FIVE CONTINENTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
FICOCC #2025-04
April - 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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April´s Winners
FICOCC #2025-04
On-line Film Festival with Live Screening of Winners
1.- Short Film Awards
Best Short Film Of The Month
Quantum Ride, By Peter Koevari. Australia
Audience Awards
- Audience Award 1st Place: How Not To Write A Rom Com, By Daniel David Newman. United Kingdom
- Audience Award 2nd Place: Heart On The Diamond, By Martha Rodriguez. United States
- Audience Award 3rd Place: Molkom-Core, By Carl Axel Eduard. Sweden
1.- Short Film Awards
Best Drama Short Film
Molkom-Core, By Carl Axel Eduard. Sweden
Best Comedy Short Film
How Not To Write A Rom Com, By Daniel David Newman. United Kingdom
Best Sci-Fi Short Film
Quantum Ride, By Peter Koevari. Australia
Best Student Short Film
Feast Of The Mind’s Eye, By Bianca Banilivi. United States
Best Indie Short Film
The Watcher, By Sai Vivaswath Omkaram. Canada
Best Thriller Short Film
Jane And The Rose, By Evyh Cerhus. United States
Best Lgbt Short Film
Escape Tonight, By Lu Yu Ting. China
Best Sport Short Film
Heart On The Diamond, By Martha Rodriguez. United States
Best Social Short Film
Fata Morgana, By Mehrdad Bahraini. Germany, Iran
Best Experimental Short Film
What Belongs To You, By Harrison Garret. France
Best Student Half Length Film
Three Dudes & A Minor Zombie Apocalypse, By Trevor Thomas Tosto. United States
Best Documentary Short Film
The Trace Of The Mud, By Rodrigo Marquez. Spain
1.2.- Individual Awards Short Films:
Best Director Short Film
Daniel D. Newman - How Not To Write A Rom Com
Special Mention Director Short Film
Sai Vivaswath Omkaram - The Watcher
Special Mention Director Short Film
Peter Koevari - Quantum Ride
Best Female Director Short Film
Martha Rodriguez - Heart On The Diamond
Special Mention Female Director Short Film
Evyh Cerhus - Jane And The Rose
Best Young Director Short Film
Carl Axel Eduard - Molkom-Core
Special Mention Young Director Short Film
Yuting Lu - Escape Tonight
Best Director In Documentary Short Film
Harrison Garret - What Belongs To You
​Best Screenplay Short Film
Daniel D. Newman - How Not To Write A Rom Com
Special Mention Screenplay Short Film
Carl Axel Eduard - Molkom-Core
Special Mention Screenplay Short Film
Trevor Thomas Tosto - Three Dudes & A Minor Zombie Apocalypse
Best Lead Actor Short Film
Talal Karkouti - How Not To Write A Rom Com
Special Mention Lead Actor Short Film
Uday Achar, Kaanishk M - The Watcher
Best Lead Actress Short Film (Ex Aequo)
Hannah Mendel - How Not To Write A Rom Com
Axielle Doddridge - Quantum Ride
Special Mention Lead Actress Short Film
Melika Rezapour - Fata Morgana
Best Young Actress Short Film
Heart On The Diamond
Special Mention Young Actress Short Film
Harper Ross - Jane And The Rose
Best Team Performance Short Film
Molkom-Core
Best Cinematography Short Film
Daeil Kim - Heart On The Diamond
Special Mention Cinematography Short Film
João Macedo - Molkom-Core
Special Mention Cinematography Short Film
Jiaxiang Xu - Escape Tonight
Best Cinematography In Documentary Short Film
Sérei Ouk - What Belongs To You
Best Lighting Short Film
Nigel Jones - Quantum Ride
Best Art Direction Short Film
Matt Jeston - Quantum Ride
Special Mention Art Direction Short Film
Dina Alinezhad - Fata Morgana
Best Sound Design Short Film
Nigel Jones - Quantum Ride
Best Editing Short Film
Erik Nilsen - Molkom-Core
Special Mention Editing Short Film
Daniel Farias - Heart On The Diamond
Best Musical Theme Short Film
Daniel Montes De Oca Tellez - Heart On The Diamond
Best Production Short Film
Evyh Cerhus - Jane And The Rose
Special Mention Production Short Film
Peter Koevari, Jessica Leigh Dale, Du Run Zhi - Quantum Ride
Special Mention Production Short Film
Kanasu Nagathihalli & Shobha Cs - The Watcher
Best Vfx Short Film
Ryan Spiers, Brandon Mccrae - Quantum Ride
Special Mention Vfx Short Film
Manjunath - The Watcher
2.- Feature & Half – Length Film Awards
