Deadline Oct. 15th: Novel Festival Submissions (1st. Ch., Novel, Transcript)

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1st CHAPTER or FULL NOVEL CONTEST
Get full feedback! Winners get their novel made into a video!

DEADLINE: 1st CHAPTER/FULL NOVEL Festival. Get your story performed at the Writing Festival. FULL FEEDBACK on all entries.
http://www.wildsound.ca/book_contest.html

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)

Watch the Recent Winners. At least 3-10 winners every month:
http://novelwritingfestival.com

Thank you. thank you for your honest & detailed appraisal of my work! It is extremely helpful & insightful.
– Michelle Desgagne
The Distracted Yogi, Novel

I appreciate WILDsound’s committee feedback on the first chapter/prologue submission of my memoir Am doing a rewrite to address your recommendations and, per your suggestion, will send back my revised submission as soon as possible.
– Danielle…

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Highlights of the September 29, 2016 – FEEDBACK Film Festival

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WILDsound FEEDBACK TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL
Highlights from the Thursday September 29, 2016 event.

festival posterWE’LL SEE IF WE DROWN, 20min., France, Comedy/Crime
WATCH Audience FEEDBACK
festival posterUNPRINCIPLED, 13min., USA, Comedy/Drama
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festival posterBACK TO THE FUTURE?, 10min., USA, Comedy/Sci-Fi
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festival posterTHE SOUNDS OF STREET VENDORS, 8min., USA/Cuba, Documentary
WATCH Audience FEEDBACK
festival posterWAR OF SPACE, 5min., USA/Kenya, Documentary
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festival posterTHE CHAMPION, 17min, USA, Documentary
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Documentary and Comedy generally do not mix – especially in a film festival screening. This month was a experimentation in programming. We began the festival with three excellent documentary short films that have gotten into every festival they have submitted to. And we ended on three comedy shorts that were polarizing to all.

The theme of the Documentary/Comedy Festival was “Overcoming external conflicts”.

We were excited to showcase our first FAN FICTION short film at the festival. A sequel to the…

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Read Reviews from the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Festival in September 2016

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Best of Reviews of Kierston Drier: https://festivalreviews.org/tag/kierston-drier/

Movie Review: DARKNESS FALLS (2016)

Melissa suffers from amnesia. When she slowly regains her memory, the world isn’t what it supposed to be. Darkness Falls is the winner of best Sci-Fi Picture award at OutlantaCon Short Film Festival 2016 and nominated for best Sci-Fi picture at SCI-ON! Film Festival 2016. Darkness Falls is also the winner of Best Cinematography at Roswell Film Festival 2016.

Movie Review: 20:15 (2016)

20:15 is a drama-mystery, sci-fi thriller in which we follow the lives of a mysterious man and a loving couple. Their lives will forever be changed once their two worlds collide.

Movie Review: THE LAST JOURNEY OF THE ENIGMATIC PAUL WR (2016)

The red moon threatens our existence on earth. Our only hope is the enigmatic Paul WR, the most talented astronaut of its generation. But few hours before the start of the great mission, Paul disappears.

Movie Review:…

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Read Festival Director Interviews from Festivals in California

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Interviews by Matthew Toffolo. 

Interview with Festival Director Lynn M. Holley (Fine Arts Film Festival Santa Barbara)

The Fine Arts Film Festival premiered in Santa Barbara, California in 2010; it then occurred as a film festival in Venice, CA in 2015. In 2016 it will explode as an International Fine Arts Film Festival full of shorts plus a few full length features back in fabulous Santa Barbara, California!

Interview with Festival Director Shari Carlson (Best Actors Film Festival)

Held in the San Francisco, California Union Square District. A tribute to the performers and directors of your film. Best Actors Film Festival is created to entice film makers to reward the performers in their film in a way that truly acknowledges their work.

Interview with Festival Director Christina Wilkinson (ITSA Film Festival)

The 7th Annual ITSA Film Festival takes place in Sonora, California in the heart of Gold Country the second Friday, Saturday and…

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Full List of Movies that played at the WILDsound FEEDBACK Film Festival in September 2016

SUBMIT YOUR FAVORITE SCENE -Deadline October 10th

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Submit your best scene from your screenplay and we’ll have it performed at our festival.

All entries will have their top scene performed by professional actors

Submissions take 3-5 weeks to be created

Submit your Screenplay Scene HERE

– Submit your best scene from your screenplay or TV Show.

– 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. Your Scene Video will be seen by 100,000s of people when it’s read online using a top professional actors. It’s a rush you’ll never experience in your life seeing it come to life that way.

– Scenes can be from anywhere from 1 to 10 pages in length. Pick the best one from your script and/or the scene that you want to tease the audience/agents/producers with.

NEW: All submissions to this contest also get a FREE…

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FREE POETRY CONTEST – Deadline October 10th

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All entries get their POEM shown on this website. AND, you can submit your Poem to be made into a video (guaranteed 1000s of view).

Have it read/performed by a professional actor.

GET YOUR POETRY SEEN.

