To ensure that each film and screenplay is evaluated and graded on its own merits, we established a mechanism that ensures that entries are not judged against one another. They are, in essence, competing against themselves: we judge each item on its own merits and provide a score based on an innate value system. We want to make sure that when it's your moment to be judged, the judges' attention is focused on you and not on all of the other films in the queue; this ensures that they won't be thinking about comparisons when they should be thinking about YOU.

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  September 14, 2025.

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NOTE: We are an online festival /awards event. Winners down to Excellence will screen on WRPN.tv (optional)

ANIMATED

BIOGRAPHY

"Victoria: Triumph of Puerto Rican Theater!" Director Iván David Nieves in Biography Puerto Rico

Kasturba Gandhi: Accidental Activist Director Cynthia Lukas in Biography, Documentary, Research (sub-category) United States

Matahari — The Sun of Tiganderket Director Bagoes Kresnawan in Biography Indonesia

Mother of Fascia - One Woman's Tireless Quest Through 20th Century Turmoil Director Aleš Urbanczik in Biography Switzerland

Sometimes Triumphant Director Michael Gearheart in Biography

Warriors Director Stacy Olds in Biography United States

DOCUMENTARY

54 & Counting Director Calvin Smith in Documentary United States, United States

Afeni shakur and the trial of the Panther 21 Director Ray Barron- Woolford FRSA in Documentary United States

Aftershock of a Trauma Director Zohal Nasrat in Documentary United States

Agnes Heller: Philosopher, Dissident, Activist Director Helio San Miguel in Documentary United States

AIDS REVOLUTION Director FREDERIC CHAUDIER in Documentary France

Almost Zero Director Saam Gabbay in Documentary, Environmental , Zero Budget, Original Score (sub-category), Cinematography (sub-category) United States, United States

Another Place Director Jhizet Panosian in Documentary United States

A Social Design Story, Humanscapes: Documenting Society with Salgado and others Director Sergio Di Renzo in Documentary Italy

A Very Sad Fairytale Director Martin Georgiev in Documentary Bulgaria

Beings in UKEDO. Director Motoyuki Itabashi in Documentary Japan

Bill W Conscious Contact Director Kevin Hanlon in Documentary, Docu-drama Feature United States, United States

Bishop Simon Gordon Directors BK Battle, Lia Battle in Documentary United States

Broad Minded City Director Quirino de la Cuesta in Documentary United States, United States

Cancelled: The Rise and Fall of Aung San Suu Kyi Director Geordie Greig in Documentary United Kingdom

Children in the Fire Director Evgeny Afineevsky in Documentary, Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational (sub-category), Direction (sub-category) United States

Class of Her Own Director Boaz Dvir in Documentary, Research (sub-category), Original Score (sub-category) United States

Courage to Thrive Directors Josh Sikkema, Kamin Samuel in Documentary United States, United States

Crossed Paths, Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science Director Luis Solarat in Documentary Peru

Dissection Director Geoffrey Young in Documentary Australia

Diversion Courts: Treatment, Not Punishment Director Dr. Julie B. Raines in Documentary United States

Divine Visitations Director Dr. Kevin Dale McAfee in Documentary United States

Exile Never Ends Director Bahar Bektas in Documentary

Food Soldiers Director Alessia Barbiero in Documentary Benin, Mali, Nigeria

Forever Families: Untold Soldiers' Stories of World War II Director Gary Metivier in Documentary, Narration Talent (sub-category) United States, United States

Forgiveness Director Roisin Clarke in Documentary Ireland

Four Women of Gulu Town Directors PAULINE Ann GREENLICK, Will Zavala in Documentary United States

Gold Fevers in Black and White. Episode 1. The Vortex: a history of violence Director Mauricio Rivera Ramirez in Documentary, Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category) Australia, Colombia

Group Home Gradz Director Anja Christie-Johnson in Documentary United States

Haïti, 10 years ans 37 seconds later Director François Berthaut in Documentary France

