Deadline July 31st: FEATURE Screenplay Festival – Get FULL FEEDBACK. Get script performed by professional actors
http://www.wildsound.ca/screenplaycontest.html

Today’s SHORT Screenplay Movie Pitches:

Title: Pawn
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/pawn_by_az_uddin.html
Written by: Az Uddin
Type: Short Screenplay
Genre: Mystery, Suspense

Title: Plan B-Positive
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/plan_b-positive_by_elizabeth_buck.html
Written by: Elizabeth Buck
Type: Short Screenplay
Genre: Comedy, Paranormal, Romance

Title: There Were Two
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/there_were_two_by_steven_wood.html
Written by: Steven Wood
Type: Short Screenplay
Genre: Thriller

Title: ARIF KUBWA
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/arif_kubwa_by_naftali_wambugu.html
Written by: Naftali Wambugu
Type: Short Screenplay
Genre: CRIME DRAMA

Title: Stuck
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/stuck_by_tom_heffernan.html
Written by: Tom Heffernan
Type: Short Screenplay
Genre: Drama

Title: Valediction
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/valediction_by_robert_dominick_jones.html
Written by: Robert Dominick Jones
Type: Short Screenplay
Genre: Crime, Drama, Family

Title: The Reason
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_reason_by_maphiks_ziba.html
Written by: Maphiks Ziba
Type: Short Screenplay
Genre: Drama

Title: Flight 305
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/fight_305_by_eric_brown.html
Written by: Eric Brown
Type: Short Screenplay
Genre: Docudrama {Based On Actual Events}

Title: The Letters
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_letters_by_bianca_berardo.html
Written by: Bianca Berardo
Type: Short Screenplay
Genre: Drama

Title: Space…

Watch the Reading of THE MANTLE of Frank Edward Kelly:

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Megan Leach
THERON – Rob Salerno
NINA – Maya Woloszyn
WEATHERMAN – Troy Patterson
WOMAN’S VOICE – Rachel Rain Packota
STATE TROOPER – David Occhipinti

Get to know writer Frank Edward Kelly:

1. What is your screenplay about?

The Mantle is about an FBI agent trapped in a mysterious, snowbound town who stumbles on a series of unearthly deaths that mirror a tragedy from his past.

2. Why should this script be made into a movie?

I think the audience would enjoy being pulled into the story and even though it’s a dark film and journey, the story has a positive, hopeful message.

3. How long have you been writing stories?

I’ve been writing stories since I was a child, but I’ve only been focusing on screenwriting the past several years.

4. What movie have you…

Deadline July 31st: SUBMIT TV PILOT/SPEC Script – Get FULL FEEDBACK. Get script performed by professional actors
http://www.wildsound.ca/tvscreenplaycontest.html

TV Screenplay Festival July 2015 Winners. Watch the winning readings performed by professional actors: One TV PILOT Winner. One TV SPEC from an existing show winner.

TV PILOT – RUST
July 2015 Reading
Written by Cody Carson

SYNOPSIS:

Rust is about a former detective with a series of drug and alcohol dependency issues being brought back into a murder case that he “solved” five years earlier. In the pilot, Paul Rust is forced to confront the demons of the case that still haunt him while trying to come to terms with the news his ex wife has recently got engaged to a guy with a dark secret of his own. On top of that, Rust’s strained relationship with his fourteen year old daughter is about to get a little worse, as Rust…

Deadline July 31st: FEATURE Screenplay Festival – Get FULL FEEDBACK. Get script performed by professional actors
http://www.wildsound.ca/screenplaycontest.html

Watch July 2015 Winning Feature Screenplay Readings:

Feature SCRIPT – BROWNIE AND FRAN
July 2015 Reading
Written by Arthur S Brown & Rory Leahy

SYNOPSIS:

Brooklyn, NY 1948. The cold war is heating up, and mob entrenchment is at its peak. The U.S. is running a victory lap. Returning veterans want their share of the pie, and they’re willing to strike for it. Two young idealists meet, fall in love, and set out to save the world – while not getting corrupted doing it.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Jason Martorino
BROWNIE – Scott Beaudin
FRAN – Meghan Allen
TRAVERS/DAVID – Cole Reid
SHAYGETZ/HOWIE/LOU – Peter Nelson
KAPLAN/BERTHA/PAULINE – Julie Burris
ZELLY – Andrei Preda

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Feature SCRIPT – THE PAPER ROUTE
July 2015 Reading
Written by Danny M…

Watch the Short Script Reading of HOW IT STARTS:

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Maya Woloszyn
JOE – Rob Salerno
MR. SLICK – David Occhipinti
CAMERON – Troy Patterson
MOTHER #2 – Rachel Rain Packota
MOTHER #1 – Megan Leach

Get to know writer Ed Vassie:

1. What is your screenplay about?

The escalation of conflict and the absurdity that flows from it.

2. Why should this script be made into a short film?

It’s topical and gives a filmmaker a great opportunity to demonstrate their talents across a variety of genre filmmaking techniques (e.g. action, comedy and drama).

