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Turning 61 Today: Guillermo del Toro

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Experimental/Dance/Music Festival @dancemusicexper.bsky.social · 1d

Watch the MUSIC Shorts Festival (in case you missed it)

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Turning 61 Today: Guillermo del Toro

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“I think when we wake up in the morning, we can choose between fear and love. Every morning. And every morning, if you choose one, It’s important that we choose love over fear, because love is the answer”.

Watch the best of new films from around the world today by signing up for the FREE 3-DAY trial going to on Roku, FireStick, and your Itune (app)) “To learn what we fear is to learn who we ar…

Turning 72 Today: Tony Shalhoub

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Black & White Feedback Festival @blackandwhitefest.bsky.social · 1d

Turning 72 Today: Tony Shalhoub

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I still think of myself as a stage actor. When I do film and television, I try to implement what I was taught to do in theatre, to try to stretch into characters that are far from myself.

Watch the best of new films from around the world today by signing up for the FREE 3-DAY trial going to on Roku, FireStick, and your Itune (app)) Photo: Amazon Prime I still think of myself as a s…

WILDsound FEEDBACK Film and Screenplay Festival

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Daily FilmFreeway Festival Discount Codes @filmfreewaycodes.bsky.social · 22h

Today’s FilmFreeway Discount code

WILDsound Feedback Film Festival

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50% off code: wild50

Top 100 Best Reviewed Film Festival

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Entering its 18th year, WILDsound now gives filmmakers 5 tiers to showcase and promote their film. (all accepted films garner the audience feedback festival,...

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WILDsound Feedback Festival @wildsoundfestival.bsky.social · 6h

October 2025 FilmFreeway Testimonials for FEEDBACK Film & Screenplay Festivals

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Wonderful place to showcase your film. The feedback was very valuable and exciting for the producers to see what resonated.

#filmfreeway #festivaldeadline

Turning 31 Today: Bae Suzy

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Daily Free Film Festivals @freefilmfestivals.bsky.social · 5h

Watch Today’s FREE Festival: Best of DANCE Shorts Festival

Watch the festival at 8PM EST FOR FREE by signing up for the FREE 3-DAY trial using the link, or go to www.wildsound.ca

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Female Feedback Film Festival @femalefilmfestival.bsky.social · 6h

Turning 31 Today: Bae Suzy

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Whenever I finish filming, it always feels like I’m going through puberty. I’ve realized that I’ve come to enjoy this, though it had brought me much pain at first.
#baesuzy

Watch the best of new films from around the world today by signing up for the FREE 3-DAY trial going to on Roku, FireStick, and your Itune (app)) When people are training to become singers, they a…

Turning 66 Today: Bradley Whitford

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Environmental Film & Screenplay Festival @environmentalfest.bsky.social · 6h

Turning 66 Today: Bradley Whitford

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[on if he’s felt typecast after “The West Wing”] You’re going to get typecast, but to be typecast as that guy who was complicated, passionate, funny, that’s fine. But yeah, people think you’re going to be a smart guy in a suit.

Watch the best of new films from around the world today by signing up for the FREE 3-DAY trial going to on Roku, FireStick, and your Itune (app)) [on if he’s felt typecast after “The W…

Turning 79 Today: Charles Dance

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Action/Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Thriller Festival @actionfantasyscifi.bsky.social · 6h

Turning 79 Today: Charles Dance
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[on Meryl Streep] Let’s just say I found her a little distant. I hardly got to know her. We had dinner a couple of times, but she only spoke about work. I didn’t find her easy to work with but it’s not her job to make it easy for me

Watch the best of new films from around the world today by signing up for the FREE 3-DAY trial going to on Roku, FireStick, and your Itune (app)) The quality of writing attracts me to films, also …

Turning 43 Today: Dan Stevens

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Under 5 Minute Film Festival @under5minutefest.bsky.social · 6h

Turning 43 Today: Dan Stevens

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The comfort zone is the great enemy to creativity; moving beyond it necessitates intuition, which in turn configures new perspectives and conquers fears.
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Today's Podcast: EP. 1596: Filmmaker Anthony Joseph Spatafora (AN ANATOMY OF GRIEF)

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Today’s Podcast: EP. 1596: Filmmaker Anthony Joseph Spatafora (AN ANATOMY OF GRIEF)

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AN ANATOMY OF GRIEF, 15min., Canada
Directed by Anthony Joseph Spatafora
A mother grieving the death of her son while being haunted by his corpse.
#podcast #filmmaker

WILDsound Writing Festival Submission Manager

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Daily Submittable Deadlines @submittabledaily.bsky.social · 6h

Today’s Submittable Deadlines: October 10th.

