FIVE CONTINENTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
FICOCC #2025-03
March - 2025
**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:
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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**To make a credit card payment:
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February´s Winners
FICOCC #2025-03
On-line Film Festival with Live Screening of Winners
1.- Short Film Awards
Best Short Film Of The Month
Children Of Hope, By Csaba Szuchy. Hungary
Audience Awards
- Audience Award 1st Place: The Lantern Man, By Tim Cullingworth-Hudson, Jon Kent. United Kingdom
- Audience Award 2nd Place: The Holding, By Sahvannah Rae. United States
- Audience Award 3rd Place: The Cannibals, By Daniel Newman. United Kingdom
1.- Short Film Awards
Best Drama Short Film
The Crow's Shadow, By Evan T Mack. United States
Best Dark Comedy Short Film
The Cannibals, By Daniel Newman. United Kingdom
Best Student Short Film
Unequal Transactions, By Bianka Li. United States
Best Indie Short Film
Haunting Harmony, By Kenzie J. Illnest. United States
Best Opera Prima Short Film
In An Impasse, By Navid Ghiasi. Iran
Best Fantasy Short Film
Hinterlander, By Will St John Butler. United Kingdom
Best Horror Short Film
The Lantern Man, By Tim Cullingworth-Hudson, Jon Kent. United Kingdom
Best Terror Short Film
The Holding, By Sahvannah Rae. United States
Best Thriller Short Film
The Walker, By Stephen Wise. United States
Best AI Short Film
Imagine Peace, By Chih Hao Shen. Taiwan
Best Noir Short Film
Granny Gumshoe, By Chandler Roberts. United States
Best Social Short Film
Sayu, By Nathanael Markus Leibel. Canada
Best War Short Film
Children Of Hope, By Csaba Szuchy. Hungary
Best Experimental Short Film
The Girl, By Emily Kathleen. United States
Best Musical Short Film
The Filmmaker, By Elcio Cabral Melo. Brazil
Best Animation Short Film
I'm A Bird, By John Padraig Graham. United States
Best Documentary Short Film
Borobudur, By Dmitriy Arbatov. United States
1.2.- Individual Awards Short Films:
Best Director Short Film
Tim Cullingworth Hudson, Jon Kent - The Lantern Man
Special Mention Director Short Film
Csaba Szuchy - Children Of Hope
Special Mention Director Short Film
Bianka Li - Unequal Transactions
Best Female Director Short Film
Sahvannah Rae - The Holding
Special Mention Female Director Short Film
Emily Kathleen - The Girl
Best Young Director Short Film
Chandler Roberts - Granny Gumshoe
Best Lead Actor Short Film
Tim Cullingworth Hudson - The Lantern Man
Special Mention Lead Actor Short Film
Alex Hyde-White - The Walker
Special Mention Lead Actor Short Film
Evan Mack - The Crow's Shadow
Best Lead Actress Short Film
Julia Quayle - The Cannibals
Special Mention Lead Actress Short Film
Azita Karimi - In An Impasse
Best Cinematography Short Film
Peter Cseri - Children Of Hope
Special Mention Cinematography Short Film
Jon Kent - The Lantern Man
Special Mention Cinematography Short Film
Bianka Li - Unequal Transactions
Best Lighting Short Film
Paul Black - The Holding
Special Mention Lighting Short Film
Luke Hans - Unequal Transactions
Special Mention Lighting Short Film
Joe Davidson - The Crow's Shadow
Best Art Direction Short Film
Peter Szanto - Children Of Hope
Special Mention Art Direction Short Film
Bianka Li - Unequal Transactions
Best Sound Design Short Film
Jon Kent - The Lantern Man
Best Editing Short Film
Shuiqing Tian - The Holding
Special Mention Editing Short Film
Jon Kent - The Lantern Man
Best Original Score Short Film
Children Of Hope
Special Mention Original Score Short Film
Sean Dwyer - The Holding
Special Mention Original Score Short Film
There Are No Words
Best Production Short Film
Csaba Szuchy - Children Of Hope
Special Mention Production Short Film
Skye Bleu, Emma Mcateer, Samantha Larsen - The Holding
Nav Special Mention Production Short Film
Id Ghiasi - In An Impasse
Best Make-Up Short Film
Pedram Azad - In An Impasse
Special Mention Make-Up Short Film
Nicole Milton - The Cannibals
Best Vfx Short Film
Peter Cseri - Children Of Hope
2.- Feature & Half – Length Film Awards
Best Feature Film Of The Month
