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  SUMMER 2020 WINNERS

In order to insure that each film is studied and rated on an individual basis, DWBFF has instituted a system where entries do not compete against each other, but instead are recognized for their own individual merits.
For all intents and purposes, they compete against themselves:  each entry is judged on individual merits and scored on an inherent value system.

The judges focus is on your film when it is your turn to be evaluated, not on all the other films that are in cue: this insures that they will not have comparisons going on in their minds when they should be focusing entirely on YOU.


Judges score entries on a performance scale and winning entries are recognized and awarded not only for Best Of Festival &  Best Of Show, but also for two Awards of Excellence levels,two Awards of Merit levels, a Kudos Endeavor Award, or no award.

Best Of festival & Best of Show honors are granted to the top scoring entry/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.


The number of awards granted at any given level will fluctuate based on the total number of entries received for each competition deadline.






Best of Festival and Best of Show films are selected by category and region.
Not all categories had a Best of Festival winner

Okavango
Wildlife/Nature/Animals
(South Africa)
Dereck Joubert: Director
  Outstanding Excellence: Cinematography
Award Of Outstanding Excellence: Editing
Award Of Excellence: Original Score
  Excellence: Narration


Blood Debt
Religion/Faith
(Italy)
The Church of Almighty God





Yellow BrickRoad
Docu-drama Short
 (USA)
Todd Kapostasy: Director
Outstanding Excellence: Cinematography


The Magnificence of You
Docu-drama Short
(UK)
Joel Van der Molen: Director
Outstanding Excellence: Editing
Outstanding Excellence: Viewer Impact:Motivational/Inspirational


The End of Blindness
Health
(USA)
AJ Martinson: Director


(C)ANSWERS: The Answers to Cancer
Docu-drama Feature
 (USA)
Breht Gardner



Best Of Show
Animals at the Borders
Environmental
 (Germany)
Cornelia Volk: Director


A Voice for Whales
Biography
 (USA)

Selket Kaufman: Director



Once Upon A Time In Montgomery - The WAPX Documentary
Docu-drama Feature
(USA)
David Wise: Director


Freedom Love Gold
Human Spirit
 (USA)
Christina Hodel



Pandemic: The People|The Conspiracy|The Journey
Health
(USA)
Stephen Pressley: Director
Outstanding Excellence: Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational




The Edge Of Existence
Wildlife/Nature/Animals
(Africa)
James Suter , Charlie Luckock: Directors


United WeSing
Travel/Culture/Arts
 (USA)
Dan Petracca: Director




VIRGINIA
Docu-drama Feature
(Austria)
Sascha Köllnreitner: Director










Outstanding Excellence
Alaska Long Hunters (USA)
Religion/Faith
Docu-drama Feature
Outstanding Excellence BOTH
Dancing Joy (USA)
Travel/Culture/Arts Outstanding Excellence
Excellence: Editing
Danielle
Human Spirit Outstanding Excellence
Dog Valley (USA)
LGBT
Outstanding Excellence
Dreams of the Black Echo (USA)
Docu-drama Feature
Outstanding Excellence
Growing Solutions (USA)
Environmental
Outstanding Excellence

Hard Road of Hope (USA)
Environmental
Social Issues
Outstanding Excellence BOTH
Light Within The Cracks (USA)
Social Issues Outstanding Excellence
Not Just One (USA)
Human Spirit Outstanding Excellence
OLEG (USA)
Biography
Human Spirit
Revolution and Reform
Outstanding Excellence ALL 3 main categories.
Outstanding Excellence: Motivational/Inspirational
On The Trail Of The Humpback Whale (Ireland)
Wildlife/Nature/Animals Outstanding Excellence
Open Hearts (USA)
Health
Outstanding Excellence
Seven Thousand Souls (Czech Republic)
Docu-drama Feature Outstanding Excellence
Sockeye Salmon. Red fish (Russian Federation)
Wildlife/Nature/Animals
Outstanding Excellence
The Return of the Wildcat (Germany)
Wildlife/Nature/Animals
Outstanding Excellence: Cinematography
Outstanding Excellence: Editing
Outstanding Excellence: Award Of Excellence: Viewer Impact:
Motivational/Inspirational
The Secrets of Adaptation (Switzerland)
Wildlife/Nature/Animals
Outstanding Excellence
The Toxic Pigs of Fukushima (USA)
Docu-drama Short
Environmental
Religion/Faith
Wildlife/Nature/Animals
Outstanding Excellence ALL
WAS I NEXT - THE SEAN CRIBBIN STORY 2020 (Canada)
Human Spirit Outstanding Excellence
What Goes Wrong in Cancer (AU)
Health
Science
Animated
Outstanding Excellence ALL THREE
Will There Be Dancing (USA)
Science
Outstanding Excellence






