Year: 2024

Deadline Today: CHICAGO Feedback Film Festival

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Submit your Short Film and get it showcased at the FEEDBACK Film Festival in Chicago.

Submit your film via FilmFreeway:

The fastest growing film festival in the world today:

Your film will get screened in front of a large, broad audience.

– We are a feedback festival and you will actually hear what people and film lovers think of your film.

– Your film is screened and then talked about with the audience, lead by a Professional Industry moderator. (NOTE: Screenings are now held in private to maximize the audience feedback video you will receive.)

– We then post the audience feedback video online right after the festival for you to watch.

NEW Showcase: Submit your FEATURE FILM and receive an audience feedback promotional/testimonial video of your film. Great video to use to get into more festivals and/or promote your film.

FILM OF THE DAY: ÉLUDER short film, UK, Thriller/Crime

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Watch the Film on the Film Festival Platform: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/watch-eluder

An envelope arrives at the hotel room of an Academic with a photo of a woman inside. By chance he meets the woman, fearing her life is in danger he plans to save her before the hitman gets to her.

Directed by Simeon Lumgair

Cast: Fabien Lucciarini, Mouna Bouchouk

http://www.quirkymotion.com/films/%C3%A9luder
https://facebook.com/quirkymotion

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Watch the CRIME/MYSTERY Shorts Festival – April 25/26 event

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Go to the festival page directly and watch dozens of films:
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Watch the festival: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/april-25-crime

See the Full Lineup of Films:

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/

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/renegade-episode-1-review

THE GIFT OF MAGPIE, 11min,. USA
Directed by Anita George
It’s carpe diem for a couple of small time grifters on Christmas Eve 1934.

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/the-gift-of-magpie-review

A BEAUTIFUL LIFE, 15min,. USA
Directed by Zsolt Kormendy
Two detectives investigate a mysterious kidnapping in Vác, Hungary. One of them is relentlessly being pursued by a malevolent dark figure that will stop at nothing to undermine the case and his life.

https://zsoltkormendy.com/films-and-projects
https://facebook.com/zsoltkormendy
https://www.instagram.com/a_beautiful_life_film

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/a-beautiful-life-review

Watch the EUROPEAN Festival – Best of Short Films program #2 – April 25/26th event

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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-25-european-festival

See the Full Lineup of FIlms:

AUGUST 17 AT 5 PM, 9min., France
Directed by Patrice Guillain
On August 16, 1944, the day after the Allied landing in Provence, German troops prepared to leave Rodez. In the debacle, the 30 hostages and maquisards locked up in the prison of the Burloup barracks, will be taken to the firing range of the target of Sainte-Radegonde, to be shot… On August 17 at 5 p.m….

ECHO, 6min,. France
DIrected by Charly Delporte

https://linktr.ee/frequencies.production
https://www.facebook.com/frequencies.production
https://instagram.com/frequencies.production

PANTA RHEI, 16min., Netherlands
Directed by Paul Bezuijen
In 6 diverse chapters ‘Panta rhei’ shows a surreal image of a Dutch town during lockdown.

Home


https://www.facebook.com/paul.bezuijen.3
https://www.instagram.com/pbezuijen/

RETURNS, 37min., France
Directed by Patrick Urbani
Luca reunites with Cath, the true love of his life, after 30 years of separation.

http://www.emotionsphoto.com/

HIGH FALL, 2min,. Netherlands
Directed by Pau Han Kho
Discover the behind-the-scenes thrill: Crafting the 3-second high-fall stunt in ‘Bon Bini Bangkok Nights’!

https://www.instagram.com/pauhankho/

Filmmaker Podcast: EP. 1188 – FILMMAKER MARK STAS (EMERGING FROM THE SHADOWS)

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EMERGING FROM THE SHADOWS, 14min., Belgium
Directed by Mark Stas
Takeda was forced to leave Asia after a tragic incident. He travelled but stayed close to the woods in order to remember his heart, but also to live a new life in Europe and tries to forget his past. After three years this peace is suddenly disturbed. While he goes running in the woods, Muto, an Italian gangster discovers suddenly an Asian man in the woods. Maybe this could be the killer his boss, Martello is looking for since many years. Karyudo, a powerful hunter who is also an excellent martial artist, was sent by his corrupt police chief to help the Italian gangster boss. He wants to know where Muto found this Asian man. They have a small issue to arrange and at the woods, Karyudo’s sensitive instinct tells him his prey is there. Karyudo, who has a great sense of honour and justice, doesn’t know the exact details of this hunting, but with the help of Muto, he will track this Asian man in the Italian woods. Doubt will grow in his mind. Martello’s hate during these three years will finally find a reason to be. They will hunt this Asian man down and make him pay, no matter what. Takeda has no other choice than to rise from the shadows, confront his past and fight for his life.

