Today’s FilmFreeway (50% off) Discount Code: FEMALE Feedback Festival filmfreeway.com/FEEDBACKFema... Deadline Today to submit via FilmFreeway. 90 FIVE Star Reviews! 50% off discount code: female50 In-person and hybrid screenings geared to enhance the exposure of the artists and their work.

January 2026 HORROR Underground Festival Testimonials filmfreeway.com/horrorunderg... Ah truly fantastic experience all round. They really engage with you and your work – very, very highly recommended! Terrific festival! Communicated well, and gave us filmmakers an opportunity to network #horror

Deadline Today: ANIMATION Feedback Festival filmfreeway.com/FeedbackFest... This month's FEEDBACK Festival Showcase is the ANIMATION Festival. Over 30 in-person and hybrid events to date showcasing the best of Animation. #animation #feedbackfestival #filmfestival #screenwriter #film

The Art of Writing: When Inspiration Strikes and the Importance of Criticism www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kIH... Award-winning screenwriter Darryl Mansel chats about how he only writes when he’s inspired. That is his routine. Only when he feels that spark to put pen to paper #screenwriter #wildsound

Filming a Horror Movie in Rural Italy: Community, Crew, and Non-Actors www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwVJ... Conversation with Italian filmmaker A.M. Nonnis, with Matthew Toffolo, on the making of an independent feature horror film using an all non-actor cast, and the resources of the small town #horror

Podcast: EP. 1654: Filmmaker Barnabus Walsh (THE LIGHTS) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzvd... Jaz is an agency worker given a simple task, to stay overnight at a student housing accommodation. There are just two problems; the weird lighting, and the unexpected coworker. #wildsound #wildsoundpodcast

From Military to Filmmaking: A Unique Path to Creative Dreams www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkPb... Army Veteran and filmmaker Law Artis chats with Matthew Toffolo about the similarities of the military and making a film. Long 12-16 hour days. Chain of command. Everyone has a job to do #wildsound #film

Today’s FilmFreeway Discount code EXPERIMENTAL, DANCE, & MUSIC FESTIVAL filmfreeway.com/Experimental... 50% off code – 50offexperimental OVER 200 FIVE star reviews on FilmFreeway! In-person public screenings, plus other avenues to enhance the filmmaker's film. #experimental #dance #filmfreeway

Media Bias: Why Mainstream News Outlets ignore peacefull protests www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS6S... Liz Smith (THE LINE WE CROSSED) about her feature documentary about climate protestors in the UK. They are all non-violent and heavily attended. But why doesn’t the media cover it? #mediabias

WILDsound Best Scene Reading: The Confessor, by Melissa Birks www.youtube.com/watch?v=evHI... In 1935 New York, an ambitious psychiatrist faces jeopardizes his career, marriage, and his own mental health when he fights to spare the life of confessed child killer Albert Fish. #wildsound #screenplay

LGBTQ+ Best Scene: FOULED OUT, by Rodrigo Varandas www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcjS... Ricardo’s dad is a big shot basketballer who only wants the best for him. However, what his dad wants and what Ricardo wants are totally different. With his mother passed on, they attempt to bond. #lgbtq #wildsound

LGBTQ+ Festival Scene: GOLD, MYRRH, FRANKINCENSE & MURDER, by Hary S. Mudaliar www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4UX... Ben-Hur meets To Wong Fu in this whirlwind adventure when a time traveling priest, devoted to the blood cult of Cybele threatens the life of Jesus both past and future. #lgbtq #writer

BEST Scene Reading: ETERNAL LIFE, by Jaaered Brown www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U1t... Waking in a future with floating cities topping thousands of stories, run by radioactive intelligence, where imagination blends with machine, an amnesiac finds her destiny. #wildsound #screenwriter #screenplay

THRILLER/SUSPENSE Best Scene: The Bait, by Bernardo Barreto www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTeG... The Bait is a visceral survival thriller based on a true story. It follows João, a disillusioned real estate executive suffocating under the weight of his domineering family’s expectations. #wildsound

FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival Best Scene: Lifeboat, by Mason Mendoza & Bill Baber www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cvj... Three souls cheat death when they escape the destruction of their spaceship. Now their tiny “lifeboat” is adrift at the end of the universe. Their days numbered. #wildsound #scifi #writer

FEMALE Festival Best Scene: Hoe Phase, by Kate Lyn Whitaker www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_Y_... After her first-ever run of hookups and one night stands, a woman decides to track down each man from the past month and ask them to pay for her abortion. #wildsound #femalefestival #screenplay #writer