Excellence Award Winners
Ayman (UK)
Social Issues Excellence
Abel Cuerda - The Colour Painter (Spain)
Travel/Culture/Arts
Excellence
A Fighting Chance (USA)
Religion/Faith Excellence
A Greenlander (UK)
Human Spirit
Excellence
Alexandre the Fool / AlexanderOdyssey (IMDb) (Canada)
Docu-drama Feature
Excellence
Behind The Mask: The Story Of
El Dragon
 (USA)
Travel/Culture/Arts
Excellence
'BLU' OR THE AMICI DI CAMICIA
(SHIRT BUDDIES) (USA)
Docu-drama Feature Excellence
Excellence: Research
BORN JUST NOW (USA)
Human Spirit Excellence
Burn With Us (USA>Hong Kong)
Docu-drama Feature
Excellence
Choi Chang Sau's Present to the Qin Makers
 of the 22nd Century (Hong Kong)
Travel/Culture/Arts
Excellence
Complete Surrender (UK)
Religion/Faith Excellence
Concrete Dreams: Some Roads LeadHome (Pakistan)
Docu-drama Short
Excellence
COVID-19 Together we areStronger (USA)
Animated
Excellence
Dancing Faces of Bali (USA)
Travel/Culture/Arts
Excellence
Outstanding Excellence: Research
Excellence: Cinematography
Excellence: Editing
Excellence: Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery
Outstanding Excellence: Direction
Demystifying Cannabis (Canada)
Revolution and Reform Excellence
Determined: The Story of Holocaust Survivor Avraham Perlmutter (USA)
Biography
Human Spirit

Excellence BOTH
Outstanding Excellence: Original Score
Outstanding Excellence: Motivational/Inspirational
Diversity in the Long Gray Line (USA)
Social Issues
Excellence
Faith Over Fear: Religion In ATime
 Of COVID-19 (Singapore)
Religion/Faith Excellence
Frenemies (USA)
Revolution and Reform
Excellence
GRIT (Singapore)
Human Spirit
Excellence
Gun Show (USA)
Travel/Culture/Arts
Excellence
Exceptional Merit:Cinematography
HIV Saved My Life (Japan)
Health
Excellence
Excellence: Narration Talent
Outstanding Excellence: ViewerImpact:Motivational/Inspirational
Excellence: Direction
Home? (USA)
Animated
Excellence
Excellence: Original Score
Hospital Shalom (USA)
Religion/Faith
Excellence



