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Watch Today’s FREE Festival: FAMILY 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/watch-today-s-free-festival-family-film-festival-shorts

each note to a melody, 1min,. USA
Directed by Lindsey Morrison Grant
The Creator’s digital rendering of a patchwork quilt is the primary image as it goes through a series of aesthetic changes of hue and value.to illustrate that each patch, thread, and stitch is integral to the whole. It concludes with a silhouette of a world map, followed by a view of Earth from outer space.

WHEN I SEE YOU AGAIN, 36min., Argentina
Directed by Ileana Andrea Gómez GAVINOSER
VICTORIA DISCOVERS ALL THE TRUTH ABOUT HER FATHER ´S ROLE DURING THE LAST DICTATORSHIP IN ARGENTINA
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Pisho, 16min., Pakistan
Directed by Aun Ul Haider
Journey of a seven-year-old girl, Ruqayya, on a mission to find her lost kitten. Suspecting her mother and neighbors, she embarks on a whimsical search. During her quest, Ruqayya stumbles upon a protest against a recent terrorist attack. Inspired by the demonstrators’ placards, she creates her own sign seeking help to find her missing kitten.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32118909/

LONELY SEASON, 14min., Iran
Directed by Hamid Reza Mahmoudi Mehrizi
Farzaneh was a compassionate mother and a faithful wife. The life with love was going on, but unfortunately, her life was overshadowed by the shadow of darkness. While she was struggling with problems and circumstances, she accidentally found a secret that changed her life course completely….

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Watch the SCI-FI/FANTASY Festival Shorts (in case you missed it)

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Watch the festival 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/videos/sci-fi-fantasy-festival-shorts

Asake’s SIn, 15min,. Nigeria
Directed by Olumide Kuti
When Asako’s breaks a generational warning, nothing prepares her for the waterloo of curse that will come her way, jeopardising all she has.

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Sunmisola, 9min., Nigeria
Directed by Olumide Kuti
An introverted sister puts her career on hold to cheer her little sister on, however, when death comes calling, Funmi must embrace what she has let go for so long to honor her little sister.

Near Perfection, 10min., USA
Directed by Mark C. Pollock
While jogging, a young woman finds a mysterious orb and is ill prepared for what happens next….

Deadline Today (Sept. 24th): REVENGE STAGE PLAY Writing Contest (get play performed by professional actors)

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

Festival contest brough to you by the Thriller/Suspense Festival: http://www.thrillersuspense.com

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

Deadline Today (Sept. 24th): RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY NOVEL CONTEST

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Submit on the festival page: https://storypitches.com/religion-and-spirituality-novel-festival/

3 Options to submit:

Submit your RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY Book by the deadline.

Spiritual and religious stories are narratives that convey spiritual and religious themes, and can be found in sacred texts, oral traditions, and personal experiences.

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.)

SUBMIT your novel now (both your 1st chapter or full novel accepted) To be eligible for our Writing Festival Events. Submissions take 3-5 weeks for evaluation.

Deadline Today (Sept. 24th): DRAMA Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance)

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Submit on the festival page: https://festivalfordrama.com/drama-short-story-festival/

Submit your DRAMA 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 DRAMA genre.

A drama short story is a fictional story that centers around characters in conflict at a critical moment in their lives. Drama novels are often based on family dynamics and can have tragic or painful endings.

Deadline Today (Sept. 24th): THRILLER/SUSPENSE Screenplay Contest

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Submit on the Festival page: https://thrillersuspensefestival.com/thriller-suspense-screenplay-festival/

Submit your screenplay that’s a thriller/suspense 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.)

Today’s Submittable Deadlines: September 24th

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GRIEF Poetry Submission (FREE)

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/301024/grief-poetry-submission

REVENGE STAGE PLAY Writing Contest (get play performed by professional actors)
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331405/revenge-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

1pg. BIOGRAPHICAL SHORT STORY Contest (everyone wins)
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331462/1pg-biographical-short-story-contest-everyone-wins

1pg. WESTERN SCREENPLAY Contest (everyone wins)
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331515/1pg-western-screenplay-contest-everyone-wins

THRILLER/SUSPENSE Screenplay Contest
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/301207/thriller-suspense-screenplay-contest

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY Novel Festival

Novel Transcript:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314709/religion-spirituality-novel-video-transcript-reading

Full Novel Submission:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314706/religion-spirtuality-full-novel-festival

1st Chapter Submission:

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314707/religion-spirtuality-1st-chapter-novel-festival

Today’s FilmFreeway Testimonial Experimental, Dance & Music Festival

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Deadline Today to Submit to the Festival via FilmFreeway:

Really thrilled to had participate to this amazing festival and won Best Direction with my film The Art of Competition. The experience in general with this festival was amazing, you can see that they really take the time and effort to make an amazing festival. They give you great feedbacks and options to promote your film. Thank you again !

Today’s FilmFreeway Deadline: FEEDBACK Female Film Festival (FFFF). 88 FIVE Star Reviews

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Deadline Today to submit via FilmFreeway. 88 FIVE Star Reviews!

The FEEDBACK Female Film Festival (FFFF) was created for women filmmakers and screenwriters. The goal is to showcase the best of female talent in film & TV from around the world.

In-person and hybrid screenings geared to enhance the exposure of the artists and their work.

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Film Festival (short & feature) occurs 12 times a year (every month) in Los Angeles and Toronto.

Accepted films get their films screened at 2 festivals. The Audience Feedback Festival, where you will receive a video of people’s reactions to your film. (Great asset to promote your movie.) Plus, the Film Festival Streaming Service Festival, where it will be seen by people in the industry and film fans.

We give each film and filmmaker their audience feedback video. An example is this year’s Oscar winner for Best Short Film, which played at our festival, I’m Not a Robot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vApv7P3j3yM

With that, it’s a great promotion for your film and it helps you get into other festivals.

Plus, each filmmaker gets the opportunity to do two interviews to further promote them and their work. A blog interview and a podcast interview on the Film Festival iTunes show.

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Screenplay readings also take place EVERY SINGLE MONTH.

Every submission received full feedback on their script from an industry professional. Winning scripts get their script performed by professional actors and made into a video for you.


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