Interviews
Under 20 Q’s with Alessandro Cascio
Alessandro Cascio Alessandro Cascio is a proudly politically incorrect, insolent, ill-mannered, Italian writer who tells it like it is…or at least how he believes it to be. Born in Palermo in 1977 to a Sicilian father and an American mother this wonderlusting soul was inevitably inspired to leave his... »
The Indie Weekly with Juan Riedinger
The only good part about being swamped with "real world" work is that when you get back to doing the things you love you have a pleasant surprise. When I listened back to my interview with Juan Riedinger to do the transcription I was all smiles. After I met Juan and the interview... »
Gangster Exchange (2009) Review & Interview with Writer/Director Dean Bajramovic
Director: Dean Bajramovic Starring: Christopher Russel, Nobuya Shimamoto, Jasmin Geljo Gangster Exchange is officially on my list of super cool action movies. I got to see it at the Mississauga Independent Film Festival 2009 and was totally blown away. This movie is original, has a... »
Behind The Lens with D.Gregor Hagey and Morning Glory
I met D. Gregor Hagey and Morning Glory at the Mississauga Independent Film Festival where they gave a workshop for the RED CAM and I was fortunate enough to interview the guys afterwards. D. Gregor Hagey is a Toronto based Director of Photography whose completed nearly 200 projects in his 16 years as a... »
The Indie Weekly with Allan Ungar
Director: Allan Ungar Starring: Stephen Lilly, Krista Marchand, George Tchortov I met Allan Ungar at The Mississauga Independent Film Festival this summer and got around to seeing his film Annulment as well. It’s a non-linear action/drama short shot on digital. (say that one five times really fast) It’s a tall order for an aspiring indie filmmaker... »
The Indie Weekly with RT and John Nadalin
John Nadalin & RT of TheNE Inc. After the World of Music Videos workshop at MIFF 2009 I got a chance to catch up with director RT and Producer John Nadalin of TheNE Inc. The two make a great team as... »
The Indie Weekly with Matt and Jeff Campagna
The Gala of the Mississauga Independent Film Festival was a really great night. It was full of talented and interesting people who reflect the landscape of independent film in Canada. I got a lot of really great interviews but I think that the most important interview of the night was with the Campagna... »
The Indie Weekly with J. Robert Zanfardino
J Robert Zanfardino discovered he had a passion for acting when he was in college. He started out in theatre but quickly realized that television and film was what he really wanted to do. After college he returned to NYC and decided to seriously pursue his dream. After knocking on doors and hitting the... »
The Indie Weekly with Vince Zangardi
Vince Zangardi is one of the key players in the pilot for WESTCHESTER. He plays Marc: the son of a Sicilian wise guy who just can’t seem to escape his father’s shadow no matter how hard he tries to live "the straight life". He’s also a part of the group of friends that WESTCHESTER is... »