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Submit your short film that's 5 minutes or less and get it showcased at the FEEDBACK Short Film Festivals in Los Angeles and Toronto. A monthly film festival event!

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Today’s FilmFreeway Deadline: FEEDBACK Under 5 Minute Film Festival

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Submit your short film that’s 5 minutes or less and get it showcased at the FEEDBACK Short Film Festivals A monthly festival

In-person and hybrid multiple screenings. Plus interviews with creators!
FEEDBACK Under 5 Minute Film Festival
Submit your short film that's 5 minutes or less and get it showcased at the FEEDBACK Short Film Festivals in Los Angeles and Toronto. A monthly film festival...
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Today’s FilmFreeway (50% off) Discount Code: FEMALE Feedback Festival

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Deadline Today to submit via FilmFreeway. 90 FIVE Star Reviews!

50% off discount code: female50

In-person and hybrid screenings geared to enhance the exposure of the artists and their work.
January 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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January 2026 HORROR Underground Festival Testimonials

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Ah truly fantastic experience all round. They really engage with you and your work – very, very highly recommended!

Terrific festival! Communicated well, and gave us filmmakers an opportunity to network
#horror
January 9, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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Deadline Today: ANIMATION Feedback Festival

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This month's FEEDBACK Festival Showcase is the ANIMATION Festival. Over 30 in-person and hybrid events to date showcasing the best of Animation.

#animation #feedbackfestival #filmfestival #screenwriter #film
January 9, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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The Art of Writing: When Inspiration Strikes and the Importance of Criticism

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Award-winning screenwriter Darryl Mansel chats about how he only writes when he’s inspired. That is his routine. Only when he feels that spark to put pen to paper
#screenwriter #wildsound
The Art of Writing: When Inspiration Strikes and the Importance of Criticism
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January 9, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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Filming a Horror Movie in Rural Italy: Community, Crew, and Non-Actors

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Conversation with Italian filmmaker A.M. Nonnis, with Matthew Toffolo, on the making of an independent feature horror film using an all non-actor cast, and the resources of the small town
#horror
Filming a Horror Movie in Rural Italy: Community, Crew, and Non-Actors
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January 9, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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Podcast: EP. 1654: Filmmaker Barnabus Walsh (THE LIGHTS)

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Jaz is an agency worker given a simple task, to stay overnight at a student housing accommodation. There are just two problems; the weird lighting, and the unexpected coworker.

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Podcast: EP. 1654: Filmmaker Barnabus Walsh (THE LIGHTS)
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January 9, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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From Military to Filmmaking: A Unique Path to Creative Dreams

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Army Veteran and filmmaker Law Artis chats with Matthew Toffolo about the similarities of the military and making a film. Long 12-16 hour days. Chain of command. Everyone has a job to do
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From Military to Filmmaking: A Unique Path to Creative Dreams
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January 9, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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Today’s FilmFreeway Discount code

EXPERIMENTAL, DANCE, & MUSIC FESTIVAL

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50% off code – 50offexperimental

OVER 200 FIVE star reviews on FilmFreeway!

In-person public screenings, plus other avenues to enhance the filmmaker's film.

#experimental #dance #filmfreeway
Experimental, Dance & Music Film Festival
OVER 200 FIVE star reviews on FilmFreeway! In-person public screenings, plus other avenues to enhance the filmmaker's film (audience feedback video, virt...
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January 8, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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Media Bias: Why Mainstream News Outlets ignore peacefull protests

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Liz Smith (THE LINE WE CROSSED) about her feature documentary about climate protestors in the UK. They are all non-violent and heavily attended. But why doesn’t the media cover it?

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Media Bias: Why Mainstream News Outlets ignore peacefull protests
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January 8, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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WILDsound Best Scene Reading: The Confessor, by Melissa Birks

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In 1935 New York, an ambitious psychiatrist faces jeopardizes his career, marriage, and his own mental health when he fights to spare the life of confessed child killer Albert Fish.
#wildsound #screenplay
WILDsound Best Scene Reading: The Confessor, by Melissa Birks
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January 8, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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LGBTQ+ Best Scene: FOULED OUT, by Rodrigo Varandas

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Ricardo’s dad is a big shot basketballer who only wants the best for him. However, what his dad wants and what Ricardo wants are totally different. With his mother passed on, they attempt to bond.
#lgbtq #wildsound
LGBTQ+ Best Scene: FOULED OUT, by Rodrigo Varandas
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January 8, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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LGBTQ+ Festival Scene: GOLD, MYRRH, FRANKINCENSE & MURDER, by Hary S. Mudaliar

