WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT?

-Guaranteed distributor review by World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation (WWMPC.COM) among others, for our select few ‘Best Of’ winners based on sufficient qualified entries

1. -The chance to thereby be included in one of that distributor’s buyers’ packets on the world film market
2. -A festival that is run as a virtual competition:  We invest in getting distributor recognition for quality films to give them a life beyond a one-time festival showing, instead of wasting money and time on renting a theatre and having a party
3. -All Official Selections/Winners have their trailers shown on WRPN.TV entertainment news next to Hollywood celebrity interviews
4. -All Official Selections/Winners have their trailers shown on DOFIFF.COM
5. -Any film that is rejected will receive a personal letter explaining what elements caused the rejection (unlike other fests who never give any explanation at all)
6. -FREE Earlybird entry of any rejected film, into DOFIFF’s next competition, upon completion of the suggested corrections outlined in your rejection letter
7. -$20 flat fee for ALL STUDENT FILM ENTRIES regardless of deadline status
8. Unique Category distinctions 
9. “Dust Collector” category for pre-2009 films
10. ”Epic” category for films running longer than 116 minutes
11. “Tight Shorts” and “Loose Shorts” distinction between running times of less than 14 minutes and those between 15-59 minutes
12. “Horror” and “Sci-Fi” have been separated into two distinct categories
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