[1] Selected films from this festival has received theatrical distribution, television broadcast and four Academy Award nominations.
The filmmakers submit from around the world and there are no restrictions on what is accepted as long as it meets the theme of the festival.
DBIFF is one of the few festivals in the world that also accepts Television, Music Videos and Websidoes in their selection.
Several publications have covered the festival and the films including the Indian Express,[2] the BNS,[3] and the Samoan news.
On November 13, 2010, a press release announced the festival's official selection which included 44 films in all categories.
This festival marked DBIFF's premier in the south and the first major event to be held in the Houston Community Center.
[12] A Media Boot Camp in association with the BMS was held during the ABS conference in San Francisco in August 2011.