Month: April 2024

Deadline Today: New York SCIENCE & NATURE Festival

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Monthly Festival designed to showcase the best of SCIENCE and NATURE films (shorts, features, web series) and screenplays (short, feature, TV) in the world today.

Submit via FilmFreeway:

Any film & screenplay with a science and/or nature thematic and plot is eligible to be showcased at this festival.

Awards & Prizes

FILM FESTIVAL:

We are proud to announce a FOUR tier festival set up of your accepted film at the festival. Two screenings of your film at our festival, plus two separate interviews.

Screening #1 will take place in NYC and will be a private screening for a select group of people. They will then go home after the festival and record their comments of your film. Then we turn those comments into our regular FEEDBACK Festival Video.

For context, here is an example of a video from a recent festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EviO64sSbrA

Screening #2 takes place one time only (for FREE) VIRTUALLY for all to see on our online feed every single day. 365 festivals in 2022. Already these screenings are garnering an audience of 1000s each day.

So in the end you will have TWO showcases of your film and you’ll receive your audience feedback video a week before the Virtual Festival.

Then (Tier #3) we will send you a list of questions to answer for our blog interview that will promote you and your film. Then after that (Tier #4) we will set up a podcast interview on our popular ITunes show where will we chat with you about the process of how the film was made.

SCREENPLAY FESTIVAL:

Winning screenplays performed by professional actors and made into a video each month. Film festival also occurs each month.

FULL FEEDBACK on all screenplay submissions. Film submissions can also request the committee’s feedback notes on their film.

Watch the SCI-FI Festival – Best of EUROPEAN Shorts – April 22/23 event

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Go to the Daily Film Festival Platform http://www.wildsound.ca and sign up for the free 7 day trial to watch a new and original festival every single day.

Go to the festival page directly and watch dozens of films:
https://www.wildsound.ca/todays-film-festival/

Watch the festival: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/april-22-euro-scifi

See the Full Lineup of Films:

WE’RE COMING BACK, 9min,. Italy
Directed by Francesco Maffei
The last chapter of the invasion trilogy made by Lutey film. If in “The Rooftop” it was the house to be invaded and in “The child is hiding in the woods” it was the mind, in “We’re Coming Back” invasion becomes a threat to all humanity.

http://www.luteyfilm.com/
https://www.instagram.com/luteyfilm

FALLOUT, 8min., Malta
Directed by Maurice Micallef
The horror of nuclear explosions is unparalleled, evoking a nightmarish blend of immediate devastation and enduring consequences. The psychological trauma lingers indefinitely, haunting communities with the spectre of annihilation and leaving scars that endure for generations. This is Xanor’s story.

Home


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GLIESE, 20min,. Spain
Directed by Jorge Guimerá
Nacho awakens on the advanced planet Gliese. He is there by mistake and discovers that death does not exist. He must decide whether to remain on Gliese accepting his new condition or return to Earth with his needy younger brother and end the conspiracy forever.

DROP BY DROP—-DAMLAYA DAMLAYA, 5min., Turkey
Directed by Melihat Özdo?an A?gül
Agricultural land and drinking water are not infinite, they may run out one day.

@melihat.ozdoganaggul
https://www.instagram.com/melihat_ozdogan_aggul/

Watch the SCIENCE & NATURE Shorts Festival – April 22/23 event

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Go to the Daily Film Festival Platform http://www.wildsound.ca and sign up for the free 7 day trial to watch a new and original festival every single day.

Go to the festival page directly and watch dozens of films:
https://www.wildsound.ca/todays-film-festival/

Watch the festival: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/april-22-sci-and-nat

See the Full Lineup of Films:

A CACOPHONY OF SCALES, 6min., USA
Directed by William Thinnes
Music scales, weigh scales, and industrial scales converge to warn of the disasterous effects we are having on butterfly scales.

http://popdoves.com/

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/a-cacophony-of-scales-review

MARION GRUBER: PREPAREDNESS IS PREVENTION, 30min. USA
Directed by Donald Rayne Mitchell
Dr. Marion Gruber is a world-renowned expert in vaccine development, regulation, and licensure. She worked at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for many years, serving as the director of the Office of Vaccines Research & Review (OVRR) from 2012-2021. In this short film, Dr. Gruber and several of her colleagues describe their efforts to ensure that life-saving vaccines were available during some of the most recent and well-known public health emergencies and why preparing for the next infectious disease threat is critical.

https://hillemanfilm.com/marion-gruber

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/marion-gruber-review

CRISIS, 6min,. USA
Directed by Patrick Wei
Set against the backdrop of a drought-stricken New York City, this gripping short film delves into the harsh realities faced by its residents as the government imposes a stringent water rationing measure, limiting each individual to just 1 gallon and 3 ounces of water daily. As tensions rise and survival instincts kick in, “Crisis” paints a harrowing picture of the potential consequences of our environmental actions and the lengths to which people might go when faced with the direst of necessities. 1

https://www.instagram.com/Ingenious96

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/crisis-review

BEYOND PROFIT: SEEKING SUSTAINABILITY, 25min., Canada
Directed by Nick Graham Ridley
Two students embark on a journey in search of sustainability in business, exploring questions of profit maximization and corporate social responsibility.

