Month: January 2025

Watch Today’s Festival:  DOCUMENTARY Shorts Festival

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Watch the Film Festival HERE:

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/

See the Full Lineup of Films: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/documentary-shorts-festival-december

I AM A VERY SPECIAL BEING, 4min., Denmark
Directed by Marcus Mandal
40-year-old Christian is diagnosed with autism.
He wrote the lyrics for this song about who he is – and he sings it himself.

https://www.citizendane.com/productions/public-film/i-am-a-very-special-being

MITAYO, 16min., Peru
Directed by Marco Alvarado
Mitayo is the Amazonian word that describes the time of fishing in a hamlet called Aguanomuyuna in the Chazuta district in the city of Tarapoto of the San Martín Region in the jungle of Peru.

https://www.instagram.com/oswaldosalaswilliams/

BETWEEN CLOUDS AND GLASS, 12min., USA
Directed by Mykhailo Bogdanov
A look at the monumental problem of bird collisions in Chicago, the deadliest city for birds, just ahead of Houston and Dallas. According to scientists, what happens in Chicago can affect bird populations across North America. As many as one billion birds die each year in the United States due to building collisions, but there are people who care and work hard to change this.

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

SPECTRUM OF CONSUMPTION: A CONSERVATION STORY, 21min., USA
Directed by Colleen Kelley
Spectrum of Consumption is an observational film following a group of women hunters in Montana, and their relationship to public land, conservation, and alternatives to the industrial food complex.

LA LIXEIRA – the invisibles’ dignity, 12min,. Italy
Directed by GUIDO GALANTE, ANTONIO NOTARANGELO
Maputo, the capital city of Mozabimque, has one or may be two million inhabitants. A few neighborhoods have houses or more precisely brick shacks, some paved roads, mostly a wide range of huts without basic sanitation services, where day by day men, women and children scrape food together in slow and quiet despair-the only chance they have to survive.


Today’s Submittable Deadlines – January 3rd, 2025

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Links you directly to submittable to submit:

CRIME Poetry – FREE submission or pay for a reading or movie

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/301187/crime-poetry-submission

LGBTQ+ Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance)

Submit your short story 0-2000 words:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314064/lgbtq-short-story-festival-0-2000-words-everyone-wins

Submit your short story 2000-4000 words:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314065/lgbtq-short-story-festival-2000-4000-words-everyone-wins

Submit your short story 4000-6000 words:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314066/lgbtq-short-story-festival-4000-6000-words-everyone-wins

Submit your short story 6000-8000 words:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314067/lgbtq-short-story-festival-6000-8000-words-everyone-wins

FOOD & DRINK Novel Festival

Full Novel Reading:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314012/food-drink-full-novel-festival

1st Chapter Novel Submission:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314013/food-drink-1st-chapter-novel-festival

Novel Video Transcript Reading:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314014/food-drink-novel-video-transcript-reading

BIOGRAPHY Screenplay Festival

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314076/biography-screenplay-festival

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FOOD & DRINK Book Festival: Today’s Novel Festival Deadline

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Submit your FOOD & DRINK Book by the deadline. (non-fiction or fiction)

Submit your novel here: https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/food-and-drink-novel-festival/

NON-FICTION – Can be about the origins, preparations, families, or nutritional values of food. Can be about different types of cuisine and/or about the history of certain foods or drink.

FICTION – In a novel food and drink can show the culture, history, and environment of a fictional world. For example, the spices used in a stew or the rites around a particular beverage can reveal a lot about the society that created them. It can also represent and symbolic theme in the novel about society, status, and norms.

Watch Novel Performance Readings:

Get FULL FEEDBACK on either the 1st chapter or entire novel book from our committee of Professional Writers, and Writing Consultants. Get your novel performed by a professional actor at the festival.

NEW OPTION: Or, just submit for an actor performance reading transcript of your novel (any 5 pages of your book). Great way to promote the sales of your book if you’re already published. (see examples on the video playlist below)

SUBMIT your novel now (both your 1st chapter or full novel accepted) To be eligible for our Writing Festival Events. Submissions take 3-5 weeks for evaluation

Submit a novel book and get it seen by the world.

A great way to get your words out there, obtain the Agent you’re looking for or just get your story seen by more people. If you win, your story will be seen by 100,000s of people when it’s read online using a top professional actor. It’s a rush you’ll never experience in your life seeing it come to life that way.

LGBTQ+ Short Story Contest (everyone wins): Today’s Short Story Deadline

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Submit your LGBTQ+ Short Story to the Festival here and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video for yourself.

LINK to Submit to the festival: https://lgbttorontofilmfestival.com/lgbt-short-story-contest/

Accept only stories that fit into the LGBTQ+ story and/or genres.

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.

BIOGRAPHY Screenplay Contest: Today’s Screenplay Deadline

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A biography screenplay, or biopic script, is a written work that dramatizes the life of a real person or group of people. The term “biopic” is a combination of the words “biographical” and “picture”.