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DRUGS Poetry Contest
CINQUAIN Poetry Contest
WAR Stage Play Contest
FAMILY Short Story Contest
SPORTS Screenplay Contest
DRAMA Novel Festival Contest

#submittable #writing

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Sports, Fitness, & Recreation FEEDBACK Film Festival

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Daily Screenplay Festival contests @dailyscreenplays.bsky.social · 6h

Today’s Screenplay Festival Deadline (Oct. 10th): SPORTS, FITNESS, & RECREATION Screenplay Contest

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Submit your screenplay that’s an erotica genre and/or plot line to the festival.

This festival has a guaranteed 4-tier set up for each accepted script.

#screenplay

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Daily Stage Play Festival Contests @stageplaycontests.bsky.social · 6h

Today’s Stage Play Festival Deadline (Oct. 10th): WAR Stage Play Contest

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Submit your 10 Page Play, 1 Act Play, or Full Stage Play to the Festival.

SUBMIT your STAGE PLAY Today You will receive feedback on your play in 3-5 weeks

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Daily Short Story Deadlines @shortstorycontests.bsky.social · 6h

Today’s Short Story Festival (Oct. 10th): FAMILY & KIDS Short Story Contest

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Submit your FAMILY or KIDS Short Story to the Festival here and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video

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Daily Novel Writing Festivals @novelfestivals.bsky.social · 6h

Today’s NOVEL Festival Deadline: DRAMA Novel Contest

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Submit your DRAMA Book by the deadline.

A drama novel is a fictional story that centers around characters in conflict at a critical moment in their lives.

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Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film & Screenplay Festival @scififantasyfest.bsky.social · 6h

Today’s FilmFreeway Testimonial: FANTASY/SCI-FI Film Festival (87 FIVE Star Reviews!)
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I felt like we got to be a part of a really cool community when submitting my film. The audience feedback in particular is great! Thank you so much. I’m honoured to receive a prize

Today's Podcast: EP. 1596: Filmmaker Anthony Joseph Spatafora (AN ANATOMY OF GRIEF)

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Today’s Podcast: EP. 1596: Filmmaker Anthony Joseph Spatafora (AN ANATOMY OF GRIEF)

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AN ANATOMY OF GRIEF, 15min., Canada
Directed by Anthony Joseph Spatafora
A mother grieving the death of her son while being haunted by his corpse.
#podcast #filmmaker

Today's Podcast: EP. 1595: Screenwriter Eric A Vasallo (A Polar Bear’s Nightmare)

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Today’s Podcast: EP. 1595: Screenwriter Eric A Vasallo (A Polar Bear’s Nightmare)

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A grizzly bear and a polar bear mate as a result of climate change and in an attempt to find food for their “grolar bear” cub the male polar bear must leave the safety of their ice cave.

Turning 28 Today: Tina Tamashiro

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Environmental Film & Screenplay Festival @environmentalfest.bsky.social · 2d

October 2025 UNDER 5 Minute Festival (5 STAR) Testimonials!

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Loved this festival! It was great to receive feedback on our short film 148: SNEEZE – something many festivals do not do. Also we were very happy to have won “Best Performances” too thanks. Highly Recommend

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Under 5 Minute Film Festival @under5minutefest.bsky.social · 2d

Turning 28 Today: Tina Tamashiro

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“I am still immature, but I will work hard to build a comfortable home together, holding hands with my husband and supporting each other”.

Watch the best of new films from around the world today by signing up for the FREE 3-DAY trial going to on Roku, FireStick, and your Itune (app)) “Although this is a personal matter, I would…

Turning 76 Today: Sigourney Weaver

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Female Feedback Film Festival @femalefilmfestival.bsky.social · 2d

Turning 76 Today: Sigourney Weaver

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Some of the most intense affairs are between actors and characters. There’s a fire in the human heart and we jump into it with the same obsession as we have with our lovers.

Watch the best of new films from around the world today by signing up for the FREE 3-DAY trial going to on Roku, FireStick, and your Itune (app)) I’d rather have a small part in a movie I lo…

Turning 55 Today: Matt Damon

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Turning 55 Today: Matt Damon

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Some people get into this business and they’re so afraid to lose anything. They try to protect their position like clinging to a beachhead. These actors end up making really safe choices. I never wanted to go that route.

Watch the best of new films from around the world today by signing up for the FREE 3-DAY trial going to on Roku, FireStick, and your Itune (app)) Some people get into this business and they’…