TV Best Scene: The Victorian Ladies’ Detective Collective, by Patricia Milton www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCcI... Two eccentric sisters and a fan-fighting American actress thwart a serial killer in Victorian London, defying society’s expectations to become private detectives. A 50-minute TV pilot.

HORROR Best Scene Reading: 666 Challenge, by Gary B. Haley www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7JW... When a haunted house draws spectators across generations with a supernatural challenge, the investigators get more than they bargained for. #screenplay #horror #writer #script #bestscene

SCI-FI Festival Best Scene: CE-V (The Fifth Kind), by Deb Havens & Brad Havens www.youtube.com/watch?v=87k9... It’s Halloween night in the late 1980s. Three kids return from trick or treating with their mom and their dog, hang out in their tree house to sample their loot. #fantasy #scifi

BEST Scene Script Reading: MRS. O’LEARY, by Melissa Birks www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6h3... Inspired by the Great Fire of Chicago 1871 following the investigation of Mrs O’Leary, a woman the newspapers blamed for starting the fire that spread all the way to Lincoln Park. #wildsound #screenplay

Podcast: EP. 1647: Filmmaker Tzuyu Tung (PIECES OF ME) www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFxk... Coming from a medical background, it took a tremendous amount of effort to transition into the design and animation field. I struggled to keep up with other artists and questioned whether I belonged. #wildsound

Finding the Perfect Tone: Balancing Seriousness and Silliness in Filmmaking www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u8x... How to find that balance of TONE and make sure you don’t lose your audience by mixing seriousness and silliness in the same scene. This is NOT an easy thing to pull off

From Novel to TV: The Genesis of turning your book into a Television series. www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-45... Conversation with novelist Barry Lindstrom on the process of writing his book into a TV pilot. From hiring others to do it, to finally realizing that he needs to do it himself #tv #writing

Twists, Trauma, and Timelines: Unpacking the Ending and Visual Choices when making a short film www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlcb... Conversation with award-winning filmmaker B.T. Goldman on the making of his Thriller/Suspense short film TEA TIME. B.T. chats about his choices making an effective ending

WILDsound Awarded TOP 100 Best Reviewed Festival on FilmFreeway filmfreeway.com/WILDsoundFil... WILDsound received the following email from FilmFreeway this morning. Congratulations! Your festival has ranked as one of the Top 100 Best Reviewed Festivals on FilmFreeway for the month of December!

Today’s FilmFreeway 50% off discount code: ENVIRONMENTAL Film & Screenplay Festival 50% off discount code: environment50 filmfreeway.com/Environmenta... We have created hybrid festival with 4 tiers to enhance your film and your festival experience. All accepted films receive all four tier options

Podcast: EP. 1646: Filmmaker Allyson Glenn (CATS CRADLE) www.youtube.com/watch?v=9znz... I was preparing for a solo art exhibition called Date with Hermes: Journeying between Dreams and Reality.The curator, Dr. Katerina Pizania, suggested I create an animation to connect the Greek myth themes.

The WESTERN movie: Will they ever make a comeback? www.youtube.com/watch?v=asmc... Conversation with multiple award-winning screenwriter Ryan Armstrong. His recent screenplay, SADDLED WITH, is a western/thriller. Ryan is a huge fan of Westerns and there is a unique analogy with today’s world.

Haitian Cowboys: How 6 adopted Haitian Immigrants grew up on a farm and became part of the rodeo www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgpE... Conversation with filmmaker Clare McKay, on her personal story being adopted from Haiti with her 5 other siblings by a white family of farmers. Growing up adopted

The Dangers of Historical Revisionism in Hungary www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE1x... from the feature documentary HIDDEN – The Kati Preston Story. Conversation on how societies can descend into authoritarianism and vicious anti-semitism in a slow vicious way. It never happens overnight.

Deadline Today: ACTION/FANTASY/SCI-FI/THRILLER Festival filmfreeway.com/ActionAdvent... A showcase of the best Action/Adventure/Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Thriller Films and Screenplays from around the world. In-person and hybrid screenings. Plus interviews for the artists. #filmfestival #actionfestival

Today’s Festival Testimonial: WILDsound FEEDBACK Festival (132 FIVE Star Reviews) filmfreeway.com/WILDsoundFil... Have shared all three of the “Bardo Trilogy” operafilms with the WILDSound festival family and enjoyed very much their professionalism and seriousness. have follow-through. #wildsound

Today’s FilmFreeway 50% off discount code: ENVIRONMENTAL Film & Screenplay Festival 50% off discount code: environment50 filmfreeway.com/Environmenta... We have created hybrid festival with 4 tiers to enhance your film and your festival experience. All accepted films receive all four tier options

Deadline Today: ROMANCE/RELATIONSHIPS Film Festival filmfreeway.com/RomanceFesti... HYBRID film festival with live screenings for audience feedback video you will receive, plus an optional virtual 2nd showcase to enhance film. Festival also conducts blog and podcast interviews with the filmmaker.