Podcast: EP. 1653: Actor/Director Connor Ryan (MEMORIA OBSCURA) www.youtube.com/watch?v=5POY... Connor takes a deep dive as his experiences working as an actor in Los Angeles and auditioning for roles, and how he collaborated with co-director David Christopher Nelson on this film. #wildsound

How an Acting Class Scene Became a Film: An actors/directors journey www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOxo... Kyle Riggs & Dylan Lighthall met in acting class. They did a scene together in class. Then they decided to make a short film out of the scene. Now that short film is a multiple award-winning film

Why Local Politics Matters: Big City vs. Small Town Challenges www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_j7... It’s based on a true story. Tom wrote the screenplay the novel is based on as well. He talks about the major importance of small town politics and how the politicians need to be held accountable.

Making an Anti-AI Film WITH AI: A Director’s Fears & Inspiration www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRaM... Japanese filmmaker Yusuke Nakamae talks about making a sci-fi film about the future of AI. FYI: It’s not going to go well. But he has to make an anti AI film using AI. #wildsound #aifilm #filmmaking

Queen Victoria’s Hidden Power: A Deep Dive into 19th-Century Politics and World History www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wnV... Award-winning screenwriter Laurie Gruber takes the viewer into the world of British politics in the 19th century and how frighteningly similar they are to today’s world.

Why So Few Female Drummers? Breaking Down Stereotypes in Music www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ntpw... Conversation with filmmaker/drummer Cindy Goldberg on the making of her award-winning short film BEAT KEEPERS. A film about talented female drummers. Why so few female drummers? Cindy Goldberg explains….

ROMANCE Festival SHORT Screenplay: Accidental Tomatoes, by Adam M. Kehres www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk8F... A young man navigates the weeds of dating apps while tending to his makeshift compost pile. #romance #screenplay #writing #wildsound #shortscript

HORROR Festival SHORT Screenplay: NIGHTFALL, by Johnny Storme www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRcI... Watch the winning #horror #shortscreenplay reading from the #wildsound Horror Festival #screenplay #writer

REVENGE Screenplay Scene by Sayima www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRXO... Watch the 1pg. Winning #shortscreenplay entry reading using a #revenge plot #wildsound #screenplay #writer #shortscript

LGBTQ+ Festival SHORT Script Reading: THE GREAT BIG LESBIAN YANKEE SWAP www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPXF... Aging lesbian couple Debbie and Jean are hosting their annual gay Christmas party in the gayborhood of Boston — but when their messy adult son Corey shows he threatens to disrupt their plans

WATCH Winning DOC Feature: Muito Amor – Jews and Judaism in Amazonia Sign up for the FREE 3-day trial at www.wildsound.ca Direct link: www.wildsound.ca/videos/watch... An Israeli Anthropologist traveling throughout Amazonia to meet the descendants of the Moroccan Jews. #wildsound #watchmovies

Deadline Today: THRILLER/SUSPENSE Film Festival filmfreeway.com/ThrillerSusp... Really cool hybrid festival. Great communication. I would definitely recommend this to any other filmmakers based on the feedback videos alone. #thrillerfestival #filmfreeway #filmfestival #festivaldeadline #film

Today’s FilmFreeway (50% off) Discount Code: Toronto/LA LGBTQ+ Film & Screenplay Festival filmfreeway.com/LGBTTorontoF... 50% off code: lgbt50 An in-person & hybrid festival. Multiple screenings are presented, plus interviews with filmmakers, screenwriters, and their team. #lgbtq #lgbtfestival

January 2026 Film Freeway Testimonials for the ACTION/CRIME/MYSTERY Festival filmfreeway.com/crimemystery I loved how much these guys offered in terms of additional resources to help get the word out. It was a really fun experience to be interviewed and to have film watchers give their notes

Podcast: EP. 1652: Filmmaker Ande Case (REQUITAL) www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN5o... The original idea was from my partner who talked about history repeating itself. We despise inequality, that people so wealthy they will never want for anything still end up being so cruel and disgusting. Worst of us

REVENGE Screenplay Scene by Sayima www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRXO... Watch the 1pg. Winning #shortscreenplay entry reading using a #revenge plot #wildsound #screenplay #writer #shortscript

FANTASY/SCI-FI 1st Scene Reading: RED HEX, by Conor A. Nixon www.youtube.com/watch?v=muLy... Jam is usually a very good worker, he gets his amounted number of mining done and goes about this life. However, when a solar flare hits and their boss does not seem to care. #scifi #wildsound #writer

