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.)
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.)
The monthly festival that showcases the best of Thriller/Suspense Genre Stories and Films from around the world.
THRILLER festivals occur 12 times a year in Toronto & Los Angeles. Go to the website for information on the next events.
This is a HYBRID film festival with live screenings for the audience feedback video you will receive, plus an optional virtual 2nd showcase to enhance the film’s exposure. Festival also conducts blog and podcast interviews with the filmmaker. We have also started a filmmaker’s WhatsApp group with over 100 joined to date to chat about next project and make contacts etc….
With THRILLER screenplays and films, there will always be a market. This is a genre that will always be popular. Agents and producers are always looking for the next great writer and the next great filmmakers who tell great THRILLER stories. So if that is you, we will showcase your script or short film and make sure the right people see your work.
All festival dates have been moved 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.
Submit your film or story and get it showcased at the Festival.
G-man and Greg are just two guys trying to get through the day by doing the bare minimum. However, when a vampire hunter appears at their place of business, the pair start to suspect that their sunscreen-loving coworker Kevin is her target. After a few near-misses with the hunter’s traps, G-man and Greg decide to put their lives on the line to save Kevin from her murderous plot—even if he is undead.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole G-Man: Geoff Mays Greg: Steve Rizzo
Get to know the writer:
1. What is your screenplay about?
“Kevin’s Not Dead” is about two small town mechanics who are suddenly roped into helping a Romanian vampire hunter fulfill her quest for revenge. However, when her target turns out to be their strange but seemingly harmless coworker, they start to question whose side they’re really on.
2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?
This screenplay is a horror comedy (emphasis on the comedy).
3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?
I’m a bit biased, obviously, but I think the biggest draw for this screenplay in terms of production value is just that it’s fun! This screenplay offers a campy take on the vampire film that offers a nod to the classics while also keeping a more lighthearted contemporary tone throughout that I think works well for attracting both horror and non-horror fans alike. It’s a relatively self-contained script, as well, which is hopefully appealing in terms of set and budget demands. I think it strikes a good balance of being a low-budget option with a fairly broad audience appeal.
4. How would you describe this script in two words?
Campy and fun.
5. What movie have you seen the most times in your life?
I truly have no idea but it’s probably either Dogma or The Departed.
6. How long have you been working on this screenplay?
I wrote the screenplay in about a week and have revised it twice since then (each major revision takes about a day, I think). I’ve been submitting to festivals over the past few months so, all in all, it’s existed for about half a year.
7. How many stories have you written?
That’s a difficult question! In total, I’ve written three feature-length screenplays (this is the first I’ve sent to festivals); about four or five short screenplays (a couple of which have been made into short films); three stage plays (two of which have been produced); one novella that was published in September 2023; four yet-unpublished novels; and I don’t even know how many short stories (nine of which are published, I believe).
8. What is your favorite song? (Or, what song have you listened to the most times in your life?)
I’ve been really hooked on the band Bad Omens lately, so probably either their song “Death of Peace of Mind,” Matt Maeson’s “Hallucinogenics,” or “Tessellate” by alt-J.
9. What obstacles did you face to finish this screenplay?
No obstacles, really. The only tiny one was just getting the automotive details right, but this script was inspired by my father who works as a technician, so it was easy enough to ask him or his coworkers to clarify things.
10. Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about?
Writing is pretty much my life, to be honest! It might be a bit of a cop-out, but I’m also really passionate about helping other people reach their creative potential. Aside from working as an English professor, I also am the editor for the West Trade Review’s Visual Poetics and am the editor-in-chief of For Page & Screen Magazine where we publish online issues featuring other people’s short stories, scripts, and films. I think the world can always use more stories, so whether I’m writing them or someone else is, I just enjoy finding a way to share them.
11. You entered your screenplay via FilmFreeway. What has been your experiences working with the submission platform site?
I’ve always had good experiences with FilmFreeway. I received my first ever festival win several years ago with a festival I submitted to through Without-A-Box, so I’ll always be a bit sad that they’re no longer a submission platform, but, otherwise, FilmFreeway is very user-friendly, so I have no complaints.
