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Happy Birthday Lucy Liu

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Lucy Liu, Drew Barrymore & Cameron Diaz during “Charlie’s Angels 2 – Full Throttle” Premiere at Mann’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California, United States. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)
Lucy Liu arriving at the premiere to Charlies Angels: Full Throttle 01/07/03 London Credit:WENN
Born December 2, 1968 · New York City, New York, USA Birth name Lucy Alexis Liu QUOTES: [on Ally McBeal (1997)] It’s so much fun playing her [Ling], but I have this fear that people are going to run away from me in terror on the streets. They think I’m going to bite their heads off or something. I’m so proud of my heritage, but yes, I think there’s always a danger when people put you on a pedestal. Especially when you’re just trying to live your life and pursue your dreams. The intention is not to represent Asian Americans, but to be an Asian American who is working as an actress. People often confuse the two. When you are “representing,” you have the burden of some people projecting their hopes onto you. This can eventually lead to a certain amount of disappointment. I strive to not deny myself experiences that open up to me. I hope to live without looking back in regret. If people want to join me on the ride, then I’m happy to have them along. Martial arts are art forms and require a great deal of discipline and dedication. I so admire people who focus their lives on it, because it’s not an easy thing to do. Producing is like pushing jello up a hill on a hot day. It’s really taking a while but I do think it’s becoming more acceptable to cast Asians in roles that weren’t originally slated for someone who is Asian, which is so great. I try to believe like I believed when I was five…when my heart told me everything I needed to know.

Today’s BOOK Deadline: YOUNG ADULT Novel Festival

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Submit your YOUNG ADULT Book by the deadline. 

A young adult (YA) novel is a fictional work written for readers aged 12 to 18 that usually explores the experiences and challenges of adolescence.

Submit here: https://festivalforfamily.com/young-adult-novel-festival/

3 Ways to Submit:

  • Full Novel submission for guaranteed feedback, plus chance to have novel transcript performed and made into a video
  • 1st Chapter of your novel submission for guaranteed feedback, plus chance to have novel transcript performed and made into a video
  • Novel Video Performance Reading – submit and we’ll set up a video performance reading of your novel right away (2000 works or less – around 8-10 minute video)

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Today’s Writing Deadline: TRUE CRIME Short Story Festival (guaranteed acceptance)

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Submit your TRUE CRIME 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 TRUE CRIME genres.

Submit here: https://crimemysteryfestival.com/2024/12/01/true-crime-short-story-festival/

There is no festival like this!

Mainly what this contest does is give exposure to the writer. They will be able to obtain a solid agent, plus get notice by producers looking for writers like yourself. NOTE: The writer will always own 100% rights to their story. The only thing we do is help the writer. Either with notes on their next draft, or gain exposure by having their story showcased at our festival.

Today’s Screenplay Deadline: RELIGION & SPIRITUALLY Screenplay Festival

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Submit your screenplay that’s a reglious or spirtual genre and/or plot line to the festival.

Submit here: https://storypitches.com/religion-spiritually-screenplay-festival-deadline-december-1st/

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.

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.)

Today’s Testimonial: Toronto COMEDY Film Festival – 26 FIVE Star Reviews.

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“I was delighted that The Window Washer was named Audience Favorite, and for the opportunity the Toronto Comedy Film Festival provides for film makers. The hospitality, communication and organization are excellent, with pricing an encouragement as well.”

Today’s Podcast: EP. 1371 – Filmmaker Dale Loon (WAKING CONUNDRUM)

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WAKING CONUNDRUM, 11min., Canada
Directed by Dale Loon, Alyssa-Rose Hunter
Waking up in a room with a ceiling that seems to never end. A man struggles with his memory of recent events but remembers everything else from the past. The man meets a woman and brings him down to great disbelief and shock that shakes every atom in his body. A scheme is planned to escape this room. But is the plan for real?

Get to know filmmaker Dale Loon:

What motivated you to make this film?

Your not gonna be so impressed, but at the time when I was in school. I came to a point where I needed a script in order to advance in the Toronto Film School program. And I only had one class, 4 hours to do it. 20 minutes was spent making beats of the story. Another 40 minutes character building. Then the last 3 hours was spend writing the script in a rush.

What were your initial reactions when watching the audience talking about your film in the feedback video?

The one thing I expected for sure was the unseen betrayal from Venora. The audience saw a connection sparking between them, then at the end? They were shocked and shooked. Everything I wrote is what I wanted in the audiences reactions, and it was puuuuurfect!

