To ensure that each film and screenplay is evaluated and graded on its own merits, we established a mechanism that ensures that entries are not judged against one another. They are, in essence, competing against themselves: we judge each item on its own merits and provide a score based on an innate value system. We want to make sure that when it's your moment to be judged, the judges' attention is focused on you and not on all of the other films in the queue; this ensures that they won't be thinking about comparisons when they should be thinking about YOU.

Becoming an "Official Selection" means your film passed through the first judging stage (DID NOT get rejected), now being able to go in front of the AWARD judges to decide the award (s) will receive, if any.

It does not mean your film will screen.

We will send the award notification the week of  April 14, 2024.

If your film receives a Best Of Festival award , it will be eligible for review by our long-standing and reputable distribution associates.

ANIMATED

Understanding Delirium Directors Cynthi N White, Alexander S White in Animated United States

BIOGRAPHY

She-Wolf in Hollywood: The Story of Maria Ouspenskaya Director Jordan Mohr in Biography

"The Humbler -Danny Gatton" Director Virginia Quesada in Biography United States

DOCUMENTARY

500 Meters Beeline Director Edwin Wiegele in Documentary Austria

After Orange Director Jennifer Ducker in Documentary United States

#BUTGOD Director Kevin McAfee in Documentary United States

Beacon Farms Director Candy Whicker in Documentary, Social Issues Cayman Islands

Big Stages Directors Kasia Wezowski, Patryk Wezowski in Documentary United States

DelMar Director Lucy Morales Carlisle in Documentary United States

Hong Kong - Final Days of Freedom Director Sean Fleck in Documentary United States

Manufacturing Madness Directors Gary Null, Valerie Van Cleve in Documentary United States

Migration & Medicine: Trauma-Informed Care for Refugee Populations Directors Bazif Ahmad Bala, Sidra Alani in Documentary United States

Mystic Maya, Journey of Initiation Director Douglas Kip Beechwood in Documentary, Religion/Faith United States

Melodie Raum 222 Director Anton Pichler in Documentary Germany

Muito Amor - Jews and Judaism in Amazonia Director Malka shabtay in Documentary Israel

Rising Wings Director Harun Kazaz in Documentary, Direction (sub-category) United States

Rust To Glory - Driving And Surviving The Budapest-Bamako Submitter Andrew Szabo in Documentary Hungary

Taking Flight Director Deborah Donnelly-McLay in Documentary, Docu-drama Short, Travel/Culture/Arts, Original Score (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational (sub-category), Actor: Lead (Subcat) United States

The Invisible - Modern Slavery in Europe Director Sven Rufer in Documentary Switzerland

THE LAND OF FORGOTTEN SONGS Director VLADIMIR NIKOLOUZOS in Documentary United Kingdom

The Race of Our Lives Director Roy Medawar in Documentary United States

Tiger Run: The Untold Story Submitter Dee Brown in Documentary United States

We Rise Director Michael A Afendakis in Documentary, Human Spirit, Social Issues, Youth Issues, Direction (sub-category) United States

DOCU-DRAMA

 FEATURES

THE COLOR OF SLAVERY (english version) Director Patrick Baucelin in Docu-drama Feature Martinique

DOCU-DRAMA

 SHORTS

Let There be Light Director Yu Hua Chan in Docu-drama Short Taiwan

Naija (Nigerian) Greed Directors Tosin Coker, Geshin Salvador, Seun Afolabi in Docu-drama Short Nigeria

Taking Flight Director Deborah Donnelly-McLay in Documentary, Docu-drama Short, Travel/Culture/Arts, Original Score (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational (sub-category), Actor: Lead (Subcat) United States

ENVIRONMENTAL

Courage from Nature: The Story of Sepp Holzer Directors Zach Weiss, Raleigh Latham in Environmental United States

Planet Ocean Blues Director Michael Buckley in Environmental Canada

Protection Submitter 颖 刘 in Environmental China

The Herring People Director Scott Renyard in Environmental Canada

HEALTH

Both Sides of the Desk Director Brian Plow in Health United States

HUMAN SPIRIT

A Polish Cowboy at Home and Abroad Director Patricia Carr Biczynski in Human Spirit United States

We Rise Director Michael A Afendakis in Documentary, Human Spirit, Social Issues, Youth Issues, Direction (sub-category) United States

LGBT

RELIGION/FAITH

Mystic Maya, Journey of Initiation Director Douglas Kip Beechwood in Documentary, Religion/Faith United States

REVOLUTION
&
REFORM 

SCIENCE


SCREENPLAYS

SOCIAL ISSUES

Beacon Farms Director Candy Whicker in Documentary, Social Issues Cayman Islands

Our Voice, Our Heart Directors Laurens Goud, Justin Grant in Social Issues Australia

Sights and Sounds of the Assyrian Diaspora: Art in Response to Statelessness Director Samuel Joseph Tamo in Social Issues, Research (sub-category) United States

The Light Of Women Directors Elise Darblay, Antoine Depeyre in Social Issues France

WE DISSENT: Voices for Reproductive Rights Director Janet Bently in Social Issues United States

We Rise Director Michael A Afendakis in Documentary, Human Spirit, Social Issues, Youth Issues, Direction (sub-category) United States

SPORTS

TRAVEL - CULTURE

ARTS

Taking Flight Director Deborah Donnelly-McLay in Documentary, Docu-drama Short, Travel/Culture/Arts, Original Score (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational (sub-category), Actor: Lead (Subcat) United States

WILDLIFE - NATURE

ANIMALS

An Invitation to Wonder: Waubesa Wetlands Director Benjamin Christopher Albert in Wildlife/Nature/Animals United States

Slovenia - Where Nature Comes First Directors Christine Sonvilla, Marc Graf in Wildlife/Nature/Animals Austria