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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.

Deadline TODAY: Feature/Short Screenplay Festival

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
WILDsound is a screenwriter’s treasure! They take enormous time to provide the most expert, detailed feedback, even allowing my choice to incorporate all the committee’s ideas or stay with my draft. With caring support, they’ve honored each deadline and every award they promised, and I’m forever grateful for their right-on…

How to Write a Screenplay. Tips for everyone

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
HOW TO WRITE A SCREENPLAY FILMMAKING NOTES SCREENPLAY WRITING When writing a SCREENPLAY, it’s all about CHARACTER, PLOT, and THEME – the three cornerstones to telling a great story. Below is Part One of NOTES you need to think about when writing a script. Whether you’re a seasoned…

Movie Review: ZOOLANDER 2 (USA 2016) ***

Originally posted on Festival Reviews:
Deadlines to Submit your Screenplay, Novel, Story, or Poem to the festival: http://www.wildsound.ca ZOOLANDER 2 (USA 2016) *** Directed by Ben Stiller Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Penélope Cruz, Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig, Christine Taylor Review by Gilbert Seah ZOOLANDER and ZOOLANDER 2 are milder versions of Sasha Baron Cohen’s BRUNO…

WILDsound Announces its February 2016 Feature Screenplay Winners

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
Watch the winning feature screenplay performance readings for February 2016. Script #1 – HENRIETTA’S ODYSSEY by L R  Whittinger http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/henriettas_odyssey.html SYNOPSIS: Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy To save her Henrietta’s life, she is left on an earthling’s doorstep by Geegle one of the most untrustworthy characters in the plot.…

Short Screenplay Reading – LOVES LABORS LOST by Stanley Eisenhammer

The opportunity to receive feedback and the possibility I could see it being read (which is another way to receive feedback.) My initial feeling about the feedback was that the feedback was totally wrong. But after reading it again, it made some good points (probably more than some) which I incorporated into my rewrites and which undoubtedly made the final product a better screenplay.

Feature Screenplay Table Reading: HENRIETTA’S ODYSSEY by L R Whittinger

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
Henrietta’s Odyssey is the February 2016 Feature Screenplay Winner Watch HENRIETTA’S ODYSSEY by L R  Whittinger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVkNusK30Pk CAST LIST: NARRATOR – Susan Wilson HENRI – Amanda Pereira EANIE/ARTHUR – Gabriel Darku GEEGLE – Mark Sparks ADA/MRS. STRICT – Elizabeth Rose Morriss VARIOUS – Neil Kulin Get to know winning writer L R…

Best Scene Reading: Comedy Screenplay MISPRINTS by Adam Preston

The feedback I have received from the festival has been exceptionally useful; always straight to the point, clear, detailed (but not long winded), highly practical and attainable. I was particularly impressed that as well as advice on improving the writing there was also stuff on formatting issues. A lot of rubbish had built up in the slug lines. The feedback enabled me to clean all that up.

Best Scene Reading – TV Pilot “My Life with Stella” by Linda Morganstein

Originally posted on TV Screenplay Festival. Submit Today.:
Watch the Best Scene Reading from February 2016. “My Life with Stella”  by Linda Morganstein https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvrIsmXAv8Q CAST LIST: NARRATOR – Elizabeth Rose Morriss STELLA – Amanda Pereira MURRAY – Mark Sparks KUBICEK – Gabriel Darku Genre: Drama, Comedy Get to know writer Linda Morganstein: Matthew Toffolo: What is…