Deadline Today (Sept. 6th): PARANORMAL Short Story Festival

Submit on the festival page: https://fantasyscififestival.com/paranormal-short-story-festival/

A paranormal story is a work of fiction that explores phenomena and beings that are beyond the scope of scientific understanding. They include elements like ghosts, vampires, werewolves, witches, and other entities that cannot be explained by the laws of nature. They can be set in the real world, but generally includes elements that defy scientific explanation.

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

UPCOMING SHORT STORY DEADLINES:

7th – LITERARY FICTION SHORT STORY

8th – CRIME SHORT STORY

9th – HISTORY SHORT STORY

10th – FAMILY SHORT STORY

11th – TRAVEL SHORT STORY

12th – FEMALE WRITERS SHORT STORY

13th – BIOGRAPHY SHORT STORY

Deadline Today (Sept. 6th): WESTERN Screenplay Festival

Submit on the festival page: https://storypitches.com/western-screenplay-festival/

The Western is a film genre defined by the American Film Institute asfilms which are “set in the American West that [embody] the spirit, the struggle, and the demise of the new frontier.” Generally set in the American frontier between the California Gold Rush of 1849 and the closing of the frontier in 1890.

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.)

UPCOMING Screenplay Festival Deadlines:

7th – STUDENT Screenplay Festival
https://studentfeedbackfestival.com/student-screenplay-festival-2/

8th – ENVIRONMENTAL Screenplay Festival
https://environmentalfestival.com/environmenal-screenplay-festival/

9th – EROTICA Screenplay Festival
https://festivalforromance.com/erotica-screenplay-festival/

9th – TV Pilot/Spec Screenplay Festival
https://tvfestival.org/

10th – SPORTS Screenplay Festival
https://sportsfilmfestival.video/

11th – YOUNG ADULT Screenplay Festival
https://festivalforfamily.com/young-adult-screenplay-festival/

12th – ANIMATION Screenplay Festival
https://feedbackanimationfestival.com/

September 2025 Toronto/LA Documentary (5 Star!) Testimonials

DEADLINE TODAY: Submit to the Festival via FilmFreeway:

Thank you Toronto/Los Angeles Documentary Feature & Short Film Festival for the award and selection this year of my short film “Terra Draconis: posterity and prosperity of fossils in the modern age”! It has been an honor to be a part of your festival. I only wish I could have been there in person this year.


Incredible festival that gives you a ton of bang for your buck with the fest perks! Thanks again for the best cinematography award!


A wonderful festival all around, it was a great pleasure being apart of it!


Great communication from this Festival – they were totally on it! Feedback from audience reviews extremely honest and helpful. I would highly reccommend it. Gabi Lowe Executive Producer of the Documentary “Get Me To 21 – The Jenna Lowe Story”


Short Film Review: ROXY & THE MAN. Directed by Joey Medina

A terminally ill Vietnam veteran finds solace and purpose in rescuing an abused dog no one else wanted, rediscovering the meaning of life and the profound power of companionship.

Review by Julie Sheppard:

While this short Roxy & The Man runs only 28 minutes, it is chock full of heart. Although the film notably appeals to dog fans given its central canine figures, its messaging is one of love, and faithfulness – themes of universal appeal.

From the outset with the quote “Dog Spelled backwards is God”, we can tell that the creators have an engaging sense of humour. This humour is played out beautifully by the lead performer whose humble honesty and kindness shine through both vocally with his soothing, raspy voice and visually with his physical expressions of cheeky warmth. The clever cinematography often zooms in on his friendly face and on the adorable dogs in the film. There are also many gorgeous scenes of a pristine beach, palm-lined vistas, and a striking sunset.

The screenplay moves the action along at a good pace, as you sense that the lead is beating the odds, beyond his initial cancer diagnosis, largely due to his ongoing connection with geriatric dogs.

Perfectly complementing the heartwarming sentiment of the film is the resonant soundtrack, with its melodic guitar, poignant piano and stirring vocals about togetherness.

The quote near the end “You can’t buy love, but you can rescue it” serves the film perfectly – as with the opening quote, man’s best friend takes on a saving, spiritual role!

Written & Directed by Joey Medina
Starring: Paul Rodriguez

Today’s Podcast: EP. 1577: Singer/Songwriter Olivia Millin (TTYL music video)

Jpop Music Video shot in New York City’s Times Square.

