This film had its World Premiere at the 26th Encounters International Documentary Film Festival, first two screenings sold out. It was nominated "Best of the Fest." Wild Coast Warriors was selected as Best Feature in the Environmental & Cultural category at the Pakistan International Mountain Film Festival 2024. It has also been awarded the Best Feature Documentary award at the Hill Film Festival in Bangladesh and has been judged an Award Winner (Best Documentary Feature, November season) at the International Guadalajara Film Awards in Mexico and nominated for the Best Feature Doc at Madrid Indie Film Festival Awards in Spain. It has been selected as a winner of the IMDb qualifying seasonal competition of Montreal Independent Film Festival, as the Best Environmental Film, it was given an Outstanding Achievement Award Winner at the Sunbardan International Film Festival in West Bengal, India and awarded the Best Inspirational Film at the Hidden Universes, IFF Melbourne.  It was given an honourable mention at the Lookout Wild Film Festival in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA and a special mention at the LIFE AFTER OIL International Film Festival in Sardinia, Italy. Nominated for Best Documentary at the Dokumentale International Documentary and Media Festival in Berlin. It was judged an Award Winner at the Power 24 International Film Festival in Durban, a Winner in the Environmental Conservation Feature Film section at the Tulum World Environmental Film Festival in Mexico and the Best Documentary Feature at the Big Syn International Film Festival, London.  It has also been officially selected at the Africa International Human Rights Festival in Nigeria, the Lulea International Film Festival in Sweden, the British Columbia Environmental Film Festival in Vancouver, the Africa Film Festival in Kenya, the Social Justice Film Festival in Seattle, USA, the South African Film Festival in Australia, New Zealand, also in Canada and the USA, WOW Wales One World Film Festival in the UK, the Act Human Rights Film Festival in Colorado, United States, the Festival de Cine Amazonia del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Bonne Chance Film Festival in Paris, the Kotka Human Rights Film Festival in Finland, the Seoul International Eco Film Festival, the Green International Film Festival in Taiwan and Between the Blue and Green Film Festival in Worthing, UK, the Nottingham Film Festival, UK, the Jackson Doc Fest, USA, Calgary Justice Film Festival, Canada and the Cinematography and Photography Awards, London. Licensed to Newcastle University, UK, Wageningen University, Holland and Alberta University in Canada.