The System


https://www.facebook.com/mark.stas.official
https://www.instagram.com/markstas_wfs/

Get to know the filmmaker:

What motivated you to make this film?

Since I’ve previously acted in action-packed movies like “English Dogs in Bangkok” and “Haphazard,” the desire to make original fight scenes within a concise narrative motivated me. Collaborating with my friend Ron Smoorenburg, I devised a storyline where he could shine as the main opponent. This project was fueled by pure passion, and the very good fusion between Ron and me in the past, would give us again a very good fight scene effect. Initially, it wasn’t intended for festival circuits.

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Music Video Review: HOLLY by CAPTAIN DANGER

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Synopsis:

Captain Danger soundtracks interstellar misadventures.

Review by Victoria Angelique:

The music video HOLLY by CAPTAIN DANGER is a fun and inventive film that gives off vibes of being familiar but legendary. It is something that sounds like it plays on the radio on the oldies station. It’s a unique music video that gives a vintage impression with the look and tune of the song aiding in creating a nostalgic feeling. 

It’s hard to determine whether the footage used for space and the scenes with Holly are stock footage or simply shot in a way that looks like the clips came from the past. The scenes of Holly on a beach and the Spaceman pining for her affections seem familiar, almost as if they are from something we’ve seen before only the mind cannot place where as it is possibly combined clips or shots compiled for this particular music video. 

The tune is catchy, with the feeling as if Captain Danger fits into the boy bands of the 1970s and 1980s. It’s upbeat, repetitive chorus makes it very familiar. The nostalgic tone and look of this film feels out of place within this era, which makes it refreshing as it is a song that many people would enjoy as they take a trip to the past. 

The band fizzling in and out of the video to television static is a mark of genius. It compliments the vintage tone of the entire music video. The lyrics give into a familiar trope that a man will do anything to receive the affections of a woman, even going to space. It reflects a simpler time when people could enjoy music without forceful messages and pleasing visuals within the music video. 

Directed by  Aaron Steinberg

Project Links

Watch the EUROPEAN Festival Showcase – Best of Shorts Program #1

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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-24-european-shorts

See the Full Lineup of Films:

SEE YOU TONIGHT !. 4min., France
Directed by Patrice Guillain
So that a couple get along well nowadays, everyone has to put a little of their own … Nevertheless, the sharing of household tasks will always be a subject of controversy. Let’s not waste time with this ! We only have one life !

THERE’LL BE NO DIVORCE, 12min., Ireland
Directd by Noelle Clarke
There’ll Be No Divorce is a suspenseful short film that unfolds a dark tale of jealousy, confrontation and unforseen consequences. Angela, a wife grappling with susicions of her husband’s infildelity, confronts his mistress in a cafe, issuing a chilling ultimatum. Unbeknownst to Angela, the mistress, Vanessa, has orchestrated a lethal plan in retaliation. As Angela heads to her car, an unknown assailant follows and attacks her, leaving her brutally injured and struggling for survival inches from her car. The film exposes the twisted webs of revenge and the devastating aftermath of unchecked emotions, offering a harrowing reflection on the lengths people will go to protect what they believe is rightfully theirs.

THE 4 KINGS, THE SANCTUARY IN HALMAHERA, 32min., Spain
Directed by Karlos Simon
There is still a space in our seas where the seabed resists the attacks that the oceans are suffering.