WINNERS: WILDsound Festival 2025 DOCUMENTARY & EXPERIMENTAL Films wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2025/12/29/w... Feature Film: Jews and Judaism in Amazonia Story: ALASKA RESCUE STORY Direction: ALONG THE THREAD OF THE OTHER Visual Design: LANA TONG: A Tailer Made Tour Performances: 2 CAN PLAY

Podcast: EP. 1645: Filmmaker Steven Kumala (Heavens Apart) www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFsm... It initially started with me, wanting to challenge myself to craft a short film with emotional depth and compelling characters. As a director, I am always interested in exploring relationships on-screen.

WINNERS: December 2025 CHICAGO Feedback Festival chicagofeedbackfilmfestival.com/2025/12/29/w... A showcase of the best new films from around the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS: Best Feature Film: ROTTEN APPLE Best Short Film: ALWAYS AND FOREVER Best Story: CARDBOARD Best Documentary: HOW WE ROLL

PERSON Poetry Reading: The women who came before me, by Lauren Fidler www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSoM... Performed by Val Cole Submit to the Story Pitches site today: storypitches.com #poet #poem #poetry #writing #peoplepoems

ALLEGORY Poetry Reading: Surviving Home, by Katerina Canyon www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFou... Performed by Val Cole Submit to the Story Pitches site: storypitches.com #poet #poem #allegorypoem #poetry #writer

ALLEGORY Poetry Reading: Surviving Home, by Katerina Canyon www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFou... Performed by Val Cole Submit to the Story Pitches site: storypitches.com #poet #poem #allegorypoem #poetry #writer

BALLAD Poetry Reading: Hands Free, by Rhonda Yates www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN-j... Performed by Val Cole Submit to the Experimental/Dance/Music Festival: filmfreeway.com #balladpoem #poet #poetry #poem #writing

BALLAD Poetry Reading: Pioneer Song, by Griff Thomas www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5eS... Performed by Val Cole Submit to the Experimental/Dance/Music Festival today: experimentalfilmfestival.com #poet #poem #poetry #performance #writing

SCI-FI Poetry Reading: The Star-Captain’s Jewels, by Joshua Calars www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohK_... Performed by Val Cole Submit to the Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival today: fantasyscififestival.com #poem #poet #performance #poetry #writing

SCI-FI Short Story: The Pumpkin of Fox Hill Rd, by Luciano Vallone www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2-U... Performed by Val Cole Submit to the Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival today: fantasyscififestival.com #scifi #shortstory #writing #writer #performance

TRUE ROMANCE (1992): The forgotten Tarantino film (written by). How it influences writing today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV1o... Award winning screenwriter Amy Kolquist (BEASTIES) chats about the movie “Shes watch the most times in her life”, TRUE ROMANCE, and how it’s influenced her writing style

Development of an Animation Film: Creating Storyboards & Starting the Music Score in pre-production www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl7L... Conversation with film team from the “DigiPen Institute of Technology” on the making of their film MARIPOSA. It’s all about the pre-production. Creating storyboards

DRONE SHOT to establish your film: Brandon Katcher’s “Resonance in the Castle” www.youtube.com/watch?v=HljG... Conversation with filmmaker Brandon Katcher, as he was travelling in the Swiss Mountains before starting his “castle” film Italy. He happened upon an amazing area to do a drone shot

Deadline Today: WILDsound FEEDBACK Film & Screenplay Festival filmfreeway.com/WILDsoundFil... Entering its 19th year, WILDsound now gives filmmakers 5 tiers to showcase and promote their film. (all accepted films garner the audience feedback festival, the 2nd bonus screening, and the interviews.)

