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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.

Awards below Best of Show

Your winning title is shown in the left column.
You won the award under the main award heading, i.e., Outstanding Excellence.
The right column shows any additional awards won, if any.

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

 WAVES BENEATH THE WATERS,
SECRETS OF FRESHWATER LIFE REVEALED
Director Arthur de Bruin
Screenplay: Outstanding Excellence
Wildlife/Nature Documentaries: Best of Festival
Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value (subcat): Outstanding Excellence
, Original Score (subcat): Excellence
Editing (subcat): Outstanding Excellence
Direction (subcat): Outstanding Excellence
Cinematography (subcat): Outstanding Excellence
Netherlands

   
MT. SUSWA - LIFE IN A VOLCANO
Director Oliver Goetzl
Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
Editing (subcat): Excellence
Direction (subcat): Outstanding Excellence
 Cinematography (subcat): Outstanding Excellence
Germany




Nature's Magic Moments
Director Christian Baumeister
in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries
Germany



PotenDogs
Director Dahl Lee
in Animation
Korea, Republic of

TITLE - Country	AWARD (s)
Aliquam II Director Anthony Gordon in Ocean Life Documentaries Australia
Below the Rise Director Massimo Soto in Youth Produced United States
Cataclysm! Climate Change in the 11th Hour Director Charles & Mary Love in Environmental United States
Gonna Feel It Again Director Mary McGuinness in Music Video United States
If I Could Ride Director Shawn Welling in Narrative Feature Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment, Cinematography (subcat) United States	Excellence: Cinematography
Punyakoti (Sanskrit with English subtitles) Director Ravishankar Venkateswaran in Animation, Sound Editing (subcat), Editing (subcat), Direction (subcat) India	Excellence: Sound Editing Outstanding Excellence: Editing Outstanding Excellence: Direction
Real Fur Director Taimoor Choudhry in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries Canada
The Devil's Rapids Director André Desrochers in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries Canada
THE LONG WALK Director PIERRE STINE in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries Belgium

TITLE - Country	AWARD (s)
Archipelago New York - An Island City Director Thomas Halaczinsky in Ocean Life Documentaries Germany
Bear Viewing, Katmai National Park, Alaska Director Karen Lang in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries Canada
Be Wild to ReWild Submitter Dick DeAngelis in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment United States
Changing Seas: "At the Water's Edge: The Salt Marsh" Submitter Alexa Elliott in Ocean Life Documentaries United States
Changing Seas: "Habitats: The Key to Florida's Fisheries" Submitter Alexa Elliott in Ocean Life Documentaries United States
Changing Seas: "Recreational Shark Fishing: Collaborating for Conservation" Submitter Alexa Elliott in Ocean Life Documentaries United States
Chicken Soup for the Soil Director Brandon Gaesser in Environmental United States	Exceptional Merit: Cinematography
Colonies in Conflict Director Rajani Mani in Entomology Documentaries India
ELEMENTAL, redefining our relationship with wildfire Director Trip Jennings in Environmental United States
Elk in Paradise: Rancher, Ecologist, Hunter Director Holly Fretwell in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment United States
Escalation Director Jake Yun in Animation United States
Escalation Director Jake Yun in Youth Produced United States
Graniterock's Green Journey Director Robert Craig Ellenwood in Environmental United States
Mycelium Directors Gunhild Seim, Signe Christine Urdal in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment Norway
Myrtle Simpson - A Life On Ice Director Leigh Anne Sides in Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value (subcat), Editing (subcat), Direction (subcat), Biography United States	Excellence: Biography Excellence: Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value Excellence: Editing Excellence: Direction
Odds & Ends Director Prachi Bari in Environmental India
SACRED INDIA: A Plastic Revolution Director Jennifer Isme Pickford in Environmental Canada
Smart Kheti Apnayie – Khushiyan Upjayie Director Subroto Mazumder in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment India
Somehow Hopeful: The Story of a Woodsman Director Jerry McNutt in Environmental United States
Something about sea lions Director Ronald Keith Salmon in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment, Original Concept (subcat) Canada	Excellence: Original Concept (Subcat)
TAMA (Hope) Directors Roy Davidson, Babs Davidson in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment Malta
The Rock Pool Waltz Director Marlon Denning in Youth Produced Australia
THE SAND EATING SHARK Director BERTRAND LOYER in Ocean Life Documentaries France
TIDES OF CHANGE Director Sharon K. Baker in Ocean Life Documentaries United States
Tierra del Fuego Director Oleksandr Lozytskyi in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries Ukraine
Un chalet au pied des Fiz Director Godefroy de MAUPEOU in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment, Cinematography (subcat) France	Excellence: Cinematography (subcat)
Vanishing Act: A Fantasy on Extinction Director Judith Lynn Stillman in Environmental, Original Score	Excellence: Original Score (subcat)
Watching the Wilds Director Nick Natalicchio in Environmental United States
Within Arm's Reach Director Charlotte Cayré Tisseyre in Ocean Life Documentaries Italy

