WILDsound Announces its August 2016 Feature Screenplay Winner

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Watch the August 2016 Screenplay Winner.

Submit your screenplay to the festival today: http://www.wildsound.ca/screenplaycontest.html

FOR ALL MANKIND  by Matthew O’Connell

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

In this high concept, atomic-era, sci-fi adventure, a brilliant WWII veteran and his determined daughter lead a team of mercenaries across the globe in a race to recover a mysterious, supernatural artifact with the power to permanently alter the future of humanity.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Holly Sarchfield
ARTHUR – Peter Nelson
PRITCHETT – Kris Hagen
MARY – Elizabeth Griffin
BLAZANOV/COLIN – Geoff Mays
IVANA – Dorian Kolinas

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

Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne

Editor: John Johnson

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WILDsound Announces its August 2016 TV Screenplay Winners (3)

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Watch the August 2016 Screenplay Winners.

Submit your TV screenplay to the festival today:http://www.wildsound.ca/tvscreenplaycontest.html

RICK & MORTY “The Rickgotiator” by David Cryan

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Comedy, Animation

When Morty accidentally gets his family kidnapped while trying to stop an alien war, he and Rick must execute an elaborate plan to rescue their family and trick the aliens into calling a truce.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Becky Shrimpton
RICK – Stephen Flett
MORTY – Adam McNamara
BETH – Laura Darby
JERRY – David Straus
BLECKAR – Lorne Hiro
GARY – Rais Muoi
SUMMER – Victoria Urquhart

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Digital Natives  by Adam Preston

Genre: Comedy, Sitcom

When it all goes wrong for Phil Burrows he moves to London’s trendy Shoreditch district to reinvent himself as an on-the-pulse hipster in the place where it’s all happening. Not so hip or on-the-pulse is the fact that this involves moving in with his gran, Alice…

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WILDsound Announces its August 2016 1st Scene Screenplay Winners (2)

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Watch the August 2016 Screenplay Winners.

Submit your screenplay to the festival today:http://www.wildsound.ca/screenplaycontest.html

Kabul  by Vince Masson

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Julian Ford
FAHRAN – Shelly Antony
KOSHAN – Jonathan Shaboo
HASRA – Mark Sparks
KASTI – Kayla Lakhani

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Halfway  by Lukas Hassel

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Julian Ford
RUSSELL – Shelly Antony
MOLLY – Alicia Payne

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

Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne

Editor: John Johnson

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Special Screenplay Writing Deadlines for your specific genre.

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Save from 30% to 40% off. Garner FULL FEEDBACK on your script from the industry, plus get the chance to have it performed by professional actors.

Submit by the August 25th Deadlines:

Drama Screenplay Festival:
https://festivalfordrama.com/

Comedy Screenplay Festival:
http://www.festivalforcomedy.com/

Horror Screenplay Festival:
https://festivalforhorror.com/

Thriller/Suspense Screenplay Festival::
https://thrillersuspensefestival.com/

Crime/Mystery Screenplay Festival::
https://crimemysteryfestival.com/

Action/Adventure Screenplay Festival:
https://actionadventurefestival.com/

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Screenplay Festival:
https://fantasyscififestival.com/

Family Screenplay Festival:
https://festivalforfamily.com/

Romance Screenplay Festival:
https://festivalforromance.com/

Animation Screenplay Festival:
https://feedbackanimationfestival.com/

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Writing Festival Presents: 1pg. Screenplay & 1pg. Short Story Contest. Guarantee Winners!

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Wanted to offer you a chance to submit either a 1 page screenplay, and/or a 1 page short story to the festival. As long as there is a beginning/middle/end, there is a 100% chance that we’ll have it performed at our festival using our rotation of professional actors. We love to get your work performed and this is a fun way to do it right away.

If you’re interested, you can simply submit here:

1pg. Screenplay Contest:
https://lafeedbackfilmfestival.com/1pg-screenplay-contest/

1pg. Short Story Contest:
https://novelwritingfestival.com/1pg-short-story-contest/

We’ll note that you are a connection with us and greenlight your work right away for a performance read. Then as soon as it’s posted online, we’ll send you a link.

