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Turning 76 Today: Sigourney Weaver

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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.

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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.

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WILDsound Writing Festival Submission Manager

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Daily Free Film Festivals @freefilmfestivals.bsky.social · 7h

Watch Today’s FREE Festival: Best of MUSIC Shorts Showcase

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Daily Submittable Deadlines @submittabledaily.bsky.social · 7h

Today’s Submittable Writing Deadlines: October 8th.

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ARTIST Poetry
LIFE Poetry
1pg. DRAMA Screenplay
1pg. MAGICAL REALISM Short Story
MUSICAL Stage Play
CRIME Short Story
ACTION/ADVENTURE Novel Festival
ENVIRONMENTAL Screenplay

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Daily Short Story Deadlines @shortstorycontests.bsky.social · 7h

Today’s Short Story Festival Deadline (Oct. 8th): CRIME Short Story Contest

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Submit your CRIME short story to the festival here, and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video for yourself.

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Daily Novel Writing Festivals @novelfestivals.bsky.social · 7h

Today’s NOVEL Festival Deadline (Oct. 8th): ACTION/ADVENTURE Novel Contest

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SUBMIT your novel now (both your 1st chapter or full novel accepted) To be eligible for our Writing Festival Events. Submissions take 3-5 weeks for evaluation

WILDsound Writing Festival - MUSICAL STAGE PLAY Writing Contest (get play performed by professional actors)

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Daily Stage Play Festival Contests @stageplaycontests.bsky.social · 7h

Today’s Stage Play Festival Deadline (Oct. 8th): MUSICAL 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

This festival contest is brought to you by the Experimental/Music Fetsival: www.experimentalfilmfestival.com I have to really thank the actors for my reading, nothing short of terrific as they were...

ENVIRONMENTAL Screenplay Festival – Deadline September 8th

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Today’s Screenplay Festival Deadline (Oct. 8th): ENVIRONMENTAL Screenplay Contest

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This festival has a guaranteed 4-tier set up for each accepted script. (No matter what, all screenplays submitted receive FULL FEEDBACK on their work.)

Environmental means relating to or caused by the surroundings in which someone lives or something exists. FULL FEEDBACK on your screenplay from our committee of Professional Screenwriters, Producti…

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Today’s Podcast: EP. 1594: Filmmaker/Musician Donna Weng Friedman (A SILENT CRY)

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“A Silent Cry” is a two-and-a-half-minute microfilm set in the Himalayan Mountains—one of the world’s most vital and fragile ecosystems.

Today's Podcast: EP. 1594: Filmmaker/Musician Donna Weng Friedman (A SILENT CRY)

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Action/Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Thriller Festival @actionfantasyscifi.bsky.social · 7h

Today’s FilmFreeway Testimonial: ACTION/FANTASY/SCI-FI/THRILLER Festival (32 FIVE Star Reviews!)

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Awesome festival, can’t wait to see what you do in the future and how you grow! Very honored to have won best story!!!! Wukong Couriers!!!

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Today's Podcast: EP. 1593: Screenwriter Timothy Bradley Reinhold (THE HARMONY SAGA)

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Today’s FilmFreeway Testimonial: HORROR Underground Film Festival (48 FIVE Star Reviews)

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

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WILDsound Podcast @wildsoundpodcast.bsky.social · 2d

Today’s Podcast: EP. 1593: Screenwriter Timothy Bradley Reinhold (THE HARMONY SAGA)

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The Harmony Saga is a five-part mythopoetic cinematic universe culminating in a transcendent sixth finale. Combining visionary science fiction, sacred myth, and philosophical depth.

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Comedy FEEDBACK Film & Screenplay Festival @comedyfilmfestival.bsky.social · 1d

Turning 66 Today: Dylan Baker
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In an interview for the Back to One podcast, Baker discussed his approach to playing despicable people, saying that he is not afraid of “going to those dark places” He believes that understanding a character’s full history is crucial

Turning 66 Today: Dylan Baker

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Turning 28 Today: Kira Kosarin

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Turning 28 Today: Kira Kosarin

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“Your mind, your brain, is your greatest superpower, so use it for good, use it to be kind, use it to ask questions, learn everything that you can, and be so, so good to each other”.
#kirakosarin

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Turning 20 Today: Lulu Wilson

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Turning 20 Today: Lulu Wilson

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“I have not ever played Ouija board before. I used to have Ouija board, but I didn’t know what it was, I had it in my apartment and my dad used to always ask me, ‘Do you want to play Ouija?’
#luluwilson

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Toronto/LA Documentary Film Festival @docfestival.bsky.social · 1d

Watch CHILDREN IN EXILE (DOC Feature Winner – in case you missed it)

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Children in Exile, 58min., USA
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Watch Today’s FREE Festival: Winning DOC Shorts Festival

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Daily Submittable Deadlines @submittabledaily.bsky.social · 1d

Today’s Submittable Writing Deadlines: October 7th.

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Deadlines:

FASHION Poem
YOUNG ADULT Poem
1pg. FAMILY Screenplay Contest
1pg. HORROR Short Story Contest
MAGICAL REALISM Stage Story
LITERARY FICTION Short Story
GRAPHIC Novel
STUDENT Screenplay

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LITERARY FICTION Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline October 7th

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Today’s Screenplay Festival Deadline (Oct. 7th): STUDENT Screenplay Contest

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NOTE: Submissions must be done by a STUDENT (college, university, high school, trade school etc…)!

Submissions take 3-5 weeks for evaluation.

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Today’s Short Story Festival Deadline (Oct. 7th): LITERARY FICTION Short Story Contest

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Submit your LITERARY FICTION Story to the Festival here and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video for yourself.

Submit your LITERARY FICTION Short Story to the Festival here and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video for yourself. Accept only stori…

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Daily Stage Play Festival Contests @stageplaycontests.bsky.social · 1d

Today’s Stage Play Festival Deadline (Oct. 7th): MAGICAL REALISM 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

WILDsound Writing Festival - MAGICAL REALISM STAGE PLAY Writing Contest (get play performed by professional actors)

This festival contest is brought to you by the Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival: www.fantasyscififestival.com I have to really thank the actors for my reading, nothing short of terrific as they were, nothing...

WILDsound Writing Festival - GRAPHIC NOVEL Full Novel Festival

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Today’s Novel Festival Deadline (Oct. 7th): GRAPHIC Novel Contest

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Submit your GRAPHIC NOVEL by the deadline.

“Graphic Novel” is a format, not a genre. Graphic novels can be fiction, non-fiction, history, fantasy, or anything in-between.

Submit your GRAPHIC NOVEL by the deadline. "Graphic Novel" isa format, not a genre. Graphic novels can be fiction, non-fiction, history, fantasy, or anything in-between. Graphic novels are similar to...