DWBIFF has instituted a system to ensure entries do not compete against each other, but get recognized for their merits. 
They compete against themselves: we judge each entry on individual merits and score on an inherent value system. 

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 May 2, 2021.

If your film receives the Best Of Festival or Best Of Show award, it will be eligible for review by our long-standing and reputable distribution associates; PLUS, we will screen a few TOP Awards at the WRPN.tv sponsored Multi-Festival Event Rehoboth Beach, DE 2021 and Berkeley Springs, WV 2021 (At our discretion and by invitation, based on local demographics and COVID-19 situation)


Films NOMINATED to COMPETE Fall 2020
Animation Documentary Drama-Romance Dust Collector Horror Inspirational Loose shorts TV Show Alt. Media
Student Zero Budget Sci-Fi Tight Shorts Comedy Screenplay Art-House
 Webisode


ALTERNATE MEDIA


Merce, Season 2
Director Tyne Firmin
in Alternate Media
United States

ANIMATION


Reflection
Director M. A. Ristvedt
in Animated, Documentary
Norway
 Devil Preferred Espresso
Director Klaus Hoefs
in Animated
Germany
Mr. Green Bean and Mr. Redhead Journey Down The Mississippi River
Submitter Ron Pentz
in Animated
United States
 (m)adam: Adam's Rib Reframed
Director Lizzie Berne DeGear and Martha Mapes
in Animated, Religious/Faith
United States
Couch Coins
Director Mr Snugglez
in Animated
United States


ART-HOUSE FILM
PURE
Director America Young
in Art-house Film
Canada
 Pulli, The Mark
Directors Sembian somasundaram, Kalaivani Murugappan
in Art-house Film
Singapore
Calling for Change
Director Joel Ryan McDermott
in Art-house Film
 Outlines Of Love (2020, UK)
Director Joćo Cutileiro Nunes
in Art-house Film
United Kingdom
Home a place of belonging
Director Yantra de Vilder
in Art-house Film, Experimental, Inspirational, Religious/Faith
Australia
 In Search of the Artistic Moment
Director Yantra de Vilder
in Art-house Film, Experimental, Inspirational
Australia
Way Down Below- A Lament for our Times
Director Yantra de Vilder
in Art-house Film, Zero Budget
Australia
 Written on Water
Director Pontus Lidberg
in Art-house Film
France
ALEPH
Director Joao Butoh
in Art-house Film, Actor: Lead (subcat)
Brazil
 Out of Time
Director Leon Lopez
in Art-house Film
United Kingdom

COMEDY
SALAD DAZE
Director Amelia Foxton
in Comedy
Australia
 Meow Mixer
Director Joshua Nelson
in Comedy
United States
Oblivious
Director Roy Boucher
in Comedy
United States
 "DIVOS!"
Director Ryan Patrick Bartley
in Comedy, Actor: Supporting (subcat), Actress: Supporting (subcat)
United States















DOCUMENTARY
The Unlikely Story of the Lesbians of First Friday
Director Kathryn L Beranich
in Documentary
United States
 ManglaMukhi- Eunuch Blessings
Director Arpita Singh
in Documentary
India
ALONE OUT HERE
Director Luke Cornish
in Documentary
Australia
 Berlin Bernauer StraĆƒŸe - Time Travel
Director Dr. Ingo Bruchhold
in Documentary
Germany
The Last Queen
Director Kaye Tuckerman
in Documentary
United States
 Catherine's Kindergarten
Directors Kaye Cleave, James Daggett
in Documentary
United States
Invisible Wyoming
Director Patricia McInroy
in Documentary
 Reflection
Director M. A. Ristvedt
in Animated, Documentary
Norway
WAS I NEXT - THE SEAN CRIBBIN STORY 2020
Director Craig Huckerby
in Documentary
Canada
 Girlsboysmix
Director Lara Aerts
in Documentary
Netherlands
OUT LOUD
Director Gail Willumsen
in Documentary
United States
 Is this Queensland in the 20s?
Director Caroline Layt
in Documentary
Australia







DRAMA - ROMANCE
Indigo
Director Garfield Boston
in Drama
United States
 Twilight of the Possible Immortals
Director MJ Politis
in Drama
Canada
Patrick
Director Adam Swain Ferguson
in Drama
United States
 The Gemini
Director Nyo Min Lwin
in Drama
Myanmar
TREES OF PEACE
Director Alanna Brown
in Drama
United States
 A Passage Of Time
Director Bill Humphreys
in Drama, Original Concept (subcat), Set design (subcat)
United States
Just Ask Him
Director Brian Tognotti
in Drama
United States
 All-American Boy
Director Ian Liberatore
in Drama
United States











DUST COLLECTOR
Hate Street
Director Michael Guercio
in Dust Collector
United States

















