1st Scene Screenplay Festivals Announces its November 2015 Winners

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Watch the winning screenplays performed by professional actors:

#1 – GRANDMA DEE AND THE LOST CONTINENT
November 2015 Reading
Written by Mark Perlick
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/grandma_dee_and_the_lost_continent.html

SYNOPSIS:

This screenplay is about a woman who seeks healing by searching for the lost records of Atlantis, believing that these records contain the spiritual secrets that can transform and rehabilitate us all.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Susan Wilson
YOUNG GRANDMA – Meggie McKinnon
PROCTOR – Sean Kaufmann
PSYCH OFFICER – Hugh Ritchie
HIPPY – Allison Kampf

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#2 – AVALON
November 2015 Reading
Written by Ed Vaughan
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/avalon.html

SYNOPSIS:

Avalon follows the journey of two childhood friends who make a pact to get revenge for their parents who were killed by terrorists,

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Allison Kampf
JIMMY – Hugh Ritchie
TONY – Sean Kaufmann
IRENE – Meggie McKinnon
MOMMA CHU – Susan Wilson

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Highlights from the October 2015 FEEDBACK Film Festival

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WILDsound FEEDBACK TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL
Highlights from the Thursday October 29 2015 event.

Watch the FEEDBACK Film Festival Videos:

Submit your Film to the Festival Today:
http://www.wildsound.ca/submityourfilm.html

Submit via Film Freeway:

The theme of the OCTOBER 2015 FILM FESTIVAL was:
“DEATH”.

Every film showcased on the night was about a character who dies or is already dead. This festival evening was especially unique because every film screened received a substantial vote by the audience for “best film” of the evening. It was the closest vote we ever had as every single film was in the race.

Here’s the summary of each film:

– A PEACEFUL MAN: Someone is about to die but won’t leave without a fight.

– BELL TOWER ENIGMA: The mystery of an empty church. Where are they and who is still alive?

– THE BLOOD OF LOVE: A widow has a machine that brings her dead husband…

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Watch the October 2015 Writing Festival Winners

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Watch the winning screenplays, stage play, novels at the Oct. 2015 Writing Festival, including a record THREE feature screenplay winners.

STAGE PLAY – Scary Scary Night
October 2015 Reading
Written by E. Michael Lunsford
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/scary_scary_night.html

FEATURE SCRIPT – Pontiff No Return
October 2015 Reading
Written by Eric Boyd
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/pontiff_no_return.html

FEATURE SCRIPT – Death Don’t Us Part
October 2015 Reading
Written by Olaf Baumann
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/death_dont_us_part.html

1st. SCENE SCRIPT – Mercy
October 2015 Reading
Written by George Lewis
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/mercy.html

TV SPEC – Silicon Valley
October 2015 Reading
Written by Jennifer McAuliffe
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/silicon_valley.html

SHORT SCRIPT – Ascent
October 2015 Reading
Written by Brough Hansen
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/ascent.html

TV PILOT – Max Cobra
October 2015 Reading
Written by Brad Heisler
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/max_cobra.html

NOVEL Chapter 2 – Junction Part 2
October 2015 Reading
Written by Cody Schlegel
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/10/07/junction-part-2-novel-reading-written-by-cody-schlegel/

FEATURE SCRIPT – 66 West
October 2015 Reading
Written by Christopher Willis
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/feature_66_west.html

TV PILOT – Westbound
October 2015 Reading

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Watch the Winning 1st Chapter Novel Reading of APRIL SNOW

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1st CHAPTER and FULL NOVEL FESTIVAL
Submit by November 5th and SAVE $50 on Full Novel Submissions.
http://novelwritingfestival.com/

Watch APRIL SNOW, by Lynn Steward

Novel performed by actor Geoff Mays

Get to know the author Lynn Steward:
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/08/27/april-snow-chapter-1-reading-by-lynn-steward/

WATCH the Recent Winning Short Story/1st Chapter Readings:
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/novel_and_short_story_readings.html

Watch NOVEL made into a Feature Film – Sandro’s Notebook
An historical/adventure series of a man’s travels through Africa in the mid-1900s

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Watch the Short Script Reading of TRUE COLORS, by Giuseppe LiMandri

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October 2015 Winning Short Screenplay

Watch TRUE COLORS, by Giuseppe LiMandri

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Allison Kampf
MICHAEL – Hugh Ritchie
PHIL – Sean Kaufmann
ROSE – Susan Wilson
NURSE – Meggie McKinnon

Get to know writer Giuseppe LiMandri:

1. What is your screenplay about?

I would say that my screenplay is above all about forgiveness. A soldier coming back from Iraq with PTSD has fallen on hard times. He comes home to his dying father and to a mother who has run out of patience and understanding. In a sense the young man in my story is a prodigal son who is saved by his father’s unquestioning love. He comes to ask forgiveness to his parents but first he has to forgive himself.

