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YouTube video by Wildsound Festival Podcast: EP. 1630: Screenwriter Teddy Andrews (SHRINK)

Podcast: EP. 1630: Screenwriter Teddy Andrews (SHRINK)

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A young man attends the final session of his compensated work therapy program. The therapist remains ever oblivious as his lies begins to swallow the room whole.

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Interview with Filmmakers Bela Paião & Ryan Rivera (CAPTURADA) CAPTURADA, 10min., USAA Film By Sophie Gould, Bela Paião, and Ryan Rivera A grandmother, Alma, secretly explores a new relationship online, rediscovering her identity beyond the roles of mother and…

Interview with Filmmakers Bela Paião & Ryan Rivera (CAPTURADA)

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This film was inspired by my grandmother’s story. After my grandfather passed away, she fell into a really dark place. She stopped talking, eating. We all thought she wouldn’t make it much longer.

Interview with Filmmaker Sary Andre El Asmar (TURMOIL – CHAPTER ONE) Turmoil – Chapter One, 6min., LebanonDirected by Sary Andre El AsmarA young woman lives between two worlds: Europe, where she’s built a life, and Lebanon, the home she can’t stop longing for.…

Interview with Filmmaker Sary Andre El Asmar (TURMOIL – CHAPTER ONE)

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What motivated me to make this film was the complex feeling of belonging and displacement that many Lebanese expats carry. I started filming randomly with no clear plan.

Interview with Filmmaker Ty Brueilly (7EVENTH 7IRKLE) 7eventh 7irkle, 16min., USADirected by Ty BrueillyThe 11th installment of Ty Brueilly’s ‘Shucks’ cinematic world, audiences should prepare to be transported into the seventh circle of the inferno w…

Interview with Filmmaker Ty Brueilly (7EVENTH 7IRKLE)
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My wife, my friends, fans and family. They all had heard me talking about creating this installment in my cinematic world for years and they finally all started to hold me accountable for making this a reality

Interview with Filmmaker Ashish Sharma (THIRTY SEVEN DOLLARS) THIRTY SEVEN DOLLARS, 10min,. SingaporeDirected by Ashish Sharma”Thirty Seven Dollars” is a powerful 10-minute thriller that explores the devastating cycle of urban violence through an …

Interview with Filmmaker Ashish Sharma (THIRTY SEVEN DOLLARS)

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I’ve always been passionate about storytelling, especially in the suspense and thriller genres. I love exploring the complexities of human emotions and relationships through those kinds of stories.

Interview with Filmmaker Locky Boaretto (JUMPING AT SHADOWS: ARMAGEDDON) JUMPING AT SHADOWS: ARMAGEDDON, 51min., AustraliaDirected by Locky BoarettoIn a world secretly at war with an ancient alien race, a teenage girl discovers a crash landed alien, and uncovers shockin…

Interview with Filmmaker Locky Boaretto (JUMPING AT SHADOWS: ARMAGEDDON)

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I have always wanted to make an escapist Sci-Fi movie based on the hero’s journey, because I grew up watching movies like Star War: A New Hope, Transformers (2007)

Interview with Filmmaker Shane Rosilio (INVINCIBLES) Invincibles, 25min., FranceDirected by Shane RosilioThis film is a dinner party behind closed doors. Hannah is hosting a dinner party at her house with her grandmother, her old school teacher, one …

Interview with Filmmaker Shane Rosilio (INVINCIBLES)

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I was absolutely determined to create a movie in one-room; I was very interested in it, and to be honest, I was sad and I couldn’t accept the loss of certain loved ones, whether they were dead or alive.

Interview with Screenwriter Gerald Robinson (ANYBODY SEEN MY BABY) A happily married father of four sons confronts his attraction to another man and must navigate between his devotion to family and his recognition that his life imitates art. Get to know the writer…

Interview with Screenwriter Gerald Robinson (ANYBODY SEEN MY BABY)

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about a happily married father of four boys who falls in love with another man, a colleague of his wife’s, and finds he must navigate both his attraction to another man, his devotion to family

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Watch Today’s FREE Festival: Winning THRILLER Feature – STALKERS

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Today’s FilmFreeway Testimonial: EXPERIMENTAL/DANCE/MUSC Festival

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Really appreciated this festival’s outreach and engagement. They actively promoted the work and maintained clear, consistent communication throughout the process. Everyone was kind, professional

Dec. 2025 Toronto/LA Documentary Festival Testimonials

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Outstanding organisation and great communication throughout; what impressed me most was the range of practical ways to amplify a film’s reach—like interview podcasts and the audience feedback video
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Deadline: ENVIRONMENTAL STAGE PLAY Writing Contest (get play performed by professional actors)

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This festival contest is brought to you by the Environmental Festival: www.environmentalfestival.com

Deadline: DYSTOPIAN Short Story Festival

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Dystopian stories are a type of speculative fiction that explore the darker aspects of human nature and the human mind. They often serve as a warning about what could happen

Deadline: ROMANCE Novel Festival (3 options to submit)

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Get FULL FEEDBACK on your ROMANCE novel from our committee of Professional Writers, and Writing Consultants.

