Deadline Today: Under 5 Minute Festival filmfreeway.com/Under5minFil... Festival occurs 10 times a year! And gives accepted films multiple options to showcase and promote your film. - audience feedback video - bonus 2nd screening - blog interview - podcast interview #under5minutefestival

Today’s #FilmFreeway Testimonial: THRILLER/SUSPENSE Film Festival filmfreeway.com/ThrillerSusp... Great communication. They are very accommodating and genuinely want to help fun makers be seen. #thrillerfestival #filmfestival

Today’s #FilmFreeway 50% off code Toronto/LA DOCUMENTARY Film Festival filmfreeway.com/TorontoDocum... 50% off code: torontodoc50off 69 FIVE Star Reviews IN-PERSON screenings and HYBRID Festival Mode: now gives filmmakers 4 tiers to showcase and promote their film. #documentaryfestival

Podcast: EP. 1775: Filmmaker Rogan Lovse (THE HARPIES) www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBQW... The Harpies was written, filmed, and edited in 48 hours as part of the 2024 Run N Gun: Vancouver’s 48 hour Film Competition. Winner of the Run N Gun’s Best Cinematography and Best Art awards #wildsound

Podcast: EP. 1776: Filmmaker Corey Foxx (LEARNING TO CUSS) www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHxn... Learning to Cuss, 4min., USA Directed by Corey Foxx Two young boys decide it is time to learn the ways of speaking like an adult. #wildsound #filmmaking

Podcast: EP. 1777: Filmmaker Banpreet singh (THE OFFERING) www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4qa... 
The Protagonist: a man living on the razor’s edge of poverty, working gruelling hours for wages that barely cover his rent in an increasingly expensive urban landscape. #wildsound #filmmaking

#Podcast: EP. 1778: #Writer JC Bratton (JC BRATTON’S DOLLHOUSE) www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAON... In the wake of a mysterious family death, a couple’s night of mourning is interrupted by a strange delivery containing an antique dollhouse and a terrifying tale about its lone occupant. #wildsound

Today’s #FilmFreeway Testimonial: WILDsound FEEDBACK Festival filmfreeway.com/WILDsoundFil... Loved how expansive the festival is, including a screening, a review, a podcast interview, and audience feedback. All played a really big role in getting more eyes on the film! #wildsoundfestival

Watch the BLACK Short Film Festival (in case you missed it) Watch the festival by signing up for the FREE 3-DAY trial using the link, or go to www.wildsound.ca Watch today’s Festival: www.wildsound.ca/videos/best-... #wildsound #shortfilmfestival #watchmovies

Walking the Walk: A Film Professor’s Journey into Screenwriting www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDfz... Professor turned winning screenwriter Candace Egan chats with Matthew Toffolo about their journey from giving lectures on film theory to her students, to actually venturing into writing scripts herself

The Art of Creative Freedom in Independent Film www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEI8... Actor-turned-filmmaker from the Bay Area, Sherill Quinn chats with Matthew Toffolo about the freedom when making Indy Films and how this is the true artform in the medium for all professionals. #wildsound #indyfilm

Sticking to Your Vision: Disagreeing With Film Professors www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFUC... Mexico to Germany filmmaker Abril Andrea Arnauda Appel chats with Matthew Toffolo about creating her true vision for her student thesis film and not listening to her professors to do so #wildsound #thesisfilm

Will AI Replace Traditional Filmmaking? The Film Festival Perspective www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAC0... Matthew chats about the group film festival chat that occured on The “Film Festival Alliance” zoom call with over 50 festival directors and how the room was divided on their take on AI films.

THE SEA film, reactions WILDsound Festival youtu.be/Q9Gq6PebhgQ?... THE SEA, 10min., Canada Directed by Son Roberts This experimental short film is a "Jazz Monologue" presented by an elusive oracle. Through rage and reflection, he reminds us of the legacy of lies that define our human journey.

LGBTQ+ Festival Best Scene: ESQUISSE OF AFFLICTION, by Zicheng Li www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC2_... DANNY, a 23-year-old college graduate, returns to his childhood home in Monterey, California, following the sudden passing of his Mother, LORRAINE. #lgbtqfestival #bestscene

INTERNAL COLOR film, reactions #WILDsound Festival youtu.be/edeAKbu-y-c?... INTERNAL COLOR, 16min., USA Directed by Davïd Asambadze, Anastasïa Asambadze A troubled woman reconnects with her unborn child. #filmfestival submit to the festival: filmfreeway.com/WILDsoundFil...