TITLE - Country	AWARD (s)
A Crack In The Mountain Director Alastair Evans in Environmental United Kingdom
Believers Garden Director Simon Mwai in Environmental Kenya
Elwood Director Liam Wurtz in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment, Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value (subcat) United States	Exceptional Merit: Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value (subcat)
Fins for the Future Director Shawn Didde in Ocean Life Documentaries United States
Green waste: an environmental opportunity Director Allan Crawford in Environmental United States
Hope in the Water Directors Jake Weinberger, Nicolas Quintairos in Environmental United States
Hurricane 6 Director Fiona O'Brien in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment United States
I LÀDER DE ÈRBA sub eng Director Alessandro Milini in Environmental Italy
Indiana Baby Director Jennifer Martin Eliason in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment, Actress: Supporting (subcat), Actress: Lead (subcat) United States	Merit: Actress: Supporting (subcat) Kelli Jette (Amber Jewel, the mother) Merit: Actress: Supporting (subcat) : Avery Chrisman (the sister) Merit: Actress: Lead (subcat) :Shannon Eliason
I, Sheep Directors Teresa Murjas, James Rattee in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment United Kingdom
Neighbird: A Documentary on Urban Wildlife Directors Manon Verchot, Sanshey Biswas in Ornithology Documentaries India
North: A Love Letter Director Ellen Hemphill in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment United States
Orchid and Ghost Mantis with Yo-Yo-Ma Submitter Victoria Sutton in Entomology Documentaries United States
Secrets of the Basking Shark Director Natasha Phillips in Ocean Life Documentaries United Kingdom
Squirrel Director Jim Clemens in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment United States
Staying Afloat: Swimming in the Time Covid Director Mirko Popadic in Environmental United States
The Last Photograph Director Hannah Jade Lim Yu in Youth Produced Singapore
The Oystering Life Director Stephen Andruss Hamm in Environmental United States
TO WHICH WE BELONG Directors Pamela Tanner Boll, Lindsay Richardson (Co-Director) in Environmental United States
Uncharted Director Drew Donnelly in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries United States
Uncovering the Permian Climate Bomb Directors Miguel Escoto, Sharon Wilson in Environmental United States
V'inci Director Malga Kubiak in Biography Sweden
When Water Sings her Murmuring Dance, Mother's Face Begins to Blush Again Director Katja Theodora Esser in Environmental United States

TITLE - Country	AWARD (s)
Goodbye to All Cats Directors Susan Bloom, Caleigh Waldman in Wildlife/Nature Documentaries, Research (subcat) United States	Award of Excellence: Research
Living in the Time of Dying Director Michael Shaw in Environmental Australia
Lovebirds - A true story about an extraordinary relationship. Director Merete Korsberg in Ornithology Documentaries Norway
Refuse Director Andrew Neylon in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment United States
The Earth is Smells Director Andrew Lyman-Clarke in Narrative Short Film Centered on Animal, nature or environment United States
The Sight of Blue Director Pierre Bouquet in Ocean Life Documentaries Belgium
Vogelbeerdigung Submitter Inselgramm Inselgramm in Ornithology Documentaries Germany
What Are Medicinal Plants? With Farmer Joe! Director Greg Carson in Flora Documentary
What’s the Difference Between Climate and Weather? With Farmer Joe! Director Greg Carson in Meteorology Documentaries
Weaving Mother's Crystal Necklace - part 1 Director Katja Theodora Esser in Environmental United States

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SUB-CATEGORIES

TITLE - Country	AWARD (s)
A Few Voices for a Nuclear Weapon Free World (A foray into BLM, Climate and Nuclear Abolition) Director Anthony Donovan in Content/Message Delivery (subcat) United States	Excellence
Blue Planet Director Anne E. Witte in Original Song (subcat) France	Excellence
Eben-Bild Director Frank Reimann in Content/Message Delivery (subcat) Germany	Exceptional Merit
FLIGHT OF THE SKY MASTERS Director Marina Tetarić Prusec in Direction (subcat) Croatia	Exceptional Merit
In The Beginning Director Steven Wright Clarkson in Original Score (subcat) United States	Exceptional Merit
My Ozarks Episode 6: Sasha Director Jason Brasier in Content/Message Delivery (subcat) United States	Excellence
Refuge Alaska Director Sam Kassirer in Original Score (subcat) United States	Exceptional Merit
Sea Squirts, A Cautionary Tale of Oysters in NY Harbor Director Diane Orr in Content/Message Delivery (subcat) United States	Excellence
Thank you Director Khairulla Saidullayev in Actress: Lead (subcat) United States	Outstanding Excellence
"This is totally ethnography!":Eliciting Fragmented Feelings of Fieldwork Directors Heather Wallman, Agnieszka Bill-Duda in Research (subcat) Canada	Exceptional Merit