FEMALE Festival 1st Scene: The Art of Denial, by Hannah Augenstine www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq5o... The Art of Denial follows Emily, a playwright who finds the courage to write and put herself out there after the death of her father figure/ mentor. #wildsound #screenplay #writer #femalefestival

Supernatural 1st Scene: THE BREAKING OF BOB HOWARD TV Pilot, by George R Strayton www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMfW... In 1930s Texas, pulp fiction writer Robert E. Howard battles both external pressures and internal demons as he creates the legendary Conan the Barbarian. #tvfestival #wildsound

LGBTQ+ Festival First Scene: The Urning – Life and Times of a Gay Rights Pioneer, by Christopher M Halligan www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CbY... limited series on the life and times of a German gay rights pioneer and scholar who wrote the first queer theory known to the LGBTQ movement. #lgbtqfestival

Podcast: EP. 1651: Filmmaker Joel Brown (WHEN IT’S OVER) www.youtube.com/watch?v=eszp... During post-production, I almost lost the entire film when the drive holding all of my files suddenly crashed. I was on the verge of a panic attack, as I was worried that all of the work I had done over ….

Watch the Best of Best of CHICAGO Film Festival 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-... #watchmovies #filmfestival #wildsound #chicagofestival #film

Deadline Today: Under 5 Minute Festival filmfreeway.com/Under5minFil... Submit your short film that’s 5 minutes or less and get it showcased at the FEEDBACK Festivals in Los Angeles & Toronto. A monthly film festival event! In-person and hybrid multiple screenings. Plus interviews with creators!

Today’s FilmFreeway (50% off) Discount Code: EXPERIMENTAL, DANCE, MUSIC Festival code: 50offexperimental filmfreeway.com/Experimental... OVER 200 FIVE star reviews public screenings, avenues to enhance the filmmaker’s film (audience feedback video, virtual festival, blog & podcast interview).

January 2026 ENVIRONMENTAL Film & Screenplay Festival Testimonials filmfreeway.com/Environmenta... Thanks to the jury and for the audience feedback! It was an amazing festival; I loved the screenplay, reading, and any festivals that supported the environment. #filmfreeway #environmentalfestival

Unpacking Female Psychopathy: Story from award-winning screenwriter www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MKt... Everything that made her who she was is gone; her life turned into a living nightmare. And she’s still responsible for what she did. She’s a serial killer. Or at least she was. #wildsound #killer

Shooting your short film in Black & White: German Expressionism and Disorientation youtu.be/0fspdtOduts?... Brazilian filmmaker Gabriel Milessis Braga on making his horror film and deciding to make it a Black & White film. Gabriel chats about the perspective of audience seeing a film not in colour

Shooting a Music Video in Times Square: The Challenges and Triumphs www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC9k... Times Square in New York City. Conversation about how they pulled it off. When you decide to shoot somewhere without a permit in one of the busiest areas in the world, people will let you do it!!!

Today’s FilmFreeway (50% off) Discount Code: Toronto COMEDY Festival 50% off discount code: torcom filmfreeway.com/TorontoComed... – Cinema screenings for audience feedback video. – Blog and podcast interviews. And a bonus virtual screening (optional!) geared to create community over distance

Deadline Today: HORROR Underground Film Festival filmfreeway.com/horrorunderg... HORROR Underground was an incredible experience and I highly suggest it to any film maker. They really care about speaking with the artist, getting to know their story and why they make films. #horrorfestival

January 2026 ACTION/FANTASY/SCI-FI/THRILLER Festival Testimonials filmfreeway.com/ActionAdvent... I was present in Toronto for one of the screenings, and i can honestly say you really feel the passion. Everything was well organized and there was excellent communication before and after the fest.

FEMALE Festival Best Scene Reading: MANIPULATIVE WAYS, by Cheryl Smith www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu_g... Susan Passaretti embodies the stereotypical millennial – entitled and a little delusional. By day, she works as a waitress in a greasy spoon diner, and by night, she is a stripper #femalefestival

WILDsound CRIME/THRILLER Best Scene: The Devil’s Right Hand, by Algis Danaitis www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2VA... Lee is hired to bring the seducer of a young woman to daddy for his particular vengeance. Daddy is an Arizona drug baron. The seducer works for daddy’s Mexican partner. #wildsound

FEEDBACK Festival HORROR Best Scene: Saturday Night Slaughter, by Michael Hansen www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2aD... Follows a group of friends who reunite at the local spooky festival, decades after a disco era massacre committed by the mysterious killer known as Dr. Funkenstein #wildsound