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

The subject matter of my script is very current and extremely important. Many young men and…

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Watch the Feature Script Reading of BELLE BREZING, by Margaret Carlyle Price

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Winning October 2015 Feature Screenplay.

Watch BELLE BREZING, by Margaret Carlyle Price

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Allison Kampf
YOUNG BELLE – Meggie McKinnon
OLDER BELLE – Susan Wilson
CHILD BELLE – Maya Wolozyn
MABON/BILLY – Hugh Ritchie
MUCCI/SINGERLY – Sean Kaufmann

Get to know writer Margaret Carlyle Price:

1. What is your screenplay about?

Somewhere between a paperboy’s first cup of chicory coffee and the memories of the Madam who inspired Belle Watling of Gone With the Wind, there lies a story of sex, secrets and spiritual redemption. Interweaving portals to the past with the magic tricks of a spirit called back to his lover’s deathbed, BELLE BREZING is a haunting love story about a loyal paperboy on a high-stakes mission: To guide his former lover to remember the secret that forged her rise to fame but closed her heart to love. The screenplay focuses on this turn of the…

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Watch 1st Scene Reading of GRANDMA DEE AND THE LOST CONTINENT, by Mark Perlick

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Watch the November 2015 Winning 1st Scene Reading.

Watch GRANDMA DEE AND THE LOST CONTINENT, by Mark Perlick

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Susan Wilson
YOUNG GRANDMA – Meggie McKinnon
PROCTOR – Sean Kaufmann
PSYCH OFFICER – Hugh Ritchie
HIPPY – Allison Kampf

Get to know writer Mark Perlick:

1. What is your screenplay about?

This screenplay is about a woman who seeks healing by searching for the lost records of Atlantis, believing that these records contain the spiritual secrets that can transform and rehabilitate us all.

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

This screenplay should be made into a movie because it communicates through humor the spiritual possibilities within all of us. It lets us laugh at the absurdities of life, but shows us that there’s always a great mystery unfolding in each of us.

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

Yearning…

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Short Film Movie Review: MERKUR

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MERKUR
by Amanda Lomonaco

Review of the short film.
Played at the September 2015 WILDsound FEEDBACK Film Festival.
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/september_2015_film_festival.html

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I’ve never liked the saying “a picture is worth 1,000 words.” I’ve often believed pictures can lie just as well, and just as often as words can. After watching this film I’m not so sure anymore that conviction.

Merkur is quite a simple animation, with simple, humanoid characters, basic chunky background structures, and an intricate play on light to enhance the composition. With these very basic structures, two minutes, and no dialogue, the makers of Merkur create a beautiful short film, that expresses and emphasizes the importance of curiosity, and exploration.

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The film itself does not parade a grand act of defiance, nor does it go through great lengths to explain the characters’ internal though process, or even the initial storyline. In fact the film seems to propel your focus almost…

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Short Film Movie Review: MOVING LONDON

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KEEPING LONDON MOVING
by Amanda Lomonaco

Review of the short film MOVING LONDON.
Played at the September 2015 WILDsound FEEDBACK Film Festival.
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/september_2015_film_festival.html

As part of the “Moving Cities” series of short films, WILDSound Feedback Film Festival last month showed the film that started it all; Moving London. This series incorporates such an amazing number of things, I often have trouble understanding all the different things it makes me feel. This film series is a celebration urban spaces, public life, dance, motion, & freedom, among so many other things. It demonstrates how the movement of our everyday lives somehow simultaneously clashes & fuses with the mechanics of the metropolis, while also illustrating how well dance mimics the pattern of our daily lives.

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For those who need traditional plot lines and story-telling techniques the “Moving Cities” can be a bit tough to swallow. However, even at the most superficial level it’s…

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Today’s INSTAGRAM Photos: Sunday November 1 2015