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Year: 2024
Turning 28 Today: Kaitlyn Dever
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- BornDecember 21, 1996 · Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Birth nameKaitlyn Rochelle Dever
QUOTES:
- I would have to say that I have to concentrate more when I’m doing comedy. There are so many details that make up any character, but developing a character for a dramatic role seems to come more naturally.
- It’s really important that people know about it and the issue in schools because it happens every day to people and it really hurts when people get bullied.
- When someone is bullying you, don’t let it get to you. I remember my friends in school, someone said something mean to them, and they really let it get to them. And it really affected them. But I would just say try to ignore it as much as possible and just be yourself.
- Last Man Standing (2011) is overall a lot of comedy. And I love doing that.
Today’s Podcast: EP. 1388 – Filmmaker Rafael Puga Valega (WIN/WIN)
WIN/WIN, 5min., USA
Directed by Rafael Puga Valega
A group of friends gathers to drink beer and play cards after their national football team suffers a tough defeat in a tournament. While playing one of them mentions an interesting idea on how to confront the team situation
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32642576/?ref_=hm_rvi_tt_t_1
Get to know the filmmaker:
What motivated you to make this film?
I basically wanted to start my first steps as a filmmaker with a short film that wasn’t difficult (or too difficult) to produce and that also had a short runtime. This story fitted well with that.
What were your initial reactions when watching the audience talking about your film in the feedback video?
I was afraid of hearing them at first, but I had already seen the film had won an award for best story so I felt they were going to be mostly positive. And I was glad after hearing them most of the time! Still I have to admit I heard them in low volume for the first time just in case hahaha. But I think that’s my way when dealing with reactions or reviews.
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Watch Today’s Festival: DOC Festival Feature: THE KENTUCKY COWBOY
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THE KENTUCKY COWBOY, 58min., USA
Directed by Mike Goldberg
Despite becoming a success on the football field, a man struggles internally with mental health issues all his life, as he continuously tries to gain acceptance from his father and legendary football coach.
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-kentucky-cowboy
Today’s Novel Contest Deadline: Family & Kids Festival
Submit your Family or Kids Book by the deadline.
FAMILY and KIDS Books will always be needed and wanted in our society. If you can write a great family story, then you are definitely on your way to having a great career. This portion of the Writing Festival would like to present at least 20 new works of Family Novels in the next 12 months. Submit your family novel today.
Submit your novel on the submission page: https://festivalforfamily.com/family-kids-novel-writing-festival/
3 ways to submit:
- Full novel
- 1st Chapter
- Submit for automatic performance reading video
Today’s Screenplay Deadline: HISTORY Festival
Submit your screenplay that’s a historical story genre and/or plot line to the festival.
Submit on the submission page: https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/history-screenplay-festival/
FULL FEEDBACK on your screenplay from our committee of Professional Screenwriters, Production Heads and Script Consultants. Get your entire script performed at the writing festival.
SUBMIT your FEATURE, TV PILOT or SHORT SCREENPLAY.
Submissions take 3-5 weeks for evaluation. Looking for screenplays from all over the world.
This festival has a guaranteed 4-tier set up for each accepted script. (No matter what, all screenplays submitted receive FULL FEEDBACK on their work.)
1st Tier: FULL FEEDBACK on your screenplay (all submissions)
2nd Tier: Accepted scripts (25% on average of submitted entries) get a best scene of their screenplay performed by professional actors and made into a promotional video.
3rd Tier: We will send you a list of questions to answer for our blog interview that will promote you and your film.
4th Tier: Then we will set up a podcast interview on our popular ITunes show where will we will promote the winning writer and script.
(BONUS: 5th Tier. A winning screenwriter’s WhatsApp group has just been formed. Over 50 writers to date. Great way to share ideas and contacts with people in the industry.)
Today’s Short Story Festival: Sports Festival
Submit your SPORTS short story to the festival, and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video for yourself.
Submit at the submission page: https://sportsfilmfestival.video/sports-short-story-festival/
Accept only stories that fit into the sports genre. Sports storytelling is more than just reporting scores. It’s about weaving narratives that connect us emotionally to athletes, teams, and events.
There is no festival like this!
Mainly what this contest does is give exposure to the writer. They will be able to obtain a solid agent, plus get notice by producers looking for writers like yourself. NOTE: The writer will always own 100% rights to their story. The only thing we do is help the writer. Either with notes on their next draft, or gain exposure by having their story showcased at our festival.
Today’s FilmFreeway Testimonial: ROMANCE & RELATIONSHIPS Film Festival
Submit via FilmFreeway. Deadline Today:
“Relationships with the festival are amazing, Feedbacks are highly professional and helpful, Promotion is great. Feeling more home than home ! Hervé Marcotte, Verissimus Films – An ordinary experience, best documentary 2024”
Today’s Podcast: Filmmaker Graham Birch (AN ADVERT FOR ONE NIGHT)
AN ADVERT FOR ONE NIGHT, 15min,. UK
Directed by Graham Birch
Lisa responds to a newspaper advert to meet Sarah in a hotel room for a night. They meet and have a wonderful night that sadly uncovers that one was badly abused and the other is currently suffering serious mental and physical bullying from a partner. Will this allow them to bond? What will they do?
https://www.instagram.com/birch_graham/
What motivated you to make this film?
My friend was going through an abusive relationship at the time and it was terrifying. He was psychologically destroyed. So I flipped it to the more common female perspective as it is simply not acceptable. Domestic abuse isn’t just physical. It’s wider than that and destroys people.
I also wanted to highlight the dangers of getting drunk and thinking you are in control of a situation. I want people to watch the film and maybe question if they should go home with that person. Particularly when you are young and at a night club. I always tried not to let my friends go off alone (male or female) as there are people who are simply not good.
I also wanted to create a film of exquisite beauty and use the lighting to enhance everything. You’ll notice that the colours change in the film, sometimes suddenly, sometimes from scene to scene. Showing differing emotions and settings.
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Watch Today’s Festival: DOC Festival, Best of HUMANITARIAN Shorts.
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WE ARE WE DANCE WE PAINT, 37min., USA
Directed by Leslie Dektor
For decades, the poor and dispossessed have been herded and confined to Skid Row. In Passing Through, the seemingly lost find a new sense of community.
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-we-are-we-dance
A NATION’S TABLE, 11min,. Canada
Directed by Garrett Smith
Ask a farmer, a fisher, a chef, and a home cook to define ‘Canadian food’ and you’ll get four different answers. After all, the food found in Canada is as diverse as the people who live here.
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-a-nations-table
THE CYCLE OF FASHION, 5min., China
Directed by Xiruo Jiang
The documentary follows the curator, Katherine, as she intends to shed light on the environmental consequences of the fashion industry through her upcoming art exhibition and encourage viewers to rethink their relationship with clothing and consumption. Driven by a desire to approach the reality of fashion waste, Katherine ventures beyond the walls of her gallery and into the heart of garment production factories. Here, she witnesses firsthand the staggering amount of waste generated in the process of creating trendy clothing pieces that often end up discarded or unused.
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-cycle-of-fashion
SMOKE OR FAMILY, 14min., India
Directed by Jaswant Mintu
The protagonist in the film “Smoke or Family” is a heavy smoker who visits a hospital for a teeth problem. There, doctors tell him to quit smoking, explaining that it’s causing his teeth issues and could lead to lung cancer and other health problems. However, he defends his smoking habit, claiming he is different from other smokers.
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-smoke-or-family
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