This month is a showcase of the best of BRITISH Comedy Shorts, plus the best of Under 5min. Shorts:

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

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Thursday July 28th event. 7pm to 9pm, Carlton Cinemas, 20 Carlton Street.

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THE DRUNK, 7min, UK, Comedy
Directed by Gabriel Foster-Prior

Embark on a hilarious journey of a drunk trying to break into his own house. A slapstick comedy written by and starring Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Seann Walsh and directed by Gabriel Foster Prior.

NATIVE IMMIGRATION, 15min, UK, Comedy
Directed by Eric…

Submit your poetry to the festival today: https://festivalforpoetry.com

READ best of NEW Poetry 

FUCK UP, by Keshia L. Nowden
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/07/23/fuck-up-poetry-keshia-l-nowden/

UNTITLED, by Renee Michelle Christian
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/07/23/untitled-poetry-by-renee-michelle-christian/

FALLING IN LOVE, by MLaure
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/07/23/falling-in-love-poetry-by-mlaure-2/

HIS MELODIC APOLOGIES, by Forrest Jamie
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/07/23/his-melodic-apologies-poetry-by-forrest-jamie/

MY KING, by Nissi Odewumi
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/07/23/my-king-poetry-nissi-odewumi/

FOR CREATIVITY, by Tofunmi Kupoluyi
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/07/23/for-creativity-poetry-tofunmi-kupoluyi/

DO YOU KNOW WHAT LOVE IS, by Marcelo Moraes Caetano
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/07/23/do-you-know-what-love-is-poetry-by-marcelo-moraes-caetano/

A BLACK WOMEN PLEA, by Latonia Sears
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/07/23/a-black-women-plea-poetry-by-latonia-sears/

BLOOD OF MY BLOOD, by Anubhuti Gupta
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/07/23/blood-of-my-blood-poetry-by-anubhuti-gupta/

EMERALD HEART, by Barbara Hunt
http://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/07/23/emerald-heart-poetry-by-barbara-hunt/

DECISIONS DECISIONS, by Marcus J. King
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/07/23/decisions-decisions-poetry-by-marcus-j-king/

FROM WITHIN HER RIB CAGES, by J. Liethers
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/07/23/from-within-her-rib-cages-poetry-by-j-liethers/

GRANDMAS LOVE, by Poetic Gurl Janet M.
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/07/23/grandmas-love-poetry-by-poetic-gurl-janet-m/

AT NIGHT, by Anton M. Rojkov
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/07/24/at-night-poetry-by-anton-m-rojkov/

TOUCHED, by Terry Hart
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/07/24/touched-poetry-by-terry-hart/

PLASTIC SUCULENT, by Chase Morris
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/07/24/plastic-succulent-poetry-by-chase-morris/

Feature Script: FIEND
by Jeff York

http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/fiend.html

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Horror, Thriller, Crime, Mystery, History

When famed Jekyll & Hyde author Robert Louis Stevenson turns out himself to be a dangerous split personality, the only one who can save him and London from his fiendish alter ego is a maverick American psychiatrist with daring, unconventional methods.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Sean Kaufmann
PRINCE – Michael Kazarian
STEVENSON/WOLFE – Robert Notman
BURKE – Devin Upham
CLAY/CARTLER – Neil Bennett
ANNE – Elizabeth Rose Morriss
FANNY – Mandy May Cheetham

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Feature Script: THE CHARLOTTETOWN JACKHAMMER
by Marc Lalonde

http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_charlottetown_jackhammer.html

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Farce, Screwball Comedy, Fantasy

A former nun, a pornographer, a brain surgeon and a quadriplegic must band together in a common cause with a wannabe serial killer who really, really, really, REALLY likes his brother to foil an international conspiracy to take over the world.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Val Cole
MAN – Michael Gaty
NATASHA – Kiran Friesen
BORIS – David Occhipinti
MISS WINDIG – Judy Thrush
TALL LANKY GUY – Dan Cristofori
CLERK – Mark Boutros
ROYLA – Sean Ballantyne
CAROL – Viktoria Napolenova

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Director/Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne

Editor: John Johnson

Watch the July 2016 Comedy Short Screenplay Winner.

Bowling for Concubines by Vanessa Marlowe

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Mockumentary, Comedy

Investigative reporters, Jean Burbank and Robert Ibsen, explore the highly controversial game of Bowling for Concubines in this satirical mockumentary. Involving bowling balls and actual human concubines as pins, B.F.C. forces a nation to question its own morals. Should fun come at any cost? Some say yes. These questions and more will be answered via variously dubious testimonies.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Val Cole
MAN – Michael Gaty
NATASHA – Kiran Friesen
BORIS – David Occhipinti
MISS WINDIG – Judy Thrush
TALL LANKY GUY – Dan Cristofori
CLERK – Mark Boutros
KOYLA – Sean Ballantyne
CAROL – Viktoria Napolenova

Get to know the winning writer:

1. What is your screenplay about?

It’s about people’s fascination with violence and sex – somethings some of us can’t get enough of – expressed in the…

Watch the July 2016 Winning Family Short Screenplay.

THE BLUE DRESS by Dave Riese

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Sean Kaufmann
REBECCA – Elizabeth Rose Morriss
EDITH – Mandy May Cheetham
MICHAEL – Devin Upham
WALLACE – Neil Bennett

Get to know the winning writer Dave Riese:

1. What is your screenplay about?

Rebecca, 12 years old, learns that her Uncle Wallace, a cattle baron from Texas, is coming to visit. Rebecca doesn’t like her uncle and her only hope is that he will bring her a birthstone ring like the one he bought for her cousin the year before. After dinner, Uncle Wallace gives Rebecca her gift: a blue dress once owned by his wife Vera who has remained in Texas. When Rebecca’s mother asks her to try on the dress, Rebecca, bitterly disappointed, runs to her room in tears.

Rebecca soon suspects that her father and Uncle Wallace have…

Watch the July 2016 Winning 1pg. Short Screenplay 

TREED by Sally Spitzli

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Comedy

This is a black & white silent comedy short with subtitles.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Sean Kaufmann
VOICE OVER – Elizabeth Rose Morriss

Get to know the winning writer:

1. What is your screenplay about?

A woman uses a child to con a guy at Christmas.

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

It’s a funny little black & white “short” that an audience would enjoy.

3. How would you describe this script in two words?

Universal appeal.

4. What movie have you seen the most times in your life?

“The Wizard of Oz”

5. How long have you been working on this screenplay?

I worked on the 1-page script a total of 5 minutes, but the story goes back decades. When I was a divorced parent of a little girl, times…

Watch the July 2016 Comedy Short Screenplay Winner.

FIRE! by Steve Biggs

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Sean Kaufmann
CAPTAIN – Neil Bennett
PRISONER – Devin Upham
SOLDIER #1 – Robert Notman

Get to know the winning writer Steve Biggs:

1. What is your screenplay about?

A firing squad that gets interrupted by a 9-1-1 call.

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

It is fun, Fun, FUN!

3. How would you describe this script in two words?

Very funny

4. What movie have you seen the most times in your life?

Star Wars

5. How long have you been working on this screenplay?

It took 24 hours. Up to the hour I submitted it. The idea and gags were instant, I did have to trim off 1/3 of a page.

6. How many stories have you written?

Probably no more than two dozen. (Do white lies count?…