Hidden Life / Vida Escondida Directors Martin Maat, Hans Hermans in Documentary Netherlands

House on the Plateau Submitter jongmoon LEE in Documentary

I dare you to climb Mount Matutum Director Dan Razvan Coman in Documentary, Direction (sub-category) United States, United States

I Died Director Ana Ts'uyeb in Documentary Mexico

It's Time Director Peter Rodger in Documentary United States, United States

Kasturba Gandhi: Accidental Activist Director Cynthia Lukas in Biography, Documentary, Research (sub-category) United States

La Esperanza Director Maria Fernanda Cestero in Documentary

Later is Too Late Director Nancy Ellen Nicol in Documentary

Lia: Body of Work Director Susan Weiss in Docu-drama Short, Cinematography (sub-category), Documentary United States, United States

Little Piece of Sugar Director Clément Armand in Documentary, Health, Cinematography (sub-category), Direction (sub-category), Sports, Zero Budget France

Meeting the Buddha Director Marta György-Kessler in Documentary United Kingdom

Penalty Director Ivan Francisco Barrera in Documentary Mexico

Project 101: A Hundred Farmers & One Director Rajeev Amit Singh in Documentary

Remaining Native Director Paige Bethmann in Documentary United States

Remember me - one year later Director Lauren Tyree in Documentary, Docu-drama Short, Human Spirit, Student United States, United States

Roots Director Michael Fritschi in Documentary

Saturday, October 7 Director Alving Garcia Marcano in Documentary United States

Saffron Robe Director Jane Centofante in Documentary, Human Spirit, Religion/Faith, Cinematography (sub-category), Editing (sub-category) United States

SHALOM PASSION; Never Again is NOW! Director Or Ben David in Documentary United States

Skates and Steel Director Rossella De Venuto in Documentary Italy

SOCA RIVER / SLOVENIA Director Martin Kokles in Documentary

Spring awakens Directors Tumi Bjartur Valdimarsson, Anna María Björnsdóttir in Documentary

Tainan 400 Mail Art Director CHI-YAO CHU in Documentary

Tarik Shah: Don't Play Like Them Director Barry Rubinow in Documentary United States

Ten Cents: The Photography of Mike Flynn Submitter Wyatt Otero in Documentary United States, United States

the Absolutely Amazing, Wonderful, Frightening, Threatening Edge of Tomorrow Directors Springna Zhao, Hayden McComas in Documentary United States

The Conspiracists Director Liz Smith in Documentary United Kingdom

The Enlightened Zone Directors Edward Kui-ming Li, Ellen Ngai-luen Pun in Documentary, Religion/Faith,

The Foot: A Community Remembered Director Gary Francis Quigg in Documentary United States

THE INFINITE GAME Director Jane Hanckel in Documentary, Youth Issues, Original Score (sub-category) Australia

The Life That Remains Director Dorra Zarrouk in Documentary, Docu-drama Feature, Human Spirit, Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category) Egypt, Palestine, State of

The OC Effect Directors Terry Corwin, Scott Hays in Documentary, Fashion DOcumentaries United States

The Phoenix of Gaza Director Yousef Alhelou in Documentary

The Songwriters Club Director Dennis Polanco in Documentary United States

This Stitching Will Last Director Kevin B Ploth in Documentary United States

The Strongman and the Last Days of the Khmer Rouge Director James Gerrand in Documentary Australia

The Ukrainian Treasure - to war for history Director Teddy Bruslund in Documentary

Through the Body: The Story of the International Body Music Festival Director Andrew Reissiger in Documentary United States, United States

Tibet U.S. Resettlement Project Director Kenneth Young in Documentary United States

Together we Stand Director Stavros Stagos in Documentary Greece

Trail Mix Director Glenn Robert Sweitzer in Documentary

Vanishing: A Love Story Director Sandra Luckow in Documentary United States

Velvet Vision Director bart Everly in Documentary

VITALITY Director MENGJIA YAN in Documentary China

WATERFALL A Rock Band Director Beth Ruyak in Documentary, Religion/Faith

We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes Director Colin T Field in Documentary Canada

