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Showcasing the best of Crime and Mystery Stories and Films from around the world.

ACTION Best Scene Screenplay: Eyes of a Swami, by Kim Renner

Liv seeks out change in her life. She knows there is something missing, and that these issues lie within her deep past. She embarks on a journey to an ashram in India where she learns healing through yoga. She fills her missing father-figure void with an unlikely person. When she is violated by a teacher… Continue reading ACTION Best Scene Screenplay: Eyes of a Swami, by Kim Renner

ACTION/CRIME 1st Scene Script Reading: Cadillac Mike, by Alexander Storm & Julian Brantley

CAST LIST: Renee: Julie Sheppard Narrator: Carina Cojeen Mike: Kaleb Alexander Cashier: Nikolai Afanasev — 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: SKULL HUNTER, by Steven Murphy

A detective is close to solving the one case that has driven him throughout his life, that of the serial killer known as The Skull Hunter. His obsession drives his every thought and action, risking relationships with his family, friends and all that he holds dear to himself, blurring the lines between obsession, his very… Continue reading Action BEST Scene Screenplay Reading: SKULL HUNTER, by Steven Murphy

Action/Crime/Mystery Festival Best Scene: Lena’s Rules, by Ken Comer

WHEN A TERMINALLY ILL DETECTIVE’S PARTNER IS BRUTALLY MURDERED, AND POLICE BRASS HAVE RULED AGAINST HER WORKING THE CASE. WITH LESS THAN TWO MONTHS TO LIVE, THERE’S ONLY LENA’S RULES. CAST LIST: Paz: David Rowan Narration: Kat Smiley Lena: Jillian Robinson Det. Gotay: Sean Ballantyne — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel… Continue reading Action/Crime/Mystery Festival Best Scene: Lena’s Rules, by Ken Comer

ACTION/CRIME Best Scene Reading: Chemical Attraction, by Alan Field

When recovering amnesiac FBI agent Katelyn Carrie accepts an assignment to interrogate a traitorous government chemist who knows the location of a deadly nerve agent controlled by terrorists, Kate learns that she is the subject of the interrogation to uncover the weapon’s secret chemical formula locked inside the depths of her own mind. CAST LIST:… Continue reading ACTION/CRIME Best Scene Reading: Chemical Attraction, by Alan Field

July 2019 Film/Story/Screenplay Winners

A FilmFreeway preferred festival:     SCREENPLAY MOVIE: MIND FORCE, by James ZeankowskiJuly 2019 Winner FEATURE SCREENPLAY: BATMAN: BEYOND THE COWL, by Reginald JohnsonJuly 2019 Winner TV SPEC SCREENPLAY: WESTWORLD, by Brenda HolidayJuly 2019 Winner HORROR 1st Scene SCREENPLAY: PEOPLE OF MERRITT, by Adam PottleJuly 2019 Winner SHORT SCREENPLAY: SAMANTHA, by Kieran FreemantleJuly 2019 Winner… Continue reading July 2019 Film/Story/Screenplay Winners

June 2019 Film/Story/Screenplay Winners

A FilmFreeway preferred festival:   SCREENPLAY MOVIE: MOTORIST, by Julie Thor FrydJune 2019 Winner ACTION 1ST SCENE SCREENPLAY: JOHNNY’S PICO, by Sean Monahan ScottJune 2019 Winner     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… Continue reading June 2019 Film/Story/Screenplay Winners

May 2019 Film/Story/Screenplay Winners

A FilmFreeway preferred festival:     FEATURE SCREENPLAY: PERSEVERANCE, by Josh BrushettMay 2019 Winner THRILLER 1ST SCENE: THE VOYEUR WIKI, by Kevin GlikmannMay 2019 Winner BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: KNIGHT OF THE KOLOSSOS, by Jeremy StoreyMay 2019 Winner BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: BITTERSWEET SERENITY, by Louetta Jensen & Paul LawrenceMay 2019 Winner WIDOW, 16min., USA, Action/Western TRAP,… Continue reading May 2019 Film/Story/Screenplay Winners

April 2019 Film/Story/Screenplay Winners

A FilmFreeway preferred festival:   1st Scene SCREENPLAY: THE WONDER, by George M. JohnsonApril 2019 Winner FANTASY Best Scene SCREENPLAY: HART BLOOMFIELD: SPACE DETECTIVE, by Daniel FishbaynApril 2019 Winner THE TALK, 15min, USA, Drama/Family RETRIEVER, 5min., Australia, Drama     **** Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors:… Continue reading April 2019 Film/Story/Screenplay Winners

March 2019 Film/Story/Screenplay Winners

A FilmFreeway preferred festival:   FEATURE SCREENPLAY: UBE BUGOG, by Swag StagallMarch 2019 Winner FEATURE SCREENPLAY: THE EARL OF SUSSEX, by Larry WoldenbergMarch 2019 Winner TV PILOT SCREENPLAY: BLOWBACK, by Eric MurphyMarch 2019 Winner TV BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: TEXAS SHIELDS by Kathryn L. ScurryMarch 2019 Winner BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: HE TRIED TO KILL ME by… Continue reading March 2019 Film/Story/Screenplay Winners