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To ensure that each film is studied and rated individually, NWBFF has instituted a system in which entries do not compete against each other but are recognized for their own merits. This system allows for a fair evaluation of each film based on its qualities rather than compared to other entries. Unlike traditional film competitions, where subjective preferences and biases can influence the outcome, NWBFF's approach ensures that every film receives a fair chance to be recognized and appreciated on its own terms.
For all intents and purposes, they compete against themselves: each entry is judged on its individual merits and scored according to an inherent value system.

When it is your turn to be evaluated, the judge's focus is on your film, not on all the other films in the queue. This ensures that they will not compare when they should focus entirely on YOU. Comparing films during the evaluation process can lead to biased judgments and unfair treatment. It can undermine the unique qualities and merits of each film, and prevent a fair assessment of individual artistic expression and storytelling.

Judges score entries on a performance scale, and winning entries are recognized and awarded not only for Best of Festival and Best of Show but also at two Awards of Excellence levels, two Awards of Merit levels, a Kudos Endeavor Award, or no award. Entries are judged based on various criteria such as creativity, technical skill, originality, and overall impact. These factors are carefully evaluated to determine the level of excellence exhibited in each entry and to identify the winners in the different categories. The performance scale allows judges to objectively assess the quality and merit of each submission.

Best Of Festival and Best of Show honors are granted to the top-scoring entries for each season; Awards of Excellence are granted to entries with truly exceptional artistic and technical achievements; and Notable achievements are recognized at the Merit and 'Kudos' award levels. Receiving a Best Of Festival award is a tremendous honor and a validation of the artist's exceptional talent and creativity. It signifies that their entry has not only achieved the highest scores in its category but has also stood out among all other entries in the competition. Winning this prestigious award can open doors to new opportunities, recognition, and career advancement in the industry.




Awards below Best of Show

Your winning title and categories you submitted to are shown in the left column.
You won the award under the main award heading, i.e., Outstanding Excellence.
The right column shows any additional awards won, if any. 

If the right column displays one award and the left column indicates submissions to additional categories and subcategories, each category in the left column has won that award individually, unless specified otherwise.




Winners of the Best of Festival can screen their films at the Cinema Art Theater in Lewes, Delaware, as long as we receive the required screening materials on time.
If we do not receive these materials or hear from the winner, the screening will be canceled
We don't screen films without the producer's written consent.
We screen only Best of Festival winners.
Our screening event is to collect audience reactions to be used by our distributors.
 We don't conduct after-screening networking parties or seminars.
Video interviews of the viewing audience may be conducted and shown on WRPN.tv

Horse of Nature
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
United States, United States


Rooted in real events, Horse of Nature unfolds in the remote Cascade–Siskiyou Mountains along the Oregon‑California border, where the 400‑person community of Henley‑Hornbrook sits. In 2018, a deadly wind‑whipped 38,000-acre wildfire swept through the town, altering lives and landscapes alike. This documentary follows several survivors and a storied herd of cultural‑heritage wild horses that aided the fight against what became known as the Klamathon Fire.

 

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Burrowing Owls: A Love Story
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Ornithology Documentaries
United States		 BEST OF SHOW 

Dances with Cranes
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Ornithology Documentaries
Canada		 BEST OF SHOW 
From Rails to Trails
in Environmental
United States, United States		 BEST OF SHOW 
IMMOTION’S The Great Migration - An Immersive 360º VR Documentary
in Experimental
United States
 BEST OF SHOW
The Last Common Hamsters
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
Germany		 BEST OF SHOW 
Oregon's Boat: the McKenzie River Drift Boat
in Biography
United States, United S		 BEST OF SHOW 
Sargassum
in Oceanography Documentaries
Canada		  BEST OF SHOW 
Tight Lines
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Original Score (subcat)
Iceland		 BEST OF SHOW 







100 Perceptions: Raw Materials
in Geological Documentaries
United Kingdom		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
ARK TAROKO
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
Taiwan		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
BATTLE of the BLUES
in Ocean Life Documentaries
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Bhutan : Green Paradise in Danger
in Environmental, Cinematography (subcat)
France		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Conservation and Recovery of the Scarlet Macaw in Mexico
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Croatia's Coast - Endless and Wild
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Original Score (subcat), Cinematography (subcat)
Austria		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
The Day She Stole The Sun
in Environmental
Australia		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Defend the Deep
in Ocean Life Documentaries
United States, United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Dream To Cure Water
in Environmental
Slovenia		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Echoes in the Dark
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Even So (Phir Bhi)
in Herpetology Documentaries
United Kingdom		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Face To Face: Overcoming Fear With Sharks
in Ocean Life Documentaries
France		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Fearless Queen of the Night
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
Slovenia		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Fighting For Florida
in Ocean Life Documentaries
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Forest of colours - Thailand's Tenasserim Hills
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Gypaetus: The Last Bone Breaker
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
Spain, United Kingdom		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Illusion of Abundance
in Environmental
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 