12. What influenced you to enter the festival? What were your feelings on the initial feedback you received?
The fact that the festival provides feedback was a huge draw for submitting. This is only the second feedback festival I’ve submitted to and it was really interesting to see the differences in the notes from each one. I actually rewrote a portion of the script following the first feedback festival, so I was glad to see that the same concerns were not raised a second time. Overall, I was happy with the feedback I received from this festival!
Narrator: Geoff Mays Elder: Hannah Ehman 1st Guard/2nd Council Woman: Val Cole 3rd Council Woman: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Get to know the writer:
1. What is your screenplay about?
My screenplay is about the Hulder, a mystical human-like creature with a cow’s tail, famous from Norwegian folklore, who has to go to Earth on a dangerous mission to con an orphan teenage boy in order to save her young brother from dying.
2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?
Adventure/Fantasy (low fantasy)
3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?
Because it is an action-packed story centred on making impossible choices, woven into a layered mystery where nothing is as it seems.
4. How would you describe this script in two words?
Mysterious, Unpredictable
5. What movie have you seen the most times in your life?
American Psycho, Out of Sight and The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
6. How long have you been working on this screenplay?
It took 6 months to finish the script. Since then I have made minor corrections to the script based on feedback from peers.
7. How many stories have you written?
I have written the sequel to Trust Me and Scandi Noir mystery called ‘A Death in Dale’.
8. What is your favorite song? (Or, what song have you listened to the most times in your life?)
November Rain by Guns n’ Roses
9. What obstacles did you face to finish this screenplay?
The most time-consuming task was identifying and eliminating plot holes. I ran the story through my mind repeatedly, evaluating every possible outcome to ensure that both the main plot and subplots aligned seamlessly.
10. Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about?
I’m interested in vegan cooking, playing the guitar, mountain hiking, cross-country-skiing, watching good films and TV shows.
11. You entered your screenplay via FilmFreeway. What has been your experiences working with the submission platform site?
It’s been very good. The website is easy to navigate and the support team answer any questions you may have within a few hours.
12. What influenced you to enter the festival? What were your feelings on the initial feedback you received?
The story draws heavily from Norwegian folklore, so I focus on entering festivals that emphasise themes of lore and fantasy.
The feedback was invaluable in highlighting areas for improvement—issues I could not see on my own because I was too close to the material.
Workship for writers to hear their feature screenplay or TV Pilot read out loud using professional actors.
Read full screenplays (TV Pilot/Spec or Feature Screenplay), followed by conversation with actors after reading. Session generally takes about 2 1/2 to 3 hours. All recorded. Writer owns all material after reading.
Text festival at 416-568-9046 to receive examples of previous readings for context.
SEE list of actors who have performed at the Zoom Table Reading Workshops in 2024.
Only $300
Recent Testimonials:
The table reading of our screenplay was phenomenal! Matthew and team selected the perfect actors for the roles and their performances were stellar. We learned so much about what worked and what didn’t. Had we not had this reading, I’m pretty sure we couldn’t have seen these aspects of our script. We now have a revision plan that I feel will take our story to the next level. I highly recommend a Zoom table reading with WildSound! – Lisa Johnson Mitchell
I was so impressed by our virtual table reading! The actors were well prepared and brought palpable energy and enthusiasm to the reading. Even though we were spread across the continent, it really felt like we were all sitting around the table together, and the actors’ comments after the reading were quite insightful. I know this experience is going to help us take our script to the next level! – Sara Lundell
I can’t thank Matthew and the actors enough!!! This was such an amazing experience and I am forever grateful. – Sami Richey
That was so awesome and so useful as well. Once I got over being a little self conscious it was truly rewarding on many levels. The best part was the discussion at the end of the session. Great to be able to get those opinions from professional actors who have spent the time considering the work. – Russell Knight
Thanks for the files for the reading. — this is such a great resource to have. – Shay Mourad
Thank you so much for providing this opportunity for me and my screenplay. The reading and the feedback were invaluable. I so appreciate this and all the opportunities you have given me! – Janna Jones
FANTASY and SCI-FI Stories used to be a fringe market. Now they are in the mainstream and forever as movies, television shows, and stories in this genre are a multi-billion dollar market.
Submit via FilmFreeway:
This is a HYBRID film festival (NOT an online festival) with live screenings for the audience feedback video you will receive, plus an optional virtual 2nd showcase to enhance the film’s exposure. Festival also conducts blog and podcast interviews with the filmmaker. We have also started a filmmaker’s WhatsApp group with over 100 joined to date to chat about next project and make contacts etc….
