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Summer 2021 WINNERS

In order to insure that each film is studied and rated on an individual basis, NWBFF 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.

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We select  two Best Of Festival Award Winners for
Domestic and Foreign in various categories, if available.

BEST OF FESTIVAL
Wildlife/Nature Documentaries




Sounding the Alarm ~ America's Climate Crisis
Director Peter Goetz
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Environmental
United States		 Best of Festival in Both Categories

Blue Brazil
Director Cristian Dimitrius
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Original Song (subcat)
Brazil
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE: Original Song (subcat)



BEST OF FESTIVAL
Narrative Feature Film Centered on:
Animal, nature or environment
Beyond Heritage
Director Alejandro González Padilla
in Narrative Feature Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
Mexico



BEST OF FESTIVAL
Narrative Short Film Centered on:
Animal, nature or environment

Red bean
Director Yu CHEN
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
China



BEST OF FESTIVAL
Environmental


MOM's: More Than An Organic Market
Director Dorlisa Hommel
in Environmental
United States

The Seeds of Vandana Shiva
Directors Camilla Becket, James Becket
in Environmental
Australia



BEST OF FESTIVAL
Ornithology Documentaries





LAND of the SPOON-BILLED SANDPIPER, two parts (English)
Director Iuliia Darkova
in Ornithology Documentaries
Russian Federation



BEST OF FESTIVAL
Ocean Life Documentaries




INTO THE BLUE: The Wonders of The Coral Triangle
Director Robert Fonollosa
in Ocean Life Documentaries, Cinematography (subcat)
Spain

 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE: Cinematography

Listening To Orcas
Director Michael Allder with Yanick Rose + Volker Barth
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Ocean Life Documentaries, Editing (subcat), Direction (subcat), Cinematography (subcat)
Canada
 Also:
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE in: Editing, Direction and Cinematography

BEST OF FESTIVAL
Flora Documentary


The Meadow - Paradise Lost
Director Jan Haft
in Flora Documentary, Original Score (subcat)
Germany

 EXCELLENCE: Original Score





50 shades of sharks
Directors ALEXIS BARBIER-BOUVET , DIDIER NOIROT
in Ocean Life Documentaries
France
A Whale's Worth
Directors Juan Antonio Rodríguez Llano, Felipe Pinzón Barbosa
in Ocean Life Documentaries
Spain
Coding for Crayfish
Directors Serge Raemaekers, Karen Logan
in Oceanography Documentaries
South Africa
Galapagos: Secrets of the Ocean Giants
Director Jeffrey Garriock
in Ocean Life Documentaries
Canada
LEOPARD LEGACY
Directors Will Steenkamp, Lianne Steenkamp
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Original Score (subcat), Sound Editing (subcat), Cinematography (subcat), Editing (subcat)
South Africa
EXCELLENCE: Original Score
EXCELLENCE: Sound Editing
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE: Cinematography
EXCELLENCE: Editing
MENORCA, BIOSPHERE RESERVE
Director Toni Escandell y Jordi Escandell
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
Spain
The Epic Adventure of a Hedgehog
Director Guillaume Poyet
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
France
The Time We Have Left
Directors Blake McWilliam, Niobe Thompson
in Environmental
Canada