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Ben-Hur meets To Wong Fu in this whirlwind adventure when a time traveling priest, devoted to the blood cult of Cybele threatens the life of Jesus both past and future.
#lgbtq #writer
LGBTQ+ Festival Scene: GOLD, MYRRH, FRANKINCENSE & MURDER, by Hary S. Mudaliar
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January 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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BEST Scene Reading: ETERNAL LIFE, by Jaaered Brown

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Waking in a future with floating cities topping thousands of stories, run by radioactive intelligence, where imagination blends with machine, an amnesiac finds her destiny.
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BEST Scene Reading: ETERNAL LIFE, by Jaaered Brown
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January 8, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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THRILLER/SUSPENSE Best Scene: The Bait, by Bernardo Barreto

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The Bait is a visceral survival thriller based on a true story. It follows João, a disillusioned real estate executive suffocating under the weight of his domineering family’s expectations.
#wildsound
THRILLER/SUSPENSE Best Scene: The Bait, by Bernardo Barreto
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January 8, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival Best Scene: Lifeboat, by Mason Mendoza & Bill Baber

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Three souls cheat death when they escape the destruction of their spaceship. Now their tiny “lifeboat” is adrift at the end of the universe. Their days numbered.
#wildsound #scifi #writer
FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival Best Scene: Lifeboat, by Mason Mendoza & Bill Baber
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January 8, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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FEMALE Festival Best Scene: Hoe Phase, by Kate Lyn Whitaker

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After her first-ever run of hookups and one night stands, a woman decides to track down each man from the past month and ask them to pay for her abortion.
#wildsound #femalefestival #screenplay #writer
FEMALE Festival Best Scene: Hoe Phase, by Kate Lyn Whitaker
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January 8, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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Podcast: EP. 1653: Actor/Director Connor Ryan (MEMORIA OBSCURA)

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Connor takes a deep dive as his experiences working as an actor in Los Angeles and auditioning for roles, and how he collaborated with co-director David Christopher Nelson on this film.
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Podcast: EP. 1653: Actor/Director Connor Ryan (MEMORIA OBSCURA)
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January 8, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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How an Acting Class Scene Became a Film: An actors/directors journey

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Kyle Riggs & Dylan Lighthall met in acting class. They did a scene together in class. Then they decided to make a short film out of the scene. Now that short film is a multiple award-winning film
How an Acting Class Scene Became a Film: An actors/directors journey
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January 8, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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Why Local Politics Matters: Big City vs. Small Town Challenges

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It’s based on a true story. Tom wrote the screenplay the novel is based on as well. He talks about the major importance of small town politics and how the politicians need to be held accountable.
Why Local Politics Matters: Big City vs. Small Town Challenges
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January 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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Making an Anti-AI Film WITH AI: A Director’s Fears & Inspiration

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Japanese filmmaker Yusuke Nakamae talks about making a sci-fi film about the future of AI. FYI: It’s not going to go well. But he has to make an anti AI film using AI.
#wildsound #aifilm #filmmaking
Making an Anti-AI Film WITH AI: A Director's Fears & Inspiration
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January 7, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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Queen Victoria’s Hidden Power: A Deep Dive into 19th-Century Politics and World History

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Award-winning screenwriter Laurie Gruber takes the viewer into the world of British politics in the 19th century and how frighteningly similar they are to today’s world.
Queen Victoria's Hidden Power: A Deep Dive into 19th-Century Politics and World History
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January 7, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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Why So Few Female Drummers? Breaking Down Stereotypes in Music

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Conversation with filmmaker/drummer Cindy Goldberg on the making of her award-winning short film BEAT KEEPERS. A film about talented female drummers. Why so few female drummers? Cindy Goldberg explains….
Why So Few Female Drummers? Breaking Down Stereotypes in Music
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January 7, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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ROMANCE Festival SHORT Screenplay: Accidental Tomatoes, by Adam M. Kehres

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A young man navigates the weeds of dating apps while tending to his makeshift compost pile.

#romance #screenplay #writing #wildsound #shortscript
ROMANCE Festival SHORT Screenplay: Accidental Tomatoes, by Adam M. Kehres
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January 7, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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HORROR Festival SHORT Screenplay: NIGHTFALL, by Johnny Storme

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Watch the winning #horror #shortscreenplay reading from the #wildsound Horror Festival

#screenplay #writer
HORROR Festival SHORT Screenplay: NIGHTFALL, by Johnny Storme
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January 7, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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REVENGE Screenplay Scene by Sayima

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Watch the 1pg. Winning #shortscreenplay entry reading using a #revenge plot

#wildsound #screenplay #writer #shortscript
REVENGE Screenplay Scene by Sayima
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January 7, 2026 at 10:58 PM