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/beyond-profit-review

SWAMPS, 1min., Canada
Directed by David Convery
Bello takes a mystery trip through the wood wide web and lands in a swamp – nature’s water treatment plants.

Future Chicken Home


https://www.instagram.com/futurechickenofficial/

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/swamps-review

Filmmaker Podcast: Nicholas T. Collier (RENEGADE EPISODE 1: REDEMPTION)

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RENEGADE EPISODE 1: REDEMPTION, 20min., USA
Directed by Nicholas T Collier
After learning the mob controls the city, detective Daniel Graves decides to become the newest vigilante in Westwick City, Renegade.

https://www.instagram.com/34_nicholas_34/

Get to know the filmmaker:

Growing up, I have always loved comic book movies, and they’re the reason I decided to become a filmmaker. This was my love letter to the genre, my way of taking all these films and stories I grew up with, and telling my perspective of them.

You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at http://www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

Subscribe to the podcast:

https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod/
https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod

Watch WILDsound DOCS Festival – April 21/22 event

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Go to the Daily Film Festival Platform http://www.wildsound.ca and sign up for the free 7 day trial to watch a new and original festival every single day.

Go to the festival page directly and watch dozens of films:
https://www.wildsound.ca/todays-film-festival/

Watch the festival: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/april-21-docs

See the Full Lineup of Films:

TEAM OCEAN, 40min., USA
Directed by Bethany Teague
10 nonprofits along both U.S. coasts fight for a better future for our one ocean, and therefore our world. Team Ocean is a celebration of how each organization’s talents, expertise and passions weave together a beautiful tapestry of teamwork from every sector – fisheries, species protection, food security, arts, education, recreation and more.

https://clickandpledge.com/project-ocean/
https://www.facebook.com/clickandpledge
https://twitter.com/clickandpledge
https://www.instagram.com/clickandpledge/

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/team-ocean-review

TOLLERMANIA, 27min,. Canada
Directed by Karen Lang
In this film, Ukrainian-Canadian ceramic artist, Natalia Laluq, interprets the life and work of Canadian world champion figure skater and artist, Toller Cranston, through a stop-motion installation of individually crafted ceramic plates. The art project itself was almost 2 years in the making. The show took place at Toller Cranston’s studio in Mexico in 2014, the year before Toller died. This documentary shows the work from initial concept through process and completion. It is one artist interpretation of another artist’s work and life.

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/tollermania-review

HOSPITAL ART, 2min., USA
Directed by Ethan Knecht
A short aesthetic review of Westchester Medical Center’s art.

https://www.instagram.com/knechtions

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/hospital-art-review

SWISS CHEESE HOLES, 20min., USA
Directed by Ethan Knecht
Covertly filmed in Disney World, Swiss Cheese Holes is a multi-layered documentary that explores the timeless question: How do you make a film about your father’s mental breakdown in Disney World?

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.instagram.com/knechtions

Filmmaker Podcast: EP. 1197 – FILMMAKER LEO ROJAS & ACTOR/WRITER ANGELO BALARAM (APHASIC DREAM)

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APHASIC DREAM, 24min,. Bolivia

Directed by Leo Rojas Fernando, a guy with a messy life, starts having strange dreams of a kid in an abandoned warehouse.

http://leorojas.me/

https://www.instagram.com/steverojas00/

You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at http://www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

Subscribe to the podcast:

https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod/

https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod

Watch Sci-Fi Festival Feature Film Showcase: THE STARS MY DESTINATION. April 20/21

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Go to the Daily Film Festival Platform http://www.wildsound.ca and sign up for the free 7 day trial to watch a new and original festival every single day.

Go to the festival page directly and watch dozens of films:
https://www.wildsound.ca/todays-film-festival/

Watch the festival: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/the-stars-my-destination

THE STARS MY DESTINATION, 2hr. 15min., Japan
Directed by Keishi Suenaga
A retired Russian-Japanese soldier Eiji Onodera (Keishi Suenaga) was going to his hometown in Japan. But on his way, he was caught and given a new mission by his ex-colleague Captain Vadim Dadikov (Gohnosuke Tokuda). Onodera and his father would never be free unless he completes the secret mission. He and the Master Sergeant Zinaida Zasyekina (Satoko Enmei) go to Hokkaido to monitor an ex-officer of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Toshio Honda (Taiyo Sawa). Honda has killed 27 people including his colleagues, and is hiding in a mountain with a mysterious beauty, Risa (Riho Yoshioka)…

https://www.instagram.com/keishi_suenaga_filmmaker/
https://www.facebook.com/inheritthestarsthedirectorscut/

Deadline Today: ACTION/ADVENTURE Film & Screenplay Festival

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A showcase of the best Action/Adventure Films and Screenplays from around the world.

Submit via FilmFreeway:

Festival takes place every single month online.

Film Festival will be showcased at the monthly virtual film festival.

