Deadline September 15th – Feature/Short Screenplay Festival

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SUBMIT your FEATURE Script
FULL FEEDBACK on all entries. Get your script performed

FULL FEEDBACK on your screenplay from our committee of Professional Screenwriters, Production Heads and Script Consultants. Get your entire script performed at the writing festival.

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

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WATCH recent FEATURE SCREENPLAY FESTIVAL READINGS

FEATURE Screenplay – FIEND
July 2016 Reading
Written by Jeff York

FEATURE Screenplay – THE CHARLOTTETOWN JACKHAMMER
July 2016 Reading
Written by Marc Lalonde

FEATURE Screenplay – INKED IN BLOOD
June 2016 Reading
Written by Paul Corricelli

Feature Screenplay – THE BOO
May 2016 Reading
Written by Scott McEntire

Fan Fiction Feature Screenplay – STAR WARS Episode I: THE REDEMPTION OF SKYWALKER
May 2016 Reading
Written by Brian O’Flaherty

Feature Screenplay – CATCH THE DEVIL
April 2016 Reading
Written by Martin Blinder

Feature Screenplay – MISPRINTS
April 2016 Reading
Written by Adam Preston

Feature Screenplay – DEAD NORTH
April 2016 Reading
Written by Alexander…

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Deadline September 15th – Novel Festival

September 15, 2016 festivalforfamily Uncategorized

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

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

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WATCH RECENT WINNING NOVEL/STORY PERFORMANCES

NOVEL READING – WHAT PASSES BETWEEN WOMEN
July 2016 Reading
Written by Patty Fischer

NOVEL Reading – ALEX THE INVENTOR
June 2016 Reading
Written by Gordon Brynelson

NOVEL Reading – OBITER DICTA
June 2016 Reading
Written by Lucien M.

1st Ch. Novel Transcript – WATER FOR BLOOD
May 2016 Reading
Written by Brett Bacon

1st Ch. Novel Transcript – TJ S LAST SUMMER IN CAPE COD
May 2016 Reading
Written by Garfield Whyte

Novel Chapter 1 Reading – EXOTIQA
April 2016 Reading
Written by M. Black

Novel 1st Chapter Reading – MYSTIC VILLAGE
April 2016 Reading
Written by Jeannine Fortier

Novel Prologue Reading – IN THE WAKE OF WAR
April 2016 Reading
Written by Stephen L. Nowland

Novel Reading – PANTERRA: The Machinist
April 2016 Reading

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Read the Best of Storyboard Artist Interviews

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Interview with Storyboard Artist Robert Castillo (X-Men: Apocalypse, Star Wars: Episode VII)

Award winning Director, Animator and Illustrator and Storyboard Artist Robert Castillo discovered his passion for art and illustration at the tender age of five. Nicknamed “Sketch”, Castillo would draw his way through his difficult transition of returning to the US from the Dominican Republic, mastering English, and acclimating to the mostly white environment of Chelsea, Massachusetts.

Interview with Storyboard Artist Cristiano Donzelli (Ben-Hur, The Young Messiah)

Storyboard Artist Cristiano Donzelli is a wealth of knowledge. You can feel his passion for what he does. No wonder all of the top filmmakers in the world who venture to Italy want to work with him. He simply makes all the films he storyboards better.

Interview with Storyboard Artist Stephen Forrest-Smith (Star Wars, Harry Potter, The Dark Knight)

I had a blast sitting down with the very talented storyboard artist Stephen Forrest-Smith. Stephen has worked on some…

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Today’s TIFF Reviews: September 14, 2016

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Read the best of reviews from the Toronto International Film Festival

TIFF 2016 Movie Review: (re) ASSIGNMENT (USA/Canada/France 2016) ***

From Walter Hill, the director of classics like 48 HOURS, THE LONG RIDERS and THE WARRIORS, (re) ASSIGNMENT is a revenge action thriller with a difference. Michelle Rodriguez plays a lowlife killer put through full male-to-female gender reassignment surgery by a score-settling surgeon (Sigourney Weaver).

