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Deadline Today: CRIME/MYSTERY Film & Screenplay Festival

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This festival now takes place every single month giving filmmakers 4 tiers to showcase and promote their film (All accepted films get all four tiers).

Submit via FilmFreeway:

1) Screening #1 is held in Toronto or Los Angeles where you will also obtain your audience feedback video.
2) Screening #2 virtually on the Film Festival streaming service (optional)
3) Podcast interview on Film Festival Radio on ITunes
4) Blog interview promoting you and your film.

All festival dates have been promoted to private screenings with the same Audience FEEDBACK videos made for the short & feature films, and recorded script readings performed by professional actors for the screenplays. This is our way of showing community over distance so everyone around the world can experience our Audience Feedback videos.

Monthly Deadlines

Short Film Festival – Occurs once a month in Los Angeles and Toronto

Your film will get screened in front of a large, broad audience.

– We are a feedback festival and you will actually hear what the industry and film lovers think of your film.

NEW Showcase: Submit your FEATURE FILM and receive an audience feedback promotional/testimonial video of your film. Great video to use to get into more festivals and/or promote your film. All submissions receive the committee’s feedback notes on their film no matter what, as per their request.

Filmmaker Podcast: EP. 1179 – IGNATIUS RAKE (‘SHE’S SO SPECTOR-ESQUE’)

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ANDY KEYS CLARK – ‘SHE’S SO SPECTOR-ESQUE’, 4min., UK
Directed by Ignatius Rake
An animated tribute to legendary singer and 60s icon Ronnie Spector (1943-2022), this epic music video for UK soul and ska stalwart Andy Keys Clark (AKC) blasts Space-Race rocketry out to the furthest corners of the cosmos to help a lovestruck astronaut reconnect with his enigmatic lover.

https://www.ninjinart.com/

LISTEN to the podcast:

https://www.wildsoundpodcast.com/the-film-podcast-by-wildsound/2024/4/8/ep-1179-filmmaker-ignatius-rake-shes-so-spector-esque

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ep-1179-filmmaker-ignatius-rake-shes-so-spector-esque/id1406973270?i=1000651835083

Get to know the filmmaker:

I had worked with Andy Keys Clark before on a couple of video projects, including a short musical film about the COVID-19 lockdowns, or ‘bang-ups’, in our hometown in Cornwall, UK. He was looking for a video for his song ‘She’s So Spector-Esque’ and I jumped at the chance when he asked me.

You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at http://www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

Subscribe to the podcast:

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

Political Festival (April 11-17) Today: Best of WORLD Shorts Festival

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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/

Watch the festival: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/april-16-political-world-showcase

See the Full Lineup of Films:

LAND OF THE FREE, 39min., Australia
Directed by James Ganiere
Shot in Uganda, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, South Africa, London, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Australia, both overtly and covertly, “Land of the Free: OUT OF THE SHADOWS” goes where no film has ever dared to go before to expose the full depth of subversion and the disinformation campaigns perpetrated by the trophy hunting industry.

https://www.landofthefreemovie.com/
https://www.facebook.com/JamesLynnCecilTomorrow

THE WHEEL, 14min., Turkey
Directed by Metlin EWR
In the 1990s, some newspapers were not allowed to enter the Diyarbakir region, under a state of emergency at that time, although they were legal. Children like Bawer and Hebûn, who were part of the distribution group, would secretly collect these newspapers from outside the city at a previously agreed location and take them to the planned meeting place in the city. There, the children changed their clothes and went out to distribute them, under the guise of other work. But they were constantly followed by those who saw the newspaper as dangerous and wanted to prevent its dissemination. Çerx is a testament to the conditions under which these newspapers were distributed to readers and the difficulties encountered.

https://www.twitter.com/CerxErx74772930
https://www.instagram.com/cerxshortfilm

POWER CUTS, 7min., Myanmar
Directed by Kay Lie
Animated political satire about the Myanmar generals that took power in 2021 and plunged the country into complete misery. “Power Cuts” is one of eight episodes of a series called “The Green Tribe” broadcast by Mizzima TV. This episode deals with the daily power cuts in Myanmar since the generals took the power from an elected government.

http://mizzima.com/
https://www.facebook.com/mizzimaplustv

BOYS ON THE BRINK, 58min,. Nigeria
Directed by Peter Oghenetega Oke, Rume Renee Onosode
BOYS ON THE BRINK documentary is a coming-of-age subject-driven documentary that focuses on 6 young males across 6 communities in Lagos, Nigeria: Epe, Tarkwa Bay, Lagos Island, Victoria Island, Orile and Ajegunle. They are the boys that form a unique demographic that has often been ignored, underestimated and even disregarded – these soon to be husbands/fathers/leaders typically lack accountable guiding figures as they struggle to survive and become men simultaneously. This documentary presents an evocative story-telling of them, by them and for them.

