This week’s Writing Festival will be showcasing a Civil War feature screenplay, a short screenplay, and 2 best scenes.

Here are the details of the works that will be performed.

#1 – Feature Screenplay: CATCH THE DEVIL by Martin Blinder

Genre: History, War, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: A Civil War true adventure tale of three Union soldiers, the first winners of a Congressional Medal of Honor, whose audacity and bravery trumped the superior lethal technology of the Confederate South in their daring raid into the heart of Dixie.

#2 – Best Scene Screenplay: LE CHAT NOIR by Paula Sewell

Genre: Animation, Family, Comedy

Synopsis: A tough alley cat detective teams with the pets of an upscale neighborhood to find a missing black cat, and uncovers a deeper mystery.

#3 – Best Scene Screenplay: MATSQUI MASSACRE by Pamela C. Royal & Mark-Curtis Dunn  

Genre: Horror, Thriller, Mystery

Synopsis: When a beautiful woman celebrates her 40

Watch the winning screenplays performed by professional actors.

Feature Screenplay – CRIME EXTRAORDINAIRE
Written by Howard Fridkin
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/crime_extraordinaire.html

SYNOPSIS:

Genres: Action, Adventure, Thriller, Crime

For the ultimate revenge, an internationally renowned mystery writer uses his latest novel as a blueprint to steal the Eiffel Tower.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Holly Sarchfield
MONIER – Lorne Hiro
LAMADOUR – Peter Nelson
MANDRELL – Dan Cristofori
WORCHEV/FELICE – Geoff Mays
LORRAINE – Katelyn Vanier

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Short Screenplay – US NAVY CINE-KODAK
Written by Stephen M. Hunt
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/us_navy_cine-kodak.html

SYNOPSIS:

Genres: War, Thriller, Drama

France, 1941; an American undercover war correspondent is overwhelmed by an old woman’s unique and unbelievable response to local, Nazi atrocities.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Holly Sarchfield
DUBIN – Dan Cristofori
TESSIER/BREUGEL – Geoff Mays
WOMAN – Katelyn Vanier

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Short Screenplay – THE NEW NEIGHBORS
Written by Filippo Santaniello
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_new_neighbors.html

SYNOPSIS:

Genres: Horror, Thriller

Three friends are screening and selecting…

Watch the winning short screenplay winners for the month of July 2016. All scripts performed by professional actors.

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Go to http://www.wildsound.ca and submit your screenplay to the festival today. Full Feedback on all entries. Get your script performed by professional actors at the festival.
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Director/Producer: Matthew Toffolo
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editor: John Johnson

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Watch the July 2016 Winning Best Scene Screenplay Reading. 

ELAN VITAL, TV PILOT by Maroun Rached

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Fantasy, Crime, Thriller, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: The world in the 2050’s is split into democratic regimes and Elohite theocracies, states run by the clergy of a new extremist faith. Elohite specially trained agents infiltrate the US and commit terrorist attacks using paranormal powers. A team of local paranormals is recruited to stop them.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Val Cole
NATHAN – Dan Cristofori
AIDEN – Mark Boutros
FRANK – David Occhipinti
BILL – Michael Gaty

Get to know the winning writer: 

1. What is your screenplay about?

People with paranormal powers (mostly telekinetic) recruited by the government to find and stop terrorists possessing the same powers.

2. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

Into a series actually 🙂 It could be lots of fun, in the same style as “Heroes”…

Submit your SHORT SCREENPLAY by Nov. 30th and SAVE $15 off regular submissions. FULL FEEDBACK on all submissions. Get your script performed by professional actors.

http://www.wildsound.ca/shortscriptcontest.html

Today’s SHORT SCRIPT Logline Poste:

1. Title: IMAGES OF WAR
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/images_of_war_by_robert_dawkins.html

Written by: Robert Dawkins

Genre: Drama, War

2. Title: The Promise in a Bubble
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_promise_in_a_bubble_by_rachel_reaugh.html

Written by: Rachel Reaugh

Genre: Drama

3. Title: SOMETHING IN THE WOODS
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/something_in_the_woods_by_andrew_dawson.html

Written by: Andrew Dawson

Genre: Horror

4. Title: WHAT’S DONE IS DONE
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/whats_done_is_done_by_cynthia_garbutt.html

Written by: Cynthia Garbutt

Genre: Crime

5. Title: THE FIRST STEP
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_first_step_by_devanshu_apte.html

Written by: Devanshu Apte

Genre: Drama, Inspirational

6. Title: SILENCE
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/silence_by_hugo_sousa.html

Written by: Hugo Sousa

Genre: Drama

Submit your FREE Logline today in any genre or type: http://www.wildsound.ca/logline.html

Read 1000s of SHORT SCRIPT Loglines: http://www.wildsound.ca/short_script_loglines.html