Australia Burns...silence of the land
Director Shane McLachlan
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
Australia
Exquisite Wasteland
David Vassar
Screenplay
(USA)
Foxxy & Coco
Director Chris Kerin
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
United States
Mark of the Jaguar
Directors Dave Taylor, April Kelly
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
United States
Memories of the Future
Director Ben Fiscella Meissner
in Flora Documentary
Mexico
Monkey (R)Evolution – Thailand’s Diving Macaques
Directors Dominque Hennequin, Cyril Ruoso
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
France
Mysteries of the Goose
Director Samuel Guiton
in Ornithology Documentaries
France
Power for Pollinators
Director Mathew Schmid
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Environmental, Flora Documentary, Entomology Documentaries, Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment, Cinematography (subcat)
United States
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE IN ALL FOUR CATEGORIES
"Reggie's Forest"
Director Simona Calin
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Environmental
United States
EXCELLENCE: Both Categories
The Long Coast
Director Ian Cheney
in Ocean Life Documentaries
United States
Where Buffalo Roam
Directors Larry Laverty, Isaac Pingree
in Environmental
United States
WHITE WOLVES – GHOSTS OF THE ARCTIC
Director Oliver Goetzl
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Original Score (subcat), Sound Editing (subcat), Editing (subcat), Direction (subcat), Cinematography (subcat)
Germany
EXCELLENCE: Original Score
EXCELLENCE: Sound Editing
EXCELLENCE: Editing
EXCELLENCE: Direction
EXCELLENCE: Cinematography 







Arctic Encounters (English version)
Director Cristiana Bontemps
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
Monaco
EXCELLENCE: Sound Editing (subcat)
EXCELLENCE: Editing (subcat)
Bee Aware
Directors Maria Trimarco Luskay, Lou Guarneri, Christopher Sinise, Alek Zawadski, Brian McDermott
in Environmental
United States		  
Beavers without Borders
Director Nina Constable
in Environmental
United Kingdom		  
Climate Emergency: Feedback Loops
Director Susan Gray
in Environmental
United States		  
Deep Yoga
Director Sophie Hawkins
in Narrative Feature Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
Canada		  
Draw me a swallow
Director Hassan Lakhdar
in Ornithology Documentaries
Switzerland		  
Full Circle
Director Anne Via McCollough
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Ornithology Documentaries
United States		 EXCELLENCE Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE: Ornithology Documentaries
I'm a Child
Directors Kaitlin McQueeney, Eliézer Ojeda, Barbara McQueeney
in Animation
United States		  
Inferno Without Borders
Submitter Sandrine Charruyer
in Environmental
Australia		  
Jack and the Treehouse
Director Jim Schneider
in Narrative Feature Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
United States
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Original Song
EXCELLENCE: Actor: Supporting, David Mansueto
EXCELLENCE: Actor: Lead, Eamonn McElfresh
Keystone
Director Maggie O'Dea
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
United States		  
LOST KINGS OF BIOKO
Director Oliver Goetzl
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Original Score (subcat), Sound Editing (subcat), Editing (subcat), Direction (subcat), Cinematography (subcat)
Germany
EXCELLENCE: Original Score
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE: Sound Editing
EXCELLENCE: Editing
EXCELLENCE: Direction
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE Cinematography 
MicroKansas - Tribulation
Director Bobby Obermite
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
United States		  
Now I am an Axolotl
Director Alejandra Medellín
in Youth Produced
Mexico		  
Observations at 65° South
Director Lilian Hess
in Ocean Life Documentaries
Germany		  
Other Plans (Diving)
Director Roy Davidson
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
Malta		  
PARALLELES
Director Ambroise CARMINATI
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
France		  
Paths
Director Xabier Unanua
in Entomology Documentaries
Spain		  
Rafiki-- Friend
Director Carl Davis
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
United States		  
Sky Islands: a time travel in the Andes Mountains
Director Catalina Giraldo
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
Netherlands		  
SOL
Director Christian Taylor
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
South Africa		  
South by Southeast
John Hancock
Screenplay
 (USA)
TARKINE TOGETHER - 60 mins
Director Rhys Shepherd
in Environmental
Australia		  
THE DARK SIDE OF GREEN ENERGIES
Directors Jean-Louis Pérez, Guillaume Pitron
in Environmental
French Southern Territories		  
The forest within us
Director Végh Attila
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
Hungary		  
The Great Atchafalaya Basin
Director Mark Knight
in Environmental
United States		  
The Hubble Reef
Director Ethan Soule
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
United States		  
The Hunt for the Asian Giant Hornet
Director Jay Windland
in Entomology Documentaries
United States		  
The Jewels of the Salton Sea - FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - MICHAEL MADSEN/GRACE VITALI/STEVEN VITALI
Director Steven Vitali
in Environmental, Content/Message Delivery (subcat), Original Score (subcat)
United States
EXCELLENCE: Content/Message Delivery
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Original Score
The Need for Connectivity
Directors William Freund, Max Freund
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment, Content/Message Delivery (subcat)
United States
EXCELLENCE:  Content/Message Delivery 
The Rabbit, Designed for Survival
Director Hervé Glabeck
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
France		  
The Voice of a River
Director Carlos Gonzalez
in Environmental
United States		  

