Welcome to Depth of Field International Film Festival, a FilmFreeway GOLD Verified festival. It also honors us to be a FilmFreeway Top 100 Reviewed festival alumni… find out why filmmakers are calling us “one of the most helpful festivals ever.”

 Rejected films have access to Feedback: The one element most festivals ignore.

 Instead of paying submission fees and getting nothing in return, EVERYONE who submits to DOFIFF will receive EITHER OF TWO benefits: Either 1): your film is already competition calibre, and becomes an Official Selection, OR 2): you’ll receive a letter outlining exactly what is keeping it from being accepted upon request. If you can make corrections, you resubmit for FREE.

 First-time filmmakers: when have you ever received a letter and had the festival explain WHY you weren't selected? See why filmmakers thank us and ranked us as a 'FilmFreeway Top 100 Review' festival to say: Best Festival Ever!

 Top-winning films at DOFIFF have already received distribution through our exclusive distributor relationships:

 - Guaranteed distributor review by Worldwide Motion Pictures Corporation (WWMPC.COM) for features, Adler & Associates for features and shorts, our new distribution associate “Cardinal XD Distribution (CARDINALXD.COM) and Polaris Pictures (for Screenplays) among others, AT NO EXTRA COST TO YOU, for our select few: Best of Festival  winners in the 20 Major categories, based on sufficient qualified entries.

- Other festivals claim to invite distributors to a venue: We Deliver Them To You Directly, Guaranteed.

- A festival that run as a web-based competition PLUS, a few TOP Awards will screen at WRPN.tv sponsored Multi-Festival Event Rehoboth Beach, DE 2019. (At our discretion and by invitation)

 - DOFIFF, with WRPN.TV Entertainment Network, may also offer a unique opportunity to show your film to a world-wide community of video fans from dozens of countries that filmmakers would not normally have access to, in the form of an optional on-line video exposure opportunity. This feature will be available later this year for “Best Of Show,” “Outstanding Excellence,” “Excellence,” and even some “Exceptional Merit” winners.

- Any film rejected will receive a personal letter explaining what elements caused the rejection (unlike other festivals that give no explanation at all). HINT: majority of rejections or low award levels are because of insufficient volume on dialogue soundtracks. You may also receive feedback notes for a small fee, even if you win an award.

- We give any film NOT accepted a free synopsis of the judge’s notes, at the filmmakers request, for free

- FREE Earlybird entry of any rejected film, into DOFIFF’s next competition, upon completion of the suggested corrections outlined in your rejection letter

- $28 flat fee for ALL STUDENT FILM ENTRIES regardless of deadline status (proof required of student status at time of filming: no refunds if your ID is not legitimate)

- Unique Category distinctions:

“Dust Collector” category for pre-2009 films

“Tight Shorts” and “Loose Shorts” distinction between running times of less than 15 minutes and those between 15-59 minutes

“Horror” and “Sci-Fi” are separated into two distinct categories

- Finally, our 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 for promoting best business practices for film festivals. This guarantees that your film will enjoy a fair and thorough judging process.