Get your script and story performed by professional actors at the Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival. WINNING reading every single month!
Get your short or feature film showcased at the FEEDBACK Film Festival and get an audience video. Now a monthly festival taking place in either Chicago, Los Angeles, or Toronto
All festival dates have been updated 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.
We specialize in showcasing Fantasy/Sci-Fi stories and making sure that when the work is ready, the writer will benefit by at least obtaining a solid agent.
Awards & Prizes
Accepted Films get their films showcased at the FEEDBACK Film Festival. Then you’ll garner an Audience Video on your film which is a great promotional vehicle, which will set you up to get submitted to future festivals.
Accepted Screenplays get their work performed by professional actors at the writing festival. 3-5 weeks after submitting, you will be sent an email with your full feedback and told if your script is ready to be performed at our festival. We do not have finalists etc.. It is either a winner or a rewrite is suggested and you have a chance to re-submit at a discount rate.
Read full screenplays (TV Pilot/Spec or Feature Screenplay), followed by conversation with actors after reading. Session generally takes about 2 1/2 to 3 hours. All recorded. Writer owns all material after reading.
Text festival at 416-568-9046 to receive examples of previous readings for context.
SEE list of actors who have performed at the Zoom Table Reading Workshops in 2024.
I can’t thank Matthew and the actors enough!!! This was such an amazing experience and I am forever grateful. – Sami Richey
That was so awesome and so useful as well. Once I got over being a little self conscious it was truly rewarding on many levels. The best part was the discussion at the end of the session. Great to be able to get those opinions from professional actors who have spent the time considering the work. – Russell Knight
Thanks for the files for the reading. — this is such a great resource to have. – Shay Mourad
Thank you so much for providing this opportunity for me and my screenplay. The reading and the feedback were invaluable. I so appreciate this and all the opportunities you have given me! – Janna Jones
A festival designed to showcase the best of new environmentally themed films (shorts, features) and screenplays (shorts, features, TV pilots) from around the world. We accept any genre (animation, comedy, experimental, horror etc.) as long as it has an underlying environmental thematic. We seek to advance public understanding of the environment through the power of film and storytelling; which is why this festival has been created.
Submit via FilmFreeway:
Awards & Prizes
We will perform a winning Environmental screenplay(s) at our festival every single month using professional actors. Then we send the writer a video of the performance reading.
We will showcase a festival every month using our flagship FEEDBACK Film Festival format. All festival dates are 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.
Recent Testimonial:
I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt appreciation for the remarkable experience I had at the Environmental Film & Screenplay Festival.
The entire event was impeccably organized, and the selection of films and screenplays presented was not only enlightening but also inspiring. It was evident that each piece was chosen for its powerful message and its potential to provoke thought and stimulate discussion regarding our environment and sustainability.
What truly stood out to me was the audience engagement. The feedback and reactions during the screenings were profound, reflecting a diverse audience deeply invested in environmental issues. This interactive aspect of the festival enriched the experience, providing invaluable insights and fostering a community spirit that was truly special.
Submit your FILM for FREE using the FilmFreeway button
LAST DAY to submit for the April Festival.
The status of your film will be determined within a week!
NOTE: Other options to submit. For a short fee get a guaranteed acceptance and the total festival package: Audience Feedback Video. Written Film Review. Blog Interview.
Festival designed to showcase independent politically inclined films from all corners of the world.
Agenda is to help show the world stories with a macro political agenda. This is purely a partisan minded festival. Our goal is to show films from different ideological points of view. (As long as their is no hate filled, racist, sexist, or violent points of view)
It also intends to showcase screenplays that are politically themed. We give full feedback on all entries. Winners get their script performed by professional actors and made into a promotional video (paid service).
In this time of divided cultures, our idealistic agenda is to help bridge the gap in some small way. To entertain and educate by films and screenplays that need to be seen by the world.
Festival will occur every single month.
POLITICAL Film Festival VIRTUAL Events occurs once a month on the Film Festival Streaming Service.
All film submissions are FREE. Opportunity to have your film showcased on the popular streaming service for 48 hours.
(Other opportunities to garner a distribution deal with the company and have your film showcased always on the streaming service.)
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