrouded in mystery. Twenty […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Lyndal Simpson (THE FARRELL GIRL) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

A beautiful, newly trained KGB officer must complete her final test to prove her loyalty to the state and earn her code name: BLACK WIDOW CAST LIST: Narrator: Allison Kampf Headmistress/Young Girl (F): Cassandra Guthrie Ivan (M): Manny Pacheco Natalia (F): Miriam Capper Matt (M): Steve Rizzo Tommy (M): Allan Michael Brunet — Producer/Director: Matthew […]… Continue reading Winning FAN FICTION Short Screenplay Reading: BLACK WIDOW, by Benjamin Jefferson — FAN FICTION Film and Writing Festival

Poetry Performed in the WildSound Festival. Here is the link to the video. Floating and gliding endlessly with my languid self and ephemeral heart bending time like those molten clocks touching that gossamer truth with the touch of my fingertips so fleeting the enchanted filigree living on the edge between the edges of the reality… Continue reading Poem “Surreal”- Performed in the Wildsound Festival, Los Angeles — Megha’s World

Editors’ Note: Todd McCarthy recently wrote about his layoff from The Hollywood Reporter. To commemorate the sense of collective loss we all feel for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival that would have started tomorrow but had to be scratched for safety reasons like everything else because of the COVID-19 pandemic, McCarthy writes about his long… via… Continue reading Todd McCarthy Laments Missing His 50th Cannes; Expects Many Of The Films To Wait Till 2021 Festival — Deadline

As the economy begins to reopen, unions covering newsroom workers are encouraging employers to “protect as many jobs as possible during this crisis” and to adopt coronavirus testing and “strict contact tracing” protocols to prevent the spread of the virus among news teams. 15 more words via Newsroom Unions Call On Employers To Protect Media Workers… Continue reading Newsroom Unions Call On Employers To Protect Media Workers And Their Jobs As Economy Begins To Reopen — Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired the North American distribution rights to the Bella Thorne feature Infamous, Deadline has learned. The distributor has set a virtual cinema and VOD release date of June 12 for the pic which was written and directed by Joshua Caldwell. 15 more words via Bella Thorne Social Media Crime Thriller ‘Infamous’ Snapped… Continue reading Bella Thorne Social Media Crime Thriller ‘Infamous’ Snapped Up By Vertical Entertainment — Deadline