Fantastic festival – the feedback was amazing in that it was detailed and intelligent. The reviewers really understood the bigger concepts and subtitles of the my film (Spot The Indifference). I was also delighted that it won Best Performances and I’m very proud for the actors involved. Thank you once again!!
Very impressed with the quality of the feedback, thanks so much everyone!
Thanks, Toronto. You have been a rock in my quest to get my screenplays produced. Your input is intelligent and always helpful.
A fantastic festival that gives you audience feedback through a video compilation – nothing I’ve ever experienced a festival do before! It was incredible hearing what people thought of our film and the depth the were able to get from it – it was even slightly emotional hearing what they had to say. A Brilliant festival!
A travel story is a piece of writing that describes a location, its people, culture, and customs. It can also be a narrative of a journey that provides information about the physical, biogeographic, and ethnographic characteristics of an area.
Submit your TRAVEL short story to the festival here, and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video.
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)
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.)
1) Full Feedback on your script
2) Actors performance video reading of your script
3) Blog interview promotion.
4) Podcast interview on the Film Festival ITunes show.
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We love this festival! Restless Dance Theatre and our collaborators were thrilled to win ‘Best Performance’ for Counterpoise. The festival have shown so much care in supporting us and sharing audience feedback on the film.
The folks behind this festival really go out of their way to support the artists. They’re personal and involved, and I love their audience feedback videos. I’m really grateful to have been a part of this festival.
Excellent festival! So honored to have my Video Music « I don’t love my mother » be apart of it !
This was my first time submitting to this festival, and I was just so pleasantly surprised and excited of the professionalism, the communication, and also the feedback and opportunities! HIGHLY recommend hands down.
Thank you so much Experimental, Dance & Music Film Festival for selecting us. This was our first submission and we are so happy we did. There are so many opportunities for exposure if you are selected into the festival. Very professional, and helpful in setting future filmmakers on the right path to discovery. We had such a great experience working with you. We were overjoyed to find out we won Best Performance. That wouldn’t have been possible without the opportunity they gave us by sharing our film with multiple audiences. Thank you again, we will be submitting again in the future!
Summary: Martin’s mother passes away after a two year battle with cancer and his long lost best friend Abe finally shows up after seven years. They have to catch up and fill each other in on what they have missed out on -only to realise that they might have missed out on being more than best friends.
Get to know the writer:
What is your screenplay about?
The logline for my script is about as basic of a summary as I could muster: “A reunion at a funeral between two friends who haven’t seen each other in seven years leads to conversations regarding loss, relationships, career, and family trauma.” Beyond that barebones description, within the span of the day these two guys will spend together, they realize how deeply impactful the other one was on their lives when they were younger.
What genres does your screenplay fall under?
The screenplay straddles back and forth between drama and comedy throughout.
Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?
Man, that’s a tough question, and I’m not sure I can come up with an answer that isn’t self-congratulatory on some level – haha! But, I think one of the things I like so much about these characters is that, throughout the script, they have the chance to work through issues that I would hope are universal for so many people, regardless of how one identifies.
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Parents in the Wild – Mating Games and Birth Days, 52min., Germany Directed by Moritz Mayerle, Annette Scheurich In this film, directors Annette Scheurich and Moritz Mayerle offer a captivating glimpse into the love lives of Parents in the Wild worldwide. Highlighting the universal goal of providing offspring a strong start, the film explores the diverse mating and nesting rituals of mammals, insects, and birds, celebrating the intricate dance of love in the heart of the wilderness. Spectacular images showcase also the birth of squirrels, a grey seal pup and a flying fox fighting gravity in its upside-down world. “Parents in the Wild” is an entertaining visual feast that invites audiences to connect with the profound moments of wild parents in their quest for species conservation.
In Bad Chemistry, a traumatized young woman goes to stay with her deceased boyfriend’s parents, only to discover chilling truths lurking beneath their kindness. This horror short explores grief, psychological torment, and the dark side of family.
Review by Parker Jesse Chase:
In this unnerving horror Bad Chemistry, directors Michael Rognlie and EE Tallent explore the jagged edges that shape grief, a grasp of need for control, and manipulation through a psychedelic lens. The film follows Sara, a young woman navigating the aftermath of trauma following the brutal death of her boyfriend, Jonathon. Seeking solace—or perhaps just a place to recover—she accepts an offer to stay with Jonathon’s seemingly kind parents. But as the days unfold, it becomes clear that something sinister is brewing beneath the facade.
