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In 2014 WILDsound showcased over 60 readings of screenplays, stories, and stageplays. We used over 100 professional actors to perform the roles. Check out the headshots and info on the WILDsound actors for the 2014 writing festival: http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/wildsound_performers.html The casting director was Sean Ballantyne for AACTION.com and Casting Workbook. The…
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FANTASY NOVELS. Read over 120 pitches and loglines
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Stories involving the supernatural, paranormal, monsters, creatures, witches etc.. have been a part of humankind long before printed literature. They started in the art of the spoken word 1000s of years ago and have evolved into the mass consumption of what they are today. Fantasy literature emerged in the Victorian…
COMMFFEST Toronto – Interview with the Festival Director
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COMMFFEST mission statement: To advance education by raising the cultural, artistic and aesthetic expression of the community. And to advance the public’s appreciation of the arts through related artistic workshops and panel discussions, while promoting the works of filmmakers and artists alike. 10th COMMFFEST celebrates great cinema , the power…
Watch Selected Scenes from screenplay TO DIE IN TENNESSEE
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Mostly, it was positive things we heard about WILDsound and Matthew Toffolo. Also, for me, there’s a certain affinity for Canada. We used to get Canadian movies on the Bravo channel. I’ve never forgotten the sweeping prairies in a little-known Canadian film titled, “The Greening of Ian Elliot” or the…
www.thefilmfestivalhome.com – Interviews the WILDsound Film and Writing Festival
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We are a feedback festival, so each film that plays gets a Q&A moderation video as the Toronto audience talks about each film screened. It’s not a judgmental thing where people have their thumbs up or down for example about each film. It’s really a discussion on the themes of…
Wrong Place, Wrong Crime – November 2014 Film Festival
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It’s a little surreal. It’s amazing that people in Toronto got to see our little film! And I was surprised about the comments. Often people in Q & A sessions are only interested in single aspects about the films they’ve watched. But your audience analyzed our short on so many…
FOXCATCHER, The Text Message Review
I want to talk to you about how he (director Bennett Miller) framed this film in a cinematic story. The first half we are with Mark Shultz (Channing Tatum). We see what he sees. How he observes life etc..? He’s in every single scene. Then at the half-way point we begin to see the world… Continue reading FOXCATCHER, The Text Message Review
BELUSHI’S TOILET – EPISODE 1, Short Film from November 2014 Film Festival
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I was very pleased with the feedback. I was thrilled that the first audience member felt uncomfortable after watching it. Film-making is about stirring emotions. Good or bad. – Director Andrew Wright, on his reaction to the audience’s reaction in the discussion format at the WILDsound Film Festival (Review) The…
HORROR Movie Pitches. Read over 150 feature script horror film loglines
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The Horror Film. No matter what you think of them, it is a powerful movie genre that makes a lot of money for the studios. It has a large fan base which seems to be getting more popular every year thanks in large part to the internet and countless blogs…
Q&A with Writer Tom Pavlock. 1st Scene Screenplay Winner
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Feedback, and a chance to have a scene read by actors is what motivated me to submit to WILDsound. I enjoyed watching the reading of my script. It was very interesting to hear words spoken by actors that I had written. – Writer Tom Pavlock WHERE SERPENTS LIE is a…
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