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What is WILDsound Festival TV?

WILDsound Festival TV is a streaming service built around a daily online film festival. Rather than a conventional on-demand catalogue, it presents a rotating schedule of independent work: short and feature films alongside readings of original screenplays, novels, short stories and poetry. The library is organised by genre and format, so you can browse collections such as drama, comedy, documentary, animation, experimental, horror, sci-fi/fantasy and music films, plus audience feedback videos tied to the festival.

The site is aimed at people who want to follow independent and emerging creators rather than mainstream releases, and at filmmakers and writers curious about how festival audiences respond to work in these formats. Its distinguishing feature is the combination of finished films with script and prose readings, which is unusual for a film-focused platform.

If you are deciding whether it suits you, start with the genre collections closest to your taste and check how often new work appears in them; a daily festival model rewards regular viewing more than occasional browsing.

How can I submit my film or screenplay to WILDsound?

WILDsound accepts film and screenplay submissions through its own site, and the same site doubles as the viewing platform: selected work is broadcast as part of its daily online festival rather than only being listed. Start from the Submit link in the site navigation at WILDsound Festival TV, then choose the category that matches your work.

What you can submit

The catalogue shows the range of formats the festival programs:

• Short and feature films
• Action, animation, comedy, crime/mystery, dance, drama, documentary, environment, experimental, horror, LGBTQ+, music, romance, political, and sci-fi/fantasy shorts
• Original screenplays, plus novel, short story, and poetry readings

If your film is a short, identifying its genre up front helps you pick the right submission route and see how similar work has been presented.

Practical steps

1. Go to the Submit page on the site and read the current requirements before you prepare anything.
2. Decide whether you are submitting a finished film or a written work — the materials differ (video file and credits versus script or manuscript).
3. Check what the festival asks about rights, length, and prior screenings; these are the details most likely to disqualify an entry.
4. Keep your contact details and logline consistent across every document you send.

What to expect on the viewing side

Submissions feed a library organised into genre collections, with audience feedback videos and newly posted films among the larger sections. That structure tells you something useful: selected films are grouped and promoted by category, so a clear genre fit can help your work reach the viewers most likely to watch it.

A reasonable decision criterion

Submit if you want your film or script to be seen by an online audience and you are comfortable with it being presented inside a daily festival format. If you need a physical screening, travel, or an in-person market, treat this as a complement to those goals rather than a substitute. Before submitting, watch two or three films in your category on the site — that is the fastest way to judge whether the festival's taste matches your work.

What is included in the free 3-day trial and how do I cancel?

The free 3-day trial gives you access to the same streaming library as a paying subscriber: the daily film festival programming and the on-demand collections. Based on the site's own listing, that includes short and feature films plus genre collections (action, animation, comedy, drama, documentary, experimental, horror, romance, sci-fi/fantasy, and more), along with readings of original screenplays, novels, short stories, and poetry. It does not appear to include anything extra beyond the subscription—the trial is a preview of the full service, not a sampler.

The trial converts automatically. Per the site's pricing display, the monthly subscription is $4.99 a month after the 3-day free trial, so cancel before the trial ends if you don't want to be charged.

How to cancel

The site's public pages don't spell out a cancellation flow. The reliable route is the account area: sign in, open your subscription or billing settings, and look for a cancel option. If you can't find it, contact support before the trial expires and ask for written confirmation.

Two practical notes:

• Cancel at least a day early. A cancellation made on the final day can land after the renewal charge depending on time zone and processing.
• Keep the confirmation email. If a charge appears anyway, that record is what gets it reversed.

A concrete scenario

Say you're a filmmaker scouting how your genre is being programmed, or a viewer who wants to sample independent shorts without committing. Start the trial, spend the first day in the genre collections closest to your interest, and decide by day two. If the library isn't for you, cancel then—you'll still have the rest of the trial to watch.

For background on the organization behind the service, see WILDsound Festival TV.

How does WILDsound's daily film festival format differ from traditional film festivals?

WILDsound's format replaces the once-a-year, single-city festival model with a rolling daily showcase delivered online. Instead of programming a weekend or week of screenings that audiences must travel to and buy tickets for, it posts a new festival lineup every day of the week and keeps the whole archive available on demand. Traditional festivals are defined by scarcity: a submission deadline, a jury, a red-carpet event, and a program that disappears when the lights come up. WILDsound is closer to a themed streaming channel, with genre shelves (comedy, documentary, horror, animation, experimental, and more) that a viewer can browse at any hour.

