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Film and Writing Festival for Comedy. Showcasing best of comedy short films at the FEEDBACK Film Festival. Plus, showcasing best of comedy novels, short stories, poems, screenplays (TV, short, feature) at the festival performed by professional actors.

Inside The Chaos: 5 Rules for Your Short Film

Originally posted on Festival Reviews:
We’ve all heard it before – your short film is a calling card for your work in your industry. A highlight reel of your best work. Many of us come out of school having made one, or on our way to making one. We often pour our hearts, hopes, souls,…

Writer’s confessions: 4 Struggles of the Part-Time Writer and 4 Solutions

Originally posted on Festival Reviews:
by Kierston Drier Anyone here a professional or aspiring-to-be professional writer? Regardless of your level of success, professional writer is likely working contract or freelance. An aspiring writer is likely writing on weekends in order to polish their work and get it noticed. Sound familiar? What do both of these…

Inside the Chaos: Networking: How to Work a Room – Part 1

Originally posted on Festival Reviews:
Like many people new to the television industry, I hear all the time about the importance of networking. “You’ve got to meet people! It’s all about who you know!” It can almost sound disheartening for a young aspiring person in television, as some of us who do not “know anyone”…

Your SHORT FILM is the logline of the day: WAKE UP, by Delaina M. Waldron

Title: WAKE UP  Written by: Delaina M. Waldron Genre: Comedy Type: Short Script Logline: Guests at a funeral home are in for a Wake Up call, when their loving deceased BJ speaks at his own Wake… Author of the novel HerStory, the paranormal thriller about a young African slave woman with special powers who is… Continue reading Your SHORT FILM is the logline of the day: WAKE UP, by Delaina M. Waldron

COMEDY TV PILOT of the Day: BREW DAYS, by Tyler Omoth

Title: BREW DAYS  Written by: Tyler Omoth Genre: Situation Comedy Type: TV PILOT LOGLINE: Five friends, destined to open the newest microbrewery stumble, trip, and sip their way through craft brew adventures from beer fests to hop field trespassing and even a mysterious beer cave in the woods. Interested in this logline, please email us… Continue reading COMEDY TV PILOT of the Day: BREW DAYS, by Tyler Omoth

COMEDY Feature Film of the Day: GROUNDED, by Chris Snader

Title: GROUNDED  Written by: Chris Snader Genre: Comedy Type: FEATURE SCRIPT LOGLINE: After falling on hard times, Tim, a 30 year-old substitute teacher, is forced to move back home with his parents. But, after a crazy night out, Tim finds out his hard times have just begun when his parents ground him. Synopsis: “Grounded” is… Continue reading COMEDY Feature Film of the Day: GROUNDED, by Chris Snader

2017 SLAPSTICK Stories, Novels, Films, Screenplays (January-June)

Watch the best of creative works showcased in this genre at the festival in the first half of 2017. FAREWELL, 15min, Switzerland, Comedy WATCH Audience FEEDBACK CHARITY CASE, 3min, UK, Romance/ComedyWATCH Audience FEEDBACK MARIA FERNANDA IN TIME, 9min, Spain, Sci-Fi/ComedyWATCH Audience FEEDBACK **** Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Director: Kierston Drier Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editor:… Continue reading 2017 SLAPSTICK Stories, Novels, Films, Screenplays (January-June)

June 2017 COMEDY Stories, Screenplays, Short Films

Submit your Comedy Screenplay or Film to the Festival Today: http://festivalforcomedy.com   ACTION BEST Scene SHORT Screenplay – TURNT June 2017 Readingby Haldane Dane Hamilton LGBT BEST Scene Screenplay – DADDY June 2017 Readingby Bernard Leed 1pg. SHORT Screenplay – THE PARK PERVERT June 2017 Readingby Mark Levitt Under 5min. SHORT Screenplay – 900 PAGES June… Continue reading June 2017 COMEDY Stories, Screenplays, Short Films