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Turning 51 Today: Matthew Macfadyen

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Turning 51 Today: Matthew Macfadyen

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I have a theory that watching things in another language allows you to filter out all your prejudices and preconceptions and pay attention in a different way, so it’s more rewarding. Plus you can’t wander to put the kettle on

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Turning 78 Today: Michael McKean

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Turning 78 Today: Michael McKean

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Lloyd Richards, who was my [acting] teacher at NYU, had this theory that every scene you do is about love, on some level. At the time I thought, well this guy’s full of crap. But you can really almost play anything that way.

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Turning 63 Today: Director Mike Judge

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Comedy FEEDBACK Film & Screenplay Festival @comedyfilmfestival.bsky.social · 12h

Turning 63 Today: Director Mike Judge
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[on the characters in ‘Silicon Valley’] These type of people, had they been born 200 years ago, would not be the wealthiest people in the world.
Guys in college who were smart but introverted people who suddenly have a billion

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Turning 42 Today: Felicity Jones

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Female Feedback Film Festival @femalefilmfestival.bsky.social · 12h

Turning 42 Today: Felicity Jones

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The key is working with great directors. A film is so many different people and all their talents, but particularly the directors, because of the idiosyncrasies of that person.

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)) en you’re a young actor, there’s this …

WILDsound Writing Festival Submission Manager

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Daily Submittable Deadlines @submittabledaily.bsky.social · 12h

Today’s Submittable Writing Deadlines: October 17th

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RHYME Poem
1pg. SCI-FI Screenplay Contest
1pg. WESTERN Short Story
BIOGRAPHICAL Stage Play
PARANORMAL Screenplay
MAGICAL REALISM Short Story
LITERARY FICTION Novel

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

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Daily Stage Play Festival Contests @stageplaycontests.bsky.social · 12h

Deadline Today: BIOGRAPHICAL STAGE PLAY Writing 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.

Festival contest brough to you by the Documentary Festival: www.documentaryshortfilmfestival.com I have to really thank the actors for my reading, nothing short of terrific as they were, nothing s...

DIVERSITY Table Read Screenplay Festival: Deadline October 17th

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Daily Screenplay Festival contests @dailyscreenplays.bsky.social · 12h

Deadline Today: DIVERSITY Table Read Screenplay Festival

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MISSION STATEMENT: To provide filmmakers & screenplay writers of diverse backgrounds and/or with diverse stories a place to showcase their voice to a large audience and help further their careers as an artist!

MISSION STATEMENT: To provide filmmakers & screenplay writers of diverse backgrounds and/or with diverse stories a place to showcase their voice to a large audience and help further their caree…

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Daily Short Story Deadlines @shortstorycontests.bsky.social · 12h

Deadline Today: MAGICAL REALISM Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance)

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

MAGICAL REALISM Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline October 17th

Submit your MAGICAL REALISM Short Story to the Festival and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video for yourself. Accept only stories tha…

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Daily Novel Writing Festivals @novelfestivals.bsky.social · 12h

Deadline Today: LITERARY FICTION Novel Festival

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3 options to submit.

Submit your Literary Fiction Book by the deadline.

Literary fiction is a category of novels that prioritize style, character, and theme over plot. It’s often considered to be more serious

Today's Podcast: EP. 1602: Filmmaker Mevlud Sabashvili (DIVIDING LINE)

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Today’s Podcast: EP. 1602: Filmmaker Mevlud Sabashvili (DIVIDING LINE)

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A woman finds the strength to leave an abusive relationship. A woman does not find the strength to leave an abusive relationship.

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Daily Free Film Festivals @freefilmfestivals.bsky.social · 12h

Watch Today’s FREE Festival: CHICAGO Shorts Festival Showcase

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Turning 56 Today: Wood Harris

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Turning 56 Today: Wood Harris

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We had a very normal, sort of ghetto, urban upbringing. My father was a bus driver and my mother was a seamstress and a substitute schoolteacher, off and on. So, that all adds up to no money.
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Turning 23 Today: Madison Wolfe

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Female Feedback Film Festival @femalefilmfestival.bsky.social · 1d

Turning 23 Today: Madison Wolfe

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“I want my story to represent more than just me. While it’s a story of my life, it’s also a story about the power of empathy and understanding, and what something as simple as human kindness can do in changing someone’s life”.

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)) “This isn’t the only thing. Go to scho…

Happy Birthday Angela Lansbury (1925-2022)

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Happy Birthday Angela Lansbury (1925-2022)

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I’ve had an incredible relationship with my husband, with my family. I know they’ve had problems of their own, but we have never wavered in our closeness as a family. I’ve had a hell of a life.
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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)) Actors are not made, they are born. I’ve had…

Turning 67 Today: Tim Robbins

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WILDsound Writing Festival @wildsoundwriting.bsky.social · 1d

Turning 67 Today: Tim Robbins

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A movie script is a malleable entity when you’re shooting and should be able to become different things and should be able to be rewritten at the last minute.
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Monthly Subscription - Watch Daily Film Festival

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Action/Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Thriller Festival @actionfantasyscifi.bsky.social · 1d

Watch the ACTION/THRILLER Shorts Festival (in case you missed it)

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WILDsound broadcasts a unique film festival every single day of the week, showcasing the best films from around the world. Enjoy a growing library of independent films, original screenplay, novel, s...

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

Today’s Submittable Deadlines: October 16th

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- Comedy poetry
- Historical stage play contest
- Dystopian screenplay contest
- Experimental short story
- Paranormal novel festival
- 1pg Romance screenplay
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WILDsound Writing Festival - HISTORICAL STAGE PLAY Writing Contest (get play performed by professional actors)

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

Deadline Today: HISTORICAL STAGE PLAY Writing 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

Festival contest brough to you by the Documentary Festival: www.documentaryshortfilmfestival.com I have to really thank the actors for my reading, nothing short of terrific as they were, nothing sh...

FEEDBACK Female Film Festival (FFFF)

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Daily Screenplay Festival contests @dailyscreenplays.bsky.social · 1d

Deadline Today: DYSTOPIAN Screenplay Festival

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

FULL FEEDBACK on your screenplay from our committee of Professional Screenwriters

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Daily Short Story Deadlines @shortstorycontests.bsky.social · 1d

Deadline Today: EXPERIMENTAL Short Story Festival

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Submit your EXPERIMENTAL Short Story to the festival 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 · 1d

Deadline Today: PARANORMAL Novel Festival

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A paranormal story is a work of fiction that explores phenomena and beings that are beyond the scope of scientific understanding. They include elements like ghosts, vampires, werewolves, witches.

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Daily FilmFreeway Festival Discount Codes @filmfreewaycodes.bsky.social · 1d

Today’s FilmFreeway Discount code

Female Feedback Film Festival

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50% off discount code: female50

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The FEEDBACK Female Film Festival (FFFF) was created for women filmmakers and screenwriters. The goal is to showcase the best of female talent in film & TV f...

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Daily Free Film Festivals @freefilmfestivals.bsky.social · 1d

Watch Today’s FREE Festival: IRABŪ of the Kudaka Island, Okinawa (feature film winner)

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IRABŪ of the Kudaka Island, Okinawa, 102min., Japan