TRUTH HERTZ is the winner of FUNNIEST FILM at the Comedy Festival: When a father suspects his son is lying, he buys lie detector robot and gets more truth than he had hoped for.

Playing at the COMEDY Film Festival this upcoming Saturday. RSVP your free tickets to watch online now.

Conversation with the director about the agenda of making this film and the art of comedy.

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100 CANDLES is a Comedy Short from Australia: A 99 year old, Queen Lizzie fanatic, dies on the eve of her 100th birthday. So, her loving grandson goes to great lengths to get her the letter from the Queen, disguising her death at the party. But as suspicion builds, he doesn’t give up – not without that letter.

Playing at the COMEDY Film Festival this upcoming Saturday. RSVP your free tickets to watch online now.

Great chat with the writer of the film Vanessa Burns. How it came to be and how Queen Elizabeth does send letters to anyone who turns 100.

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WHO KNEW? is the story about a Hollywood A-lister falling for a spunky political press secretary. A classic romantic comedy that everyone wants to watch, whether they admit it or not!

Great chat with Monty C. Floyd, the Romance Festival screenplay winner, on the process of writing & living overseas in Germany raising a family.

Watch the best scene script reading of WHO KNEW? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p49-1ppVF80

Hope finds unexpected love in Washington D.C..

CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Hope: Kyana Teresa
Dan/Howard: Geoff Mays
Audra: Julie Sheppard

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The ultimate “META MOVIE”. The romantic comedy leading man MEETS his screenwriter at a Starbucks and explains to the “star” that he’s in a movie. Then the leading man decides to screw up the screenplay.

Great chat with writer Arthur Tiersky chatting about his terrific award winning script. Best scene reading of “I DON’T KNOW” after the interview.

Watch the video best scene reading here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMXF9jl-8MI

CAST LIST:

Narration: Allison Kampf

Rob: Geoff Mays

Dana: Julie Sheppard

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October 16th - This Day in History

1923 - Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio founded

1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis begins as JFK is shown photos confirming the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba

1968 - Americans Tommie Smith (gold 19.83 WR) and John Carlos (bronze) famously give the Black Power Salute on the 200m medal podium during the Mexico City Olympics to protest racism and injustice against African-Americans

2020 - Matthew Toffolo interviews writer Miguel Ángel Parra from Spain about his winning LGBT screenplay THE PINK HOUSE. Listen to the best scene script reading after the interview.

Summary of THE PINK HOUSE:

Pablo, a hedonistic homosexual with problems to accept his age, meets Star, a transsexual who used to perform at the gay bar that Pablo just bought and in which he wants to open a disco. Shocked by the harsh history of her life and the situation of abandonment in which Star and some of her friends find themselves, Pablo joins a group of activists in a crazy and fun race to get a safe place for older LGBT people, In spite of the oabstacles that a homophobic town councilor puts on them.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Allison Kampf
Raul: Scott Beaudin
Pablo : Steve Rizzo
David : Allan Michael Brunet

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CLOWN OF THE DEAD is a recent winning short screenplay written by Matthew Goudie.

Matthew and Matthew converse about Comedy/Horror Films and his future in the entertainment industry.

Watch the screening reading of CLOWN OF THE DEAD: https://youtu.be/P_d5FPKmZEQ

In a world of clowns, the zombie apocalypse cuts short Bozo's funeral.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Allison Kampf

Father Chuckles : Allan Michael Brunet

Bozo Junior : Scott Beaudin

Klumpo : Steve Rizzo

Read the written interview with Matthew Goudie: https://matthewtoffolo.com/2020/09/22/interview-with-screenwriter-matthew-goudie-clown-of-the-dead/

Kierston and Matthew take a hilarious look at early Screwball comedy- what was the world like that produced screwball comedy? What factors were at play that brought screwball forward, and would end up influcencing comedy antics for generations to come. 

show notes

• DEFINITION:  Popularized in the 1930’s during the Great Depression and building an audience into the 40’s in North America, Screwball is a specific style of comedy film that is notable by a few distinctive traits: Fast, stichomythia-type banter, ridiculous, farcical situational comedy, and often feature of the central strong female character. On a deeper note, they tend to break down the struggle between classes and can touch of larger social themes. 
  • GENERAL EXAMPLE: Classic films like Bringing Up Baby (1939), You can’t take it with you (1937)
    
    
    Why it is used: When we think back to the Great Depression we can see why a population in economic hardship might be drawn to films that critique the social establishment, the upper class, and of course, have humorous and optimistic overtones.  
    • If you want to talk about how difficult it is for artists to find paying work, and how there are limited options for women except to marry rich, have your characters cross dress to get a job and the make the central love interest focused on finding a rich husband.  
    • If you want to talk about the awkwardness of single-session sexual encounters with your partner- set it at your best friend’s wedding and make it funny! 
    • Screwball comedy allows for social commentary through the sense of humor.