Submit via the site here: https://festivalfordrama.com/biography-screenplay-festival/

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.)

What this festival does is give the writer exposure. With our best scene video reading, plus the 2 interviews, this festival simply makes the screenwriter’s name and script searchable and out there to the world. Plus, submissions receive full feedback on their script no matter what.

Today’s FilmFreeway Testimonial: COMEDY Feedback Film Festival

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Deadline to Submit to the Comedy Festival:

“Thank you very much! For us it is a very special achievement in our lives. It represents a lot of sacrifice, effort and love for the film industry. Also, thank you for your management with this beautiful industry. Festivals like yours are what make the dreams of filmmakers like us come true.”

Today’s Podcast: Filmmaker Nevin Bolla (AFTERMATH)

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AFTERMATH, 10min., USA
Directed by Nevin Bolla
In a post-apocalyptic world, two survivors are caught in a tense struggle within a decaying building. As they confront their harsh reality, a siren signals the end of a critical survival round, forcing them to grapple with their fears and fleeting hopes.

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

Get to know the filmmaker:

What motivated you to make this film?

I’ve always been fascinated by post-apocalyptic worlds where humans are forced into these intense fight-or-flight situations. When I started writing Aftermath, I wanted to bring that vibe to life while still keeping it character-driven. The idea was to make the world feel bigger than what’s shown in the short, like a teaser for something larger. With limited time and budget, I couldn’t dive into elaborate effects or massive world-building, but I could hint at it.

The goal was to test the waters for a story that could expand, maybe even into a series someday. I drew inspiration from I Am Legend, Hunger Games, and Squid Game, mixing the best elements to create a mysterious world that leaves the audience with questions, not about what’s happening to the characters in the moment, but about the world itself. That’s the kind of storytelling I love, where curiosity keeps people hooked.

How did it feel to watch the audience feedback on your film?

It made me smile. My goal is always to create something magical, and hearing people talk about the creativity in the shots or the direction was so rewarding. No film shoot goes perfectly, we had our share of issues, like reworking shots or cutting things in post. But seeing the audience still connect with the world we created and appreciate its originality was incredible. It’s moments like that that make all the effort worth it.

Subscribe to the podcast:

https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod

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

https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpo

Turning 42 Today: Kate Bosworth. Happy Birthday

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Broadimage/Shutterstock (10518722av) Kate Bosworth InStyle and Warner Bros Golden Globes After Party, Arrivals, Los Angeles, USA – 05 Jan 2020

Born
January 2, 1983 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth name
Catherine Ann Bosworth

Spouses
Justin Long (May 9, 2023 – present)
Michael Polish (August 31, 2013 – March 15, 2023) (divorced)

QUOTES:

I’m in love with what I do but it’s not the only thing that fulfills me.

I think probably trying to please too many people. Sometimes I get so caught up in making other people happy that I just sort of forget about making myself happy and you obviously need to make yourself happy.

Everybody makes mistakes, including role models, so you should just learn and grow from it. Even the best role models do screw up and learn from their mistakes, and I think it is just completely unrealistic to say that role models are perfect. Personally, I think perfection is boring, and secondly, I just think that it’s okay to make mistakes.

As an only child, you either become a loner or you learn to put yourself out there, which my parents encouraged.

Turning 38 Today: Shelley Hennig. Happy Birthday

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Obliterated. Shelley Hennig as Ava Winters in episode 101 of Obliterated. Cr. Ursula Coyote/Netflix © 2023

Born
January 2, 1987 · Destrehan, Louisiana, USA

Birth name
Shelley Catherine Hennig

QUOTES:

I worked at a local country club that I never belonged to. I did random tasks in the pro shop and supposed to be in charge of the register, but that didn’t go so well. They quickly realized I was better with people, not computers.
I was the happiest in English class, and algebra was where I cried.

People ask me, “How’s Teen Wolf (2011)?” and I tell them it’s literally the best job I’ve ever had. It’s hard. Everybody wants to be a series regular. It’s something that a lot of actors would kill to have. That being said, it’s very demanding of you, in so many different ways.

I was a good student, but I was the biggest procrastinator.

I was the fastest typist in my school, and I had an obsession with spelling and memorizing.

Turning 58 Today: Tia Carrere. Happy Birthday

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Born
January 2 · Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Birth name
Althea Rae Duhinio Janairo

Spouses
Simon Wakelin (December 31, 2002 – August 12, 2010) (divorced, 1 child)
Elie Samaha (November 22, 1992 – February 2000) (divorced)

QUOTES:

I kind of fell into acting, but I have sung and trained since I was in the eighth grade.

I love to sing, so I just figured that I was going to sing or something.

I was very young. I thought I knew a lot and I really didn’t. I trusted the wrong people.

I wanted to be a part of the Disney history.