ICE REQUIEM (France)
Environmental
Excellence
In Search of ProfessorPrecarious (Canada)
Social Issues Excellence
JACKS MOM Autism Warrior Princess
Docu-drama Short Excellence
KIANA'S APACHE CEREMONY (USA)
Human Spirit
Social Issues
Travel/Culture/Arts
Excellence all 3
Excellence: Direction
Last Call for Tomorrow (USA)
Environmental
Excellence
Living in the Age of Miracles(Japan)
Religion/Faith Excellence
Excellence: Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery
Excellence: Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational
Make Art Wyoming (USA)
Travel/Culture/Arts Excellence
Maria Se Fue (Puerto Rico)
Social Issues Excellence
My Boys of Summer (USA)
Sports
Excellence
N.E.S.T (Brazil)
Travel/Culture/Arts Excellence
No Fear No Favor (USA)
Wildlife/Nature/Animals Excellence
ORANGEBURG: A Town, A Team, AnAmerican Tragedy (USA)
Social Issues
Sports
Excellence
Excellence: Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery
Ospreay: The Rise of an
International Pro Wrestler (UK)
Sports
Excellence
Travel/Culture/Arts (USA)
Travel/Culture/Arts
Excellence
Passport Preachers (USA)
Religion/Faith Excellence
Pause: Heidi (Norway)
Human Spirit
Excellence
Progress
Travel/Culture/Arts
Excellence
Prophets, Teachers and Kings USA)
Social Issues
Travel/Culture/Arts
Excellence BOTH
Excellence:Viewer Impact:Content/Message Delivery
 Excellence: Viewer Impact:Motivational/Inspirational
Psychics (Hong Kong)
Religion/Faith
Excellence
Excellence: Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery
Puri (Chile)
Environmental
Excellence
Rachel's Law (USA)
Social Issues Excellence
Raising Global Citizens (Canada)
Travel/Culture/Arts Excellence
Rising Daisies
Social Issues Excellence
Rescue Story - Saving CompanionAnimals (USA)
Docu-drama Feature Excellence
Robocup - Robots can't jump (UK)
Science
Excellence
San Marcos River Project (USA)
Environmental
Wildlife/Nature/Animals
Excellence
Short Film "Birthday Present"(Macedonia)
Health
Excellence
Siudy Entre Mundos (BetweenWorlds) - 50 performances of the American Dream (USA)
Docu-drama Feature
Human Spirit
Travel/Culture/Arts
Excellence All Three
Excellence:Viewer Impact:Motivational/Inspirational
Excellence:Direction
The Badass Librarians ofTimbuktu
 (USA)
Docu-drama Feature
Religion/Faith
Excellence BOTH
The Calling (Canada)
Human Spirit Excellence
The Deluge (India)
Environmental
Excellence
THE FINAL FIX (UK)
Health Excellence
The Great Impatient. (Spain)
Biography Excellence
The Long Breakup (USA)
Social Issues Excellence
The One and Only Jewish MissAmerica (USA)
Biography
Excellence
The Spirit of Lady Moody (USA)
Biography
Excellence
The White Widow (France)
Docu-drama Short
Excellence
Toxic (Sweden)
Docu-drama Short
Excellence
U-105 / American Strongman in India (USA)
Sports Excellence
WATER. THIRST TIME (Russian Federation)
Environmental
Excellence
Wheels - The Story of Kenn Madruga Racing (USA)
Human Spirit Excellence
Why Doctors Write: FindingHumanity in Medicine (USA)
Health Excellence
Windfall of Grace (India)
Religion/Faith
Excellence
Wings ofKyrgyzstan (USA/Kyrgyzstan)
Travel/Culture/Arts
Excellence





