Author: poetryfest

Submit your Poetry to the Festival. Three Options: 1) To post. 2) To have performed by an actor 3) To be made into a film.

Read Poem: SHATTERED HEART, by Darnice Crump

I gave you all of me and threw caution to the wind
I wanted you to know that my love had no end

You always whispered words of love in my ear
Was it something that you felt
or was it what you wanted me to hear

You made me feel that it was me and you against the world
I let go of fear cause you made me think there was no one else near
Now I know that wasn’t true cause
I’m holding my heart in my hand because of you

When you open your eyes and see that I am gone
Your heavy heart will let you know that you had the one
I’m picking up the pieces of a shattered heart
Moving swiftly towards a new start

Read Poem: Soul Connection, by Gareth Taylor

I can’t escape you.
The less I see you.
The more I think of you.
I grow obsessed with you.

We spoke so little.
Connected without words.
Invisible to the eyes.
Only felt by our souls.

What spell have you cast on me.
When I thought I was in control.
I found myself melting inside.
The thought of you overpowering.

Strangely I miss you.
When only days ago you didn’t exist.
Now all I think of is you.
As our souls intermingle in space.

Read Poem: SPRING, by Tom Morgan

I may wait for spring this year

as I’ve waited in the past;

it always arrives at last in time

for the buds to no longer

shelter from the downy snows,

rather greet the sun

the way I always do when

winter’s been cold and long:

I still love you in the madness

of spring, still love the way

your voice sings just when

our afternoon meets the sheets.

but I may wait for spring,

for you I give my March,

and the beginnings of

the butterfly wings.

Read Poem: LOVING FEELINGS, by Colin Guest

Just to see your face light up with joy
Makes me feel happy to know it is me
That has put such joy back into your life
Your sincere words and loving thoughts
Bring joy and happiness into my life
No one has ever said words like yours
That makes me smile and happy inside
To hear your loving voice when we talk
Makes me know you feel the same as I
The miles between us cannot keep us apart
And soon we will be together once more
To be happy walking along hand in hand

Deadline Today – LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival

lgbttorontofilmfestival's avatarLGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival

Submit via FilmFreeway:

A very insightful experience! The Feedback video was a gift and the entire team was extremely professional and helpful throughout the process.

This festival is designed to showcase the best of LGBTQ+ stories from around the world today! We accept screenplays (short, TV Pilot, feature) and short & feature films.

Film Festivals:

Festivals occur every single month. We accept an assortment of shorts & feature films from around the world today monthly. We are proud to announce that we will be using the audience feedback format where all accepted films receive a video of people talking about their film at the festival. Excellent video to use for promotional purposes too.

Screenplay Festivals:

We are proud to showcase 2-5 winning LGBTQ+ screenplays at our festival every single month!! Go to the site and watch the winning readings each month.

All entries receive full feedback from the industry. Accepted…

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Watch Today’s Festival: MUSIC Shorts Film Festival (Films from 8 different countries)

experimentalfilmfestival's avatarExperimental Film & Music Video Festival

Watch the Festival Today:

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/april-7th-music-film-festival

A showcase of the best MUSIC based shorts from around the world today. Films from Australia, Canada, France, Hong Kong, Israel, Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland.

Sign up for the free 7 day trial and check it out at http://www.wildsound.ca . Then it’s only $4.99 a month to watch a brand new festival every single day.

See the Full Lineup of Films:

FASTER, 5min., Russia, Music
Directed by Arina Rozova
The story is about a girl who is in the eternal pursuit of success and status. Work brings her money, sports – a beautiful body, parties – avoiding loneliness. Alcohol, drugs, strange men…All in a circle. Maybe it’s time to stop?

https://www.facebook.com/arina.rozova.3/
https://www.instagram.com/malinaarina

I DON’T SMOKE AND I DON’T DRINK, 3min., Hong Kong, Music Video
Directed by Tyson Yoshi
As a singer-songwriter, TYSON said that due to his appearance, style, and tattoos on his body, people generally…

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HIGHLIGHTS: March 2023 Female Film Festival Showcase

femalefilmfestival's avatarFEEDBACK Female Film Festival

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.

