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Emma, 11min., Canada
Directed by Robert Bockstael
Two women, associated through addiction are spiraling downwards. In a rare moment of clarity, nearing the end of their salvageable lives, Emma remembers a long-forgotten ‘secret stash’ of money she and her grandmother kept for an emergency. Embarking on a quest for this treasure – this perceived salvation – they find instead an offer of redemption.

https://www.instagram.com/fantasyofcompanionship/

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

NEXT UP, 30min., UK
Directed by Marion H von Loewenstern
Juliette Mandeville and Tilly Anders, two actresses follow a call for an audition to London. Juliette is already a successful and well-known actress who, however, due to her age, is no longer offered good film roles. Tilly Anders on the other hand, is at the beginning of her career, she is very young, inexperienced and full of self-doubt. The director is a shady character driven by selfishness. Juliettes audition doesn’t go well . Tilly is overcome nervousness and flees from the theatre before it’s her turn. How will the two women deal with it and will their lives take a turn? In the style of a surreal dramedy, the story gives a socially critical insight into the entertainment industry, with its possible obstacles and difficulties.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-next-up

Night Shift at Ned’s, 25min., USA
Directed by Hagen Mattingly
A seasoned waitress starts a new job at an overnight diner in the deep south, and learns new meaning to the term “customers from Hell.”

https://www.instagram.com/night_shift_at_neds

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-night-shift-at-neds

Chicago Crime, 19min., USA
Directed by Marcus DiPaola
Marcus DiPaola and Jermaine Kelly chase crime across Chicago, finding shocking differences between how police act in minority neighborhoods versus wealthy neighborhoods.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-chicago-crimes

Pesticide, 7min,. USA
Directed by Justin Graham
An exterminator duels both late night insects and an overbearing car salesman.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-pesticide

Invincibles, 25min., France
Directed by Shane Rosilio
This film is a dinner party behind closed doors. Hannah is hosting a dinner party at her house with her grandmother, her old school teacher, one of her classmates, and her brother, who lives with her. The classmate seems unaware of what he’s doing there, the school teacher tries to be as discreet as possible, and the brother keeps coughing. The atmosphere at dinner is heavy, as if everyone is superfluous, and the room is increasingly filled with unease…

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-invincibles

THE TENDER ONES WILL TRIUMPH, 15min., Poland
Directed by Francisco Bassignana
A young Ukrainian girl live in Poland as immigrant. she received several calls from her mother but she doesn’t want to answer because she think that something bad is going on.

https://wildsound.vhx.tv/videos/audience-feedback-the-tender-ones

Submit via Submittable: https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/328673/horror-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

Festival contest brough to you by the Horror Underground Festival: https://festivalforhorror.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

Submit via Submittable: https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/340639/ballad-poetry-contest-get-poem-made-into-a-movie-every-submission-gets-a-poetry

Submit via the site: https://festivalforpoetry.com/ballad-poetry-contest/

BALLAD – A poem narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed onorallyfrom one generation to the next.

 Accepting any poetry in any genre or length that’s about BALLAD in any way.

All poems will be posted on this network. Over 95,000 unique visitors a day. The winning poem will have their poetry made into a movie.

The RULES are simple:

1. Write a POEM that’s about BALLAD. Send it to this contest for $15 and it will be POSTED on this site, guaranteed for 100,000s to see. (you own all rights to this poem)

2. SUBMIT as many poems as you like.

3. The poem can be anything about BALLAD. An event/situation that occurred about BALLAD in general.

The Cupcake Chronicles Vol. 2: The Cupcake Shop Ghost

Is the cupcake shop haunted? Or are those strange noises coming from the stomachs of hungry customers? Either way, everyone ends up satisfied.

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Watch today’s Festival: https://www.wildsound.ca/events/best-of-chicago-festival-shorts

Emma, 11min., Canada
Directed by Robert Bockstael
Two women, associated through addiction are spiraling downwards. In a rare moment of clarity, nearing the end of their salvageable lives, Emma remembers a long-forgotten ‘secret stash’ of money she and her grandmother kept for an emergency. Embarking on a quest for this treasure – this perceived salvation – they find instead an offer of redemption.

https://www.instagram.com/fantasyofcompanionship/

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

NEXT UP, 30min., UK
Directed by Marion H von Loewenstern
Juliette Mandeville and Tilly Anders, two actresses follow a call for an audition to London. Juliette is already a successful and well-known actress who, however, due to her age, is no longer offered good film roles. Tilly Anders on the other hand, is at the beginning of her career, she is very young, inexperienced and full of self-doubt. The director is a shady character driven by selfishness. Juliettes audition doesn’t go well . Tilly is overcome nervousness and flees from the theatre before it’s her turn. How will the two women deal with it and will their lives take a turn? In the style of a surreal dramedy, the story gives a socially critical insight into the entertainment industry, with its possible obstacles and difficulties.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-next-up