The White-Throated Sparrow Project
Director Tiffany Deater
in Ornithology Documentaries, Cinematography (subcat) Research (subcat)
United States
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Cinematography (subcat)
EXCELLENCE:  Research (subcat)
Very Clever Goats
Director Hervé Glabeck
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
France		  
We've only got this world
Director Peter Walker
in Narrative Feature Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
Vanuatu		  
Wild farms
Director Thierry Robert
in Environmental
France		 0







A fragile glass
Director Martina Selva
in Herpetology Documentaries
Italy
A River Speaks
Director Stephen Hamm
in Environmental
United States
Amy and the Tortoise - How Animals Saved the Planet
Director John Leben
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
United States
BULA
Director Boris Baum
in Narrative Feature Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
Belgium
Fins Attached
Submitter Kristin Arnold Ruyle
in Oceanography Documentaries
United States
From the Mountains to the Ocean: Turtles of Alabama
Director Josef Fairbanks
in Herpetology Documentaries
United States
For Western Port
Director Terry Melvin
in Environmental
Australia
Illuminated
Director Meirav Heiman
in Animation
Israel
I am a guardian
Directors Bianca Butti, Claire Paparazzo
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
United States
LAGUNA BEACH – Ten Challenges to its Legacy and Character
Directors Ron Chilcote, Charles Michael Murray
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
United States
Life of the Sengi
Director Tiffany Deater
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
United States
Nissequogue River - A Beautiful Ecosystem
Director Lex Szymczyk
in Environmental
United States
On The Trail Of The Humpback Whale
Director Tony Whelan
in Ocean Life Documentaries
Ireland
Quest for the Golden Orb
Robert Drusetta
Screenplay
 (Australia)
Red Maasai Heritage
Director Fiona Tande
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
Kenya
Setting out for Sustainability
Directors Michelle Whiting, Alexa Ott
in Environmental
United States
Smoldering Ice
Director Aaron T Lewis
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Environmental, Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Environmental
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
terra incognita
Director Aviv Brender
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
United States
The Circle of Moose
Director Josefin Kuschela
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
Germany
The Picturesque Beast
Director Theodor Nymark
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
Denmark
They Keep Quiet So We Make Noise
Director Marlena Skrobe
in Environmental
United States
To Be Blunt
Director Brian Ronalds
in Flora Documentary
United States
Walden
Director Kate Mercer
in Animation
United Kingdom







