Year: 2025

Deadline Today (Sept. 10th): SPORTS/RECREATION Screenplay Festival

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Submit your screenplay on the festival site: https://sportsfilmfestival.video/

Submit your screenplay that’s a sports and/or recreation genre and/or plot line to the 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.)

UPCOMING Screenplay Festival Deadlines:

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/

Today’s FilmFreeway Testimonial: CHICAGO Feedback Film Festival

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Submit to the Festival via FilmFreeway:

Raph Seymour’s film YELLOW DRESS won Best Experimental. The feedback was thoughtful, intelligent and helpful. She was invited to take part in a podcast, (her first) which was celebratory and very encouraging for a new film maker, and it is out there as a really wonderful and illuminating watch. I cannot recommend this festival enough. it is fairly unique, and will change any young filmmakers practice for the better !! Thank you.

September 2025 ENVIRONMENTAL Film & Screenplay Festivals

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Thank you for recognizing a story that’s as much about survival as it is about sacrifice. To be included alongside other filmmakers and screenwriters committed to telling urgent, grounded environmental narratives means a great deal to me as a screenwriter.

Submit to the Festival via FilmFreeway:

thank you so much for the award for best short film, ‘Our Sea Forest’ this was a film a few years in the making, that helped make real change, so it was very heartwarming to receive the lovely comments about the film. I am just sorry i couldn’t be there in person. I am sure the hospitality and networking would have been 5 *

It was an honour to win best short here – Matthew and the team really care and take the time! The addition of the viewer feedback was great and something that you don’t really see elsewhere. Keep up the good work!

The entire event was impeccably organized, and the selection of films and screenplays presented was not only enlightening but also inspiring. It was evident that each piece was chosen for its powerful message and its potential to provoke thought and stimulate discussion regarding our environment and sustainability.

What truly stood out to me was the audience engagement. The feedback and reactions during the screenings were profound, reflecting a diverse audience deeply invested in environmental issues. This interactive aspect of the festival enriched the experience, providing invaluable insights and fostering a community spirit that was truly special.

Thanks from Paris for the best short film award we got for our film The Flood. Great festival, it’s so nice to get filmed feedbacks from the audience!

Watch Today’s FREE Festival: Best of FEMALE Film Festival Shorts

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Watch the festival at 8PM EST FOR FREE 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/events/best-of-female-film-festival-shorts

MISMATCH, 2min., USA
Directed by Luna Lee
A seemingly ordinary matchstick, repeatedly dismissed and denied recognition as a military veteran, slowly ignites with emotion—until it finally flames up, revealing the true weight of the micro aggressions it endured.

https://www.instagram.com/lunaleeart

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



LISTEN TO THE UNIVERSE, 27min., USA
Directed by Elizabeth Rosa Landau, Kimberly Arcand
NASA is famous for beautiful space images, but did you know you can listen to them? Go behind the scenes with the team that creates “sonifications,” translations of data into sound, and learn how meaningful they are to people who are blind or low-vision.

https://instagram.com/nasa

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-listen-to-the-universe

Deadline Today (Sept. 9th): DYSTOPIAN Stage Play Festival

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Submit your Stage Play via Submittable: https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331390/dystopian-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

I have to really thank the actors for my reading, nothing short of terrific as they were, nothing short of incredibly smart, attractive, and perceptive as they were. They brought the script to life.  – F. Maffai

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 Festival Deadlines;

10th – WAR STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331391/war-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

11th – EXPERIMENTAL STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331392/experimental-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actor

12th – TRAGIC COMEDY STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331393/tragic-comedy-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-acto

13th – MELODRAMA STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331394/melodrama-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

14th – PARANORMAL STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331395/paranormal-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

15th – PSYCHODRAMA STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331396/psychodrama-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

16th – HISTORICAL STAGE PLAY

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331397/historical-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

Deadline Today (Sept. 9th): CONTEMPORARY Novel Festival

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Submit on the Festival page: https://politicalfeedbackfestival.events/contemporary-fiction-novel-festival/

Submit your CONTEMPORARY FICTION Book by the deadline.