This site averages over 95,000 visitors a day to read your poems. SUBMIT ANYTIME

Submit your POETRY HERE

Watch POETRY READINGS

ACTORWILDsound Performers
List of actors who performed at the Writing Festival
favorite sceneREAD POEMS
Recent submitted poetry
Watch Recent POEMS Turned into a MOVIE
SCREENPLAYPOETRY MOVIE: FIRST KISS
Genre: Romance, Love, Kiss
by Lilliana Rose
SCREENPLAYPoetry Movie: TOMORROW IS A CRUNCH
Love/Romance
Written by Asya L. Shmaryan
SCREENPLAYPoetry Movie: I NEED TO GET HIGH!
Addiction/Life Poem
Written by Lorelie Rozzano
SCREENPLAYPoetry Movie: HAMMER
Horror/Serial Killer Poem
Written by Cassandra Swan
SCREENPLAYPoetry Movie: ADDICTION SAYS…
Drama/Life Poem
Written by Lorelie Rozzano

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Upcoming Writing Festival Deadlines: Free Poetry & Submit your Best Scene

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Deadline October 10th

favorite sceneSubmit your Favorite Scene
And we’ll have it performed at the festival
POETRY CONTESTPOETRY CONTEST
Options to get your POEM made into a film.
ALL Poems get showcased on this site

Deadline October 15th

TV CONTESTSUBMIT your TV PILOT or TV SPEC Script
Voted #1 TV Contest in North America.
FILM CONTESTSUBMIT your SHORT Film
Get it showcased at the FEEDBACK Festival
writing CONTEST1st CHAPTER or FULL NOVEL CONTEST
Get full feedback! Winners get their novel made into a video!
SCREENPLAY CONTESTSUBMIT your FEATURE Script
FULL FEEDBACK on all entries. Get your script performed

Deadline October 20th

short script CONTESTSHORT SCRIPT CONTEST
Submit your short film screenplay!
ACTORFREE TWITTER SHORT STORY CONTESTSubmit 140 character story. Get made into movie.

Deadline October 25th

writing CONTESTSHORT STORY CONTEST
Get full feedback! Winners get their short story made into a video!
ACTORVIDEO PITCH FESTIVALSubmit your own video pitch today.

Watch Recent Winning Readings

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Watch the Winning Short Story & Screenplay Videos for September 2016

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CLICK the links and watch the winning short stories and screenplay for September 2016.

ACTOR7 Author Short Stories
September 2016 Reading
Written by Barry Brennessel
ACTORSHORT Story – DUALITY
September 2016 Reading
Written by Devin Klos
ACTORSHORT Story – THE STAGE
September 2016 Reading
Written by Rae Niehaus
ACTORSHORT Story – 1ST WORLD PROBLEMS
September 2016 Reading
Written by Mathieu Riva
ACTORSHORT Story – GOD’S CREATURES
September 2016 Reading
Written by Lionel Walfish
ACTORSHORT Story – SUMMER HILLS
September 2016 Reading
Written by Rochelle Potkar
ACTORSHORT Story – THE GRAVE DIGGERS
September 2016 Reading
Written by Joseph Tsujimoto
ACTORSHORT Story – DOUBLE FACE
September 2016 Reading
Written by Amira El Dahshoury
ACTORSHORT Story – DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES
September 2016 Reading
Written by Alisha M Risen Kent
ACTORWatch the September 2016 Poetry Readings
September 2016 Reading
Performed by Kaleb Alexander, Val Cole, and Erynn Brook.
ACTORSHORT Story – PARTNERS
September 2016 Reading

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Read NEW Poetry Readings from all over the world – October 2016

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Deadline to Submit your FREE Poetry to the Festival: http://www.wildsound.ca/poetrycontest.html

OTTAWA, by Forrest Jamie
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/09/16/ottawa-poetry-by-forrest-jamie/

WALLS OF FLESH, by Shannon Rohn
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/09/16/walls-of-flesh-poetry-by-shannon-rohn/

LESSONS ON THROWING SHADE, by Nigel Toussaint Bray
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/09/16/lessons-on-throwing-shade-poetry-by-nigel-toussaint-bray/

FAREWELLS OF MT. AUBURN, by Mark Curtis Dunn
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/09/16/farewells-of-mt-auburn-poetry-by-mark-curtis-dunn/

THE COLDEST WINTER, by MS the Secret
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/09/16/the-coldest-winter-poetry-by-m-s-the-secret/

IN DARKNESS, by Kerry Valkyrie Baldock Kelly
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/09/16/in-darkness-poetry-by-kerry-valkyrie-baldock-kelly/

I LIKE YOU, by Gabrielle Lanzona
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/09/16/i-like-you-poetry-by-gabrielle-lanzona/

I’VE GOT TO WIN, by Sonya Marshall
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/09/16/ive-got-to-win-poetry-by-sonya-marshall/

CORN TREE, by Akewusola Habeeb Whyte
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/09/16/corn-tree-poetry-by-habib-akewusola-habeeb-whyte/

FINAL DESTINATION, by Pavan Datta
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/09/16/final-destination-poetry-by-pavan-datta/

YEARNING, by Kapil Joshi
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/09/16/yearning-poetry-by-kapil-joshi/

GROUND ZERO, by Melissa R. Mendelson
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/09/16/ground-zero-poetry-by-melissa-r-mendelson/

TOM CAT, by Barbara Anderson
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/09/16/tom-cat-poetry-by-barbara-anderson/

THE SOUNDTRACK TO YOUR FIRST EMBRACE, by Kim M. Russell
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/09/16/the-soundtrack-to-your-first-embrace-poetry-by-kim-m-russell/

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