Submit a short story that is only 1 page long (maximum 400 words) and have it performed at the Writing Festival by a professional actor. Also garner FULL FEEDBACK on your work.

Deadline July 14th. Submit for only $15. Most of the stories will be accepted and performed. If there is a beginning/middle/end, and the grammar is sound, we will perform it.

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.

The RULES are simple:

1. Write a story that is 1pg. maximum. Edit the heck out of it. We accept novels in all genres.

2. Email your…

Deadlines to Submit your Screenplay, Novel, Story, or Poem to the festival:http://www.wildsound.ca
Watch recent Writing Festival Videos. At least 15 winning videos a month: http://www.wildsoundfestival.com

Today’s Feature Film Movie Pitches. Part 2:

Title: Sand Blossoms
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/sand_blossoms_by_mark_samm…
Written by: Mark Sammut
Type: Feature Film
Genre: Thriller

Title: Blonde
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/blonde_by_george_pacich.ht…
Written by: George Pacich
Type: Feature Film
Genre: Sci-Fi, Sports, Supernatural

Title: The Gloomy Gus
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_gloomy_gus_by_peter_ba…
Written by: Peter Barnes
Type: Feature Film
Genre: Comedy

Title: Where is the Wolf?
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/where_is_the_wolf_by_magnu…
Written by: Magnus Halling
Type: Feature Film
Genre: Comedy, Supernatural

Title: Indelible
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/indelible_by_juan_bustillo…
Written by: Juan Bustillo
Type: Feature Film
Genre: Thriller, Mystery

Title: A Legend From The Far East
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/a_legend_from_the_far_east…
Written by: TG Minh Thanh
Type: Feature Film
Genre: Fantasy

Title: The Groosmen
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_groosmen_by_peter_gros…
Written by: Peter Grossi
Type: Feature Film
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Mob

Title: Purpose-Driven
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/purpose-driven_by_erika_ko…
Written by: Erika Kovacs
Type: Feature Film
Genre: Romance, Drama

Title:…

Deadlines to Submit your Screenplay, Novel, Story, or Poem to the festival: http://www.wildsound.ca
Watch recent Writing Festival Videos. At least 15 winning videos a month: http://www.wildsoundfestival.com

Today’s Feature Film Movie Pitches. Part 1:

Title: In Promerdial Silence
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/in_promerdial_silence_by_i…
Written by: Irene Leonardou
Type: Feature Film
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery

Title: An Absolute King
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/an_absolute_king_by_mohd_f…
Written by: Mohd Faraz
Type: Feature Film
Genre: Thriller, Action, Crime

Title: The SERETI
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_sereti_by_emmanuel_oko…
Written by: Emmanuel Okorie
Type: Feature Film
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy

Title: Most Likely To Rule The World
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/most_likely_to_rule_the_wo…
Written by: Breanna Barton-Shaw
Type: Feature Film
Genre: Action, Thriller, Superhero

Title: The Republic of Bensonville
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_republic_of_bensonvill…
Written by: Kent Probst
Type: Feature Film
Genre: Comedy

Title: The Enemy Within
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_enemy_within_by_kent_r…
Written by: Kent Richardson
Type: Feature Film
Genre: Drama

Title: The Money Run
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_money_run_by_eugene_wy…
Written by: Eugene Wytrykus
Type: Feature Film
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Mystery

Title: Teleported
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/teleported_by_robert_holto…
Written by: Robert Holton
Type:…

I thought that the feedback video was one of the best gifts this short film could bring me. Everything the audience said was so precise, every emotion… They captured the essence of the film! I never thought it could go so far. It really inspired me to keep on working.

– Laura Garcia’s reaction to watching the Audience FEEDBACK Video from the WILDsound Festival

Watch the AUDIENCE FEEDBACK VIDEO:

The Short Film ALEX was the Winner of Best FILM from the March 2015 WILDsound FEEDBACK Film Festival.

Matthew Toffolo interviews director Laura Garcia:

Matthew: What motivated you to make this film?

Laura: I was interested in adolescence and identity so adoption came up to my mind. Alex, the adopted girl in the film, wants to know more about her origin so she decides to meet her mother but hiding her identity. I thought that decision was strong enough to write…

Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Video of ZARAUTZEN EROSI ZUEN (SHE BOUGHT IS AT ZARAUTZ) at the WILDsound FEEDBACK Film Festival:

ZARAUTZEN EROSI ZUEN was awarded Best Film at the April 2015 WILDsound Film Festival.