3. How long have you been writing stories?

Since the first moment I got bored. But seriously, about 5 years.

4. What movie have you seen the most in your life?

Rear Window.

5. What artists would you love to work with?

David Fincher for his no BS take on the world…

Watch the TV PILOT Performance Reading of RUST by Cody Carson:

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Rachel Rain Packota
PAUL RUST – Troy Patterson
SARAH – Maya Woloszyn
KATIE – Megan Leach
DICKENS – Rob Salerno
CADDIS – David Occhipinti

Get to know writer Cody Carson:

1. What is your TV PILOT about?

Rust is about a former detective with a series of drug and alcohol dependency issues being brought back into a murder case that he “solved” five years earlier. In the pilot, Paul Rust is forced to confront the demons of the case that still haunt him while trying to come to terms with the news his ex wife has recently got engaged to a guy with a dark secret of his own. On top of that, Rust’s strained relationship with his fourteen year old daughter is about to get a little worse, as Rust discovers that not only…

Watch ORPHAN BLACK “An Alternation of Flights and Perchings” by Jacqueline Bircher

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Sean Ballantyne
SARAH/COSIMA/HELENA/RACHEL – Rachel Rain Packota
ART – Troy Patterson
DELPHINE/GRACE – Maya Woloszyn
ANGIE/MRS. S – Megan Leach
FELIX/MARK – Rob Salerno
THE COLONEL – David Occhipinti

Get to know writer Jacqueline Bircher:

1. What is your ORPHAN BLACK TV Spec screenplay about?

A quick summary: Sarah hatches a reckless gambit to save Helena from the military’s clutches that exposes new, dangerous facets of the clone conspiracy. Cosima and Delphine bring a new clone into the fold in an attempt to cure Cosima’s illness. Felix digs deeper into Mrs. S’s past.

But, what the script is about, on a deeper level, is realizing that you can’t know everything about someone else’s life, even if you look exactly like them, even if you pretend to be them, even if you think you know…

FREE – TWITTER SHORT STORY FESTIVAL
Submit your 140 character story and have it performed by a professional actor
Deadline July 31st

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

Watch the 59 Current Winning Videos for 2015:

Watch July 2015 Twitter Short Stories
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/july_2015_twitter_short_stories.html

Watch June 2015 Twitter Short Stories
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/june_2015_twitter_short_stories.html

Watch May 2015 Twitter Short Stories
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/may_2015_twitter_short_stories.html

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Great way to get your story out: http://www.wildsound.ca/logline.html

Deadlines to Submit your Screenplay, Novel, Story, or Poem to the festival: http://www.wildsound.ca

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Submit your own poem today and get it made into a movie for a low price. Movies garner 1000s of views online and played at film festivals around the world: http://www.wildsound.ca/poetrycontest.html

TOP 10 Poetry Movies so far in 2015:

#10: Watch “HAMMER” by Cassandra Swan
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/07/25/poetry-movie-day-poem-10-watch-hammer/

#9: Watch “ADDICTION Says….” by Lorelie Rozzano
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/07/25/poetry-movie-day-poem-9-watch-addiction-says/

#8: Watch “Old Hat” by Sue Walker
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/07/25/poetry-movie-day-poem-8-watch-old-hat/

#7: Watch “Adieu, Adios & Farewell” by Albert Russo
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/07/25/poetry-movie-day-poem-7-watch-adieu-adios-farewell/

#6: Watch “I NEED to Get High” by Lorelie Rozzano
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/07/25/poetry-movie-day-poem-6-watch-i-need-to-get-high/

#5: Watch “Tomorrow is a Crunch” by Asya L. Shmaryan
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/07/25/poetry-movie-day-poem-5-watch-tomorrow-is-a-crunch/

#4: Watch “First Kiss” by Lilliana Rose
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/07/25/poetry-movie-day-poem-4-watch-first-kiss/

#3: Watch “The Little Book of Mystic Poetry” by Veer Kumar Singh
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/07/25/poetry-movie-day-poem-3-watch-the-little-book-of-mystic-poetry/

#2: Watch “Coming to Syracuse” by Rollan McCleary
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/07/25/poetry-movie-day-poem-2-watch-coming-to-syracuse/

#1: Watch “I Am the Imaginary Tree of Light” by Ninon de Vere De Rosa
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/07/25/poetry-movie-day-poem-1-watch-i-am-the-imaginary-tree-of-light/

WATCH POETRY MOVIES (see what we can do when you…

Today we’re showing our Top 10 of the best of Poetry we’ve turned into a movie from the festival.

Watch Poetry turned into a movie. Turn your own poem into a movie today. Go to http://www.wildsound.ca/poetrycontest.html

Watch HAMMER Poetry Movie by Cassandra Swan:

Explanation from the Poet:
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/04/15/hammer-poetry-movie-by-cassandra-swan/

Poem read by the authoer

Music by Audrey Kireyev

Visual Design by Yujin Song

Produced by Matthew Toffolo