What changes for viewers and filmmakers

The page evidence shows a library organised by genre and format: short and feature films, plus original screenplay, novel, short story, and poetry readings. That mix matters because it widens the audience beyond film buffs — a writer whose work would never screen at a traditional festival can have a reading published in the same rotation as a short film. Collection sizes on the page range from small niche shelves (political films, LGBTQ+ shorts) to large ones (experimental, drama, documentary), which suggests the daily cadence is sustained by volume rather than by a handful of prestige titles.

Trade-offs to weigh

Traditional festivals offer what a daily online rotation cannot easily replicate: a concentrated industry presence, in-person networking, and the prestige of a single competitive selection. WILDsound trades some of that exclusivity for reach and frequency — films keep being discoverable after their initial posting, and viewers are not limited by geography or a single weekend. The cost is that a daily stream can feel overwhelming and less curated; the genre shelves help, but browsing a 600-plus video collection requires more self-direction than following a printed festival programme.

For a concrete decision: if you are a filmmaker seeking distribution contacts and a live audience reaction in one room, a traditional festival still serves that goal. If you want your short, reading, or screenplay to reach viewers continuously and you value an on-demand archive, the daily model fits better. Start with the free 3-day trial at WILDsound Festival TV and test whether the genre shelves and feedback videos match what you actually watch.

What genres and content types are available in WILDsound's library?

WILDsound Festival TV is built around a daily festival model rather than a conventional streaming catalog. Its library is organized into genre and format collections, so you can browse by mood or by the kind of work you want to watch or hear.

Film genres in the library

The page lists short film collections across a wide range, including:

• Action
• Animation
• Black & white
• Comedy
• Crime/mystery
• Dance
• Drama
• Documentary
• Environment
• Experimental
• Horror
• LGBTQ+
• Music
• Romance
• Political
• Sci-fi/fantasy

Content types beyond short films

The library isn't only short films. It also includes feature films, audience feedback videos from the festival, and readings of original screenplays, novels, short stories, and poetry. The feedback videos are a distinct content type: they show audience reactions to festival selections, which is useful if you want a sense of how a film played with a live audience rather than just a synopsis.

How to choose what to watch

If you want a quick sense of the festival's taste, start with the audience feedback videos or the "Best of FEEDBACK" collection. If you're looking for a specific genre, the genre collections are the most direct route. For writers, the screenplay, novel, short story and poetry readings are the relevant section, since they showcase written work in performed form.

The site offers a free 3-day trial followed by a monthly subscription, and it says the service is available on multiple devices. If you're deciding whether to subscribe, use the trial to test whether the daily festival format and the genre mix match your interests, especially if you care about independent and experimental work rather than mainstream releases.

Can I watch WILDsound on my TV, phone, or other devices?

Yes. WILDsound Festival TV is built for streaming rather than a single screen: the site says it is "available on multiple devices," so you can expect to watch on a phone, tablet, computer, and TV-based streaming setups such as a smart TV, streaming stick, or cast from your phone. The exact app lineup isn't spelled out, so the practical check is to open WILDsound Festival TV on the device you actually plan to use before committing.

What that means in practice

• Phone or tablet: Best for short films, screenplay readings, and poetry readings during a commute or lunch break.
• Laptop or desktop: The most reliable option for browsing the genre collections, which are extensive—drama, documentary, experimental, animation, comedy, horror, sci-fi/fantasy, dance, music, and more.
• TV: The natural fit for feature-length and festival-style viewing, especially the audience feedback videos, where watching a full screening block on a big screen feels closer to the festival experience.
• Multiple people: Because the library is on-demand rather than a scheduled broadcast, a household can watch different things on different devices at the same time, subject to whatever the subscription allows.

A useful next step

Start with the free trial and test one film on each device you care about—phone, laptop, and TV—before the trial ends. If the TV option turns out to be awkward, you'll know within a day or two rather than after paying.

One trade-off worth naming: the catalogue is organized around short films and readings, so it suits viewers who like sampling many pieces in a sitting. If you mainly want long features, check the feature-film section first to confirm there's enough there for you.