The story cleverly positions us inside Sara’s fragmented psyche. From the opening scene in the car, we witness the dissolution of a relationship. The tension is palpable. The conversation is defragmented and as the conversation concludes tells us this is the end. What begins as a breakup quickly devolves into chaos as Sara watches Jonathon’s unexpected murder, this violent act catapults her into survival mode. She manages to survive, but lands herself in the hospital.
Jonathon’s parents offer to take her in with no hesitation. At first, it reads as kindness. But soon, that concern morphs into something uncomfortably controlling. Sara is encouraged to eat and drink. Her tea, we find out, is laced with LSD. What was once care becomes coercion. She overhears tense arguments behind closed doors. We learn she was meant to be saved. She was meant to be scared. It was all a plan: a manipulative, twisted, and deeply calculated one. In a terrifying revelation, we understand that Jonathon’s death wasn’t just a freak accident, it was the family’s mistake. A misstep in a larger plan to bind Sara to their lives permanently. This psychological horror quickly descends into a kaleidoscopic nightmare. As Sara’s hallucinations distort reality, she’s forced into a trippy illusioned showdown with a grieving mother who refuses to let go.
In a scene that escalates the tension to slasher-film heights, Sara finds herself cornered. The violence intensifies. Twists come fast. Jonathon’s mother questions Sara’s loyalty, especially her relationship with another man, Tommy, the gentleman the audience is introduced to in the beginning. We begin to wonder of an alternate reality when what follows is a blood-soaked climax. A moment of fear leads to a shocking, accidental kill as Sara slashes Tommy’s throat. It’s a devastating blow that adds another layer of trauma to an already harrowing experience. The standout visual is the red phone cord, symbolic and suffocating, wrapped like a noose around Sara’s final moments in captivity. Her face, soaked in blood, is the last haunting image we’re left with. Rognlie and Tallent deliver a psychedelic, pulse-pounding horror short that keeps you tripping until the end. It’s a story of survival, of the terrifying lengths people will go to possess someone, and the high cost of trying to leave something toxic behind. Sara wanted out of the relationship. What she got was a bloodbath.
A single person, Chyhenu, meets a potential partner In a beautiful and surrealistic collision of Nordic and Japanese cultures. These two eccentric characters share an inner connection that parts their clouds and returns blue skies to their lives.
I am so impressed. I didn’t get my review and wrote inquiring about it. They resent it within the hour and actually called to make sure I received it. The feedback was perfect for my mystery story, where you want to tell enough but not tell too much to keep the story going. I will be sending more mystery screenplays their way. Meanwhile, I can hardly wait to see their reading of 2-4 pages in March or April.
The festival is amazing. we just have to thank for all the support from the team
We are very thankful that “YU ZHEN TANG” won best performance and received audience feedback in the Crime/Mystery Film Festival!
This is my favorite film festival to submit to. The audience feedback is priceless. This is my second film, I’ve submitted and my second win. This time for best direction for my short film THE LESSON. Thank you so much. Love u guys.
I’m very honoured to have been the winner for a Best short film with my short film A MARTYR OF THE PEN, a Wonderful festival. With excellent creativity, communication and organisation, I will be submitting future projects. Thank you CMFSF.
Networking an unproduced screenplay and getting it seen are the toughest elements of this business. The team at Crime/Mystery Film & Screenplay Festival are fully involved in your project from the get-go. With my biopic The Split, they provided a genuine appraisal of my work, demonstrating their knowledge in the field of entertainment. They’ve also encouraged me to get involved with their true crime podcast, which I’d be happy to do. I can’t recommend these guys highly enough. They actually follow through with their promise and support up-and-coming writers. Thank you.
Submit your FAMILY short story to the festival here, and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video.
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)
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.) 1) Full Feedback on your script 2) Actors performance video reading of your script 3) Blog interview promotion. 4) Podcast interview on the Film Festival ITunes show.
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WATER, 58min., USA Directed by Gary Beeber Like most people living in Ohio I never thought much about water because there s so much of it here. All I knew was that Ohio has large aquifers, but had no idea how we get our drinking water. I thought that the aquifer was a huge body of water underground, but it s not.
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