Deadline: HORROR Screenplay Festival
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Winning screenplays get their screenplay performed at the festival and turned into a YouTube promotional video.

FULL FEEDBACK on all submissions.

WILDsound Writing Festival - EROTICA Poetry Contest (Get poem made into a movie. Every submission gets a poetry video reading.) Accepting any poetry in any genre or length that’s EROTICA in any way.   All poems will be posted on this network. Over 95,000 unique visitors a day. The winning poem will have their poetry made into ...

EROTICA Poetry Contest (Get poem made into a movie. Every submission gets a poetry video reading.)
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Accepting any poetry in any genre or length that’s EROTICA

All poems will be posted on this network. Over 95K unique visitors a day

WILDsound Writing Festival - HORROR Poetry Contest (Get poem made into a movie. Every submission gets a poetry video reading.) Accepting any poetry in any genre or length that’s about HORROR in any way.   All poems will be posted on this network. Over 95,000 unique visitors a day. The winning poem will have their poetry made ...

HORROR Poetry Contest (Get poem made into a movie. Every submission gets a poetry video reading.)
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Accepting any poetry in any genre or length that’s about HORROR in any way.

All poems will be posted on this network. Over 95K unique visitors

WILDsound Writing Festival - 1pg. HISTORICAL SCREENPLAY Contest (everyone wins) This festival is brought to you by the Documentary Festival: www.documentaryshortfilmfestival.com   Submit a screenplay that is only 1 page long and have it performed at the Writing Festival by profes...

Deadline: 1pg. HISTORICAL SCREENPLAY Contest (everyone wins)

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Submit a screenplay that is only 1 page long and have it performed at the Writing Festival by professional actors.

Deadline: 1pg. ACTION SHORT STORY Contest (everyone wins)

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Submit a short story that is only 1 page long (maximum 400 words) and have it performed at the Writing Festival by a professional actor.

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Today’s Submittable Deadlines: December 5th

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Poetry
Short story
Novels
Screenplays

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Deadline: DYSTOPIAN Short Story Festival

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Dystopian stories are a type of speculative fiction that explore the darker aspects of human nature and the human mind. They often serve as a warning about what could happen

Interview with Filmmaker Delphine Breyne (HEAL AVEC DELPHIINE) Heal avec Delphine, 30min., USADirected by Delphine BreyneHeal avec Delphine is a deeply personal docuseries that follows individuals navigating life after cancer, trauma, alopecia, and other chall…

Interview with Filmmaker Delphine Breyne (HEAL AVEC DELPHIINE)

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A deep desire to show that beauty is more than appearance — it’s emotional restoration. As a beauty expert, I can tell you each scar, each loss, each mark are telling you a story .

Interview with Filmmaker Steven Speliotis (FIRE IN MY BELLY) FIRE IN MY BELLY, 5min. USADirected by Steven SpeliotisRichard was in his recording studio playing his guitar when he suddenly found himself in a cold sweat lying on the floor. Get to know the film…

Interview with Filmmaker Steven Speliotis (FIRE IN MY BELLY)

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When my friend Richard told me his heart stopped for 19 seconds

it took a minute to realize what that experience really meant.

My first question was: How did this experience change your life?

Interview with Filmmaker Tom White (CONNECTION) CONNECTION, 21min., USADirected by Tom WhiteA government agent is tasked with interrogating a silent prisoner—but the true danger lies in whether the voice in his head is his own… or something else…

Interview with Filmmaker Tom White (CONNECTION)

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Depression and a growing understanding of mental health. After becoming homebound due to a rare disease, I was becoming more and more isolated and honestly longing for human connection.

Interview with Filmmaker Nicholas Muzzillo (THE ONE IN RED) The One in Red, 17min., USADirected by Nicholas MuzzilloA Red Ronin, guided by his past to a place of great significance, is hunted by a Gray Ronin, but not for the reasons we think. Get to know th…

Interview with Filmmaker Nicholas Muzzillo (THE ONE IN RED)

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My love for the art of the Jidaigeki genre and the need to put myself out there. Samurai Jack really shaped my love for Samurai media and is the reason I pursued the arts.

Interview with Filmmaker Sara Gouveia & Inka Kendzia & Gregory Maqoma (DREAM’S DESCENT) DREAM’S DESCENT, 10min., South AfricaDirected by Sara Gouveia, Inka Kendzia, Gregory Maqoma“Dream’s Descent” is a hauntingly surreal dance film that traces the journey of a solitary dancer as…

Interview with Filmmaker Sara Gouveia & Inka Kendzia & Gregory Maqoma (DREAM’S DESCENT)

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At the heart of this film lies a fascination with the invisible barriers we build within ourselves: the fears, doubts that often keep us from realizing our full potential.

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YouTube video by Wildsound Festival Q&A After Screening: UNDER 5 Minute Toronto November 2025 Festival

Q&A After Screening: UNDER 5 Minute Toronto November 2025 Festival

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Question & answer session after the festival screening with filmmakers from the November 27th, 2025 festival at the Carlton Cinemas, in downtown Toronto, Canada.

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