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Spring 2024 WINNERS

 WWIFF has established a method where entries are acknowledged for their own unique merits rather than competing against one another, ensuring that each film is examined and rated individually.
They essentially compete against themselves since each entry is evaluated according to its own merits and assigned a score based on a set of innate values.

When it is your turn to be judged, the judges concentrate on your film rather than all the other films that are in queue. This ensures that they won't be thinking about comparisons when they should be thinking only about YOU.

The winning entries are recognized and awarded not only for Best Of Festival and Best Of Show, but also for two Awards of Excellence levels, two Awards of Merit levels, a Kudos Endeavor Award, or no award at all. Judges score entries on a performance scale.

Entries with very extraordinary artistic and technical achievements are awarded Awards of Excellence; the top scoring entries for each season receive Best Of Festival & Best of Show honors; and notable achievements are acknowledged at the Merit and 'Kudos' award levels.




Best of Festival and Best of Show films are selected
by category and region.
Not all categories had a Best of Festival or Best of Show winner
Sub-Category winners are listed at the end of this page.





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

  

Stand UP, Speak OUT - Reproductive Rights: Know Your Rights
Director Katherine Brewster
in Documentary and Loose Shorts
United States

The history of American women's reproductive rights, from no say over our own bodies, to rights to contraception & abortion, to Dobbs v. Jackson & the ongoing fight for reproductive autonomy.



Katherine J. Brewster has been the President of BC Voices, Inc. since its founding in 2012, and Executive Producer of BC Voices’ short documentary "Making Choices, Forging Paths" and online docuseries "Stand UP, Speak OUT: The Personal Politics of Women's Rights." She has 50+ years of experience in sales, marketing, management, and fundraising for businesses and arts organizations. Katherine is a 1971 alumna of Barnard College and holds an MBA from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.




Loud Enough
Director Hilary Klotz Steinman
in Documentary
United States


Mary Kay Ash - Then, Now & Always
Director Chris Rupert
in Documentary
United States





Becoming, Being Mom
in Students
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Brooke Josephson - Good Kinda Tired - Official Music Video
in Music Video
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
The Disease Detective Looks at Aphasia
in Documentary
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Drum Song: The Rhythm of Life
in Documentary, Direction (subcat), Cinematography (subcat), Original Song (subcat), Voice-Over Talent (subcat), Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat), SFX: Animation (subcat)
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE: All
Elephant Warriors
in Documentary
Canada		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Get Me To 21 - The Jenna Lowe Story
in Documentary, Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat)
South Africa		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
A Girl Can Touch The Sky
in Documentary
United Kingdom		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Going Home
in Documentary
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Kim Carnie Out Loud
in LGBT
United Kingdom		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Lines
in Loose Shorts, Direction (subcat)
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
The Lincoln School Story
in Documentary
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Losing Grace Finding Hope
in Documentary
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Monster Spray
in Tight Shorts
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
I Am Not A Princess
in Documentary
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
One Thousand And One Hundred, A Short Film
in Loose Shorts
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Protected Waters: Exploring La Jolla
in Documentary
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
An Open Door - Temple Grandin
in Documentary
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Red
in Students
China		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Running for the Mountains
in Documentary, Direction (subcat), Original Song (subcat), Voice-Over Talent (subcat), Editing (subcat)
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE: Documentary
EXCELLENCE: Direction (subcat), Original Song (subcat), Voice-Over Talent (subcat), Editing (subcat)
Ruti and Yona
in Health
Israel		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
"Shirley"
in Documentary, Sports
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
STEPHEN
in Experimental
United Kingdom		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow
in Documentary
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
U=Me
in Health
India		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
Visitation Rights
in Documentary
Korea, Republic of		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 
What Design Can Do
in Documentary
United States		 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE 





928 The Threat Continues...
in Documentary, Direction (subcat), Editing (subcat), Research (subcat)
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
Africa's tricken children
in Religion/Faith
France		 EXCELLENCE 
Aleksandre- a thievish life
in Documentary
Switzerland		 EXCELLENCE 
Before we fall
in Zero Budget
Sweden		 EXCELLENCE 
Broken
in Experimental, Actress: Lead (subcat)
France		 EXCELLENCE 
Burning Off The Page
in Documentary
Canada		 EXCELLENCE 
Coping
in Stunt/Fight/Dance Ch		 EXCELLENCE 
A DAUGHTER´S HOME
in Documentary
Germany		 EXCELLENCE 
definitions
in Animated		 EXCELLENCE 
En(re)cordar - Weaving Memories
in Documentary
Spain		 EXCELLENCE 
THE FACE OF THE FACELESS
in Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat)
India		 EXCELLENCE 
Genesis
in Experimental
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
Hamstar
in Documentary
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
Happy Hour
in Loose Shorts
United Kingdom		 EXCELLENCE 
The Hopeful Yard
in Loose Shorts, Actress: Lead (subcat)
United States		 EXCELLENCE: Actress: Lead (subcat)
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Loose Shorts
Iceland, On the Trail of Democracy
in Students
France		 EXCELLENCE 
An impossible secret
in Loose Shorts
United Kingdom		 EXCELLENCE 
A Lion's Game
in Drama, Actress: Lead (subcat), Script/Writer (subcat)
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
The Luminous Mysteries.
in Art-house Film
United Kingdom		 EXCELLENCE 
L'Orient-Le Jour, a fight's newspaper in Lebanon
in Documentary
France		 EXCELLENCE 
Project 19: The Leap For Equality
in Documentary
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
Religion, Philosophy, and Mental Health In Black Americans
in Religion/Faith
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
Roed
in Tight Shorts
Canada		 EXCELLENCE 
Third Eye
in Drama
France		 EXCELLENCE 
Tillie
in Drama, Tight Shorts, Actress: Lead (subcat), Direction (subcat)
United States		 EXCELLENCE: Actress: Lead (subcat)
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Drama, Tight Shorts, Direction (subcat)
The Tiny War of Vera Mae Noack
in Religion/Faith, Actress: Lead (subcat)
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
Tricked and Treated
in Religion/Faith
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
One Woman One Day - Music Video
in Music Video, Original Song (subcat)
Australia		 EXCELLENCE 
Two Women & the Pavilion on the Water
in Documentary
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
What matters most?
in Documentary
United Kingdom		 EXCELLENCE 