Conversation with rising star Olivia Millin on the making of her music video with her team.

http://oliviamillin.com/

https://instagram.com/oliviaamillinn

Subscribe to the podcast:

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

https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod

Watch the THRILLER/SUSPENSE Shorts Festival (in case you missed it)

Watch the festival NOW for the next 48 hours by signing up for the FREE 3-DAY trial using the link, or go to http://www.wildsound.ca

Watch today’s Festival: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/thriller-suspense-shorts-festival-september

Tale & Bones – Dark Princess, 3min., USA
Directed by Daniella Meggoe, Benson Jackson
Dark Princess is a psychological short highlighting the unique relationship between a grandmother and her grandchild. The innocent yet menacing ques are overlooked as something mysteriously dark is brewing.

http://www.sistastalk.org/talebones
https://www.instagram.com/sistas_talk
https://www.instagram.com/dmfilminggroup/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-tale-bones

Chak-316, 12min., Pakistan
Directed by Shaheer Iqbal
Zara Ahmed, a driven and ambitious petroleum executive in her mid-30s, is on the brink of sealing the biggest deal of her career.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-chak-316

Versipellis, 26min., UK
Directed by James Rigby
In this spine-chilling horror film, a young girl, Sophia, faces the dilemma of choosing whom to trust when an imposter infiltrates her home.

https://www.instagram.com/versipellis_film

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-versipellis

Deadline Today (Sept. 5th): ROMANCE Novel Festival (3 options to submit)

Submit to the Romance Novel Festival here: https://festivalforromance.com/romance-novel-festival/

Get FULL FEEDBACK on your ROMANCE novel from our committee of Professional Writers, and Writing Consultants. Get your ROMANCE novel performed by a professional actor at the festival.

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

Just VOTED one of the top ROMANCE festivals in the world today!

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.

THREE Options to Submit:

#1 FOR the ENTIRE NOVEL for feedback and results. 

#2 FOR the 1st CHAPTER NOVEL for feedback and results.

#3 Submit simply FOR a Transcript Novel Video Performance Reading (2000 words or less)

UPCOMING Novel Festival Deadlines:

6th – MEMOIR & AUTOBIOGRAPHY NOVEL CONTEST

7th – GRAPHIC NOVEL CONTEST

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314021/graphic-novel-full-novel-festival

8th – ACTION/ADVENTURE NOVEL CONTEST

9th – CONTEMPORARY FICTION NOVEL CONTEST

10th – DRAMA NOVEL CONTEST

11th – TRUE CRIME NOVEL CONTEST

12th – SCI-FI/FANTASY NOVEL CONTEST

13th – LGBTQ+ NOVEL CONTEST

14th – COMEDY NOVEL CONTEST

15th – DYSTOPIAN NOVEL CONTEST

16th – PARANORMAL NOVEL CONTEST

17th – LITERARY FICTION NOVEL CONTEST

18th – CRIME/MYSTERY NOVEL CONTEST

19th – HISTORY NOVEL CONTEST

20th – FAMILY/KIDS NOVEL CONTEST

21st – TRAVEL NOVEL CONTEST

22nd – WOMEN’S FICTION NOVEL CONTEST

23rd – BIOGRAPHY NOVEL CONTEST

24th – RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY NOVEL CONTEST

25th – HORROR NOVEL CONTEST

26th – ART & PHOTOGRAPHY NOVEL CONTEST

27th – MAGICAL REALISM NOVEL CONTEST

28th – HISTORICAL FICTION NOVEL CONTEST

29th – ENVIRONMENTAL NOVEL CONTEST

30th – POLITICAL NOVEL CONTEST

31st – SPORTS NOVEL CONTEST

Deadline Today (Sept. 5th): DYSTOPIAN Short Story Festival

Submit on the website: https://thrillersuspensefestival.com/dystopian-short-story-festival/

Dystopian stories are a type of speculative fiction that explore the darker aspects of human nature and the human mind. They often serve as a warning about what could happen to modern society if certain aspects grow out of control.

Submit your 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.

Upcoming Short Story Deadlines;

6th – PARANORMAL SHORT STORY
https://fantasyscififestival.com/paranormal-short-story-festival/

7th – LITERARY FICTION SHORT STORY
https://festivalfordrama.com/literary-fiction-short-story/

8th – CRIME SHORT STORY
https://crimemysteryfestival.com/crime-short-story-contest/

9th – HISTORY SHORT STORY
https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/history-short-story-festival/

10th – FAMILY SHORT STORY
https://festivalforfamily.com/family-kids-short-story-contest-everyone-wins/

11th – TRAVEL SHORT STORY
https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/travel-short-story-festival/

12th – FEMALE WRITERS SHORT STORY
https://femalefilmfestival.com/female-writers-short-story-festival/

13th – BIOGRAPHY SHORT STORY
https://storypitches.com/biography-short-story-festival/

14th – RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY SHORT STORY
https://storypitches.com/religion-spirituality-short-story-festival/

15th – HORROR SHORT STORY
https://festivalforhorror.com/horror-short-story/

16th – EXPERIMENTAL SHORT STORY
https://experimentalfilmfestival.com/experimental-short-story-festival/

17th – MAGICAL REALISM SHORT STORY
https://fantasyscififestival.com/magical-realism-short-story-festival/

18th – HISTORICAL FICTION SHORT STORY
https://festivalfordrama.com/historical-fiction-short-story-festival/

19th – MYSTERY SHORT STORY
https://crimemysteryfestival.com/mystery-short-story/

20th – SPORTS SHORT STORY
https://sportsfilmfestival.video/sports-short-story-festival/

21st – YOUNG ADULT SHORT STORY
https://festivalforfamily.com/young-adult-short-story-contest/

22nd – BODY IMAGE SHORT STORY
https://storypitches.com/body-image-short-story-festival/

23rd – DEATH SHORT STORY
https://storypitches.com/death-short-story-festival/

24th – DRAMA SHORT STORY
https://festivalfordrama.com/drama-short-story-festival/

25th – ROMANCE SHORT STORY
https://festivalforromance.com/short-story-festival/

26th – ACTION/ADVENTURE SHORT STORY
https://actionadventurefestival.ca/action-adventure-short-story-festival/

27th – POLITICAL SHORT STORY
https://politicalfeedbackfestival.events/political-short-story-festival/

28th – MEMOIR/AUTOBIOGRAPHY SHORT STORY
https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/memoir-autobiography-short-story-festival/

29th – CONTEMPORARY FICTION SHORT STORY
https://politicalfeedbackfestival.events/contemporary-fiction-short-story/

30th – THRILLER SHORT STORY
https://thrillersuspensefestival.com/thriller-short-story/

31st – EROTICA SHORT STORY
https://festivalforromance.com/erotica-short-story-festival/

Deadline Today (Sept. 5th): Horror Screenplay Festival

Deadline today: https://festivalforhorror.com/

Festival designed to expose and promote films and screenplays that work outside the system and break the boundaries in the horror genre. To bring a voice to the talented independent filmmakers & writers living in a world saturated with commercial entertainment.

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.)

UPCOMING Screenplay Festival Deadlines:

6th – WESTERN Screenplay Festival
https://storypitches.com/western-screenplay-festival/

7th – STUDENT Screenplay Festival
https://studentfeedbackfestival.com/student-screenplay-festival-2/

8th – ENVIRONMENTAL Screenplay Festival
https://environmentalfestival.com/environmenal-screenplay-festival/

9th – EROTICA Screenplay Festival
https://festivalforromance.com/erotica-screenplay-festival/

9th – TV Pilot/Spec Screenplay Festival
https://tvfestival.org/

10th – SPORTS Screenplay Festival
https://sportsfilmfestival.video/

11th – YOUNG ADULT Screenplay Festival
https://festivalforfamily.com/young-adult-screenplay-festival/

12th – ANIMATION Screenplay Festival
https://feedbackanimationfestival.com/

13th – LGBTQ+ Screenplay Festival
https://lgbttorontofilmfestival.com/lgbtq-screenplay-festival/

14th – COMEDY Screenplay Festival
https://festivalforcomedy.com/comedy-screenplay-festival-contest/

15th – ROMANCE Screenplay Festival
https://festivalforromance.com/

16th – DYSTOPIAN Screenplay Festival
https://thrillersuspensefestival.com/dystopian-screenplay-festival/

17th – DIVERSITY Screenplay Festival
https://storypitches.com/diversity/

17th – PARANORMAL Screenplay Festival
https://fantasyscififestival.com/paranormal-screenplay-festival/

18th – FIRST Scene Screenplay Festival
https://firstscenescreenplay.com/

19th – FANTASY/SCI-FI Screenplay Festival
https://fantasyscififestival.com/

20th – HISTORY Screenplay Festival
https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/history-screenplay-festival/

21st – ACTION/ADVENTURE Screenplay Festival
https://actionadventurefestival.ca/deadlines/

22nd – BLACK Writers Screenplay Festival
https://blackfeedbackfilmfestival.com/black-screenwriters-festival/

23rd – SCIENCE & NATURE Screenplay Festival
https://environmentalfestival.com/science-and-nature-screenplay-festival/

24th – THRILLER/SUSPENSE Screenplay Festival
https://thrillersuspensefestival.com/thriller-suspense-screenplay-festival/

25th – DRAMA Screenplay Festival
https://festivalfordrama.com/

26th – MEMOIR & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Screenplay Festival
https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/memoir-autobiography-screenplay-festival/

27th – ASIAN Screenwriters Festival
https://asianfeedbackfilmfestival.ca/asian-screenplay-festival/

28th – POLITICAL Screenplay Festival
https://politicalfeedbackfestival.events/political-screenplay-festival/

29th – BLACK & WHITE Screenplay Festival
https://blackandwhitefilmfestival.com/black-white-screenplay-festivals/

30th – FAMILY Screenplay Festival
https://festivalforfamily.com/

30th – EXPERIMENTAL Screenplay Festival
https://experimentalfilmfestival.com/experimental-screenplay-festival/