ACID MINE NATION Ep 4 - The Navajo Effect
Director Tom Schillaci
in Environmental
United States
Bird LA Day 2015
Director Erik Friedl
in Ornithology Documentaries
United States
Cleaning the planet Earth
Director Anna Girbau
in Environmental
Spain
(crude) Oil
Director Jonathan Hetler
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
United States
Erased
Director Anna Friedland
in Environmental
United States
Flames
Submitter peggy keilman
in Environmental
United States
FRUITVILLE
Directors Lallan Samaroo, Larry Horrell
in Animation, Narrative Feature Film Centered on Animal,
nature or environment, Original Concept (subcat)
Trinidad and Tobago
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Narrative Feature Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
MERIT: Original Concept
Hydroponics at Sindyanna of Galilee
Director Steven Hoffen
in Environmental, Youth Produced
United States
MERIT: Youth Produced
Gaia
Director Hector Quijano
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
United States
It's Only Natural
Director Ro Privett
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
Australia
Lifelines
Director brooke smiley
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
United States
Lifted
Director Sam Troz
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
United States
Little Fish
Director Edward Columbia
in Environmental
United States
May they Fly
Director Manon Cole
in Ornithology Documentaries
Belgium
Milkweed
Director Nathan J. Stumpff
in Entomology Documentaries, Original Score (subcat)
United States
MERIT: Original Score (subcat)
Permafrost
Director Aeryn Lee
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment,
Original Concept (subcat), Direction (subcat), Cinematography (subcat),
Actor: Supporting (subcat), Actress: Supporting (subcat), Actor: Lead
 (subcat), Actress: Lead (subcat)
United States
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Original Concept
MERIT: Direction
MERIT: Cinematography
MERIT: Actor: Supporting
MERIT: Actress: Supporting
MERIT: Actor: Lead 
Searching for Pura Vida
Director Marten Leurdijk
in Environmental
Netherlands
Sky Squadron
Robert Drusetta
Screenplay
Australia
The Tales of the Lost and Found
Director Ksenia Ratushnaya
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
Russian Federation
Tits & More
Director Michael Slowe
in Ornithology Documentaries, Editing (subcat)
United Kingdom
MERIT: Editing 
Tropic of Chaos
Director angelo loy
in Environmental
Italy
Walk With Me
Director Yantra de Vilder
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
Australia
Wild Horses - A Micro/Mini-documentary'
Director William E. Simpson II
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value (subcat),
Original Concept (subcat), Cinematography (subcat)
United States
MERIT: Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value
MERIT: Original Concept
MERIT: Cinematography 







Quintessence I & II: Moving Softly in the Dark & Moving Gently in the Light
Directors Ariana Pirela Sánchez, Janette K Hopper
in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment
United States

SUB-CATEGORIES

9th Session
Director MISLAV MURETIC
in Actor: Lead (subcat)
Croatia
 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Davor Tomic
and thus man gets crushed AGAIN and AGAIN...
Director JAYA JOSE RAJ
in Content/Message Delivery (subcat)
India		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE: Content/Message Delivery
Alles hat Grenzen NUR DER MONDFISCH NICHT
Directors Sylvia Eckermann, Gerald Nestler
in Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value (subcat)
Austria		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Viewer Impact
Everyday an Apocalypse
Submitter debra watson
in Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value (subcat)
United Kingdom		 MERIT: Viewer Impact
Nurture with Nature, A Story of Ecotherapy
Directors Tanya Stadelmann, Dorothy Ibes
in Content/Message Delivery (subcat)
United States		 EXCELLENCE: Content/Message Delivery
Only water in the sea
Directors Laura Pavone, Arun Nangla
in Content/Message Delivery (subcat)
United Kingdom		 EXCELLENCE: Content/Message Delivery
Paddle pullers video diaries: CANOE TRIP ON THE VÕHANDU RIVER (in Estonia)
Submitter Rivo Laasi
in Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value (subcat)
Estonia		 MERIT: Viewer Impact
Parts Per Million
Director Jesseca Ynez Simmons
in Cinematography (subcat)
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Content/Message Delivery
Physis
Director Ayelet Carmi and Meirav Heiman
in Original Concept (subcat)
Israel		 EXCELLENCE: Original Concept
Sacred Sediments: a climate journey in Peru
Director Thomas Malkowicz
in Research (subcat)
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE: Research
The Texas Bigfoot
Writer Ronen Tregerman
in Original Concept (subcat)
United States
 EXCELLENCE: Original Concept
Unarmed
Submitter Marilyn Miller
in Content/Message Delivery (subcat)
United States		 KUDOS: Content/Message Delivery
MERIT: Actor: Lead, Mohammed Kamer
What Happen to this Beautiful World
Submitter Sandra Reed
in Original Song (subcat)
United States		 EXCELLENCE: Original Song