UK Student Film Festival 2026: Winners & Highlights studentfeedbackfestival.com/2026/04/30/u... Best Animation: THE TREES HAVE EYES 3D Animation: HOT MESS 1 Minute Film: PLANET TOAD Hand Drawn Animation: CAT-TASTROPHE Stop Motion Animation: A DIGNIFIED BURIAL Drama Animation: FROZEN LAKE

COMEDY Poem: I live so close Im Wearing Pajamas, by Annie Christain www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioSq... #comedypoem #poetry #poet

BODY IMAGE Poem: Shadow Body, by Lawrence Bridges www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvPY... #bodyimage #poem #poetry

UK Student Film Festival 2026: Winners & Highlights studentfeedbackfestival.com/2026/04/30/u... Best Animation: THE TREES HAVE EYES 3D Animation: HOT MESS 1 Minute Film: PLANET TOAD Hand Drawn Animation: CAT-TASTROPHE Stop Motion Animation: A DIGNIFIED BURIAL Drama Animation: FROZEN LAKE

Today’s #Submittable Deadlines: 1pg. Story & Screenplays. LGBTQ+ Stage Play. SCI-FI Short Story. ESSAY Writing wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2026/05/09/t... #writing #novelfestival #shortstory #stageplay

Deadline: MYSTERY STAGE PLAY Festival wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/33139... Get a best scene of your stage play performed at the writing festival and made into a video for the winner.

Deadline Today: ROMANCE Novel Festival (3 options to submit) festivalforromance.com/romance-nove... #1 FOR the ENTIRE NOVEL for feedback and results. #2 FOR the 1st CHAPTER NOVEL for feedback and results. #3 Submit simply FOR a Transcript Novel Video Performance Reading (2000 words or less)

Deadline Today: DYSTOPIAN Short Story Festival thrillersuspensefestival.com/dystopian-sh... Submit your Short Story to the Festival here and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video #dystopian #shortstory

Deadline Today #Horror Underground Screenplay Festival festivalforhorror.com Festival designed to expose and promote films and screenplays that work outside the system and break the boundaries in the horror genre. Full feedback. Get script performed by professional actors.

CHICAGO Festival 1st Scene: EMPLOYEE RELATIONS, by Cheja Tucker www.youtube.com/watch?v=76QE... When a successful HR professional realizes her soulmate is quickly marrying someone else, she must center her goals around the idea of truly being single forever. #wildsound #screenplay

#COMEDY Festival Best Scene: It Will Never Be the Same, by Yakiv Karchev www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIbv... Newly-divorced Anna promptly gets a boyfriend. However, she fails to notice that the boyfriend is played by the same actor as her ex-husband. More than just “played” — it is the same man.

Watch the Best of DRAMA Shorts Festival (in case you missed it) Watch the festival by signing up for the FREE 3-DAY trial using the link, or go to www.wildsound.ca Watch today’s Festival: www.wildsound.ca/videos/best-... #watch #watchmovies #dramashorts

Watch the FAN FICTION Film Festival (in case you missed it) Watch the festival by signing up for the FREE 3-DAY trial using the link, or go to www.wildsound.ca Watch today’s Festival: www.wildsound.ca/videos/fan-f... #wildsound #fanfictionfestival #watchmovies

Watch the ASIAN Film Festival (in case you missed it) #asianfilmfestival #wildsound #watchmovies

#Podcast: EP. 1771: #Filmmaker Abril Andrea Arnauda Appel (SHE WAS) www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vn9... When a migrant songwriter dies of an apparent suicide, her voice echoes the truth. #wildsound #filmpodcast #filmmaking

Podcast: EP. 1772: Filmmaker Sherill Quinn (WHEN FIGHTING MONSTERS) www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpiV... I’ve always believed that to make art is to make sense of the world you live in. The things you’ve experienced and the lessons you’ve learned. When Fighting Monsters was meant as a portrait of grief

FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival Best Scene: THE MEMORY TAX, by Russell Babcock www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDLc... A 14-year-old girl with an experimental neural implant can access the entirety of human knowledge with her mind, but every ‘download’ costs her a piece of her past. #scififestival #screenwriting

FEMALE Festival Best Scene: The Inside Fight, by Bernita Walker, Niki Frazier-Curry www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZR8... Sasha, a rising star athlete with Olympic dreams, sees her future derailed after a brutal assault in college leaves invisible wounds that never fully heal #femalefestival #screenplay

ACTION Festival 1st Scene: DERRY CHRONICLES, by Aidan Garrett www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v9K... A journalist is invited to board a legendary mega yacht for an article. The yacht has history that the public is starving to find out. But, there is something lurking in the darkness of the lower decks.

