FIVE CONTINENTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
**All proud winners can get a Statuette if it is an individual prize. If the prize involves a team, they can obtain up to three Statuettes per prize.
** The cost of each Statuette is $ 178,00
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** The payment is made to the Festival Bank Account or paypal account ficocc.dolar@gmail.com:
FICOCC #2023-7
July - 2023
Also you can use the link: paypal.me/ficocc
** Statuette features:
Height: 23 cm; Base: Diameter 6,5 cm
Made in Bronze
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** Send an email to:
ficocc2016@gmail.com, indicating: - Film title, - Name of representative, Phone, - Prize
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** The representative rides the shipping costs. Any questions, please write to the above address.
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July´s Winners
FICOCC #2023-7
On-line Film Festival with Live Screening of Winners
1.- Short Film Awards
Best Short Film Of The Month
Vax, By Barak Shpiez. United States
Audience Awards
- Audience Award 1st Place: Prostrate And Draw Near, By Suraya Alshehry, Nabila Abuljadayel. Saudi Arabia
- Audience Award 2nd Place: Spirit Of The Downs - Perseverance Brings Success, By Steve Nethercott-Cable. United Kingdom
- Audience Award 3rd Place: In My Shoes, By Loay Tattan. Bahrain
1.- Short Film Awards
Best Drama Short Film
Vax, By Barak Shpiez. United States
Best Comedy Short Film
Jump Senior, By Won Jin. Korea, Republic Of
Best Student Short Film
Crimes For Commission, By Zander Alden Becker. United States
Best Indie Short Film
A Dinner, By Jack Gorman, Shannon Walsh. United States
Best Fantasy Short Film
In My Shoes, By Loay Tattan. Bahrain
Best Thriller Short Film
Dante, By Antonio Riccardo Santorelli. Italy
Best Lgbt Short Film
Bags, By Mitch Ray. Canada
Best Social Short Film
Prostrate And Draw Near, By Suraya Alshehry, Nabila Abuljadayel. Saudi Arabia
Best Experimental Short Film
Mortals, By Yunwen Chen. China
Best Super Short Film
Lapsus Fm, By Osmany Morejon Becerra. United States
Best Animation Short Film
A Tree Once Grew Here, By Johnnie Semerad. United States
Best Documentary Short Film
Spirit Of The Downs ~ Perseverance Brings Success, By Steve Nethercott-Cable. United Kingdom
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1.2.- Individual Awards Short Films:
Best Director Short Film
Barak Shpiez - Vax
Special Mention Director Short Film
Antonio Riccardo Santorelli - Dante
Best Female Director Short Film
Suraya Alshehry, Nabila Abuljadayel - Prostrate And Draw Near
Best Director In Documentary Short Film
Steve Nethercott-Cable - Spirit Of The Downs ~ Perseverance Brings Success
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​Best Screenplay Short Film
John Semerad - A Tree Once Grew Here
Special Mention Screenplay Short Film
Jeff Blyth - Mindy's Dream
Best Lead Actor Short Film
Peter Mcglynn - A Dinner
Special Mention Lead Actor Short Film
Won Jin - Jump Senior
Special Mention Lead Actor Short Film
Samy Ferrenbach - Whatever It Takes
Best Supporting Actor Short Film
Ricco Ross, Marguerite Wheatley - Vax
Special Mention Supporting Actor Short Film
Franco Pinelli - Dante
Best Lead Actress Short Film
Shannon Walsh - A Dinner
Best Cinematography Short Film
In My Shoes
Special Mention Cinematography Short Film
Antonio Riccardo Santorelli - Dante
Best Lighting Short Film
Vax
Special Mention Lighting Short Film
Petar Gerzilov - The Creature 2.0
Best Art Direction Short Film
Yunwen Chen - Mortals
Best Sound Design Short Film
Frank Verderosa - A Tree Once Grew Here
Special Mention Sound Design Short Film
In My Shoes
Best Editing Short Film
Barak Shpiez - Vax
Special Mention Editing Short Film
Cheol Hun, Ham - Jump Senior
Best Original Score Short Film
Eric Van Skyhawk - A Tree Once Grew Here
Special Mention Original Score Short Film
Barak Shpiez - Vax
Best Production Short Film
Barak Shpiez - Vax
Special Mention Production Short Film
Yunwen Chen - Mortals
Best Costume Design Short Film
In My Shoes
2.- Feature & Half – Length Film Awards
Best Feature Film Of The Month
The Divorcees Of Casablanca, By Bensouda Mohammed Ahed. Morocco
