Filmmaker Podcast: Director Craig Wrobleski & Writer/Poet Irina Lytchak (THE MOMENT)

THE MOMENT, 7min., Canada
Directed by Craig Wrobleski
A poem about resilience and strength as a path to peace. The film follows one woman’s extraordinary journey.

https://instagram.com/cwrobleski

Get to know Craig Wrobleski

What motivated you to make this film?
I received the poem that the film is based on as a text message from my friend Irina Lytchak. It arrived at the end of a rough day and the message of the poem really resonated with me. It felt like a universal message that could help others so I thought I’d make a film inspired by it.

2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this film?
Well, that’s a difficult question to answer. From the idea to finishing the one-day shoot was about 3 weeks and then the edit took another couple days. It then went to the composer who spent a couple weeks working on the score and then the mix took another couple weeks. So that process took about 3 months. That is when things get complicated as I then became very busy on a number of projects, lost two close family members and basically had a lot of life happen. For that reason it took about a year and a half to complete the final colour and send the film out to the world. It was a long and difficult time but one in which the message of Irina’s poem became all the more resonant.

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Today’s Submittable Deadlines: February 10th, 2025

Today’s Submittable Deadlines: February 10th, 2025

YEAR 2025 Poetry – FREE submission or pay for a reading or movie

http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/316648/year-2025-poetry-festival-contest-free&title=YEAR%202025%20Poetry%20Festival%20Contest%20(Free)


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

http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/301195/cinquain-poetry-submission&title=CINQUAIN%20Poetry%20Submission


FAMILY Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance)

6000-8000 words story

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314809/family-short-story-festival-6000-8000-words-everyone-wins

4000-6000 words story

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314808/family-short-story-festival-4000-6000-words-everyone-wins

2000-4000 words story

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314807/family-short-story-festival-2000-4000-words-everyone-wins

0-2000 words story

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314805/family-short-story-festival-0-2000-words-everyone-wins


DRAMA Novel Contest Festival

Full Novel Festival:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314032/drama-full-novel-festival

1st Chapter Novel Festival:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314034/drama-novel-video-transcript-reading

Novel Transcript Reading:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314034/drama-novel-video-transcript-reading


SPORTS Screenplay Contest:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/301201/sports-screenplay-contest



Jan. 2025 UNDER 5 Minute Film Festival Testimonials: 84 FIVE Star Reviews

Submit to the festival via FilmFreeway:

Fantastic film festival! We are sincerely grateful for the incredible experience we had at the FEEDBACK Under 5 Minute Film Festival. Winning an award and receiving such thoughtful film reviews means the world to our team. Thank you for recording the audience feedback video and featuring our director’s interview online. We truly appreciate the opportunity to showcase our work and connect with the audience. Your support and recognition inspire us to continue creating meaningful projects.

Thank you once again for everything! We look forward to participating in future events with you.


Wow! I have competed in over 300 festivals over the last few years. Feedback Under 5 Minute Film Festival was one of the very best. The Feedback is genuine and constructive. Five Stars is not enough. I was super satisfied. One of the best on Filmfreeway. Honestly.


I was delighted to hear all the feedback. I found it very interesting to see what had caught the viewers’ attention in the film and how they understood it. I’m also very happy that my film has been seen by so many people.


Absolutely amazing festival, thank you for the selection and awarding my short ‘Auditory’ best Experimental Film.


So thrilled! The feedback video was amazing to receive. Communication was excellent. And then the other promotional opportunities provided… all much appreciated. Thank you!


Today’s Submittable Deadlines: February 9th, 2025

SCI-FI/FANTASY Poetry – FREE submission or pay for a reading or movie

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/301194/sci-fi-fantasy-poetry-submission


HISTORY Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance)

6000-8000 words story

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314804/history-short-story-festival-6000-8000-words-everyone-wins

4000-6000 words story

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314803/history-short-story-festival-4000-6000-words-everyone-wins

2000-4000 words story

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314802/history-short-story-festival-2000-4000-words-everyone-wins

0-2000 words story

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314801/history-short-story-festival-0-2000-words-everyone-wins


CONTEMPORARY FICTION Novel Contest Festival

Full Novel Festival:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314029/contemporary-fiction-full-novel-festival

1st Chapter Novel Festival:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314030/contemporary-fiction-1st-chapter-novel-festival

Novel Transcript Reading:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314031/contemporary-fiction-novel-video-transcript-reading


TV PILOT/SPEC Screenplay Contest:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/298050/tv-pilot-spec-screenplay-festival-contest-full-feedback-get-performance-readin


Jan. 2025 Testimonials for Toronto/LA Documentary Festival. 61 FIVE Star Reviews!

DEADLINE TODAY: Submit to the Festival via FilmFreeway:

I’m new in professional film making. After a friend recommended film freeway to promote& show case our documentary, I had no clue were to start among thousand’s… With very limited budget, I had to give up with the famous one.
But luckily found this little gem. I decided to invest most of my budget on the full package.
I can tell you that it was worth it. The rview & podcast very professional. The online screening too and last but not least my film will be screened today among 3 others on a full booked cinema. Unfortunately I can’t be there because of Canada not giving me a visa.
The crew are great professional people, very open minded on new talents and Indie movies. Even helped me, giving instruction on the post editing version for the screening. Our crew had experience for online low fi only. All those bit rate, fps and 422, 424, DCP, were only foreign language… But we could learn a lot thanks to them.


The Toronto & Los Angeles Documentary Festival will always hold a special place in my heart. It’s a platform that truly celebrates the power of storytelling and the beauty of authentic cinema. Having Made in Paradise voted as the BEST NATURE FILM at this incredible festival is an honor beyond words. Thank you for creating a space where filmmakers and their work can thrive.


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.


Today’s Podcast: Screenwriter Josip Pozgaj (LOVE UNVEILED)

Love Unveiled explores the collision of two different worlds. Sophie, a driven and self-centered woman, dreams of a political career in Washington, D.C., but her plans derail when her father’s gambling debts entrap her with Drago, a ruthless mafia boss in Split, Croatia. Forced into a marriage with Drago’s son, Ivan, Sophie finds herself in a world of crime and moral uncertainty.

Get to know the writer:

What is your screenplay about?
Love Unveiled follows Sophie, an ambitious young woman determined to build a successful political career. Her life gets derailed when she has to marry a conflicted Croatian mobster to settle her father’s gambling debt. The film explores themes of love, sacrifice, redemption, and self-discovery.

. What genres does your screenplay fall under?
Romance
Crime
Drama

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?
The screenplay offers a fresh take on the collision of two vastly different worlds. Currently, there isn’t a film similar to Love Unveiled released in the past 6 years which makes it a unique selling point. Love Unveiled explores universal themes that are compelling to the worldwide audience.

. How would you describe this script in two words?
Unexpected destiny

What movie have you seen the most times in your life?
The Passion of the Christ, I watch it on every Good Friday.

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Watch Today’s Festival: CRIME/MYSTERY Feature Film: SEEK, 93min,. Japan

Watch the Film Festival HERE:  https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/seek

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SEEK, 93min,. Japan
Directed by Shane Kosugi
Kyohei Aizawa, an assassin for a covert non-governmental espionage group in Japan called “???” or “SEEK”, is grieving over the loss of his girlfriend from a tragic plane accident.

https://www.instagram.com/shanekosugi/

Watch the audience feedback video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-seek

Today’s Podcast: Cecil Harris (WHITE CHOCOLATE)

Watch the best scene reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-wbuMLmLCQ

Get to know the writer:

What is your screenplay about?
White Chocolate is about a female detective who, along with her male partner, has to solve the killing of a high school basketball prodigy in Yonkers, New York (near New York City). Detective Erika Gonzalez is a single mom and the daughter of a cop killed in the line of duty. Her son’s father, who proved unfaithful during their relationship, has been recently released from prison. The story focuses on Erika’s resilience in the face of personal and professional challenges, as well as the unwanted attention that comes to an attractive woman who simply wants to do her job.

What genres does your screenplay fall under?
Drama, Crime, Sports.

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?
Erika is a character who faces so many challenges in a male-dominated profession and is constantly being tested, which makes her someone worth rooting for. Also, the basketball prodigy represents the hopes and dreams of many in a city not noted for producing famous people. Many in the community live vicariously through him, making his killing difficult for them to process. Fingers are pointed in many different directions. There’s a whodunit element to the story. Those who may be able to identify the killer before the detectives may be intrigued by the lengths to which the killer tries to avoid accountability.

How many stories have you written?
Two screenplays. The other is Iceman, which is about a Black hockey trailblazer in the 1995-96 National Hockey League season.
I’m also the author of four books: Breaking the Ice: The Black Experience in Professional Hockey (Insomniac Press, Toronto), the first book that told the unique stories of Black players in hockey; Call the Yankees My Daddy: Reflections on Baseball, Race, and Family; Charging the Net: A History of Blacks in Tennis from Althea Gibson and Arthur to the Williams Sisters; and Different Strokes: Serena, Venus, and the Unfinished Black Tennis Revolution. My books reside at the intersection of sports and sociology. I used to cover the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes for The News & Observer in Raleigh and the New York Rangers for Newsday in New York. The lead character in Iceman is based on Black NHL players I wrote about in Breaking the Ice.

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Jan. 2025 New York FEEDBACK Film Festival Testimonials. 17 FIVE Star Reviews!

Deadline Today – Submit via FilmFreeway:

What a fantastic festival. It delivers so much and is well worth the entry fee. The feedback is valuable and the organisers are extremely communicative to queries. Excellent.



Was an amazing experience and a great opportunity to create an audience for our film. Thank so much to the festival and the beautiful audience for their feedback!


Wonderful place to showcase your film. The feedback was very valuable and exciting for the producers to see what resonated.


This festival is an excellent oportunity to get feedback on your project. Thank you!


A very well-organized festival.
Recommended from our side.


Today’s Submittable Deadlines: February 8th, 2025

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

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/301191/life-poetry-submission


CRIME Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance)

6000-8000 words story

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314766/crime-short-story-festival-6000-8000-words-everyone-wins

4000-6000 words story
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314765/crime-short-story-festival-4000-6000-words-everyone-wins

2000-4000 words story

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314764/crime-short-story-festival-2000-4000-words-everyone-wins

0-2000 words story

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314763/crime-short-story-festival-0-2000-words-everyone-wins


ACTION/ADVENTURE Novel Contest Festival

Full Novel Festival:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/300698/action-adventure-novel-festival

1st Chapter Novel Festival:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314023/action-adventure-1st-chapter-novel-festival

Novel Transcript Reading:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314024/action-adventure-novel-video-transcript-reading


ENVIRONMENTAL Screenplay Contest:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/298446/environmental-screenplay-festival-get-full-feedback-and-a-chance-for-best-scene