Yellow House Afghanistan Director George Gittoes in Documentary, Original Score (sub-category), Direction (sub-category) Afghanistan

Zero Limits Directors Dr. Kasia Wezowski, Patryk Wezowski in Documentary

DOCU-DRAMA

 FEATURES

Bill W Conscious Contact Director Kevin Hanlon in Documentary, Docu-drama Feature United States, United States

GREAT GYPSY RAID: A GENOCIDE HISTORY (ENGLISH SUBTITLES) Submitter PILAR TAVORA in Docu-drama Feature Spain

DOCU-DRAMA

 SHORTS

Cordy Director Jeff Hinz in Docu-drama Short

Jimmy Carter Tribute Director Susan Fronsoe in Docu-drama Short United States

Lia: Body of Work Director Susan Weiss in Docu-drama Short, Cinematography (sub-category), Documentary United States, United States

MARICON Director christopher Lukas in Docu-drama Short, Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category) United States, United States

Remember me - one year later Director Lauren Tyree in Documentary, Docu-drama Short, Human Spirit, Student United States, United States

Who Said You Can't Dance Director David Block in Docu-drama Short United States

ENVIRONMENTAL

Almost Zero Director Saam Gabbay in Documentary, Environmental , Zero Budget, Original Score (sub-category), Cinematography (sub-category) United States, United States

Baka, The Wisdom Of The Forest Directors Rui Diogo, Denis Ndeloh, Muleng Timngun in Environmental United States

From Earth to Earth: The Lost Art of Dying in America Directors Maxwell Schweik, Alyssa Beebe, Chess Cabrera, Reed Freedman, Mikayla Hall in Environmental United States

Hell in Paradise Director tiziana caminada in Environmental Switzerland

Plastic Tourism Director Ira Setiawati in Environmental Indonesia

THE LITTLE THINGS THAT RUN THE WORLD Director Doug Hawes-Davis in Environmental United States

The Red List Director Ross Pierson in Environmental

Wof Zerash Coffee Director Sylwia Pecio in Environmental United Kingdom

FASHION

The OC Effect Directors Terry Corwin, Scott Hays in Documentary, Fashion DOcumentaries United States

HEALTH

Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution Director Bill Haney in Health, Science United States

Heal avec Delphine Director Delphine Breyne in Health United States, United States

Hiking through Grief Director Stephen Burks in Health United States, United States

It Stops With Me Director Brian Plow in Health United States

Little Piece of Sugar Director Clément Armand in Documentary, Health, Cinematography (sub-category), Direction (sub-category), Sports, Zero Budget France

War Medicine: Stories from Ukraine Director Mark Vitkovskiy in Health Ukraine, United States, United S

HISTORICAL

All Our Yesterday Director Breege Rowley in Historical Documentaries Ireland

Memory for burial (LM-SE) Directors Charlotte Jarrix, Maud Guillaumin in Historical Documentaries France

On the Backs of our Ancestors Director Todd Ryan Perry in Historical Documentaries United States, United States

Places of Valour: A Soldier's Pilgrimage to Angola Director Marius Scheepers in Historical Documentaries South Africa

HUMAN SPIRIT

#WAY_LamaTenzing Director Alan Rexroth in Human Spirit, Cinematography (sub-category) Germany

Ambition is a Drug Director Benjamin Joseph Zieger in Human Spirit Canada

Art Show. Why Bother? Director Stephen Offord in Human Spirit United States

Being a pilot, two perspectives. Director Francois Tiffreau in Human Spirit

Blood On the Tracks Director Jennifer Mary Moran in Human Spirit Mexico

Broken & Beautiful Director Julie Bayer Salzman in Human Spirit United States

If Not For You Director Pontus Andersson in Human Spirit Sweden

I Hear You! Director Robert Mundle in Human Spirit Canada

Our Warrior: The Story of Robbie Thorpe Director Anthony Kelly in Human Spirit Australia