https://www.instagram.com/Boysonthebrink

AHIMSA SATHYAM ASTEEYAM, 17min., India
Directed by Neeraj Sajeeshan
The Life of a village man with Gandhiyan ideals turn into struggle when he comes to a city in seek of a job. will he survive the day?

https://www.instagram.com/friends_dream_movies?igsh=NHQ1YzZpeHFyY2I1

Political Festival (April 11-15) Today: Best of EUROPEAN Shorts Festival

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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/

Watch the festival: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/april-15-polticial-european

See the Full Lineup of Films:

FINDING THE LIGHT, 24min., UK
Directed by Linzy Attenborough
Three trauma survivors tells their stories describing their journeys from darkness to light.

http://www.thoughtjuicefilms.co.uk/

WELCOME TO THOO MWEH KHEE, 25min., UK
Directed by Chris Neilan
Thoo Mweh Khee school sits on the border between Thailand and Burma, offering a safe place to live and study for Karen refugees. This zero-budget, humanitarian documentary explores life at Thoo Mweh Khee, the oppression suffered by the Karen at the hands of the Burmese state, and the values of resistance-through-education that underpin it.

http://www.gorgaifilms.com/

ALL MY TOMORROWS, 52min., Germany
Directed by Jeffrey van Davis
A widowed lawyer seeks solace in the company of a beautiful hispanic prostitute whom he becomes quickly endeared to, complicating their initial business arrangement.

Festival Deadline Today: CHICAGO Feedback Film Festival

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Submit your Short Film and get it showcased at the FEEDBACK Film Festival in Chicago.

Submit via FilmFreeway:

The fastest growing film festival in the world today:

Your film will get screened in front of a large, broad audience.

– We are a feedback festival and you will actually hear what people and film lovers think of your film.

– Your film is screened and then talked about with the audience, lead by a Professional Industry moderator. (NOTE: Screenings are now held in private to maximize the audience feedback video you will receive.)

– We then post the audience feedback video online right after the festival for you to watch.

NEW Showcase: Submit your FEATURE FILM and receive an audience feedback promotional/testimonial video of your film. Great video to use to get into more festivals and/or promote your film.

Filmmaker Podcast: EP. 1180 – KATHERINE CONNOR DUFF (THE SLATE)

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THE SLATE, 8min., USA
Directed by Katherine Connor Duff
A struggling actress attempts to film a self tape.

https://www.katherineconnorduff.com/

LISTEN to the podcast:

https://www.wildsoundpodcast.com/the-film-podcast-by-wildsound/2024/4/8/ep-1180-filmmaker-katherine-connor-duff-the-slate

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ep-1180-filmmaker-katherine-connor-duff-the-slate/id1406973270?i=1000651838728

Get to know the filmmaker:

This film was based on a domestic argument I found recorded on my self tape camera. I lost the argument, I lost the boyfriend, but I won Best Story at TOFFF! After finding said video, I thought it would make for a great short film, where reality is blurred à la cinéma vérité style of the new wave films of the 1960s. I wanted to convey raw authenticity, the unsuccessful balance of career and relationship, and remove the line between fiction and fact. As an actress in LA, I wanted also to explore the audition method where we film so many self tapes using our own homes, our own equipment, and our own readers, in my case, an uncooperative boyfriend.

You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at http://www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it’s only $3.99 per month.

Subscribe to the podcast:

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

Watch Today’s Festival (April 15th) – Female Directors Festival

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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/

Watch the festival: https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/april-15-female-directors

See the Lineup of Films:

IN HOT WATER, 25min,. USA
Directed by Christie Nicholls Nittrouer, Ed Ballart
IN HOT WATER is a sketch comedy short starring Christie Nicholls as an 85-year-old Jane Fonda hosting a talk show in a hot tub. The project has won “Best Sketch Comedy Film” (Culver City Film Festival) and “Best Actress” (Sweden International Film Festival).

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/in-hot-water-review

HOTDOG, 17min., Switzerland
Directed by Anaëlle Morf
Tanja tries to get unconditional love from her old landlady, who only has eyes for her dog.

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/hotdog-review

A SHATTERING, 20min., USA
Directed by Jan Jalenak
A carefully constructed marriage implodes when an unexpected call unleashes a fragility and pain that have been simmering for years.

http://babydollfilms.com/
https://www.facebook.com/JanJalenak
https://www.instagram.com/janjalenak

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/a-shattering-review

THE SLATE, 8min., USA
Directed by Katherine Connor Duff
A struggling actress attempts to film a self tape.

https://www.katherineconnorduff.com/

Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/the-slate-review