There is also a chance for you to have a transcript of your novel performed by a professional actor too: https://novelwritingfestival.com

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Today’s Quotes: Special Effects Coordinator Donnie Dean (Emmy Winner – American Horror Story)

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The final episode of American Horror Story: Coven was one of my favorites. We had to perform virtually every effect from the entire season in one night of shooting. The biggest moment for us was the tracking shot of Emma Roberts in the bathtub when the camera comes in and you see the fireplace light, then the bubbles fill the tub, and with a wave of her hand the candles on the floor light spontaneously. There was no VFX required in that shot, although it took 3 takes to get the timing right. Between the time it takes to ignite a fireplace and the bubbles filling a tub alone its a very difficult thing to provide cues. The call goes to the technicians ear (because he can’t see the set) then there is a delay to his hand moving the valves, and then the time for the propane to travel…

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Best of August 2016 Novel Loglines and Movie Pitches

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Deadline: Screenplay Festival – Get FULL FEEDBACK. Get script performed by professional actors
http://www.wildsound.ca/screenplaycontest.html

Short Film Pitches: 

Feature Film Pitches: 

Deadline: TV PILOT/SPEC Script Festival – Get FULL FEEDBACK. Get script performed by professional actors
http://www.wildsound.ca/tvscreenplaycontest.html

TV PILOT Pitches: 

DEADLINE August 15th: 1st CHAPTER/FULL NOVEL Festival.
http://www.wildsound.ca/book_contest.html

NOVEL Pitches: 

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August 2016 – Read the best of NEW Poetry from around the world

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Submit your Poetry to the Festival Today: https://festivalforpoetry.com

Read the best of NEW Poetry from around the world:

A SLOW TRAIN TO GWALIOR, by Amitabh Mitra
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/08/10/a-slow-train-to-gwalior-poetry-video-by-amitabh-mitra/

LOVE NOT THE RULES, by Charles P. Banks
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/08/10/love-not-the-rules-poetry-by-charles-p-banks/

MELODY, by Alex Pauley
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/08/10/melody-poetry-by-alex-pauley/

BEST NIGHT, by Roderick Dupress
https://festivalforpoetry.com/2016/08/10/best-night-poetry-by-roderick-dupree/

WATER, by Sinjini Sengupta
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/08/09/water-poetry-by-sinjini-sengupta/

UNFORGIVING, by KL Porter
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/08/09/unforgiving-poetry-by-k-l-porter/

GODS PROVIDENCE, by Lucille Marais
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/08/09/gods-providence-poetry-by-lucille-marais/

GOLDEN LEGEND, by Richard Van Holst
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/08/09/golden-legend-poetry-by-richard-van-holst/

LEAVES AND GRASS, by Thomas Sorrell
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/08/09/leaves-and-grass-poetry-by-thomas-sorrell/

OPUS NO. 4, by Francesca Ison
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/08/09/opus-no-4-poetry-by-maria-ana-francesca-ison/

HEAR ME, by Jeanette Lambert
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/08/09/hear-me-poetry-by-jeanette-lambert/

RAGE, by S. Moran
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/08/09/rage-poetry-by-s-moran/

MR. PRESIDENT, by Etinosa Victor Osai
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/08/09/mr-president-poetry-by-etinosa-victor-osai/

WORLD WITH A FLOWER, by Man Mohan Singh
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/08/09/word-with-a-flower-poetry-by-man-mohan-singh/

TO BE REBORN, by Chistine Doyle
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2016/08/09/to-be-reborn-poetry-by-angela-christine-doyle/

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Deadline August 20th – FREE Twitter Short Story Contest

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FREE – TWITTER VERY SHORT STORY FESTIVAL
Submit your 140 character story and have it performed.
Deadline August 20th

SUBMIT HERE:

http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/140_characters.html

Submit for FREE to the Twitter-sized very short story festival.

Read the March 2016 winners

Get your story performed by a professional actor and made into a YouTube movie for 1000s to see.


Example of a 140 character very Short Story:

Mark’s foot had swollen to twice it’s normal size. His health insurance company was sympathetic, they sent him larger shoes.


See examples of acting performing stories on the right.

The Rules are simple:

1. Write a 140 character short story. Please also give a title for your story.

2. Email your 140 Character Story in the text in the email to:
140characters@wildsoundfestival.com

3. We will pick you as a winner/non-winner right away and have it performed and made into a video within 4 weeks of submitting.

4. Stories…

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