AI vs Deep State
in Loose Shorts
Hungary		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Alice in Covidland (15)
in Loose Shorts, Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat)
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Ancient Lands and Lives-Above the Grand Canyon Rims
in Music Video
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Black, Queer & Done
in Documentary, LGBT, Original Score (subcat), Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat), Original Concept (subcat)
United Kingdom		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Choices
in Students
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Civil Rights, a different perspective
in Inspirational
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Claire Facing North
in Art-house Film
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Committed
in Students
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
The Day of Eternal Sun
in Loose Shorts, Students, Actress: Lead (subcat), Direction (subcat), Editing (subcat), Original Score (subcat), Original Song (subcat), Script/Writer (subcat)
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Double Trouble
in Animated
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Doubt
in Tight Shorts
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Event Virus
in Sci-Fi
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
EVICTION
in LGBT
Canada		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
FIVE FLIGHTS
in Tight Shorts
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Hair Wraith
in Horror
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Haunted Burqa
in Experimental
Australia		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
I Am Hurt
in Religion/Faith
United Kingdom		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Just for Now
in Docu-drama Short
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
The Lion Queen
in Students
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
NOBLE VISION
in Drama
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Out of State-A Gothic Romance
in Art-house Film
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Real Cowboys, episode one, "Cowgirls"
in TV Shows
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Remember me
in Documentary, Students, Voice-Over Talent (subcat)
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Roots: Maryland's Nature to Nurture
in Experimental
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
She Is 17 Again (Movie)
in Docu-drama Short
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Sh'ma
in Stunt/Fight/Dance Choreography (subcat)
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Surviving to Thriving
in Health, Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat), Zero Budget
Australia		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Unseen
in Documentary
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
What Matters
in Music Video
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Wheels of a Giant
in Documentary
Brazil		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Women and Roads. The Way to Yourself. Mallorca.
in Documentary
Spain		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT





About James
in Tight Shorts
United States		 MERIT
Blowing off the Lake
in Art-house Film
United States		 MERIT
Body and the World
in Documentary
Sweden		 MERIT
A Chance
in Loose Shorts, Actress: Lead (subcat), Original Score (subcat)
United States		 MERIT
Devi
in Actress: Lead (subcat)
Norway		 MERIT
Diagnosis P.T.S.D.
in Docu-drama Short
United States		 MERIT
a life we imagined
in LGBT
United States		 MERIT
I Make, I Take
in Original Song (subcat)
United States		 MERIT
Missing Me Someplace
in Zero Budget, Editing (subcat), Original Song (subcat)
United Kingdom		 MERIT
Playing With Dolls
in Documentary
United States		 MERIT
Plumber's Seal
in Tight Shorts
United States		 MERIT
Raw Vision
in Students
United Kingdom		 MERIT
“Slab, You Can Bet!”
in Webisode
Brazil		 MERIT
Suspicious Minds
in Art-house Film
Ireland		 MERIT
Téarma Imolán
in Loose Shorts
United States		 MERIT
Unplugged
in Tight Shorts
United Kingdom		 MERIT





Before The Freeze
in Zero Budget, Experimental
United States		 KUDOS
Halloween (Rabbit Well Episode 6)
in Animated, Comedy, Original Score (subcat), Original Song (subcat)
United States		 KUDOS
PARALELO
in Experimental
United States		 KUDOS
VERSE FOR A SECOND CHILDHOOD - with English subtitles
in Zero Budget
United States		 KUDOS



It Isn't JUST Politics
in Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat)
United States		 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Just A Little Longer
in Direction (subcat)
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
Rhonda Thomas: Welcome to My Home
in Original Score (subcat)
United States		 EXCELLENCE 
Toledo, 2023
in SFX: Visual (subcat)
United Arab Emirates		 MERIT