A contemporary fiction novel is a work of prose that is set in the present or recent past and tells a story that could happen to real people.

Watch Novel performance readings:

UPCOMING Novel Festival Deadlines:

10th – DRAMA NOVEL CONTEST

DRAMA Novel Festival (3 options to submit) – Deadline September 10th.

11th – TRUE CRIME NOVEL CONTEST

TRUE CRIME Novel Festival – Deadline September 11th

12th – SCI-FI/FANTASY NOVEL CONTEST

Fantasy/Sci-Fi Novel Festival – Deadline September 12th

13th – LGBTQ+ NOVEL CONTEST

LGBTQ+ Novel Festival. (3 options to submit). Deadline August 13th

14th – COMEDY NOVEL CONTEST

COMEDY Novel Festival (3 options to submit) – Deadline September 14th

15th – DYSTOPIAN NOVEL CONTEST

DYSTOPIAN Novel Festival. 3 options to submit. Deadline September 15th

16th – PARANORMAL NOVEL CONTEST

PARANORMAL Novel Festival (3 ways to submit) – Deadline September 16th

Deadline Today (Sept. 9th): HISTORY Short Story Festival

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Submit on the Festival page: https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/history-short-story-festival/

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.

See example of recent readings completed:

UPCOMING Short Story Festival Deadlines:

10th – FAMILY SHORT STORY

FAMILY & KIDS Short Story Contest (everyone wins): September 10th

11th – TRAVEL SHORT STORY

TRAVEL Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline September 11th

12th – FEMALE WRITERS SHORT STORY

FEMALE WRITERS Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline September 12th

13th – BIOGRAPHY SHORT STORY

BIOGRAPHY Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – September 13th deadline

14th – RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY SHORT STORY

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline September 14th

15th – HORROR SHORT STORY

HORROR Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline September 15th.

16th – EXPERIMENTAL SHORT STORY

EXPERIMENTAL Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 16th

Deadline Today (Sept. 9th): TV Screenplay Festival

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Submit your TV PILOT or SPEC Screenplay on the Festival page: https://tvfestival.org/

Submit your TV Show/Pilot on FilmFreeway via the WILDsound Platform (Under TV FESTIVAL):

Probably the best and most informative feedback I have ever gotten for this! Thank you so much I’ve been trying to figure out what isn’t quite right with the script – the notes make complete sense! Thank you again, now I know what to do to tighten it up
– Tania Penn, TV Pilot

TV SCREENPLAY FESTIVAL takes place every single month. At least 4-15 winning screenplays. Winners get their script performed by professional actors and then made into a promotional best scene video (see examples on the submission page). Submit via the site or via FilmFreeway.

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.

https://vimeo.com/showcase/8252522/embed

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.)

You can also take advantage of the Best Scene Screening Video Reading Deal:
https://tvfestival.org/best-scene-screenplay-deal/

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.

UPCOMING Screenplay Festival Deadlines:

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/

September 2025 THRILLER/SUSPENSE Festival Testimonials (5 Stars!)

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Very good festival and very good feedback. I really appreciate the honest feedback that the viewers gave. The reaction they gave was exactly what I was going for when we filmed the movie. The surprise was to have Stratagem the movie get voted for best feature film. Very humbled and honored. Thank you all for your professionalism and communication.

Submit to the Festival via FilmFreeway.

Excellent and useful review notes. Notifications were timely and frequent. Excellent festival for networking opportunities.

Really cool hybrid festival. Great communication. I would definitely recommend this to any other filmmakers based on the feedback videos alone

Really Great Festival and some great extra options

Awesome festival, but what really sold me was the audience feedback videos they made. Great marketing material for the project! Would definitely recommend for indie filmmakers.

Turning 45 Today: Michelle Williams

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Perfection can only be two-dimensional. You can make a picture perfect, and maybe that’s why I like film, it’s imperfect because it’s in motion. I keep trying to think of our home and our life like that, it doesn’t have to look a certain way, just feel a certain way.