Jake & Isa and the Biomes of Brazil.
in Narrative Feature Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
Brazil		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Kay Pacha Initiative: The Amazon Phase 3
in Environmental
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Keepers of The Coastline
in Environmental
United States, United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Kingdom of Fish-Ep1 The power of water
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Cinematography (subcat)
Sweden		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
The Moon Had a Shadow
in Experimental
Australia		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Nilgiris - A Shared Wilderness
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
India		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
An Ocean in Bloom
in Ocean Life Documentaries
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Pedder - The Fault in Tasmanias Wilderness
in Flora Documentary, Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
Australia		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
People at the Heart of Change
in Environmental
South Africa		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
PRESERVE, PROTECT, PASS ON - Klingnauer Stausee
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
Switzerland		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Raindrop - The Journey of Water
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Cinematography (subcat)
Switzerland		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Rise of the Jaguars
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
France		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Sandpipers' Last Supper
in Ornithology Documentaries
Canada		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Sitka's Hidden Wonders
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Content/Message Delivery (subcat)
United States, United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
The Snake and The Whale
in Experimental, Content/Message Delivery (subcat), Original Concept (subcat)
United States, United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Tagliamento - King of The Alpine Rivers
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
Austria		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
TRAINING IN THE WILD
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
India		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Wild Again
in Environmental
United Kingdom		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Wings Of Gold
in Music Video, Original Concept (subcat), Original Song (subcat), Editing (subcat), Cinematography (subcat)
India		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
World Without Cows
in Environmental, Narrative Feature Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 









"ANORI, trineo de viento inuit".
in Environmental
Spain		 EXCELLENCE 
Arctic Polar Bear Mothers
in Music Video
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
Are the Dolphins Alright?
in Ocean Life Documentaries
United States, United St		 EXCELLENCE 
The Art of Trees
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
Canada		 EXCELLENCE 
Baka, The Wisdom Of The Forest
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
Cameroon, Portugal, United States, United States		 EXCELLENCE 
Borderline: Chaos At the Border
in Music Video
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
Chaton - From the Future (Official Music Video)
in Music Video
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
Crossing through the Highlands of Iceland
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Cinematography (subcat)
United States, United States		 EXCELLENCE 
Drink from the River of Lethe
in Experimental, Original Score (subcat), Cinematography (subcat)
Germany		 EXCELLENCE 
Gene Drive Grey Squirrels, a research film
in Experimental
United Kingdom		 EXCELLENCE 
Ghost Pipefish and Me
in Youth Produced
Thailand		 EXCELLENCE 
Greed
in Music Video
United States, United Sta		 EXCELLENCE 
Ice Breath
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Environmental, Experimental, Oceanography Documentaries, Original Concept (subcat), Editing (subcat), Direction (subcat), Cinematography (subcat), Music Video
Romania		 EXCELLENCE 
INSECT_O_CIDE
in Entomology Documentaries
United Kingdom		 EXCELLENCE 

Koholā
in Ocean Life Documentaries
United States, United States
NWB2071		 EXCELLENCE 
Little Wild Cat
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
Switzerland		 EXCELLENCE 
Mirai in the Wild: The Sierras
in Environmental
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
NFF x Washoe Film
in Environmental, Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
Pierre's Tale
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
United Kingdom		 EXCELLENCE 
The Real Yellowstone
in Environmental, Cinematography (subcat)
United States, United States		 EXCELLENCE 
THE RWENZORI RAINMAKERS SERIES - 3 x EPISODES
in Environmental, Cinematography (subcat), Original Score (subcat)
United Kingdom		 EXCELLENCE 
Sequoia Spirits
in Experimental
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
Trail Mix
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
Untamed Ujani- Seasons of the Wild
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
India		 EXCELLENCE 
Value crisis - Conversations with Dr. Gyulai Iván - Conversation 3.
in Environmental
Hungary		 EXCELLENCE 
What ravens do
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Original Score (subcat)
United States		 EXCELLENCE 




All is change
in Music Video
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
The Amazing Limpkin
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Ammamma Cheppe Neethi Kadhalu
in Animation
India		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Cassandra's field of flowers ~ Installation - Performance with Augmented Reality ~
in Experimental
Japan		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
DANIEL
in Meteorology Documentaries
Greece		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
From Earth to Earth: The Lost Art of Dying in America
in Environmental
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
FALLING ASLEEP
in Experimental
Canada		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Forest Mama
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
Canada		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Freeland ~ A White Grass Story
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Frequency Over Time
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
A matador in paris
in Narrative Feature Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
France		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
The Path of Puma-36
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
pleco
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
SACREBLEU - Chapter 1
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
United States, United States
 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Suburban Safari: A Backyard Wildlife Adventure
in Herpetology Documentaries
United States, United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Waters Wisdoms: Indigenous and Ancestral Practices in the Face of Climate Disaster
in Experimental
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT




before transforming we exist
in Youth Produced
Canada		 MERIT
FALL
in Animation
China		 MERIT
Lullaby (An Acknowledgement of River Country)
in Experimental
Australia		 MERIT
Touching Territory - to play the land
in Experimental
Brazil		 MERIT
VITALITY
in Environmental, Experimental, Cinematography (subcat), Actress: Supporting (subcat)
China		 MERIT
A WARP IN TIME / The Enduring Ordeal of The Yoruks
in Narrative Feature Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
Turkey		 MERIT




The Great Golden Carrot Caper
in Animation
United Kingdom

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 KUDOS
Years
Submitter Dylan Studio
in Direction (subcat)
 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT