Watch Today’s FREE Festival: DOC Shorts Showcase Festival

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Watch today’s Festival: https://www.wildsound.ca/events/doc-shorts-showcase-festival

At The Edge of Skin, 20min,. Brazil
Directed by Danielle Villanova
“At The Edge of Skin” (20’, 2024, dir. Danielle Villanova) is an observational documentary guided by the lives of Laiz and Joselito, both Black and albino. By juxtaposing Laiz at the height of her 7-year-old childhood and Joselito at 60, the film weaves together and reveals the complex ancestral network that connects their two lives.”

https://www.instagram.com/tarrafaprodutora/

For The Love of Dogs, 26min., India
Directed by Mohanjeet Baldev Singh Kalsi
In the biting cold of North India’s winters, thousands of stray dogs struggle to survive, unseen and unheard. But in the bustling city of Gurugram, one man refuses to look away.

https://www.instagram.com/fortheloveofdogs2025

ON TIPTOES, 23min., Brazil
Directed by Giovanna Romano
When Fernanda and Andressa received the autism diagnosis for their sons, Rafael and Martin, they found themselves facing a future that seemed to be decided by others—invasive treatments, heavy medication, and the fears and uncertainties that come with the diagnosis. But in their pursuit of dignity and autonomy for their children, the two mothers decided to rewrite their future. The key? Cannabis oil, which gave their sons the possibility to dream. A story of courage, where maternal love transforms into a fight. Each new step is taken with the hope of achieving what once seemed impossible.

https://www.instagram.com/tarrafaprodutora/

Deadline Today (Sept. 19th): FEMALE WRITERS STAGE PLAY Writing Contest (get play performed by professional actors)

Submit via Submittable: https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331400/female-writers-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-act

FULL FEEDBACK on your stage play from our committee of Professional Playwriters, Production Heads and Story Consultants. Get a best scene of your stage play performed at the writing festival and made into a video for the winner.

Submit your 10 Page Play, 1 Act Play, or Full Stage Play to the Festival.

SUBMIT your STAGE PLAY Today  You will receive feedback on your play in 3-5 weeks

UPCOMING Stage Play Deadlines:

20th – POLITICAL STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331401/political-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

21st – WESTERN STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331402/western-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

22nd – TRAGEDY STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331403/tragedy-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

23rd – DOCUDRAMA STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331404/docudrama-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

24th – REVENGE STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331405/revenge-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

25th – COMEDY STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331407/comedy-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

Deadline Today (Sept. 19th): HISTORY Novel Festival (3 options to submit) 

Submit on the festival page: https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/history-novel-festival/

Submit your HISTORY Book by the deadline.

History is a narrative that describes, analyzes, and questions past events, and examines the patterns of cause and effect. It’s a collection of stories told by many different people, and is subject to constant revision and reinterpretation.

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.)

UPCOMING Novel Festival Deadlines:

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

Deadline Today (Sept. 19th): MYSTERY Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance)

Submit via the festival page: https://crimemysteryfestival.com/mystery-short-story/

Submit your MYSTERY 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.

Accept only stories that fit into the MYSTERY genre. A mystery story is a type of fiction that involves a crime or other event that remains a mystery until the end of the story. The main character, often a detective, works to solve the mystery by: Finding clues, Examining motives, Identifying suspects, and Using logical deduction.

See example of recent reading completed:

UPCOMING Short Story Deadlines:

20th – SPORTS SHORT STORY

21st – YOUNG ADULT SHORT STORY

22nd – BODY IMAGE SHORT STORY

23rd – DEATH SHORT STORY

24th – DRAMA SHORT STORY

25th – ROMANCE SHORT STORY

Deadline Today (Sept. 19th): FANTASY/SCI-FI Screenplay Festival

Submit via the festival page: https://fantasyscififestival.com/

Get your screenplay performed by professional actors at the Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival.

The Fastest Growing FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival and Contest in the World today!

– 0ffers screenwriters at all levels the fantastic opportunity to hear their stories read aloud using TOP PROFESSIONAL ACTORS (see below for recent performance readings).

– No matter what happens, you will receive full feedback on your work by our established committee. No other place in the world will you get coverage for the price you pay.

– Even if you’re just looking for feedback of your work, this is the festival for you.

– It’s there for all to see. The proof is in the viewership. These videos garner 1000s of views online. Some of the screenplay readings are more popular than actual studio films made!

– We specialize in showcasing Fantasy/Sci-Fi stories and making sure that when the work is ready, the writer will benefit by at least obtaining a solid agent.

UPCOMING Screenplay Deadlines:

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/

Q&A After Screening: EXPERIMENTAL/DANCE/MUSIC Toronto September 2025 Festival

Question & answer session after the festival screening with filmmakers from the September 11th, 2025 festival at the Carlton Cinemas, in downtown Toronto, Canada.

Conversation with creators:
Cassandra Myers (EVERYONE WANTS A TIGHT PU**Y)
Maziyar Khatam (with producer and actor) (THE SWEATER)

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The Sweater, 9min., Canada, Experimental
Directed by Maziyar Khatam
Pressured into giving away his clothes, an emasculated young man obsessively attempts to reclaim his cherished sweater before it vanishes into the donation abyss.

https://edge.aditude.io/safeframe/1-1-1/html/container.html

https://www.instagram.com/funnybonepictures/

Everyone Wants A Tight Pussy, 1min., Canada, Poem
Directed by Sofia Auza
A poetry video about living with chronic vaginal pain.

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Turning 77 Today: Jeremy Irons

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The movie industry is run by accountants in Hollywood and it’s as simple as this; everyone has a number on their computer. They can look up Jeremy Irons and see what my last five movies have made. Say you want to make a $20m picture, which is relatively cheap. If Jeremy makes $9m, the director makes $5m, then you need a leading lady, and they just go through those figures – that’s how casting happens. And none of my movies has made a lot of money.

Turning 38 Today: Danielle Panabaker

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You can always learn something [in bad acting classes], maybe it’s a technique you don’t like; maybe it’s a style. But you learn different things.