#Podcast: EP. 1774: #Screenwriter Candace Egan (DESERT BELLES) www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoRC... DESERT BELLES is about a mature woman pushing herself to win an off-road desert auto race to save the family business and in doing so rediscovering her passion for the sport. #screenwriting

The journey from working on Wall Street to finding real life in South America www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHEj... Award-winning documentary filmmaker chats about making his next feature, about his brother who left the riches of Wall Street to travel the world and figure out what the meaning of this is

The Scary Truth: Why the Next Generation Must Learn AI www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iBy... Filmmaker and educator Einat Graitser chats about teaching her students AI, how many of them are frightened of it, but she’s determined to teach them because AI is the future and it must be taught.

Deadline Today: EXPERIMENTAL, DANCE, MUSIC Festival filmfreeway.com/Experimental... NOTE: The festival has created a hybrid festival with 4 tiers to enhance your film and your festival experience. All accepted films receive all four tier options: #experimentalfestival #filmfestival

The Art of #Screenwriting: Moving Beyond ‘Instruction Manuals’ www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aQH... Winning screenwriter Alexander Sikarevich chats with Matthew Toffolo about the art of moving your screenwriting career forward and ditching the manuels & books and simply sitting down to write #wildsound

2026 POEM: How to Become, by Ava Burroughs www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2as... #2026poem #poetry #poet #poem

DRAMA Stage Play Reading: JOY!, by Elaine Chandler www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug0X... CAST LIST: Narrator: Geoff Mays Papa: Sean Ballantyne Joy: Elizabeth Rose Morriss #stageplay #dramafestival #wildsound

Today’s #FilmFreeway Testimonial: ACTION/FANTASY/SCI-FI/THRILLER Festival filmfreeway.com/ActionAdvent... This festival was an incredible first experience for my short film. Well organized, with great screenings, reviews, and events, and truly supportive of filmmakers. Beyond worth the investment.

#HORROR Festival 1st Scene: PRIME, by Christopher Miller www.youtube.com/watch?v=owZV... In the imperious world of fine dining, the pinnacle is an exclusive pop-up concept that boasts a masterful, reclusive chef, whose mystery draws notoriety as much as his renowned skill. #screenplay #tableread

CRIME/MYSTERY Festival 1st Scene: THE HOLMES ENIGMA, by Russell C. Babcock www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne8i... When a string of murders targeting police officers’ daughters is solved, a veteran lieutenant and his detective daughter, alongside a brilliant, enigmatic investigator, uncover the killings.

CHICAGO Festival 1st Scene: EMPLOYEE RELATIONS, by Cheja Tucker www.youtube.com/watch?v=76QE... When a successful HR professional realizes her soulmate is quickly marrying someone else, she must center her goals around the idea of truly being single forever. #wildsound #screenplay

Watch the ARGENTINA LIVE-ACTION Shorts Festival (in case you missed it) Watch the festival by signing up for the FREE 3-DAY trial using the link, or go to www.wildsound.ca Watch today’s Festival: www.wildsound.ca/videos/argen... #argentinafilms #wildsound #watchmovies

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Watch the Best of #HORROR Shorts Festival (in case you missed it) Watch the festival by signing up for the FREE 3-DAY trial using the link, or go to www.wildsound.ca Watch via direct link: www.wildsound.ca/videos/best-... #wildsound #horrorshorts #watchmovies

Watch the Best of #DIVERSITY Festival Shorts (in case you missed it) Watch the festival by signing up for the FREE 3-DAY trial using the link, or go to www.wildsound.ca Watch today’s Festival: www.wildsound.ca/videos/best-... #wildsound #watchmovies #filmfestival