MOVEMENT, 3min., Armenia
Directed by Hossein Moradizadeh
Moving inwards, continuous and eternal.

http://www.moradizadeh.com/
https://www.facebook.com/hossein.moradizadeh.7/

https://www.instagram.com/mora.films/

HUG ME, 19min., Spain
Directed by M. Carmen Sánchez
Dalia lives on her birthday. Everyone hugs her, everyone ignores her…

https://www.instagram.com/mv.audiovisuales/

I WOULD BE WITH YOU, 15min,. Spain
Directed by Miguel Ángel Mengó
Ana, an aging drag queen, spends her nights performing in the same old cabaret, navigating between lost, sordid and violent loves.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29257997/?ref_=nm_flmg_unrel_3_edt

Watch the ACTION/AVENTURE Festival – April 24/25 event

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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-24-action-adventure

Submit to the Action/Adventure FEstival today:

See the Full Lineup of FIlms:

EMERGING FROM THE SHADOWS, 14min., Belgium
Directed by Mark Stas
Takeda was forced to leave Asia after a tragic incident. He travelled but stayed close to the woods in order to remember his heart, but also to live a new life in Europe and tries to forget his past. After three years this peace is suddenly disturbed. While he goes running in the woods, Muto, an Italian gangster discovers suddenly an Asian man in the woods. Maybe this could be the killer his boss, Martello is looking for since many years. Karyudo, a powerful hunter who is also an excellent martial artist, was sent by his corrupt police chief to help the Italian gangster boss. He wants to know where Muto found this Asian man. They have a small issue to arrange and at the woods, Karyudo’s sensitive instinct tells him his prey is there. Karyudo, who has a great sense of honour and justice, doesn’t know the exact details of this hunting, but with the help of Muto, he will track this Asian man in the Italian woods. Doubt will grow in his mind. Martello’s hate during these three years will finally find a reason to be. They will hunt this Asian man down and make him pay, no matter what. Takeda has no other choice than to rise from the shadows, confront his past and fight for his life.

The System


https://www.facebook.com/mark.stas.official
https://www.instagram.com/markstas_wfs/

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/emerging-from-the-shadows-review

A COUPLE SCREWS LOOSE, 32min,.USA, DOC
Directed by Cameron Asa Muilenburg
Adventure bike-packers Matt Schweiker and Luke Swab decide to take on three of the hardest gravel bike rides in the southeast in three consecutive days. These light-hearted and hilarious friends will almost make you forget how difficult these routes are.

http://hddn.co/

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/a-couple-screws-loose-review

AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER – SUKI & SOKKA, 4min., USA
Directed by Jeoffrey TC Howe
The lighthearted rivalry between Sokka and Suki unfolds as they engage in a friendly competition, showcasing their respective strengths and weaknesses.

https://www.facebook.com/liveactionavatar
https://instagram.com/officialjaynjay

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/avatar-the-last-airbender-review

Deadline Today: ROMANCE & RELATIONSHIPS Festival

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Submit your ROMANCE or RELATIONSHIP Film or Screenplay to the festival today.

This is a HYBRID film festival with live screenings for the audience feedback video you will receive, plus an optional virtual 2nd showcase to enhance the film’s exposure. Festival also conducts blog and podcast interviews with the filmmaker. We have also started a filmmaker’s WhatsApp group with over 100 joined to date to chat about next project and make contacts etc….

Submit via FilmFreeway:

Get your short or feature film showcased at the private festival with the sole purpose of getting the filmmaker an audience feedback promotional video.

– NEW OPTION: Submit for a guaranteed acceptance.

– 8 Film Festival events a year.

– Filmmaker also receives a chance to talk about their film on the Film Festival ITunes Podcast and also do a blog interview.

– All accepted films receive an audience reaction video of how they felt about your film.

Then you can use that video to promote your film to get into more festivals and obtain a distribution deal.

Romance Screenplay Festival happens monthly.

– Full feedback given on all submissions by industry professionals.

– Winners get their script performed by professional actors and made into a video for them.

– Winners also get to talk about their work and script on the Film Festival ITunes Podcast.

Filmmaker Podcast: EP. 1190 – Filmmaker Suniva Maya Miller (ROOM OF MEMORIES)

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ROOM OF MEMORIES, 2min., Australia
Directed by Suniva Maya Miller
The story of heartbreak told from the memory center of the brain.

https://instagram.com/caffeinated_dream_dream

Get to know the filmmaker:

It was my first ever animated film that I developed during my first year of university. For some reason I had this feeling that I had to make something so emotional and deep. At the time I had just been through a pretty rough breakup with someone who I had been friends with for much longer. So I wanted to write and make something that would reflect the complicated emotions I had surrounding this person and our relationship.

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.

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