Michael Toay

MT2 Entertainment
Producer, Screenwriter and Script Consultant

Vancouver, Canada

Member Since:
September 2014

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About Michael

Dual American-Canadian citizen. Award-winning Writer / Producer of live-stream and broadcast programming. 6 Best Screenplay Awards. 1 Best Short Film Award. Member of Buckeye Nation.

• Producer – Football w/ Farhan and Moj, sports talk show (24 episodes), September 2021 - February 2022
• Technical Producer – The Nation, sports talk show (40 episodes), 2021
• Field Producer - CHFI Celebrity Gala, 2021
• Producer / Writer – Coquitlam 2020 Summer Concert Series at Home
• Producer / Writer – Coquitlam Celebrates Canada Day at Home: the Virtual Edition, 2020
• Producer / Writer – Uptown Live Music Festival 2020: the Virtual Edition
• Field Producer- Vancouver Canadians live baseball broadcasts on SportsNet Pacific, 2019
• Field Producer - live WBSC Olympic qualifying softball broadcasts on CBC and streaming, 2018
• Writer / Producer - THC Live (2017), 13 episodes
• Writer / Producer - Growing Pains (2017), 11 episodes
• Associate Producer - Tiller's Folly 20th Anniversary Special & Let's Hear it Live: On the Road to the Junos.
• Producer - A Temp For All Seasons (short), awarded best picture, best director, best actor and best original score.

Script Doctor / Screenwriter -- re-wrote scripts for four independent feature films.

Award-winning Spec Scripts:

RED HATS
- GRAND PRIZE WINNER (out of 3,500+ entries) Script Pipeline Competition
- FIRST PLACE, Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition, Action-Adventure Category
- GRAND PRIZE WINNER, Hollywood Screenplay Contest, Action-Adventure Category
- Finalist, (Top 5), SmashCut Screenplay Competition
- Finalist, (6th Place out of 2,000 entries) American Screenwriting Competition

A DOGGONE CHRISTMAS
- FIRST PLACE, High Concept Screenplay Competition
- Second Place, Fresh Voice Screenplay Competition, Family / Animated category and Spotlight Award Finalist

NUCLEAR ONE
- FIRST PLACE, Sunscreen Film Festival Screenplay Competition
- Semi-Finalist (top 15), High Concept Screenplay Competition
- Semi-Finalist, Final Draft “Big Break” Screenplay Competition

GODSPEED
- FIRST PLACE, Feel Good Film Festival Screenplay Competition
- Semi-Finalist, Final Draft “Big Break” Screenplay Competition
- Semi-Finalist, PAGE International Screenplay Awards
- Semi-Finalist (top 2%), American Screenwriting Competition

Unique traits: Ohio State Football, Puns and the Canadian rock band RUSH

Gender:
Male

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Videos

A Temp for All Seasons - speed filmmaking short

Let's Hear It LIVE Broadcast | Day 2 Episode

Loglines

NUCLEAR ONE Budget: $30M+ | Action ⋄ Thriller The most hated man in Arkansas must save his girlfriend and the entire town of Russellville from an anti-government terrorist who plans to cause a catastrophic meltdown at the Nuclear One power plant.
GODSPEED Budget: $10M - $30M | Drama ⋄ Family When a renowned race car driver’s rebellious son returns home, sibling rivalry explodes between him and his ultra-competitive older brother over who will be the next driver when their legendary father retires. "Sibling rivalry at 200 miles an hour".
A DOGGONE CHRISTMAS Budget: $10M - $30M | Comedy ⋄ Family When a stray dog is accidentally stranded at the North Pole with a dog-hating Santa Claus, the two must overcome their mutual distrust to save the North Pole from a pack of arctic wolves with a serious beef and all of Dog's canine friends from an evil dog catcher with a score to settle.
OVERBOARD Budget: $1M - $5M | Drama ⋄ Family The impossible true story of a solo sailor who's confronted by God and forced to evaluate his misplaced priorities after he falls overboard in water so cold it will kill him in 30 minutes.
RED HATS Budget: $30M+ | War ⋄ Action Recruited into the mysterious world of Area 51, an Air Force pilot under Top Secret orders risks igniting World War III by using a stolen stealth jet to attack a nuclear weapons factory while making sure the Russians take the blame. Winner of 3 Best Screenplay Awards

Credits

Football with Farhan And Moj (2021)
Series by Hubcast Media Productions Producer / Writer Whether it’s NFL, CFL or College, Farhan and Moj got you covered. Analysis. Debate. Fantasy. Betting. Reviews. Previews. Players. Coaches. And Commentary. We’ve got it all here. So join us as we analyze and argue all things football!
The Nation (2021)
TV Series Producer
CHFI Celebrity Gala 2020 (2020)
Film Producer
Onstage
TV Series Producer

Awards

- FIRST PLACE, High Concept Screenplay Competition - A DOGGONE CHRISTMAS
(2014)
- Second Place, Fresh Voice Screenplay Competition, Family / Animated - A DOGGONE CHRISTMAS
(2014)
- GRAND PRIZE WINNER (out of 3,500+ entries) Script Pipeline Competition - RED HATS
(2013)
- FIRST PLACE, Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition, Action-Adventure Category - RED HATS
(2013)
- FIRST PLACE, Sunscreen Film Festival Screenplay Competition - NUCLEAR ONE
(2012)
- Finalist, Writer’s Store Screenplay Replay Competition - RUBICON
(2012)
- FIRST PLACE, Feel Good Film Festival Screenplay Competition - GODSPEED
(2009)
- WINNER 5 awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Original Score, 168 hour film festival - A TEMP FOR ALL SEASONS
(2005)