November 2025 Toronto/LA DOCUMENTARY Film Festival Testimonials (64 FIVE Star Reviews)

Thanks for the award from the Toronto reviewers, I really enjoyed their verbal feedback which really helps see how other peers view your work. Well done. Karl Fallon.

DEADLINE TODAY: Submit to the Festival via FilmFreeway:

We love the format of this festival. The video interviews of the festival audience is tremendous fun. And most importantly the festival and the audience totally get it!! Gratitude

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This festival experience has been fantastic. The feedback videos were outstanding, and the podcast interview was delightful. The communication was excellent, and the value provided was exceptional. Thank you for celebrating Tararau S-K 😊


What an unusual and helpful festival! We make these films obviously to share with an audience, and to ideally hear how it resonates with them— so it was very special to be able to receive several people’s articulate responses to our film! And thanks so much for the good communication and the honor of Best Human Interest Film!


One of the most incredible festival experiences. Thank you Toronto Documentary Feature and Short Film Festival for such a positive experience. Your out of the box four tier screening & promotion option for filmmakers is truly unique and sets you apart as a festival. Heartfelt gratitude to the festival team members, audience and reviewers for awarding my short film MITTI (discovering Ikigai) as the best environmental film at the festival.


Even though we never attended the event we were kept in the loop and was awesome to be a part of it! 5 stars for sure!!


Today’s Stage Play Festival Deadline: YOUNG ADULT Stage Play Contest

Submit via Submittable: https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331383/young-adult-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actor

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

Today’s Screenplay Festival Deadline: CRIME/MYSTERY Screenplay Contest

Submit via the site: https://crimemysteryfestival.com/

The Fastest Growing CRIME/MYSTERY Festival and Contest in the World today!

– 0ffers screenwriters at all levels the fantastic opportunity to hear their stories read aloud using TOP PROFESSIONAL ACTORS (see below for recent performance readings).

– No matter what happens, you will receive full feedback on your work by our established committee. No other place in the world will you get coverage for the price you pay.

– Even if you’re just looking for feedback of your work, this is the festival for you.

– It’s there for all to see. The proof is in the viewership. These videos garner 1000s of views online. Some of the screenplay readings are more popular than actual studio films made!

– We specialize in showcasing Crime/Mystery stories and making sure that when the work is ready, the writer will benefit by at least obtaining a solid agent.

November 2025 ACTION/FANTASY/SCI-FI/THRILLER Festival Testimonials

Submit to the Festival via FilmFreeway. Deadline Today:

What a fun festival! The whole team is extremely communicative and such lovely people to talk to! They absolutely made me feel welcomed and valued. Their enthusiasm for my project, and film in general, is so refreshing and amazing! Thank you for welcoming myself and Battle of LA into your festival. I PROUDLY accept Best Short for Battle of LA. Thank you!

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Thank you it was my first festival for this Films, Bloodhound and we won Best Action. Communication was great, can’t to discut the film during the podcast. Thank you

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Amazing opportunity to get professional feedback for free and a scene reading with pro actors! Great festival to showcase our work, and also providing additional services to improve it.
Thank you for the award!

Watch the WILDsound EXPERIMENTAL/MUSIC Shorts Festival (in case you missed it)

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/wildsound-experimental-music-shorts

Blow Me Down, 8min., USA
Directed by Marta Renzi
By turns goofy, sexy and poignant, BLOW ME DOWN messes with 3 dimensions and the 4th wall – or is it the 5th?

https://www.instagram.com/renzimarta

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-blow-me-down

Music Drive Friday – “C’est La Vie” (That’s life), 5min,. Canada
Directed by Violetta Cheredniuk
In the streets of Toronto, Max and Darina enjoy a perfect date, unaware that danger is lurking. A mysterious man follows them, and soon, the mafia closes in – after Max and his money. Can he escape and stay with Darina, or will the past catch up to him? A mix of love, humor, suspense, and high-stakes drama.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-music-drive-friday

Moonflower Submarine, 6min., France
Directed by Samuel Feron
Clip video using my photographs and the music Moonflower Submarine from Alessi’s Ark

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-moonflower-submarine

out of control, 16min., Switzerland
Directed by bellopropello
Machines and robots take care of almost all human activities. The world is automated, and meaningful individual employment isn’t possible anymore. A workforce simply is no longer needed – except for some monitoring activities – and humans are doomed to carry out completely insignificant, absurd and repetitive work. The monotony of everyday life blends with suppressed desires resulting in a conflicting existence between reality and fiction.

https://www.instagram.com/bellopropello/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-out-of-control-short

FIRE IN MY BELLY, 5min. USA
Directed by Steven Speliotis
Richard was in his recording studio playing his guitar when he suddenly found himself in a cold sweat lying on the floor.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-fire-in-my-belly

TIMELESS, 3min. USA
Directed by Keanu Cordero
In Timeless, Juic3 opens a book by the pool in modern-day reality — but what unfolds is anything but ordinary. She’s swept into an imagined 1960s world: a life filled with warmth, love, and everything she’s ever dreamed of. A beautiful home. A devoted husband. A life that feels realer than real.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-timeless-short-film

Today’s Submittable Writing Deadlines: November 3rd

CRIME Poetry Submission
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/301187/crime-poetry-submission


47th President of the United States Poetry Contest Free


1pg. PSYCHO-DRAMA SCREENPLAY Contest (everyone wins)
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331476/1pg-psycho-drama-screenplay-contest-everyone-wins


1pg. SCI-FI SHORT STORY Contest (everyone wins)
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331433/1pg-sci-fi-short-story-contest-everyone-wins


DRAMA STAGE PLAY Writing Contest (get play performed by professional actors)


BIOGRAPHY Screenplay Festival
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314076/biography-screenplay-festival


LGBTQ+ Short Story Festival

6000-8000 Words

4000-6000 Words

2000-4000 Words

0-2000 Words


Food & Drink Novel Festival

Full Novel Submission

1st Chapter Submission

Novel Transcript Video Reading Submission

FOOD & DRINK Novel Festival – Deadline November 3rd

submit via the festival: https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/food-and-drink-novel-festival/

Submit your FOOD & DRINK Book by the deadline. (non-fiction or fiction)

NON-FICTION – Can be about the origins, preparations, families, or nutritional values of food. Can be about different types of cuisine and/or about the history of certain foods or drink. 

FICTION – In a novel food and drink can show the culture, history, and environment of a fictional world. For example, the spices used in a stew or the rites around a particular beverage can reveal a lot about the society that created them. It can also represent and symbolic theme in the novel about society, status, and norms.

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

BIOGRAPHY Screenplay Festival – Deadline November 3rd

submit via the site: https://festivalfordrama.com/biography-screenplay-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 or SHORT SCREENPLAY.

SSubmissions take 3-5 weeks for evaluation. Looking for screenplays from all over the world.

Watch Recent Screenplay Winners (at least 10 winners every month)