Today’s FilmFreeway 50% off discount code: ROMANCE/RELATIONSHIPS Festival filmfreeway.com/RomanceFesti... 50% off discount code: romance This is a HYBRID film festival with live screenings for the audience feedback video you will receive, plus an optional virtual 2nd showcase to enhance the film

Today’s FilmFreeway Testimonial: WILDsound FEEDBACK Festival filmfreeway.com/WILDsoundFil... Great Festival, excellent value, and lots of additional tools to help you promote your film. #wildsound #filmfreeway #filmfestival #wildsoundfestival #festivaltestimonial

Deadline Today: CHICAGO Feedback Film Festival filmfreeway.com/ChicagoFilmF... Over 90 FIVE Star Reviews to date! The FEEDBACK Female Film Festival (FFFF) was created for women filmmakers and screenwriters. The goal is to showcase the best of female talent in film & TV from around the world.

Inspired by the Masters: How Classic Directors Influence Experimental Film www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq4z... Conversation with Experimental filmmaker Sary Andre El Asmar, from Lebanon on being influenced by classic Hollywood directors to make his films. #experimentalfilmmakers #filmmaking

Hong Kong’s Post-Pandemic Reality: A Filmmaker’s Perspective www.youtube.com/watch?v=9atU... Conversation with filmmaker Tse Jantzen on the Hong Kong experience post-Covid and how things have changed. #hongkongfilm #filmmaker #filmmaking #wildsound #film

Is Tom Hanks still America’s Dad? www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iih... Conversation with Evan Neill, who wrote the award winning screenplay. “Tom Hanks Must Die”., and how once upon a time everyone loved him. But with today’s political climate, is that still true? #tomhanks #writer #wildsound #story

Watch Best of WILDsound Shorts Festival (in case you missed it) Watch the festival for FREE by signing up for the FREE 3 day trial at www.wildsound.ca Watch the festival here: www.wildsound.ca/videos/watch... #wildsound #filmfestival #wildsoundfestival #watchmovies #shortfilms

Watch CAMERA AND BODY, 4min., Documentary/Experimental (new film on the platform) signing up for the FREE 3 day trial at www.wildsound.ca www.wildsound.ca/videos/watch... I dedicated my video to the camera and the body. I tried to tell my own story about a body trapped in chaos, silence, pain

Today’s FilmFreeway 50% off discount code: ROMANCE/RELATIONSHIPS Festival filmfreeway.com/RomanceFesti... 50% off discount code: romance This is a HYBRID film festival with live screenings for the audience feedback video you will receive, plus an optional virtual 2nd showcase to enhance the film

The Secret to Self-Taught Screenwriting: Read Scripts and Get Feedback www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGQO... Military veteran and award-winning screenwriter Hannah Augenstine (PRIORITY ONE) chats about how she taught herself to write scripts while on a US military base in Italy. #screenwritingtips

The Art of Noah Baumbach: All of his films work no matter what era. Will Barbie work in 20 years? www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG6w... Composer/Filmmaker Daron Hagen name-drops his friend Noah Baumbach and admires how he is changing the landscape of cinema. Daron wants to do the same with the Opera.

“You Can’t Go From Cock to Donkey”: Unpacking a Quirky Movie Line and the Art of Doc Filmmaking www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yff... What does the phrase: “You Can’t Go From Cock to Donkey” mean? Unpacking the art of making a great documentary film in today’s era. #wildsound #docfilm #filmmaking

Today’s FilmFreeway Testimonial: HORROR Underground Film Festival filmfreeway.com/horrorunderg... On behalf of the cast and crew we thank the HORROR Underground Film & Screeenplay Fest for the opportunity to showcase our film to bright new audiences and share our story in new collaborative spaces.

Today’s FilmFreeway Deadline: FEEDBACK Female Film Festival (FFFF). 90 FIVE Star Reviews filmfreeway.com/FEEDBACKFema... The FEEDBACK Female Film Festival (FFFF) was created for women filmmakers and screenwriters. The goal is to showcase the best of female talent in film & TV from around the world

1pg. SCI-FI Short Story: In Andromeda, by Jonathan Cardew www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaIW... #shortstory #wildsound #writing #writer #performance

BALLAD Poetry Reading: LONG SWEETENING TIME, by Griff Thomas www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPa9... #poet #wildsound #poetry #poem #performance

Podcast: EP. 1644: Filmmaker Malka Shabtay (NAFKOT – YEARNING) www.youtube.com/watch?v=74ll... An Israeli anthropologist traveling to meet a hidden Jewish community in north Ethiopia. Together they telling their special story of survival Abera, a young artist joins to discover what has been hidden

Screenplay Trailer: THE IRON MAIDEN’S JUDGEMENT, by Cornelia Calaidjoglu www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LpU... A Horror Feature Film LOGLINE: A noblewoman who lived in the Middle Ages during the Spanish Inquisition breaks the curse of spending eternity bound to an instrument of torture. #wildsound