Matthew Toffolo interview with director Aitor Arregi:

Matthew: What motivated you to make this film?

Aitor: Every day life can offer us stories of great narrative potential. To tell a story you need a conflict, however banal it is, you can make important for the protagonist. In this case, our protagonist (Miren) misses her shirt at the store. She knows who stole it, but she can’t prove it. She becomes obsessed with it and you may think it’s nothing more than an anecdote. But for me it’s not only that, Miren is struggling to regain her battered dignity. That moves me and makes me feel that this concept can connect with the public. As much as…

Watch the Audience Feedback Video of THE GOOD BOY:

THE GOOD BOY is the WILDsound Film Festival winner for Best Film in 2015.

Matthew Toffolo interviews director Alice L. Lee:

Matthew: What motivated you to make this film?

Alice: “the good boy” is a scene from a feature length screenplay I wrote several years ago when I was a student in the Film Division at Columbia University. It was based on a short story, “The Legend of Pig-Eye”, by Rick Bass, that I had the rights to, but the film never got made. One baby and many years later, I decided to get back into filmmaking by shooting a short film. I tried to take a scene from the feature, but I ended up having to rewrite the scene completely so it could be a stand-alone film.

While writing the feature script, I did some research on boxing and it…

It was like a gift. I think the audience completely understood the film. There were very different comments but I agreed with what all of them said. Plus, as I went to the results page, I saw the film earned two awards – Best Global Performance and Best Cinematography. A big cherry on top of the cake.

– Director David Bonneville on the WILDsound experience.

Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Video from the June 2014 WILDsound Festival

Interview with David Bonneville:

Matthew Toffolo: Your short film played at our festival in June 2014. How has it done since it screened? Has it played at more festivals? Distribution deal? Can be seen online?

David: After screening at Toronto WILDsound Festival it played in more than 50 festivals. It got a TV distribution deal with EuroChannel and an on-line distribution deal with IndieFlix – so you can view it here:

https://indieflix.com/indie-films/gypsy-39104/

Matthew: What…

I was thrilled with the audience response to the film. Some people in particular really “got” it, pointing to the words “and yet” in the opening haiku as the hint of hopefulness in the film. The shot of the school of fish shifting direction connotes that hope of a shift in consciousness. Cynicism is what parades as truth when real strength and courage are lacking (I’m paraphrasing Cornel West here); I was trying to push up against cynicism with that shot. Some people got it, others missed it.

– Elizabeth Thompson on the WILDsound experience.

Interview with director Elizabeth Thompson on her documentary short film This Dewdrop World

Matthew Toffolo: Your short film played at our festival in June 2014. How has it done since it screened? Has it played at more festivals? Distribution deal? Can be seen online?

Elizabeth Thompson: This Dewdrop World is finishing a spirited festival run…

Watching the reactions of (German Shepherd) at WILDsound…filmmaking does not become more meaningful than that. When your film reaches and audience that respond in such way, it´s pure joy.

– Nils Bergendal’s reaction after watch the Audience Feedback on his short film “German Shepherd”

Watch the Audience FEEDBACK of GERMAN SHEPHERD:

German Shepherd is a multiple award winning short film that has played at many of the major film festivals around the world, including Toronto International Film Festival; Cinequest Film Festival; and Kiev International Film Festival.

Matthew Toffolo interviews Nils Bergendal:
http://www.nilsbergendal.com/

Matthew: What motivated you to make this film?

Nils: I have known David Paul for many years. In 2009 we met for lunch in a greasy joint in New York. We had some hour to kill before my flight back to Sweden and I suggested to make an interview. So we did – 45 minutes later the batteries…

Seeing the people’s reactions and comments on the film from the Toronto audience was a great experience for me and the rest of the crew and cast. I wish more festivals had an event like this as it is the very core of filmmaking. It made the screening of my film at your festival (and the awards) really special and real.

– John Hellberg on the WILDsound Film Festival Experience (Review)

Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Video:

Interview with Director John Hellberg:

Matthew: Your short film played at our festival in March 2014. How has it done since it screened? Has it played at more festivals? Distribution deal? Can be seen online?

John: After being rejected at all the national film festivals back in Sweden we got a real slow start for the film. Since then Mousse has been shown at 51 festivals, competed at 40 festivals, that it has won…