IMDb Qualifying
As a dedicated documentary filmmaker, you have an important message: Deliver it to the people that matter! Other fests claim to “invite” distributors to a venue: We Deliver Them To You Directly, guaranteed.
Docs Without Borders Film Festival (DWBFF) is a festival dedicated to DOCUMENTARIES and DOCUDRAMAS ONLY (we are one of the few festivals with a separate category for Docudramas).
-Guaranteed distributor review by Worldwide Motion Pictures Corporation (WWMPC.COM) for features, Adler & Associates for shorts and features, and Cardinal XD, AT NO EXTRA COST TO YOU, for our select few "Best Of Festival" and "Best Of Show’" winners in the 13 Major categories, based on sufficient qualified entries. For this FREE service, DWBFF requires NO CONTRACTS to be signed.
-No need to "hope" that a distributor will see your film at a festival venue: We guarantee our distribution associates will review top winners.
- VIDEO PLAY OPTION: DWBFF, with WRPN.TV Entertainment Network may also offer a unique opportunity to show your film to a worldwide community of video fans from dozens of countries that filmmakers would not usually have access to,
-FREE Early bird entry of any rejected film into DWBFF’s next competition upon completing the suggested corrections outlined in your rejection letter.
-Reduced rates for sub-category submissions (cinematography, editing, original score, research, etc.)
-Unique Documentary Category distinctions: Environmental, Human Spirit, Social Issues, Wildlife, Docudrama shorts, Docudrama features, and many others.
-Rejected films also have the opportunity for Feedback: The one element most festivals ignore.
Instead of paying submission fees and getting nothing in return, EVERYONE who submits to DWBFF will receive one of two benefits: Either 1): your film is already competition caliber and gets accepted as an Official Selection, OR 2): you’ll receive a letter outlining exactly what is keeping it from being accepted. If you can make corrections, you resubmit for FREE.
While most festivals do not explain all the rejections, we strive to help filmmakers improve their festival acceptance rates and marketability.
DWBFF is run as a web-based competition instead of a traditional film festival: 100% of our effort and investment goes into finding a market for you, not into renting theatres unless it is dictated by the distributors to test the market further. New distribution company connections are actively petitioned.
Get your winning scripts submitted to Polaris Pictures, a film finance company.
Polaris does not accept unsolicited submissions.
If your screenplay is rejected, we will tell you the reason (s), and you’ll have a chance to re-submit up to 30 days before the last deadline or the following season for free.
WRPNSC accepts unproduced and produced feature-length screenplays between 70 and 130 pages, unproduced and produced short scripts under 40 pages,
Finally, our (DWBFF's) founders are registered Committee Members for the Universal Film & Festival Organization (UFFO.ORG). The UFFO is a non-profit operating out of the U.K., which exists to "promote the best business practices for film festivals.” This guarantees that your film will benefit from a fair and thorough judging process.
DWBFF, in cooperation with our distribution colleagues, is proud to offer a guaranteed distributor review to the top winners in the 13 major categories at these award levels*:
"Best Of Festival"
"Best Of Show"
*(Please note: If there is insufficient competition within any category, DOFIFF reserves the right to withdraw a "Best Of" presentation in that category.)
Other award levels include:
"Award Of Outstanding Excellence"
"Award Of Excellence"
"Award Of Exceptional Merit"
"Award Of Merit"
"Kudos Endeavor Award"
Sub-category awards are available for cinematography, research, original concept, editing, viewer impact, and many others.