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Director Biography – Raymond Montemayor (STAR WARS: THE TOYS AWAKEN)

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Raymond is an engineer turned artist. He holds BS and MS degrees in engineering from Harvey Mudd College and UCLA, respectively, and spent 12 years designing communication chips for the wireless and cable TV industries. He founded PixelPlex in 2012 to pursue his interests in digital media design, providing services as a motion graphics designer, visual effects artist, stop-motion animator, and 3D animator. A lifelong Star Wars fan, Raymond has focused his love for art and technology to produce this Star Wars fan film.

Director Statement

For your consideration, this is the seven-minute Director’s Cut of Star Wars: The Toys Awaken. The original five-minute version won the Best Stop Motion and Spirit of Fandom awards in Lucasfilm’s 2018 Star Wars Fan Awards.

Short Film: STAR WARS: THE TOYS AWAKEN, 7min., USA, Fan Fiction

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On the opening night of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a seven-year-old girl’s Star Wars toys come to life. They learn who they are and set off on an adventure to help their young companion as she heads out to watch The Force Awakens.

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FAN FICTION Screenplay Reading: BATMAN: Beyond the Cowl, by Reginald Johnson

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Batman works to uncover a new sinister crime wave and realizes Bruce Wayne must rise to be the hero that Gotham needs.

CAST LIST:

Various: Val Cole
Sebastian Hady: Ron Boyd
Alfred: Wyatt Lamoreaux
Narrator: Sean Ballantyne
Bruce Wayne/Batman: John Fray
Candace Collins: Weronika Sokalska
Lonnie Machin: Caleb Jacques

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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 Operators: Denissa Palmer, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch

TV SPEC Screenplay Reading: Westworld, by Brenda Holiday

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This episode takes place in Westworld’s first season in between episodes 6 and 7.

CAST LIST:

Maeve: Julie Sheppard
Melody: Mojeane Sadr
Lee: David Rowan
Narration: Esther Thibault
Stubbs: Ash Catherwood
Bernard: Bubba
Theresa: Victoria Murdoch
Marcus: Sebastian Biasucci

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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 Operators: Denissa Palmer, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch

MASTER OF NONE Winning TV Spec Screenplay, by Jackson Chow

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As Dev and Brian mull over what’s for dinner, they unknowingly set off a chain of events that span the relationships of four other couples.

CAST LIST:

Leonela: Esther Rogers
Odette: Marla Horner
Brian/Andre: Randy Singh
Narration: Hanna Ehman
Wesley/Marlowe: Tyssen Smith
Shelby: Anjelica Alejandro
Felix: Ikenna Osuji
Dev: Azar Hassan

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Kyle Drier, John Johnson

Festival Directors: Mary Cox, Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy

Camera Operators: Hugh Fraser, Andy Camp, Aser Santos Jr., Zack Arch

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FAN FICTION 1st Scene Screenplay Reading: Star Trek: Quicksilver. by Mary Blakney

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With one Alpha-Quadrant city after another disappearing, Captain Nado and her team of lifelong enemies must find and neutralize a temporal weapon before a megalomaniac cult leader erases them from history.

CAST LIST:

Sleepy Man – 1 – Steve Saet
Shraga (f 20s) – 6 – Ella A
Narration – David Occhipinti
Nado (f 40s) – 12 – Carrie Schiffler
Lobi (f 30s) – 7 – Barbara Bergeron
Tahmid (m 40s) – 2 – Michael Ruhs

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Kyle Drier, John Johnson

Festival Directors: Mary Cox, Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy

Camera Operators: Hugh Fraser, Andy Camp, Aser Santos Jr., Zack Arch

TV SPEC Screenplay Reading of THE OFFICE, by Vanessa Shealy

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When Holly’s brother comes home from the military, Michael proves his statesmanship.

From Season 7.

CAST LIST:

Erin: Jessica Bowmer
Andy: Diego O’Brien
Dwight: Russell Batcher
Narrator: Elizabeth Morriss
Michael: Allan Brunet
Jim/Gabe: Justin Martins
Pam: Victoria Urquhart
Kelly: Michelle Urbano

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Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Kyle Drier, John Johnson

Festival Directors: Mary Cox, Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy

Camera Operators: Hugh Fraser, Andy Camp, Aser Santos Jr., Zack Arch

Fan Fiction Festival Testimonial – March 19 2019

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The feedback I received was incredible. The guy reviewing seemed to really understand not only scripts but Doctor Who and good, well-rounded stories. The feedback really helped me to write a new draft.
– Mark Renshaw (Doctor Who)

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TOP 5 FAN FICTION Screenplays from the last year

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View the top FAN FICTION screenplays performed by professional actors at the Screenplay Festival from the last year:

BLACK WIDOW: FUGITIVE, by Brooke Elowe
https://fanfictionfestival.com/2018/01/19/winning-fan-fiction-feature-screenplay-black-widow-fugitive-by-brooke-elowe/

After the events of Captain America: Civil War, Natasha Romanoff is on the run. Branded a fugitive for violating the Sokovia Accords, Natasha tries to keep her head down and lay low, but there’s no rest for the world’s greatest spy…

Kenobi: A Star Wars Story by Paul Watkins
https://fanfictionfestival.com/2018/11/09/1st-scene-fan-fiction-screenplay-kenobi-a-star-wars-story-by-paul-watkins/

When a hidden settlement on the system of Tatooine is attacked by a force from the past a mysterious villager and his odd ball team will seek out a legendary Jedi Knight.

UP AND AWAY by Jessi Thind
https://fanfictionfestival.com/2018/12/07/superman-fan-fiction-tv-script-up-and-away-by-jessi-thind/

Jonathan Kent desperately searches for his runaway eleven-year-old son throughout the United States before he hurts someone with newfound powers he is just beginning to understand.

SCOOBY-DOO: AGE OF AQUARIUS, by Katie Grotzinger
https://fanfictionfestival.com/2018/04/23/fan-fiction-tv-pilot-scooby-doo-age-of-aquarius-by-katie-grotzinger/

A reinvention of the iconic television series. Think RIVERDALE.

FALLEN: A STAR WARS STORY, by by George Deihl Jr.
https://fanfictionfestival.com/2018/03/19/fan-fiction-short-fallen-a-star-wars-story-by-by-george-deihl-jr/

After the events of the Phantom Menace and the start of the Clone Wars – a valuable lesson of integrity, love and the Force.