Experimental Film & Music Video Festival
Submit your film and get it shown at the festival that runs for 4 times a year in the heart of downtown Toronto at the Carlton Cinemas.
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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com
Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editor: Kimberly Villarruel
Festival Directors: Mary Cox, Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy
Camera Operators: John Johnson, Isabal Cupryn, Aser Santos Jr., Zack Arch
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Sergam is a little boy. A refugee. His boat’s stranded on the coast. His mother didn’t survive. Instead, a young woman takes care of him and they both set off on their way through a nightmare.
Second Truth
An international short film concert series by julian friedrich
illustrators, photographers, painters, choreographs, artists and film makers from all over the world confront the hot spots of our time silent films accompanied only by music
This is one of the films from the international short film initiative ‘Second Truth’. The initiative features more then 10 silent films in which illustrators, photographers, painters, choreographers, artists and film-makers from all over the world confront the hotspots of our time accompanied only by music.
These silent films are meant to be freely accessible on social media and are released by press offices, at festivals and on CD. Behind this is an open publication strategy as well as an international ‘Second Truth’ concert series.
Music Video for the song “Oh My’ by Bodhi’s Wish. A post-apocalyptic dream journey and promise of rebirth through imagination.
See more about the Musician here:
http://www.bodhiswish.com
https://www.facebook.com/BodhisWish/
http://www.michaelpickard.net
More about the Animator here:
http://timballardcreations.com
https://www.facebook.com/timballardcreations/
Music video for track ‘Where Am I’ of Colacoaster’s Debut Album. Shot on location in Sicily.
Mathias Fellner – Art Director
Michael Dürr – Director of Photography
Philipp Melchers – Editor
Marco Colombo – Drone Operator
Nicoló Stabile – Local Guide
The music video Sunflower Sutra is about finding your totem in the animal kingdom. The rooster, hare and pig; that stand for the constellations of My Baby’s band members, go through different phases where they discover their self during the totem ceremony. The video is divided into three sections: birth, ceremony and rebirth, each represented by a new twist in the track’s pacey sense of snaking momentum. The spiritual animals eventually breaking apart after finding their personal totem and feeling stronger than before. All handmade masks, outfits, and magic settings come together in a new surrealistic prehistoric dance world where it’s about finding your spiritual animal.
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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com
Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editor: Kimberly Villarruel
Festival Directors: Mary Cox, Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy
Camera Operators: John Johnson, Isabal Cupryn, Aser Santos Jr., Zack Arch
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS:
BEST FILM: ALL FALLS DOWN
BEST PERFORMANCES: EPINEPHRINE
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: THE NIGHT SKY
BEST MUSIC: VOICES
Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos:
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This was a showcase of 14 of the best Experimental Films in the world today. The theme of the April 2018 Experimental Film Festival was “Attachment”
Funny story about this festival event. It was the first non-sellout in over 50 FEEDBACK Film Festival events in Toronto. A very bad ice storm hit most of Eastern Canada and the United States the day before and navigating through it to get to a destination was…let’s just say, very hard. Not to mention many people were without power.
The show had to go on and the festival took place with an audience of over half the capacity. A grand achievement. This was an audience who LOVES experimental films and it was an honor to have them all.
For the filmmakers that films were showcased at this festival – your audience feedback is from your core audience. These people came to this festival during one of the biggest storms Toronto has seen in years. Even the Toronto Blue Jays baseball game had to be cancelled this night – and they play in a dome stadium!
The show went on and it turned out to be the best event so far in 2018.
The MVP of the night was the entire FEEDBACK Film Festival team. All the camera operators. Volunteers. And Festival Directors Mary Cox & Kierston Drier (who also served as the moderator of the evening). Bravo!
See you at the festivals.
– Matthew Toffolo
ROSIE, OH, 8min, USA, Experimental/Family
THE BUS TRIP, 13min., Sweden, Animation
AFTER LOVE, 6min., Hungary, Experimental/Romance
MARY & MARSHA IN THE MANOR OF MADNESS, 3min., USA, Animation
THE FLOWER GATE, 15min., Israel, Fantasy
HANDS, 6min., UK, Experimental/Dance
TRAIN, 3min., Israel, Animation/Music Video
WINE AND EGGS, 5min., Turkey, Drama
ORNAMENT OF BEAUTY, USA, Thriller/Fantasy
JOY! BLUE MOON, 3min., USA, Animation/Music 
WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND, 6min., USA, Experimental/Music Video</a
NIGHT LIVE, 7min., China, Experimental/New Media 
VOICES, 6min., Italy, Experimental/Music Video 
THE NIGHT SKY, 3min., Sweden, Experimental 
CALO MESA – TECHNO HIPPIE, 3min., USA, Experimental/Music Video 
SAMFAELINI: BUSBY BERKELEY’S DREAM ABERRATIONS, 2min., UK, Experimental/Music Video 
EPINEPHRINE, 6min., USA, Experimental/Music Video
TRAINS – RADIO CUT, 3min., UK, Music Video 
BLACK BIRD, 4min., USA, Experimental/Fantasy 
THE LONGING RITUAL, 4min., USA, Experimental/Animation
YOU’RE DEAD WRONG, 6min., Canada, Music Video 
ALL FALLS DOWN, 6min., USA, Experimental/Documentary
SAINT ETIENNE – MAGPIE EYES, 3min., Music Video