The Eternal Song, By Zaya Ralitza Benazzo, Maurizio Benazzo. United States
Best Social Feature Film
The Phoenix Of Gaza, By Yousef Alhelou. Palestine, State Of
Best Thriller Feature Film
Perpetual Love, By Danny L Lee. United States
Best Animated Feature Film
Cantata For 108 Polish Martyrs Of World War Ii, By Marek Wojtasik. Poland
Best Black Comedy Feature Film
Deadend, By Otwin Biernat. Austria
Best AI Feature Film
Nobody Believes Cassandra, By James G. Maynard. United States
Best Horror Feature Film
Bawla, By Vishesh Mankal. India
Best Documentary Feature Film
The Eternal Song, By Zaya Ralitza Benazzo, Maurizio Benazzo. United States
2.2.- Individual Awards Feature & Half-Length Film:
Best Director Feature Film
Vishesh Mankal - Bawla
Best Director In Documentary Feature Film
Yousef Alhelou - The Phoenix Of Gaza
Best Lead Actress Feature Film
Jhinal Belani - Bawla
Best Supporting Actor Feature Film
Naimesh Navin - Bawla
Best Art Direction Feature Film
Shailesh Rathva - Bawla
Best Cinematography Feature Film
Otwin Biernat - Deadend
Best Cinematography In Documentary Feature Film
Nickoloz Kachibaia, Caroline Janet Campbell - The Eternal Song
3.- Others
Best Video Clip
Come To Me, By Elina Mitelman. Israel
Best Poster
Deadend, By Otwin Biernat. Austria
Best Feature Screenplay
Ernest Pick - An Assassin Repents
Best Short Screenplay
Laura Katherine - Crossroads
Live Screening
Unequal Transactions, By Bianka Li. United States
I'm A Bird, By John Padraig Graham. United States
Granny Gumshoe, By Chandler Roberts. United States
The Lantern Man, By Tim Cullingworth-Hudson, Jon Kent. United Kingdom
The Girl, By Emily Kathleen. United States
Children Of Hope, By Csaba Szuchy. Hungary
In An Impasse, By Navid Ghiasi. Iran
The Cannibals, By Daniel Newman. United Kingdom
The Walker, By Stephen Wise. United States
The Holding, By Sahvannah Rae. United States
On April 04 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: March – 2025
Short Films
A Stray Bullet, By Orlando Lunin. Puerto Rico
Against The Current, By Aldo Jenkins. United States
Borobudur, By Dmitriy Arbatov. United States
Children Of Hope, By Csaba Szuchy. Hungary
Come To Me, By Elina Mitelman. Israel
Embrace From A Distance, By Garrett Dewey. United States
Granny Gumshoe, By Chandler Roberts. United States
Haunting Harmony, By Kenzie J. Illnest. United States
Hinterlander, By Will St John Butler. United Kingdom
His Wife, By Alec Coleman. United States
Hot Chocolate, By Royce Hughes. United States
I'm A Bird, By John Padraig Graham. United States
I'm Back, By Declan Shaw. United Kingdom
Imagine Peace, By Chih Hao Shen. Taiwan
In An Impasse, By Navid Ghiasi. Iran
Sayu, By Nathanael Markus Leibel. Canada
The Cannibals, By Daniel Newman. United Kingdom
The Crow's Shadow, By Evan T Mack. United States
The Filmmaker, By Elcio Cabral Melo. Brazil
The Girl, By Emily Kathleen. United States
The Holding, By Sahvannah Rae. United States
The Lantern Man, By Tim Cullingworth-Hudson, Jon Kent. United Kingdom
The Sands Of Time, By Dasha Palagut. Canada
The Walker, By Stephen Wise. United States
There Are No Words, By Renee Rollins. United States
Unequal Transactions, By Bianka Li. United States
Winter, By Caden Reed. United States
Withered Flower, By Colson Mendoza. Argentina
Feature & Half Length Films
An Adventure, By August Morales. Colombia
Bawla, By Vishesh Mankal. India
Cantata For 108 Polish Martyrs Of World War Ii, By Marek Wojtasik. Poland
Deadend, By Otwin Biernat. Austria
From Love To Hate, By Myles Anderson. United States
In The North, By Zander Rogers. United States
Interpreting Erik, By Donald D'haene. Canada
Nobody Believes Cassandra, By James G. Maynard. United States
Perpetual Love, By Danny L Lee. United States
The Eternal Song, By Zaya Ralitza Benazzo, Maurizio Benazzo. United States
The Phoenix Of Gaza, By Yousef Alhelou. Palestine, State Of
You Forgot Me, By Aarav Sing. India
Poster
Children Of Hope, By Csaba Szuchy. Hungary
Deadend, By Otwin Biernat. Austria
Imagine Peace, By Chih Hao Shen. Taiwan
Screenplay
An Assassin Repents, By Ernest Pick. United States
Circle Back, By Joey Kent. United States
Crossroads, By Laura Winter. United States