TIFF 2016 Movie Review: RAW (France/Belgium 2016) ***

As a first time director of a horror feature, Julia Ducournau gets her facts straight. At the introduction of RAW at TIFF Midnight Madness, she told a full house that when she asked a fellow filmmaker about Toronto audiences, she had been told which she did repeat, to huge cheers, that Toronto has the best audience in the world.

TIFF 2016 Movie Review: CITY OF TINY LIGHTS (UK 2016)

The city referred to in the title is London. And Travis’…

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Upcoming Writing Festival Deadlines: TV/Feature Screenplay. Short Films. Novels.

September 13, 2016 festivalforfamily Uncategorized

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Deadline September 15th

SUBMIT your TV PILOT or TV SPEC Script
Voted #1 TV Contest in North America.

SUBMIT your SHORT Film
Get it showcased at the FEEDBACK Festival

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

SUBMIT your FEATURE Script
FULL FEEDBACK on all entries. Get your script performed

Deadline September 20th

SHORT SCRIPT CONTEST
Submit your short film screenplay!

FREE TWITTER SHORT STORY CONTEST

Submit 140 character story. Get made into movie.

Deadline September 25th

SHORT STORY CONTEST
Get full feedback! Winners get their short story made into a video!

VIDEO PITCH FESTIVAL

Submit your own video pitch today.

FEEDBACK Film and Writing Festival.Three events a month! Daily deadlines to submit. Full Feedback on all entries. Get your screenplay, novel, short story, play, or poem performed by professional actors at the festival and then showcased online for agents…

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Submit to the FanFiction Festival via FilmFreeway

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I know it’s often hard to get fan fiction work recognized and when I found out about the festival I saw it is a wonderful opportunity. The the quality of the feedback was amazing. I feel like it has helped me understand further into the screenwriting craft and will ultimately help me become a better writer.
– Andrew Akler (Batman: Patient Zero, screenplay)

Guaranteed winner every single month!

Submit via FilmFreeway:

In today’s market, agents and producers are looking for new talent who can write under the parameters of existing works and franchises. The art of adding a new twist/plot while knowing the themes and characters of the works you’re writing for. That is why the Fan Fiction Festival has been created.

Submit a FAN FICTION Script of a classic television show, movie series, or iconic franchise. Any past TV show or movie in the history of cinema. For example:…

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Today’s TIFF Movie Reviews:

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Today’s Toronto International Film Festival reviews: https://festivalreviews.org/category/tiff-2016-movie-reviews/

TIFF 2016 Movie Review: UNLESS (Canada/Ireland 2016) ***

Academy Award nominee Catherine Keener and Hannah Gross star in this adaptation of the final novel by the late, great Canadian novelist Carol Shields, about a writer who discovers her runaway daughter panhandling on the street and seemingly deprived of speech.

TIFF 2016 Movie Review: TRESPASS AGAINST US (UK 2016) ***1/2

Like the 2010 Australian film ANIMAL KINGDOM, also the name of the film’s production company, TRESPASS AGAINST US is a film about a dysfunctional crime family – British style. The family live in a trailer park in England a kind of white British trailer trash.

TIFF 2016 Movie Review: TRAMPS (USA 2016)

Adam Leon’s low budget lonely hearts club romance has two newcomers Callum Turner and Grace Van Pattern play two unlikely pawns in a shady delivery deal.

TIFF 2016 Movie Review: THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM (UK 2016)

This crime…

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Read Best of Professional Costume Designer Interviews

September 13, 2016 festivalforfamily Uncategorized

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Interview via Matthew Toffolo at http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Interview with Costume Designer Malgosia Turzanska (Maggie’s Plan)

Chatting with Costume Designer Malgosia Turzanska was inspirational, educational, and fun! She’s a true talent and someone who is obviously in love with her job. Maggi To learn more about Maglosia, go to her website: http://www.turzanska.com

Interview with Costume Designer Janelle Nicole Carothers (The Perfect Match)

No matter the medium it’s all a delicate balance between style and craft. I put 100% into every project so they all require the same amount of blood, sweat and tears.

Interview with Costume Designer Linda Muir (The Witch, Bitten)

What a terrific honour it was sit down with the talented costume designer Linda Muir, who is based in Toronto, Canada. She has worked in the industry for the last 30 years, on many successful films and TV shows, which she talks about in the interview. A must read for anyone working or…

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