EXPERIMENTAL
Your Inbox Is Full
Director James Burkhalter
in Experimental, Student
United States
 We the Jury
Director John C Mai
in Experimental
United States
Incredible Machine GlassBody
Director Katarina Poljak
in Experimental
United States
 Let'sss
Director Queer Faith & TheMany
in Experimental, Makeup (subcat)
Belgium
The Real Court of Shards
Director Jan Eilhardt
in Experimental
Germany
 In Search of the Artistic Moment
Director Yantra de Vilder
in Art-house Film, Experimental, Inspirational
Australia
Home a place of belonging
Director Yantra de Vilder
in Art-house Film, Experimental, Inspirational, Religious/Faith
Australia
 Miracle! Mother Nature has appeared to me
Directors Mario Pascariello , Tommaso MiceliMalaguti
in Experimental
Italy
MY MATTACHINE
Director Martin Mulcahy
in Experimental, Original Concept (subcat)
United States










HORROR
Wretched
Writer James Spears
in Horror
United States
Roommate Wanted
Director Michael McCartney
in Horror, Actress: Lead (subcat), Direction (subcat)
United States
















INSPIRATIONAL
Intrinsic Moral Evil
Director Harm Weistra
in Inspirational, Tight Shorts, Content/Message Delivery (subcat), Original Concept (subcat), Voice-Over-Talent (subcat)
Netherlands
 Kippy, Pray for the Dead and Fight Like Hell for the Living
Director Gail M Phaneuf
in Inspirational
United States
Home a place of belonging
Director Yantra de Vilder
in Art-house Film, Experimental, Inspirational, Religious/Faith
Australia
 In Search of the Artistic Moment
Director Yantra de Vilder
in Art-house Film, Experimental, Inspirational
Australia
















LOOSE SHORTS
62-84, I Didn't Copy That, HQ
Director Timucin Ipekusta
in Loose Shorts
Turkey
 Orpheus Star
Director Donn Swaby
in Loose Shorts
United States
The Message
Director Catherine Phillips
in Loose Shorts, Original Concept (subcat)
United Kingdom
 Yesterday, My Dead Boyfriend Messaged Me on Grindr
Submitter Curtis Lee
in Loose Shorts, Actor: Lead (subcat), Cinematography (subcat), Original Concept (subcat)
Australia
More of Something
Director Kevin Nettles
in Loose Shorts
United States













RELIGIOUS/FAITH
(m)adam: Adam's Rib Reframed
Director Lizzie Berne DeGear and Martha Mapes
in Animated, Religious/Faith
United States
Home a place of belonging
Director Yantra de Vilder
in Art-house Film, Experimental, Inspirational, Religious/Faith
Australia
SENIOR DISCOUNTed
Director Jay Pennington & Gerry Olert
in Religious/Faith, Actor: Lead (subcat)
United States













SCREENPLAY
Rough Trade with title page
Submitter Howard Casner
in Screenplay
United States
 Reparations
Writer Marilynn Loveless
in Screenplay
United States
THE SHROUD TRINITY
Submitter Frank McEvoy
in Screenplay
United States
 shame or honour
Submitter Ceri Thomas-Davies
in Screenplay
United Kingdom
Life After Death
Writer David Toussaint
in Screenplay
United States
 The Treacherous Border
Submitter Lawrence Watson
in Screenplay
United States
I Promise You This
Writer Todd G. Sorrell
in Screenplay
United States
 The Retreat
Writer Jill E Ficks Friedman
in Screenplay
United States
QC
Writer Bear Kosik
in Screenplay
United States
 Boy meets Girl
Writer Robert M. Cuen
in Screenplay
United States
LSD Memories - A Love Story
Writer Pavel Cerny
in Screenplay
United States
 Sweet Raven
Writer James Lemke
in Screenplay
United States
The Grip
Submitter Alex Gold
in Screenplay
United States
 Alex*
Writer Joachim H. Boettcher
in Screenplay
Switzerland
Kilt
Submitter Ron Leach
in Screenplay
Canada
 My Father's Worst Nightmare
Submitter Joe Russo
in Screenplay
United States
Lured
Writer Frank J. Avella
in Screenplay
United States
 The Choice Image
Writers Richard Winzeler, Scott Hadley Morgan
in Screenplay
United States
Conflicted
Writer Paul Paseli
in Screenplay
United States
 Still Here
Writer Susan Jordan
in Screenplay
Good Neighbors
Writer John Arnold
in Screenplay
United States
 VENGEANCE IS A LADY
Writer Michael Williams
in Screenplay
United States
Sam the Rhino
Submitter Andrew Cooper
in Screenplay
United States
 Somebody That I Used to Know
Writer Robert Leo Cox
in Screenplay
United States
Angelito
Submitter Gilbert Salazar
in Screenplay
United States
 The Detour
Writer Annika Freese
in Screenplay
United States
Gus
Writer Todd Bird
in Screenplay
United States
 Little Earthquakes
Writer Todd Bird
in Screenplay
United States
Right Hand Man
Writer Hollis Sherman-Pepe
in Screenplay
United States
 On Par
Writers Paul G. Andrews, Beth Kates
in Screenplay
United Kingdom
NearFall
Writer Ronny Jay
in Screenplay
United States
 Case Unsolved
Writer C.J. Arellano
in Screenplay
United States
The Butterfly
Writer Jay Lucious
in Screenplay
United States
 Running
Submitter Sean Chandler
in Screenplay
United States
THICKER THAN BLOOD
Writer Ken Gildin
in Screenplay
United States
 CAMOUFLAGE
Submitter Christopher Willis
in Screenplay
United States
The Brothers Sinclair
Writer Ronny Jay
in Screenplay
United States
 Le Train
Submitter William Swanson
in Screenplay
Super Stretch
Writer Steve Lane
in Screenplay
United States
 Invisible
Writers Dave Schmeling, David A. Pasquarelli
in Screenplay
United States
Light Em' Up
Writer Sami Garcia
in Screenplay
 Kinsey's Scale
Writer Caleb Irving
in Screenplay
United Kingdom
Bol Radha
Writer Dolar Vasani
in Screenplay
Uganda
 The Aspern Papers
Writer Steven Stiefel
in Screenplay
United States
Rainbow Village
Submitter Michael Jernegan
in Screenplay
United States
 Somewhere Between Love and Justice
Writer SW Andersen
in Screenplay
United States
The Statue of Pan
Writer Kenneth Lynn Anderson
in Screenplay
United States
 Thom Girl
Writer Kacy Boccumini
in Screenplay, Script Writer
United States
East Side Story
Submitter William Swanson
in Screenplay