Best Feature Film Of The Month
Kukràdjà, By Palmer Douglas Durr. Brazil
Best Drama Feature Film
Not A Love Story, By Brian Lutes. United States
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Best Experimental Feature Film
Histroy, By Ülkü Sönmez. Turkey
Best Indie Feature Film
The Villa - Life. Together, By Max Rohland. Germany
Best Social Feature Film
Kukràdjà, By Palmer Douglas Durr. Brazil
Best Half-Length Documentary Film
Grounded: Creating Space For Black Peace, By Brittney Brackett. United States
Best Documentary Feature Film
Story Of Grace, By Kevin Mcafee. United States
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2.2.- Individual Awards Feature & Half-Length Film:
Best Director Feature Film
Brian Lutes - Not A Love Story
Best Director In Documentary Feature Film
Palmer Douglas Durr - Kukràdjà
Best Cinematography Feature Film
Merlin Luettger, Lumaxpictures - The Villa - Life. Together
Best Cinematography In Documentary Feature Film
Airyti Kayapó, Bepkadjoiti Kayapó, Bepkô Kayapó, Djokro Kayapó, Kadjàtnhõro Kayapó, Nhakmo Kayapó - Kukràdjà
Best Production Feature Film
Anna Mary Burke Grattan - Not A Love Story
Best Team Performance Feature Film
Not A Love Story
3.- Others
Best Video Clip
Anime Song "You Light The Stars", By Gregory Christopher Snelgar. Japan
Best Poster
Kukràdjà, By Palmer Douglas Durr. Brazil
Best Feature Screenplay
Heroes From Heaven: Battle Ground Earth, By Scott Glenn
Best Half – Length Film Screenplay
Orange Men, By David Sorbello. United States
Live Screening
Heart on the Diamond, by Martha Rodriguez. United States
Jane and the Rose, by Evyh Cerhus. United States
The Watcher, by Sai Vivaswath Omkaram. Canada
What belongs to you, by Harrison Garret. France
How Not To Write A Rom Com, by Daniel David Newman. United Kingdom
Fata Morgana, by Mehrdad Bahraini. Germany, Iran
Quantum Ride, by Peter Koevari. Australia
Molkom-Core, by Carl Axel Eduard. Sweden
On May 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: April – 2025
Short Films
A Little Pill, by Quentin Watson. United States
Anime Song "You Light the Stars", by Gregory Christopher Snelgar. Japan
Artificial Intelligence, by Cade Bell. United States
Bookstore, by Remy Wright. United States
Distance, by Israel Baker. United States
Escape tonight, by Lu Yu Ting. China
Fata Morgana, by Mehrdad Bahraini. Germany, Iran
Feast of the Mind’s Eye, by Bianca Banilivi. United States
Flirting, by Wayne Long. United States
Funeral Service, by Emily Kathleen. United States
Heart on the Diamond, by Martha Rodriguez. United States
How Not To Write A Rom Com, by Daniel David Newman. United Kingdom
Jane and the Rose, by Evyh Cerhus. United States
JOY, BY Arthur Asriyants. United States
Love Yourself, by Oakley Gray. United States
Molkom-Core, by Carl Axel Eduard. Sweden
Next Chapter, by Luciano Green. United States
Quantum Ride, by Peter Koevari. Australia
Shadows of The Past, by Malik Thompson. United States
The Trace of the Mud, by Rodrigo Marquez. Spain
The Watcher, by Sai Vivaswath Omkaram. Canada
Three Dudes & a Minor Zombie Apocalypse, by Trevor Thomas Tosto. United States
What belongs to you, by Harrison Garret. France
You Fought a Battle, by Andy Lewis. United States
Feature & Half Length Films
14 Personalities, by Ryker Turner. United States
Absent, by Elliot Evans. United States
Good Person, by Carter Peterson. United States
Grounded: Creating Space for Black Peace, by Brittney Brackett. United States
HISTROY, by ülkü sönmez. Turkey
Kukràdjà, by Palmer Douglas Durr. Brazil
Not a Love Story, by Brian Lutes. United States
Story of Grace, by Kevin McAfee. United States
The Villa - Life. Together, by Max Rohland. Germany
Until Next Time, by Zayden Reed. United States
Screenplay
Colors of Silence, by Ben Wilner
Desperate Covenant, by Irina Torian
Heroes From Heaven: Battle Ground Earth, by Scott Glenn
Orange Men, by David Sorbello. United States
Poster
Escape tonight, by Lu Yu Ting. China
Kukràdjà, by Palmer Douglas Durr. Brazil
Quantum Ride, by Peter Koevari. Australia