Best Drama Feature Film
Miracle Band, By Chunling Xu. China
Best Comedy Feature Film
Tiger Mom, By Wei Zhang. China
Best Social Feature Film
Kanne Kalaimaane, By Seenu Ramasamy Ramakrishnan. India
Best Indie Feature Film
The Divorcees Of Casablanca, By Bensouda Mohammed Ahed. Morocco
Best Horror Feature Film
Adam Jack's The Lurker, By Adam Jack. Canada
Best Thriller Feature Film
Covered Candor, By Marvin Gabas. Philippines
Best Musical Feature Film
People On The Edge Of The Cliff, By Han Ke. China
Best Animated Feature Film
Sword And Sorrow, By Emad Rahmani, Mehrdad Mehrabi. Turkey
Best Documentary Feature Film
Prisoner By Choice: The Frankie San Story, By Daniel Fisher. United States
2.2.- Individual Awards Feature & Half-Length Film:
Best Director Feature Film
Mohammed Ahed Bensouda - The Divorcees Of Casablanca
Special Mention Director Feature Film
Wei Zhang - Tiger Mom
Special Mention Director Feature Film
People Of The Edge
Best Young Director Feature Film
Milad Aligholia - Sword And Sorrow
Best Female Director Feature Film
Chunling Xu - Miracle Band
Best Screenplay Feature Film
People Of The Edge
Special Mention Screenplay Feature Film
Mohammed Ahed Bensouda - The Divorcees Of Casablanca
Special Mention Screenplay Feature Film
Marvin Gabas – Covered Candor
Best Lead Actress Feature Film
Ke Jing - Tiger Mom
Special Mention Lead Actress Feature Film
Tamanna Bhatia - Kanne Kalaimaane
Special Mention Lead Actress Feature Film
Sonia Okacha - The Divorcees Of Casablanca
Best Lead Actor Feature Film
Junhao Leng - Miracle Band
Special Mention Lead Actor Feature Film
People Of The Edge
Best Young Actress Feature Film
Yuhan Gu - Tiger Mom
Special Mention Young Actress Feature Film
Safaa Khatami - The Divorcees Of Casablanca
Best Supporting Actress Feature Film
People Of The Edge
Best Supporting Actor Feature Film
Romm Burlat - Covered Candor
Special Mention Supporting Actor Feature Film
Poo Ramu - Kanne Kalaimaane
Best Art Direction Feature Film
Covered Candor
Special Mention Art Direction Feature Film
Min Zhang - Tiger Mom
Best Cinematography Feature Film (Ex Aequo)
Hamza Atifi - The Divorcees Of Casablanca
People Of The Edge
Special Mention Cinematography Feature Film
Seenu Ramasamy Ramakrishnan - Kanne Kalaimaane
Best Lighting Feature Film
Covered Candor
Best Editing Feature Film
Wenders Li - Tiger Mom
Special Mention Editing Feature Film
People Of The Edge
Best Original Score Feature Film
People Of The Edge
Special Mention Original Score Feature Film
Yuvan Shankar Raja - Kanne Kalaimaane
Best Production Feature Film
Udhayanithi Stalin, Redgiant Movies Chennai - Kanne Kalaimaane
Special Mention Production Feature Film
Min Zhang - Tiger Mom
Special Mention Production Feature Film
Mohammed Ahed Bensouda. Mohammed Kaghat - The Divorcees Of Casablanca
Best Sound Design Feature Film
Adam Jack - Adam Jack's The Lurker
Special Mention Sound Design Feature Film
Covered Candor
Best Make Up Feature Film
Allison Plato - Adam Jack's The Lurker
Best Team Performance Feature Film
People Of The Edge
Best Vfx Feature Film
Adam Jack - Adam Jack's The Lurker
3.- Others
Best Video Art
The Creature 2.0, By Nevena Nikolova, Petar Gerzilov. Bulgaria
Best Poster
People On The Edge Of The Cliff, By Han Ke. China
Best Feature Screenplay
What It's Like Being Morris, By Desmond Lewis. United States
Best Short Screenplay
Before & After - By Madison, By Janice Walker. United States
Live Screening
Vax, By Barak Shpiez. United States
Prostrate And Draw Near, By Suraya Alshehry, Nabila Abuljadayel. Saudi Arabia
Spirit Of The Downs - Perseverance Brings Success, By Steve Nethercott-Cable. United Kingdom
In My Shoes, By Loay 'Cielo' Tattan. Bahrain
A Tree Once Grew Here, By Johnnie Semerad. United States
A Dinner, By Jack Gorman, Shannon Walsh. United States
Dante, By Antonio Riccardo Santorelli. Italy
Jump Senior, By Won Jin. Korea, Republic Of
The Creature 2.0, By Nevena Nikolova, Petar Gerzilov. Bulgaria
Mortals, By Yunwen Chen. China
On August 03 at 17:00 will be the live screening of a selection of short films, at Osic Art Room, 02-08, Municipal Street, Regina Mall,
Puerto la Cruz 6023, Anzoategui, Venezuela.