SCRIPT WRITER
(Judges the writing NOT the script)




Thom Girl
Writer Kacy Boccumini
in Screenplay, Script Writer
United States

















SCI-FI

 














































STUDENT

Your Inbox Is Full
Director James Burkhalter
in Experimental, Student
United States
 Trust: A Coming Out Story
Director Benjamin Berry-Wolfenden
in Student
Canada
Girls' play
Director Kurihara yasuyuki
in Student
Japan
 Beat
Director Anastasia Szymanski
in Student
Canada
Ulster Alien
Director Corey Gallagher
in Student
United Kingdom
 When We Meet Again
Director Megan Laursen
in Student
Canada
Full Send
Director Jordan Scott Thomas
in Student
United States
 Hydrate
Director Nat DiCicco
in Student
United States
Fluid
Director Kaycee K Phillips
in Student, Voice-Over-Talent (subcat)
United States
 Smile, You're On Camera
Director Nat DiCicco
in Student
United States
Dream Boy
Director Aldrin Junio
in Student
Canada
 Kazoo
Director Gracen Bayer
in Student
Monster Mash
Director LAI,ZI-JING (JOY LAI)
in Student
Taiwan







TIGHT SHORTS
Intrinsic Moral Evil
Director Harm Weistra
in Inspirational, Tight Shorts, Content/Message Delivery (subcat), Original Concept (subcat), Voice-Over-Talent (subcat)
Netherlands
 SWEET & TENDER HOOLIGAN
Director Jose Alfredo Garcia
in Tight Shorts
United States
Go Crazy With Crazy
Director Ayana Barber
in Tight Shorts
United States
 REFLECTIONS
Director Vickie Rose Sampson
in Tight Shorts
United States
Love is now the stardust of yesterday...
Director Mario Abbade
in Tight Shorts
Brazil
 YOSHI
Director Boris Thompson-Roylance
in Tight Shorts
United Kingdom
How the West Wasn't Won
Director Dean Edwardson
in Tight Shorts
United States
 Junior
Director Jehnovah Carisle
in Tight Shorts
United States
(m)adam: Adam's Rib Reframed
Director Lizzie Berne DeGear and Martha Mapes
in Animated, Religious/Faith
United States
 Wild HR
Director Vandy Beth Glenn
in Tight Shorts
United States
Country People
Submitter david bobrow
in Tight Shorts
United States
 Bizarre Love Triangle
Director Tom Parkin
in Tight Shorts, Actress: Lead (subcat)
United States
A Visit from Cousin Michael
Director MARK RISLEY
in Tight Shorts
United States
 ABSINTHE
Director Scott Payne
in Tight Shorts
United Kingdom
Escape
Director Patrick Maijer
in Tight Shorts, Direction (subcat), Viewer Impact: Entertainment (subcat)
Netherlands




TV SHOW

Manny
Writer Gerry Vega
in TV Show
United States
CHAD THE CAD
Writer Thomas Jenkins
in TV Show
United States
The Space Between
Directors Bianca Biasi, Louise Meek, Norman Neeson
in TV Show
Australia







WEBISODE

Avocado Toast the series
Director Sam Coyle
in Webisode (Pilot)
Canada


ZERO BUDGET

The Message
Director Catherine Phillips
in Zero Budget, Original Score (subcat)
United Kingdom
Way Down Below- A Lament for our Times
Director Yantra de Vilder
in Art-house Film, Zero Budget
Australia
Fiddelity
Director Paul Rapsey
in Zero Budget
Canada






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