Exceptional Merit

5x7 (Italy)
Travel/Culture/Arts
Exceptional Merit
8:46 on Magnificent Mile
Social Issues Exceptional Merit
Aires (USA/Guatemala)
Environmental
Exceptional Merit
Amsterdam City Nomads(Netherlands)
Social Issues Exceptional Merit
An American Prophecy (USA)
Docu-drama Feature Exceptional Merit
Excellence: Viewer Impact: Content Message/Delivery
A Perilous Passage (Sweden)
Docu-drama Feature Exceptional Merit
Balloon Man (USA)
Biography
Exceptional Merit
Best Man Corner (UK)
Youth Issues
Exceptional Merit
Balikbayan: From Victims To Survivors (Canada)
Human Spirit
Exceptional Merit
Beauty on the Wing: Life Storyof the Monarch Butterfly (USA)
Environmental
Exceptional merit
Belief and Belonging (Ireland)
Human Spirit
Exceptional Merit
Big Bons (USA)
Human Spirit
Exceptional Merit
¡Boza! (USA)
Human Spirit
Social Issues
Exceptional Merit BOTH
Choose love (USA)
Social Issues Exceptional Merit
Collectors Vol.1
Travel/Culture/Arts
Exceptional Merit
Connecting Our Generations:Voices of Native Veterans (USA)
Travel/Culture/Arts
Exceptional Merit
Cornered (USA)
Social Issues
Exceptional Merit
Danger in Moscow (USA)
Animated
Exceptional Merit
Dear Child (Brazil)
Youth Issues Exceptional Merit
Dehlight (AU) Social Issues
Exceptional Merit
Excellence: Motivational/Inspirational
Depot Asmara (Germany)
Docu-drama Short
Exceptional Merit
Encounters at Chateau d’Amboise(France)
Wildlife/Nature/Animals Exceptional Merit
Exodus: A Vietnamese Refugee'sJourney to Canada (Canada)
Human Spirit Exceptional Merit
Finding the Strength to Heal(USA)
Docu-drama Short Exceptional Merit
Excellence: Direction
Foreclosing on Faith (Hungary)
Religion/Faith Exceptional Merit
Get Woke! Diversity andInclusion Documentary (USA)
Social Issues Exceptional Merit
Home Movies (USA)
Human Spirit Exceptional Merit
Exceptional Merit: Editing
Excellence: Original Score
Exceptional Merit: Narration Talent
I AM AGELESS and FEARLESS!(Thailand)
Docu--drama Short
Exceptional Merit
I am Hank (AU)
Human Spirit
Exceptional Merit
I Brought You HURRAY!!! (Belarus)
Biography
Exceptional Merit
Immuto (Change) (USA)
Environmental Exceptional Merit
In Want of a Mask (Hong Kong)
Social Issues
Exceptional Merit
Is this thefuture we promise for? (UK)
Social Issues
Exceptional Merit
Jubileo: A Parable of ChristianFellowship (USA)
Religion/Faith
Social Issues
Exceptional Merit
J.U.L.E.S (USA)
Health Exceptional Merit
Keep On A Walking 1-2-3 (USA)
Social Issues Exceptional Merit
Exceptional Merit: Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery
Kaizo (USA)
Biography
Exceptional Merit
Kingdom of Archers (USA)
Sports
Exceptional Merit
Ladies Of Wakaliwood (Sweden)
Human Spirit Exceptional Merit
Lanna Style and Grace (Canada)
Travel/Culture/Arts Exceptional Merit
Looking for Lidya short version(Italy)
Social Issues
Exceptional merit
Más Huevos Por Favor (USA)
Social Issues Exceptional Merit
Me To Play (USA)
Human Spirit
Exceptional Merit
MotherLove (UK)
LGBT
Exceptional Merit
Music, Canvas, Oil...(Austria)
Human Spirit Exceptional Merit
Mrs. Nambiar: More than 'just' ateacher (India)
Docu-drama Short
Exceptional Merit
NINE (USA)
Sports
Exceptional Merit
No Defense(USA)
Environmental
Exceptional Merit
LAnd and Water Revisited (USA)
Environmental
Exceptional merit
Latigo (Whip) (AU)
Travel/Culture/Arts
Exceptional Merit
Lyari - Survival of the Fringes
Social Issues
Exceptional Merit
Mother Fortress (Italy)
Human Spirit
Exceptional Merit
Ohr (USA)
Biography Exceptional Merit
ONELAND DHARRMBUNGI MARRANGIGI(AU)
Human Spirit Exceptional Merit
Out ofChaos, an Artist’s Journey in Haiti (USA)
Human Spirit Exceptional Merit
Over the barriers (Kazakhstan)
Sports
Exceptional Merit
Pfaueninsel (Peacock Island)(Netherlands)
Wildlife/Nature/Animals Exceptional Merit
Poetry, War and the Dance ofLife (USA)
Human Spirit Exceptional Merit
P.O.W. (Canada)
Docu-drama Feature
Exceptional Merit



Resisterhood (USA)
Social Issues
Exceptional Merit
Rebels With A Cause (Germany
Revolution and Reform
Exceptional Merit
Roam 4 Wild (USA)
Wildlife/Nature/Animals
Exceptional Merit
R.O.A.M - Riders On A Motorcycle(India)
Travel/Culture/Arts
Exceptional Merit
Salman Bin Hamad - A VISION OF PROMISE (Bahrain)
Biography
Science
Exceptional Merit BOTH
Exceptional Merit: Editing, Sergio Rozas
Excellence: Original Score, Jose Maria Diaz Canel
Selfie Rebels (Denmark)
Revolution andReform
Exceptional Merit
Sleep in Heavenly Peace - A Bedfor All Children (USA)
Docu-drama Short

Exceptional Merit
THE BRONZE MEN OF CAMEROON(Cameroon)
Travel/Culture/Arts Exceptional Merit
The Children of Borah (UK)
Travel/Culture/Arts Exceptional Merit
The Donbass children (Bulgaria/Ukraine)
Revolution and Reform
Exceptional Merit
The Fabulist (USA)
Human Spirit
Exceptional Merit
The Lastfishing journey (Switzerland)
Social Issues
Exceptional Merit
The Last Song (Austria) Biography
Travel/Culture/Arts
Exceptional Merit
The Millennial Experience (USA)
Social Issues
Exceptional Merit
The NewAbolitionists (USA)
Religion/Faith
Social Issues
Exceptional Merit BOTH
Excellence: Motivational/Inspirational
The Visit (France)
Human Spirit
Exceptional Merit
The Wave (Jamaica)
Sports Exceptional Merit
There Is No Planet B (USA)
Human Spirit Exceptional Merit
Through AHorse's Eyes (USA)
Docu-drama Short
Human Spirit
Wildlife/Nature/Animals
Exceptional Merit ALL THREE
Transhumance - Route of a disappearing life (Spain) Environmental
Exceptional Merit
Exceptional Merit:Cinematography
Transition (USA)
Biography Exceptional Merit
Unlocked (Canada)
Human Spirit Exceptional Merit
Ursula and Helena: Unexpected Journeys (Peru)
Religion/Faith Exceptional Merit
Vietnam, a cry from within (France)
Social Issues
Exceptional Merit
Voices of The Valley (USA)
Docu-drama Short Exceptional Merit
Warrior Spirit: Forged in the fires of Muay Thai (UK)
Docu-drama Short
Exceptional Merit
We to Me(USA)
Human Spirit
Exceptional Merit