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Watch Today’s Film Festival: Best of WILDsound Shorts PART 2

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Watch Film Festival HERE: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/best-of-wildsound-shorts-part-2

Go to the Daily Film Festival Platform http://www.wildsound.ca and sign up for the free 7 day trial to watch a new and original festival every single day.

Go to the festival page directly and watch dozens of films:
https://www.wildsound.ca/todays-film-festival/

See the Full Lineup of Films:

LIPSTICK & LIGHTBULBS, 8min., USA
Directed by Tamara Luisa Hernandez
An evening’s plans are ruined when a roommate comes home a day early.

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-lipstick-lightbulbs

THE LITTLE GIRL, 10min., USA
Directed by Tamara Luisa Hernandez
The Little Girl” is a poignant true story of a woman who embraces her identity as a plus-sized woman while navigating the complexities of love. Through her late-night interactions with strangers, she confronts the harsh realities of societal beauty standards, ultimately challenging conventional perceptions of attractiveness.

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-little-girl


MY TURN!, 5min., USA
Directed by Isabelle Maria Tumboimbela, Daisha Lin Sherman
One sunny morning in Jakarta, Indonesia, Beth and her younger sister Liz become fierce rivals in their race to the bathroom. Beth regrets unintentionally hurting her little sister during the scuffle, and they both realize how much they care about each other.

https://www.instagram.com/myturn_shortfilm

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-my-turn

AND VOILA, 13min., Canada
Directed by Piero DaCosta
An interview granted by Angelo Villa depicts the life and work of the most important artist of his time, Leo Park whom he used to call a friend once. Past and present come together in this game of power and corruption.

https://pierodacosta.com/andvoila
https://twitter.com/andvoila_
https://www.instagram.com/andvoila_shortfilm/

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-and-voila

REPLICA, 6min., USA
Directed by Marta Renzi
A house, a replica and its inhabitants, both somewhat removed from reality. Tenderness, delight and quiet companionship. How much is imagined? What does the future hold?

http://martarenzi.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/marta.renzi.54
https://www.instagram.com/renzimarta

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-replica


STAY HERE, 12min., Canada
Directed by Amelia Mitchell
A troubled young man’s infatuation with his coworker spirals out of control after she introduces him to a dangerous coping mechanism.

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-stay-here

Happy Birthday Richard Pryor(1940-2005)

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Born December 1, 1940 · Peoria, Illinois, USA Died December 10, 2005 · Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA (heart attack) Birth name Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III Foul language that has been compared to raw sewage mixed with social insight that has been compared to Mark Twain. QUOTES: I live in racist America and I’m uneducated, yet a lot of people love me and like what I do, and I can make a living from it. You can’t do much better than that. I had some great things and I had some bad things. The best and the worst. In other words, I had a life. It’s been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and refused. Everyone carries around his own monsters. [on the free-basing incident which set him on fire] When you are running down the street…. and you are on fire, people will get out of your way. I met the President. We in trouble. [At the 1977 Academy Awards] I’m here to explain why black people will never be nominated for anything. This show is going out to seventy-five million people – none of them black. We don’t even know how to vote. There’s 3,349 people in the voting thing and only two black people – Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte. We’re quitting. You’ll have to listen to Lawrence Welk.

Happy Birthday Sarah Silverman

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Born December 1, 1970 · Bedford, New Hampshire, USA Birth name Sarah Kate Silverman QUOTES: I’ve turned down things that, I just go “I’d rather do stand-up than say this shitty exposition for bad writing.” It’s just not fun, like “but you’re a lawyer and he loves you!” Good writing doesn’t need some Greek chorus in the form of a sassy friend. I have very vivid dreams – almost always action-adventure. I’m often on the run. I’ve always had dreams. When I was little, I’d go to sleep with my head on my hands, which were in fists like I was looking through a camera. I felt like sleep was the movies – just drifting off to the movies. I tend to be more arrogant on stage. Far more ignorant. I sometimes say what I think and sometimes say the opposite of what I think and the lines get blurred, but I can only hope that some kind of absolute power transcends. I was always the class clown; I made my family laugh, and that was when I was always happiest. I grew up listening to stand-up comedians’ albums and watching them on TV, on The Tonight Show and Letterman. I think maybe I became funny because as a kid, I was a Jew in a town of no Jews, and being funny just instinctively came about as a way to put people at ease around me. Smells definitely do have a crazy impact on me. I’m always writing; I’m always jotting things down on paper or making notes in my iPhone. Then I’ll make myself sit down and kind of shape it up, but there’s really no other way to practice other than onstage.