OUT OF THE CAVE Director Christian Gandini in Human Spirit Italy

Redacted Dreams Director Fariba Farjam in Human Spirit, Social Issues Canada

Remember me - one year later Director Lauren Tyree in Documentary, Docu-drama Short, Human Spirit, Student United States, United States

Rocketship Director Jonathon D. Quam in Human Spirit United States, United States

Saffron Robe Director Jane Centofante in Documentary, Human Spirit, Religion/Faith, Cinematography (sub-category), Editing (sub-category) United States

Seeking Judhuri Director Whit Hassett in Human Spirit United States, United States

Taha's Theorem Director Aaron Dye in Human Spirit

Texas City Director Arlo Weiner in Human Spirit, Student United States

The Club That George Built Director Theo Lee Ray in Human Spirit, Sports United Kingdom

THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT | A Documentary on the Hope and Resilience of Ukrainian Refugee Children Director Nick Clark in Human Spirit

The Gift of Darkness Director Lauren David in Human Spirit United States

Thelisis Directors PETROS SOFIKITIS, THANASIS SPYROPOYLOS in Human Spirit

VITALITY Director MENGJIA YAN in Human Spirit, Sports, Cinematography (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational (sub-category), Direction (sub-category), Actress: Supporting (Subcat) China

INVESTIGATIVE

Hunted in Kherson Director Caolan Robertson in Investigative Documentaries Ukraine

Hunting the Catfish Crime Gang Director Pete Grant in Investigative Documentaries Ireland

LGBTQ

Some love In Pondicherry Director Julie Lancien in LGBT France

MUSIC DOCUMENTARY

Got To Be Free - A Village Drums of Freedom Story Directors Jasmine K. Stein, Martina Lanfranchi in Music documentaries Germany

NYAA WA Director Master Kapow in Music documentaries Australia

Staunch Moderates Experience Live, Virtual Concert Director Gregory T Simmons in Music documentaries United States

The Hammer And The Stein Director sergio marcelli in Music documentaries Italy

OCEAN LIFE

Peixinho (Little Fish) Director Kaushiik Subramaniam in Ocean Life Documentaries, Zero Budget United Kingdom

People of the wide waters Director Andrey Vyacheslavovich Kirsanov in Ocean Life Documentaries

Team Ocean Quest - The Impossible Journey Director Shane Vermooten in Ocean Life Documentaries

RELIGION/FAITH

Path of Love A journey To The Heart of Rumi Director charles robert davis in Religion/Faith United States

Saffron Robe Director Jane Centofante in Documentary, Human Spirit, Religion/Faith, Cinematography (sub-category), Editing (sub-category) United States

The Enlightened Zone Directors Edward Kui-ming Li, Ellen Ngai-luen Pun in Documentary, Religion/Faith,

WATERFALL A Rock Band Director Beth Ruyak in Documentary, Religion/Faith

REVOLUTION
&
REFORM 

Gerry Adams: A Ballymurphy Man Director Trisha Ziff in Revolution and Reform Mexico

There is Another Way Director STEPHEN APKON in Revolution and Reform United States, United States

Water from a Stone Director Chelsea Osei in Revolution and Reform, Narration Talent (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational (sub-category) Canada

SCIENCE

Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution Director Bill Haney in Health, Science United States

The Disease Detective Looks at Aphasia Director Laura Puccia Valtorta in Science United States

SCREENPLAYS

Pockets Writers Erik Walker Neill, Anthony DeVine in Short screenplays United States

THE GOT GONE CHILDREN Writer Lori Mottlowitz in Short screenplays United States

TWO FATES based on my Memoir: God, the Mafia, My Dad, and Me Writer Lori Lee Peters in Screenplays Feature Length United States

When the Forest Speaks Writer Christine E Bowden in Short screenplays United States