Screenplay submissions offers writers at all levels the fantastic opportunity to hear their stories read aloud using professional actors. Full feedback on all submissions as well by our team of professional screenwriters.

We have created a hybrid festival with 4 tiers to enhance your film and your festival experience. All accepted films receive all four tier options:

Tier #1 – Your film plays at a private festival event where the audience will record their comments/reactions to your film on their camera or phone, then we edit them and send you a promotional video. No matter what you will receive a promotional video of your film of people commenting on your film.

Tier #2 (optional) – Your film plays on the Film Festival streaming service for 30 hours and invite a select industry audience to watch it. With this system, some films have already received a distribution deal as many platforms are looking for solid feature and short documentaries. We can not guarantee anything of course but this has been very helpful to many in the past. (see testimonials below)

Then (Tier #3) we will send you a list of questions to answer for our blog interview that will promote you and your film. Then after that (Tier #4) we will set up a podcast interview on our popular ITunes show where will we chat with you about the process of how the film was made.

Short Film Review: THE TWO SPINSTERS. Directed by Ugo Lanzotti, Roberta Pia De Angelis

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Synopsis:

Two ladies have been living together for many years. One of them, Maria, has to face an old family hostility for having chosen to live love…

Review by Victoria Angelique:

The short film, THE TWO SPINSTERS, begins with Maria in the kitchen to set the tone of the entire narrative. This is a woman who is burdened, afraid of everything except her ailing wife that lifts her spirit up on a hard day. Maria’s past has haunted her through her entire adult life, almost as if the only thing she doesn’t regret is leaving her family to be with her wife.

The story conveys a powerful message that life might not be easy, but it is worth it if there is someone to love. Maria’s composure appears weighed down, but that weight is lifted when she is finally able to stand up to her homophobic brother. Her wife supported everything she wanted, as Maria took care of her during her last days and it is implied that they have done this for each other for the majority of their life. 

Rarely do films look at homosexual couples that have been together for decades. This film showed the hardship that this lesbian couple have gone through as it is stated they got together before it was socially acceptable. The term ‘spinster’ was easier for families to explain why a female family member is living with another woman and it’s a moment of triumph when Maria is finally able to stand up to her brother after years of emotional trauma weighing her down. 

This is a powerful film that shows that when someone chooses a life of love, rather than yielding to familial pressures, that they can live a life of joy. Maria proves this as she takes care of her wife and makes it clear to her brother that she didn’t regret choosing to follow her heart rather than be miserable by following the societal norms that were in place when she was a girl.

Screenwriter Kevin Peter Irigoyen Penatello (PIECE OF CAKE)

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Watch the Screenplay Reading: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/piece-of-cake

You may think that breaking up a wedding is a piece of cake, but sometimes you get a slice that’s fully loaded.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Val Cole
News Caster: Andy Camp
Gina: Hannah Ehman
Mike: Sean Ballantyne

Get to know the writer:

1. What is your screenplay about?

Piece of Cake follows Gina and Mike as they try to stop her sister’s wedding. But they find out, that stopping a wedding is no piece of cake, and they get a much larger slice than they expect. It’s full of comedic twists and turns!

2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?

Piece of Cake is written as a Comedy.

3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

This script is fun, playful, and relatable. The very human feeling of wanting to conquer something, and destiny choosing a different outcome, is all too familiar. I feel like audiences would be pleasantly entertained with this piece.

4. How would you describe this script in two words?

If I had to describe the script in two words, I would use: Playful twists.

5. What movie have you seen the most times in your life?

Bridesmaids. I feel like I embody all of the characters in this movie (including “Stove”).

6. How long have you been working on this screenplay?

I believe it’s been about 3 months, on and off. I work a “real job,” so I would write on my off times.

7. How many stories have you written?

I’m working on my 3rd Feature, and I have a two shorts, which I have submitted to some festivals. Mostly in Comedy.

8. What is your favorite song? (Or, what song have you listened to the most times in your life?)

I’m fuelled by music, so that is a hard question, but I would say any song that takes me on a journey. Florence + the Machine is a favourite artist of mine. Sometimes we all need a break from reality.

9. What obstacles did you face to finish this screenplay?

Every screenwriter faces obstacles when working on their scripts (that is what makes our writing great). Our daily interactions and struggles feed our work. I would say balancing my professional life, with having a toddler, and travelling for business, has been both challenging and empowering.

10. Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about?

Besides writing, I am a family man, who loves being with my wife and child. Oh, and travelling. I love travelling!

11. You entered your screenplay via FilmFreeway. What has been your experiences working with the submission platform site?

FilmFreeway has been fantastic to use in marketing and submitting my scripts. It allows me to focus on my work, and easily submit to various festivals with one click.

12. What influenced you to enter the festival? What were your feelings on the initial feedback you received?

I submitted to this festival because of all the amazing reviews. People said the feedback was game-changing, and I couldn’t agree more. The feedback I received was fantastic. The critiques both illuminated, and reaffirmed, changes I could make to have a perfect script. Very happy with the feedback!