FICOCC´s Official Selection: July – 2023
Short Films
A Different Vision, By Arian Holmes. United States
A Dinner, By Jack Gorman, Shannon Walsh. United States
A Tree Once Grew Here, By Johnnie Semerad. United States
Bags, By Mitch Ray. Canada
Before The Law, By Luke Rymer. Australia
Believer, By Simon O'sullivan. Ireland
Crimes For Commission, By Zander Alden Becker. United States
Dante, By Antonio Riccardo Santorelli. Italy
Enlace Project, By Joana Jacobina, Mariana Albuquerque, Luciana Ferreira, Ricardo Alvim. Brazil
Hidden Gland, By Paula Chávez. Colombia
In My Shoes, By Loay 'Cielo' Tattan. Bahrain
Inverted, By Zigor Zeplensky. Ukraine
Jump Senior, By Won Jin. Korea, Republic Of
Lapsus Fm, By Osmany Morejon Becerra. United States
Mindy's Dream, By Jeff Blyth. United States
Moon Whispers, By Romm Burlat. Philippines
Mortals, By Yunwen Chen. China
Point Of Connection, By Filippo Giantty. Italy
Prostrate And Draw Near, By Suraya Alshehry, Nabila Abuljadayel. Saudi Arabia
Sad Traveler, By Walid Sallow. United States
Spirit Of The Downs ~ Perseverance Brings Success, By Steve Nethercott-Cable. United Kingdom
​The Alter Ego, By Paul Weston . Australia
The Creature 2.0, By Nevena Nikolova, Petar Gerzilov. Bulgaria
Toast, By Doina Bennett. United States
Turned Out: The Prequel, By Austin J Rhodes. United States
Ufos By Galo Burriel. Cuba
Unidentified Visitors, By Lia Webb. Germany
Vax, By Barak Shpiez. United States
Whatever It Takes, By Ferrenbach Samy. United States
Feature & Half Length Films
Adam Jack's The Lurker, By Adam Jack. Canada
Covered Candor, By Marvin Gabas. Philippines
I Hate You So Much, By Izadi Beckett. United States
I'm Crazy, By Bet Gates. United States
Kanne Kalaimaane, By Seenu Ramasamy Ramakrishnan. India
Miracle Band, By Chunling Xu. China
Parachute, By Biel Reed. United States
People On The Edge Of The Cliff, By Han Ke. China
Prisoner By Choice: The Frankie San Story, By Daniel Fisher. United States
Sword And Sorrow, By Emad Rahmani, Mehrdad Mehrabi. Turkey
The Divorcees Of Casablanca, By Bensouda Mohammed Ahed. Morocco
The Ufo Movie They Don't Want You To See, By Brian Dunning. United States
Tiger Mom, By Wei Zhang. China
Virginia, By Ehaut Hughes. United Kingdom
Screenplay
Before & After - By Madison, By Janice Walker. United States
Bootstrap, By Steven Prowse. United Kingdom
Keiko Speaks - A True Story, By Bonnie Norton. United States
What It's Like Being Morris, By Desmond Lewis. United States
Poster
People On The Edge Of The Cliff, By Han Ke. China
Prisoner By Choice: The Frankie San Story, By Daniel Fisher. United States
The Divorcees Of Casablanca, By Bensouda Mohammed Ahed. Morocco