Author: matthewtoffolo

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When I read that each script would get feedback on how to make it better, as well as the winning script getting a full reading at their event using actors really piqued my interest. It’s always great to get constructive criticism on something you’re very serious about, no matter what…

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WILDsound is a unique opportunity to showcase your work. Not only is the feedback terrific, but I do not know of any other festival that will create a production of the winning works. – Writer David M. Hyde on the WILDsound experience Watch David’s Winning Feature Script: THE FIREWORKS STAND…

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Deadline Jan. 15th for POETRY Festival – Get your poem made into a MOVIE and seen by 1000s – http://www.wildsound.ca/poetrycontest.html WATCH last month’s poetry readings performed by professional actors: http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/watch_december_2014_poetry_readings.html WATCH the last POETRY turned into movies: A SILILIAN CURSE: THE LITTLE BOOK OF MYSTIC POETRY: Deadline to Submit your…

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Deadline Jan. 15th: SUBMIT your FEATURE Screenplay to the Writing Festival. Get your works showcased at 2015 festival events. http://www.wildsound.ca/screenplaycontest.html – Get FULL FEEDBACK on your script. Winners get their script performed by professional actors at the Writing Festival! Watch WINNING Screenplay Readings – Watch videos of past winners performed…

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WATCH the 1st Scene Reading of “Dietrich Danzig” performed by professional actors: CAST LIST: NARRATOR – Susan Q Wilson Dr. Bitten – Todd Dulmage Ziggy – Barry Minshull Zaki – Rob Young Pearce – Jacob Klick Emma – Alissa DeGrazia SYNOPSIS: A 95-year-old Pink Triangle survivor recalls his romance with…

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Wow … I was very moved and thrilled from the beginning to the end. Any work is only completed at the screening and we have no control over the audience’s perception. In the case of the feedback video, the producers and I were very happy about people’s grand welcoming of…

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Dana Goodman’s memoir, “In the Cleft Joy Comes in the Mourning” is a powerful, poignant, and utterly heart wrenching true story surrounding sickness, grief and the inevitable mourning process. Dana Goodman shares what it was like to walk through the death of her first husband to cancer, and later, the…

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I loved the feedback from the Toronto audience. The times i’ve seen it with an audience it’s either been for friends or it was attached to a larger screening so neither is optimal for a true response. The Toronto audience got what I was trying to create and having people…

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It was like a gift. I think the audience completely understood the film. There were very different comments but I agreed with what all of them said. Plus, as I went to the results page, I saw the film earned two awards – Best Global Performance and Best Cinematography. A…