Throughout the years we have focused on developing film festivals that build a path to your continued success.
All our festivals have helped hundreds of filmmakers from all over the world get the recognition they deserve by giving them exposure, a truly deserved award and, a chance for distribution with long established worldwide distributors.
We created our festivals implementing a rule none of the others have: if your film gets rejected, we will let you know why and give you a chance to fix it, then re-submit for free before we close submissions or, the following season.
Welcome to the Nature Without Borders International Film Festival, where distribution and exposure opportunities abound.
NWBIFF is a sister festival to the Docs Without Borders International Film Festival and the Depth of Field International Film Festival, a FilmFreeway “Top 100 Reviewed” festival.
NWBIFF accepts worldwide Films/Documentaries under many major categories and sub-categories.
Distribution:
Over the years, our sister festivals have sent hundreds of winning films to long established Distribution companies, many signing for distribution. NWBIFF operates with that same vantage! Your top award with NWBIFF gets you into our distributor review group.
Don’t forget Feedback: The one element most festivals ignore.
Everyone who submits to the Nature Without Borders International Film Festival will receive either of two benefits:
1): your film is already competition caliber and receives Official Selection status OR
2): If rejected, you will receive a letter outlining what it is about your film that is keeping it from being accepted.
This gives you the chance to make corrections to your film:
- Helps you to improve your product and its marketability
- Enhances your ability to be accepted at other festivals besides ours.
Guaranteed distributor review by Worldwide Motion Pictures Corporation, Adler & Associates and Cardinal XD Distribution for our select few "Best Of Festival" and "Best Of Show winners.
Opportunities for Sub-Category Awards include cinematography, score, original concept, direction, SFX, acting, writing, editing and many more!
NWBIFF, in cooperation with our distribution colleagues, is proud to offer guaranteed distributor review to the top winners in these award levels in the Major categories*:
"Best of Festival Award: Presented to an outstanding entry from among the Best Of Show Winners.," Receives frameable certificate of award"
"Best Of Show" selected by genre and domestic/foreign, so there will be more than one BOS, i.e. BOS Documentary (Domestic), BOS Documentary (Foreign) and so on.
"Award of Outstanding Excellence,"
* (Please note: If there is insufficient competition within any category, we reserve the right to withdraw a "Best Of" presentation in that category.)
Other award levels include:
"Award of Excellence,"
"Award Of Exceptional Merit,"
"Jury's Choice Award,"
"Award Of Merit,"
"Kudos Endeavor Award,"
NWBIFF is a live screening festival and virtual competition: We invest in getting distributor recognition for quality films to give them a life beyond a onetime festival showing.
NWBIFF screens Best of Festival and Best of Show winners at the WRPN.tv Multi-Festival Events in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware and Berkeley Springs, WV
Long term screening opportunity available on WRPN.TV Entertainment Network (optional)
Our founders are active Committee Members for the Universal Film and Festival Organization (UFFO.ORG), a U.K. based non-profit, founded to implement best business practices for festivals
Any film rejected receives Free feedback.
$30 flat fee for all Student Film Entries, regardless of deadline status.