Merit
"A Beautiful Day Tomorrow: Taking Suicide Awareness on the Road" (USA)
Docu-drama Feature Merit
Across Borders (USA)
Human Spirit Merit
Exceptional Merit: Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery
'At first they don't believe'
Surviving the
 Khmer Rouge (UK)
Social Issues
Merit
AWAKENING TO SPIRIT - InnerPeace To World Peace (USA)
Travel/Culture/Arts
Merit
being there (USA)
Social Issues
Merit
Change The World (AU)
Human Spirit Merit
Company (USA)
Human Spirit Merit
C. P. CAVAFY | THE CITY(Wherever I Turn My Eyes To) )(Greece)
Human Spirit Merit
Merit: Original Score
Death/Fast (USA)
Revolution and Reform
Merit
Farming for Life (USA/Kenya)
Health
Merit
Fishing Trip(Written in the Waters) (USA) Biography
Merit
F.T.P. (USA)
Social Issues
Merit
Grain of Sand (Bahrain)
Travel/Culture/Arts
Merit
Gratis (USA)
Environmental
Merit
Growing for Good (USA)
Social Issues Merit
Exceptional Merit: Cinematography
Her Summer(USA)
Social Issues
Merit
Homecoming (USA)
Human Spirit
Merit
How I Wrote My Autobiography(USA)
Biography
Merit
I Am Eva (USA)
LGBT
Merit
La Promesa (USA)
Social Issues
Merit
Morabeza, the strength of movement (France)
Human Spirit
Merit
Merit: Viewer Impact:Motivational/Inspirational
My Tibetan Godchild (Switzerland)
Human Spirit Merit
Exceptional Merit arration Talent
Exceptional Merit: Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational
NAKAM (Greece)
Human Spirit
Merit
Never Going Back (Mexico)
Social Issues
Merit
No MatterHow Rare (USA)
Human Spirit
Merit
Running Free(UK)
Social Issues
Merit
Sobering Stories: Stefan (USA)
Human Spirit
Merit
The Pleasants Effect (USA)
Biography
Merit
Exceptional Merit: Editing
The Search for the Cheeseman (USA)
Docu-drama Feature Merit
The Fire This Time: Art Barbados(Barbados)
Travel/Culture/Arts
Merit
Trash Story(Indonesia)
Environmental
Merit
What Did The Walls Hear? (USA)
Docu-drama Short
Merit
Wolf & Duce (USA)
Docu-drama Short
Social Issues

Merit BOTH
Merit: Narration Talent
Exceptional Merit: Content/Message Delivery





Kudos Endeavor
Comic in Covid (USA)
Docu-drama Feature
Kudos Endeavor
Diary of a Recovering Drug Addict (India)
Youth Issues
Kudos Endeavor




Sub-Categories
A Mind of Winter (USA)
Cinematography
Exceptional Merit
Beyond The Secret - The Awakening
Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational
Excellence
i just wanted to say (USA)
Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery
Excellence
Impact (Belgium)
Viewer Impact:Motivational/Inspirational
Excellence
Living In Fear (UK)
Viewer Impact: Content/MessageDelivery
Outstanding Excellence
Passion Makes School (Italy)
Editing
Outstanding Excellence
Short film "Birthday present"(Macedonia)
Viewer Impact:Content/Message Delivery
Excellence
Slava's Journey: Secrets of Snow(UK)
Editing
Exceptional Merit
Slava's Journey: Secrets of Snow(UK)
Original Score
Excellence
The Notes (Kazakhstan)
Viewer Impact: Content/MessageDelivery Excellence
The People Behind the Scenes (UK)
Research
Exceptional Merit
The Tinderbox (UK)
Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery
Excellence