Category: winning screenplays

S, 29min., Spain, Horror/Thriller Directed by Juan José Patón Mary, a recent graduate, travels to Spain for an internship at a mental hospital. In addition to facing the difficulties of living in a foreign country, she will meet the first patient she must treat. This will affect her in a way she hadn’t expected. CLICK… Continue reading S Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Oct. 2019 HORROR Festival — Festival for HORROR

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: S BEST PERFORMANCES: HIGH DESERT HELL performers BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: NIGHT OWLS BEST MUSIC: S Theme of night: Seclusion. (Or, trapped in a strange place) Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: S, 29min., Spain, Horror/Thriller NOCTAMBULOS (NIGHT OWLS), 8min., Spain, Horror THE ESCAPE ROOM, 17min., USA, Horror/Thriller HIGH DESERT HELL, 17min., USA, […]… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: October 2019 HORROR Film Festival (Toronto) — Festival for HORROR

Watch the winning readings performed by professional actors. 10 screenplays in total. Winning HORROR Feature Screenplay Reading: Nanuq, by Jessi Thind https://festivalforhorror.com/2019/07/16/winning-horror-feature-screenplay-reading-nanuq-by-jessi-thind/ HORROR Short Screenplay Reading: Hush Little Baby, by Ricardo Bravo https://festivalforhorror.com/2019/06/04/horror-short-screenplay-reading-hush-little-baby-by-ricardo-bravo/ HORROR Best Scene Screenplay Reading: The Stafford Multiplex Theater, by Billy Smith https://festivalforhorror.com/2019/07/26/horror-best-scene-screenplay-reading-the-stafford-multiplex-theater-by-billy-smith/ HORROR Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Delphine, by Bill Bradshaw […]… Continue reading Top HORROR Festival Screenplays of 2019 — Festival for HORROR

After a dramatic murder, a man escapes the wrath of an Indonesian prison by working for the CIA in order to bring down some of the world’s most notorious criminals — including the woman he once loved. CAST LIST: Druk – 7 – JUSTIN DESOUZA Pike – 7 – DANIEL JONES NARRATION – OLIVIA BARRETT […]… Continue reading THRILLER 1st Scene Screenplay Reading: Killer Kisses, by S.D. Wheeler — Thriller/Suspense Film and Writing Festival

SCENE LOCATION: The scene occurs at a remote cottage in the woods; about an hours drive from Los Angeles. The main character is outside the property having a psychotic episode before running inside and telling his captors that he will release them. Visual Design by Kimberly Villarruel Produced by Matthew Toffolo CAST LIST: Narrator: Danielle […]… Continue reading Screenplay Movie: THE PLAYLISTS, by Michael Kotsiros — Thriller/Suspense Film and Writing Festival

Roderick Usher is a struggling portrait painter in 1880s Providence, Rhode Island. After meeting the beautiful Ligeia, a poet, muse and force of nature in her own right, Usher learns of a deadly technique that enables him to produce “life-like” portraits. After falling in love with Ligeia he is commissioned to paint her portrait. Usher […]… Continue reading THRILLER Best Scene Reading: THE PORTRAIT, by Matthew Marshall — Thriller/Suspense Film and Writing Festival

CAST LIST: Jeffrey: Aaron Maxwell Williams Abigail: Kristen MacCulloch Narrator: Carina Cojeen Tammy: Camila Aguirre Portia: Katelyn Varadi Karaleigh: Melinda Jordan — 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,… Continue reading THRILLER Best Scene Reading: KILLER BE KILLED, by Frank Friedlander — Thriller/Suspense Film and Writing Festival

A genetic mutation used by the CIA must choose the fate of a fellow Dugway experiment as they join forces to find a cure. CAST LIST: Janet: Angelica Alejandro Dr. Robinson: Peter Nelson Narrator: Elizabeth Morriss Lt. Coza: Kaleb Alexander Dr. Brown: Peter Mark Rapheal — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel […]… Continue reading THRILLER Best Scene Reading: MISCREATION, by Mark Donnell — Thriller/Suspense Film and Writing Festival

Guided by dreams and driven by fate, Amos Konklin, sledgehammer in hand, escapes the clutches of a kidnapper, amnesia, and prison to carry out his own brand of justice. CAST LIST: Narrator: Hugh Ritchie Seymour: Russell Batcher Amos: James Chapman — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne […]… Continue reading THRILLER Best Scene Reading: High Striker, by Gerald Rigdon — Thriller/Suspense Film and Writing Festival

CAST LIST: Christopher: James Chapman Prince: Brandon Knox Kristen: Jessica Bowmer Narrator: Hugh Ritchie Amber: Kristen Pepper Brittany: Regan Brown — 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 […]… Continue reading THRILLER Best Scene: CHOSEN REALITY, by James Samuel — Thriller/Suspense Film and Writing Festival