Zandaya Writer CURTIS w HARRISON in Screenplays Feature Length

SOCIAL ISSUES

725km of Culture: Running Across Guatemala Director Cameron Thomas in Social Issues Guatemala

Afghanistan Director Farid Rahimi in Social Issues Italy

An Undoing Director Lyall F. Harris in Social Issues United States

Calm The F**k Down Director Helen Gaynor in Social Issues

Greenwood Is Still Burning Director Gavin Hartigan in Social Issues

Group Home Gradz Director Anja Christie-Johnson in Social Issues, Youth Issues United States, United States

Marks of Majesty Directors Julia Comita, Stephanie Francis in Social Issues United States

Michigan Visits Matter: The Family Cost of Incarceration Director Bryce Mackie in Social Issues

One Voice: Searching for Michael Spears Director Cyril Morin in Social Issues

Our Land Director Samuel J. Tanda in Social Issues Guadeloupe

Perspectives Director Bryan Sims in Social Issues United States

The blue above and the gold within Director Pepi Romagnoli in Social Issues Italy

Under Mango Trees Director Damaris Luethi in Social Issues Switzerland

Wait Until Tomorrow Director Osato Dixon in Social Issues United States

You Were Chosen, Secrets of Closed Adoption Director Heather Waters in Social Issues Australia, United Kingdom

SPORTS

10 Toes Down (2025) Director Ian Gituku in Sports Kenya

Grindavik Director Garðar Örn Arnarson in Sports Iceland

The Club That George Built Director Theo Lee Ray in Human Spirit, Sports United Kingdom

VITALITY Director MENGJIA YAN in Human Spirit, Sports, Cinematography (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Content/Message Delivery (sub-category), Viewer Impact: Motivational/Inspirational (sub-category), Direction (sub-category), Actress: Supporting (Subcat) China

STUDENT

A Dream Called Khushi (Happiness) Director Rishabh Raj Jain in Student United States

A Wall Overgrown Director Silas Gobat in Student

Beyond the Conflict Director Atharva Raut in Student

Caught Between Cultures: The Asian American Beauty Dilemma Director Karis Jane Lai in Student United States

pleco Director Kaitlyn Copland in Student United States

Remember me - one year later Director Lauren Tyree in Documentary, Docu-drama Short, Human Spirit, Student United States, United States

The New Immigrants- Hong Kongers Director Vivian Tsang in Student United Kingdom

TRAVEL - CULTURE

ARTS

Mangyan Ambahan: Wisdom for Our Filipino Soul Director Chiara Cox in Travel/Culture/Arts Philippines

Musical Journeys with the Black Madonna in Southern Italy Director Francesco Piccolo in Travel/Culture/Arts United States, United States

THE ELDERS Director Joyce Garvey in Travel/Culture/Arts Ireland

The Forcados: Brotherhood of the Bulls Director Bob Krist in Travel/Culture/Arts United States

The Medici prophecy, the first christian Kabbalah Director Mario Gesu Fantacci in Travel/Culture/Arts Italy

Urban Exploration

MAIO Director Claudio Carbone in Urban Exploration Portugal

Turnbull Canyon: A Road Unwound Director William Ohanesian in Urban Exploration United States

WILDLIFE - NATURE

ANIMALS

Croatia's Coast - Endless and Wild Directors Christine Sonvilla, Marc Graf in Wildlife/Nature/Animals Austria

Even So (Phir Bhi) Director Meghna Nandy in Wildlife/Nature/Animals United Kingdom

Fearless Queen of the Night Director Matej Vranic in Wildlife/Nature/Animals Slovenia

Freelance Beaver Detective Director Kay D Ray in Wildlife/Nature/Animals United States

Operation Wolf Foster Director Justin Grubb in Wildlife/Nature/Animals United States

The Art of Trees Director Andre Desrochers in Wildlife/Nature/Animals

TIGERS-Tracking a Legend Film Documentary Director Carol J. Amore in Wildlife/Nature/Animals