Night Shift at Ned’s, 25min., USA
Directed by Hagen Mattingly
A seasoned waitress starts a new job at an overnight diner in the deep south, and learns new meaning to the term “customers from Hell.”

https://www.instagram.com/night_shift_at_neds

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-night-shift-at-neds

Chicago Crime, 19min., USA
Directed by Marcus DiPaola
Marcus DiPaola and Jermaine Kelly chase crime across Chicago, finding shocking differences between how police act in minority neighborhoods versus wealthy neighborhoods.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-chicago-crimes

Pesticide, 7min,. USA
Directed by Justin Graham
An exterminator duels both late night insects and an overbearing car salesman.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-pesticide

Invincibles, 25min., France
Directed by Shane Rosilio
This film is a dinner party behind closed doors. Hannah is hosting a dinner party at her house with her grandmother, her old school teacher, one of her classmates, and her brother, who lives with her. The classmate seems unaware of what he’s doing there, the school teacher tries to be as discreet as possible, and the brother keeps coughing. The atmosphere at dinner is heavy, as if everyone is superfluous, and the room is increasingly filled with unease…

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-invincibles

THE TENDER ONES WILL TRIUMPH, 15min., Poland
Directed by Francisco Bassignana
A young Ukrainian girl live in Poland as immigrant. she received several calls from her mother but she doesn’t want to answer because she think that something bad is going on.

https://wildsound.vhx.tv/videos/audience-feedback-the-tender-ones

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

Get your script and story performed by professional actors at the Family Festival. Get your Short Film showcased at the FEEDBACK Film Festival and get a audience video.

The #1 Family Festival and Contest in the World today!

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

– Offers filmmakers to get their works showcased at the FEEDBACK Film Festival. Then the filmmaker will receive and audience reaction video on their film (see below for recent film festival videos)

– One of the best places in the world for the writers to sell their script and/or obtain and agent.

– 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 Family stories and making sure that when the work is ready, the writer will benefit by at least obtaining a solid agent.

Submit via the site: https://thrillersuspensefestival.com/thriller-short-story/

Submit your THRILLER/SUSPENSE 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 thriller/suspense genres.

See example of recent readings completed:

Submit your POLITICAL Book by the deadline.

Submit via the site: https://politicalfeedbackfestival.events/political-novel-festival/

Political narrative is a term used in the humanities and political sciences to describe the way in which storytelling can shape fact and effect understandings of reality.

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.

Submit a novel book and get it seen by the world.

A great way to get your words out there, obtain the agent you’re looking for, or just get your story seen by more people. If you win, your story will be seen by 100,000s of people when it’s read online using a top professional actor. It’s a rush you’ll never experience in your life seeing it come to life that way.

Submit via the site: https://festivalforpoetry.com/allegory-poetry-contest/

Submit via Submittable: https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/340135/romance-poetry-contest-get-poem-made-into-a-movie-every-submission-gets-a-poetr

Accepting any poetry in any genre or length that’s about ALLEGORY in any way.

All poems will be posted on this network. Over 95,000 unique visitors a day. The winning poem will have their poetry made into a movie.

The RULES are simple:

1. Write a POEM that’s about ALLEGORY. Send it to this contest for $15 and it will be POSTED on this site, guaranteed for 100,000s to see. (you own all rights to this poem)

2. SUBMIT as many poems as you like.

3. The poem can be anything about ALLEGORY. An event/situation that occurred about ALLEGORY in general.

Submit via the site: https://festivalforpoetry.com/lgbtq-poetry-contest/

Submit via Submittable: https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/340387/lgbtq-poetry-contest-get-poem-made-into-a-movie-every-submission-gets-a-poetry

Accepting any poetry in any genre or length that’s about LGBTQ+ in any way.

All poems will be posted on this network. Over 95,000 unique visitors a day. The winning poem will have their poetry made into a movie.

The RULES are simple:

1. Write a POEM that’s about LGBTQ+. Send it to this contest for $15 and it will be POSTED on this site, guaranteed for 100,000s to see. (you own all rights to this poem)

2. SUBMIT as many poems as you like.

3. The poem can be anything about LGBTQ+. An event/situation that occurred about LGBTQ+ in general.