Audience Award Winners:
Best Feature Film: RAILS, JAILS AND TROLLEYS
Best Short Form Short Film: MY FATHER
Best Long Form Short Film: THE CRY OF A SPARROW
Best Documentary Short: REMEMBERING SUDAN: THE LAST MALE
Best Performances: THE SERVICE
Best Cinematography: ZYKLUS XX
Best Sound & Music: EXTRA LARGE
Best Direction: YATRA: The Journey

Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film:

REMEMBERING SUDAN: THE LAST MALE, 11min,. USA, Documentary
Directed by Ami Vitale
Zacharia Mutai was devastated the day he lost his best friend Sudan. Sudan was someone he spent years with, someone he knew better than his own children, someone he loved. This death was tragic, but not a surprise.

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!

RAILS, JAILS AND TROLLEYS, 71min,. Canada, Documentary
Directed by Henna Mann
Rails, Jails and Trolleys (August 2022) documents history’s…

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HIGHLIGHTS: March 2023 SCI-FI/FANTASY Film Festival

fantasyscififestival's avatarFantasy/Sci-Fi FILM & WRITING FESTIVAL

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.

Audience Award Winners:
Best Sci-Fi Film: SPACE PARADOX
Best Fantasy Film:
Best Performances: LIFE REBORN
Best Cinematography: DARK CELL
Best Sound & Music: FEEL GOOD
Best Student Film: THE THINGS I FEEL
Best Direction: CROSS

Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film:

LIFE REBORN, 12min., Panana
Directed by Marcel Barragan
LUCAS (Marcel Barragán) and his daughter CLARISA (María Alexandra Sanz), recreate a wonderful trip to space as NASA crew members. Clarisa is very ill at a terminal point. The objective of this trip is to connect with a Magical Universe for her salvation, and in a great adventure, they succeed!

https://marcelbarragan.com/life-reborn/
https://www.instagram.com/liferebornshort/

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!

CROSS, 20min., South Korea
Directed by Minhye Zang

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!

THE THINGS I FEEL, 12min., Australia
Directed by Jean Ngooi

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HIGHLIGHTS: March 2023 Toronto Documentary Festival

documentaryfestival's avatarDocumentary Film Festival. Los Angeles & Toronto

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.

Audience Award Winners:
Best Feature Film: The Ones Left Behind: The Plight of Single Mothers in Japan
Best Long Form Short Film: SWIM THROUGH
Best Short Form Short Film: CNTRL
Best Spiritual Film: HOW TO THRIVE
Best Sound & Music: BEYOND THE BEAT
Best Editing: BRING BACK THE WHISTLE DOG
Best Cinematography: THE USELESS GLASSBLOWER
Best Human Interest Film: I CAN FLY
Best Direction: GEARHEADS
Best Culture Film: WE ARE GURUNG

Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film:

HOW TO THRIVE, 96min., Australia, Documentary
Directed by Duy Huynh
Is there a secret formula to happiness? Positive psychotherapist Marie McLeod takes 7 people on a transformative journey to learn the secret formula to happiness The film’s premise is; if we offer the science of happiness to people experiencing struggle; what difference would it make? Is happiness a learnable skill and can…

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Read Poem: The Blue-Gray Sky, by Carlos Perez

I stare up at the blue-gray sky,
listening to the tune of the sultry sax,
thinking of your sexy smile
that still makes me blush,
and releases my captured soul
to the memory of your spirit,
a spirit that asked for little,
but to share its sensual embrace.

Determined to be free,
my spirit resisted that sweet serenity
and forced you to flee to another,
allowing me to sit here all alone
listening to that sultry sax,
playing my soul’s melancholy tune
which resonates within an empty shell,
as it stares up at the blue-gray sky.