The FEEDBACK Monthly Film Festival is back for 2016.. Our home is The Carlton Cinemas, located in the heart of downtown Toronto at 20 Carlton Street. The event runs from 7pm to 9:10pm. Continuing to showcase the best of short films from around the world, while maintaining our audience feedback format moderated by Matthew Toffolo. Showcasing a festival every single month in 2016!
Tickets for 2016 are PAY WHAT YOU LIKE. Purchase your tickets online via Paypal or Credit Card. Tickets are first come first serve.
All proceeds to this month’s festival will be donated to festival cinema costs (suggestion $8 and up), which helps the monthly event. If you like to obtain seats in advance and pick them up on the day of the event (come for FREE, or make a donation), please email us at tickets@wildsound.ca and we’ll reserve seats for you.
You can pick up the tickets on the day of the event at the cinema. Tickets are first come, first serve. This festival has sold out 40 out of its last 42 events!
You will be able to buy alcohol (beer, wine, liquor), popcorn, candy, and refreshments before the show.
Here is the full program of films. Festival starts at 7pm sharp!
FIRST ACT PROGRAM – Family Festival
| 101 CUPCAKES, 13min, Australia, Family/Drama Directed by Jane Eakin Healing comes in many flavours. An uplifting story about love, death and the healing power of cooking. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film! |
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| LUCY, 16min, Greece, Family/Drama Directed by Stamatis Giannoulis Myrto and Kimonas, an elderly childless couple have just lost their pet dog Lucy of natural causes. The events that will unfold the day they take their beloved pet to the vet will make them reconsider their relations and give them the opportunity to realise that nothing can substitute their love which, they now put to the test for whatever they have left… CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film! |
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| GHOSTBOY, 9min., UK, Animation/Comedy Directed by Jonathan Brooks An exciting tale of mystery, mayhem and friendship, ‘Ghostboy’ teaches the very important lesson to not judge a book by it’s cover… CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film! |
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SECOND ACT PROGRAM – Under 5min. FAMILY Film Festival
| AWESOME BEETLE’S COLORS, 3min, Latvia, Animation/Musical Directed by Indra Sproge The story goes : Awesome Beetles Color Dirty Elephant. Five Gorgeous Hippopotamuses Inspire the Jaguar. Kangaroos Like Marmelade. Naughty Octopusses Photograph the Queen. The Royal Spider Teaches an Unhappy Vampire. Wariors X-ray a Yellow Zebra. A nearly impossible story, supported by a catchy melody, guides us through the ABCs. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film! |
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| INSIDE, 3min., Belguim, Animation/Comedy Directed by Pepijn Claus A story about a worm, a beetle and a very hungry bird… CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film! |
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| 5476 Miles, 4min, UK, Animation/Music Video Directed by Terry Thomas A handmade paper stop motion music video that tells the story of a lonely starling waiting for love. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film! |
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| SPARROW DUET, 4min, USA, Animation/Experimental Directed by Steve Socki Animated abstract shapes and gestures dance together playfully with bird-like motion. The original music score was composed and performed by Gary Chang CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film! |
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| A SMALL VOICE, 2min, UK, Animation/Drama Directed by Michelle Brand A shy young boy is confronted with the relentless demands of an overbearing adult forcing him to sing in front of a crowd. Vivid imagery conveys the child’s trauma as it helplessly stands facing the expectant onlookers, unable to sing through fear. Overwhelmed by the ordeal, the only alternative is to run away. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film! |
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| BOTTOMLESS, 2min, USA, Animation/Biography Directed by Veronique Vanblaere A Belgian woman seeks citizenship in the United States, and finds that her experiences are bottomless. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film! |
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| SEA OF INK, 3min, USA, Animation/Drama Directed by Chenxin Yang Sea of Ink is a two-minute animation about an artist struggling with his creative block and his journey under the sea. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film! |
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| 1916, 4min, UK, Animation/Drama Directed by Oscar Lewis An old man remembers the last time he saw his father, walking with him to the train station in rural England. This short film was made to mark the centenary of men with families being conscripted to the army in 1916 during WW1. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film! |
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| TIME SMASH, 2min., USA, Animation/Sci-Fi Directed by Benjamin Reicher A time traveler goes back 2 weeks to stop himself from going to Cynthia’s new years party. Unfortunately, he brings his cat along and forgets to let him back into the machine when he returns to the present. The cat grabs onto the machine last second, becomes radioactive, and ends up in ancient Egypt. What the time traveler finds when he returns to the present is pretty messed up…. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film! |
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| JAILBREAK, 1min., USA, Animation/Crime Directed by Alise Munson Shot in black and white, “Jailbreak” follows the daring escape of a prisoner fleeing his cell and his quest for sweet punishment. The animated short from HouseSpecial Director Aaron Sorenson is a German Expressionist-inspired design mash-up of stop-motion and illustration � with a decidedly adult twist. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film! |
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The event runs from 7pm to 9:10pm on Thursday August 25, 2016
I LIKE YOU, 2min, Italy, Drama/Romance
SILENCE, 3min, Russia, Romance/Drama
SHORT STORY – DESPITE DEMENTIA
FAN FICTION Screenplay – STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
SHORT Screenplay – THE BLUE DRESS
SHORT Screenplay – THE FACTS OF LIFE
BEST SCENE Screenplay – DUE SOUTH
SHORT STORY – LEFT ON LUNDY
SHORT STORY – TALKING YEOW
Best Scene Screenplay – LE CHAT NOIR
Novel Chapter 1 Reading – EXOTIQA
TV PILOT Screenplay – MARRIAGE EQUALITY
Short Story Reading – COUNT WILLIAM
CHATEAU SAUVIGNON: TERROIR
FESTIVAL for FAMILY 