FIVE CONTINENTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
FICOCC #2026-01
January - 2026
**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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December´s Winners
FICOCC #2026-01
On-line Film Festival with Live Screening of Winners
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1.- Short Film Awards
Best Short Film Of The Month
Under A Cloud, By Frédéric Astruc. France
Audience Awards
- Audience Award 1st Place: The Silence We Keep, By Yidan Sun. China
- Audience Award 2nd Place: Pirate Jenny, By Elisabetta De Luca, Alessandro Freschi. Italy
- Audience Award 3rd Place: Come The Nightfall, By Tom Michaels. United States
1.- Short Film Awards
Best Drama Short Film
Under A Cloud, By Frédéric Astruc. France
Best Comedy Short Film
Sanad, By Noor Al-Nasr. Qatar
Best Fantastic Short Film
Merry Christmas Mithras, By Trix Start. United Kingdom
Best Sci-Fi Short Film
After Link, By Catarina De Cèzanne. Portugal
Best Student Short Film
The Silence We Keep, By Yidan Sun. China
Best Indie Short Film
4 Colors, By Yang Suho. South Korea
Best IA Feature Film
Porta, By Daniel Atzil. Israel
Best Horror Short Film
I Exist, By Martin Del Carpio. United States
Best Terror Short Film
Come The Nightfall, By Tom Michaels. United States
Best Experimental Short Film
Wake Up Oliver, By Oliver Johnson. Canada
Best Super Short Film
Their Sky, By Yuexin Fa. China
Best Musical Short Film
Interlude, By Jesaiah Burnett. United States
Best Animation Short Film
Enemy Heroes, By Mark Diamond. United States
Best Documentary Short Film
It's All About Lowridin, By Estevan Oriol. United States
1.2.- Individual Awards Short Films:
Best Director Short Film
Frédéric Astruc - Under A Cloud
Special Mention Director Short Film
Yidan Sun - The Silence We Keep
Best Female Director Short Film
Catarina De Cèzanne - After Link
Special Mention Female Director Short Film
Elisabetta De Luca, Alessandro Freschi - Pirate Jenny
Best Young Director Short Film
Miles Smith Jr - Forever After
​Best Screenplay Short Film
Frédéric Astruc - Under A Cloud
Special Mention Screenplay Short Film
Yidan Sun - The Silence We Keep
Special Mention Screenplay Short Film
Mark Diamond - Enemy Heroes
Best Lead Actor Short Film
Faisal Al-Buloshi - Sanad
Best Lead Actress Short Film
Sofia Vilar - After Link
Special Mention Lead Actress Short Film
Mylène Darragon - Under A Cloud
Special Mention Lead Actress Short Film
Elisabetta De Luca - Pirate Jenny
Best Supporting Actress Short Film
Hussain Al-Haifi - Sanad
Best Team Performance Short Film
The Silence We Keep
Best Cinematography Short Film
Pablo Martin - Under A Cloud
Special Mention Cinematography Short Film
Frank Kallenberg - After Link
Special Mention Cinematography Short Film
Yuexin Fa - Their Sky
Best Lighting Short Film
Alessandro Freschi - Pirate Jenny
Best Art Direction Short Film
Elisabetta De Luca - Pirate Jenny
Special Mention Art Direction Short Film
Javier Fuentes, Michael O'brien - It Comes In Waves
Special Mention Art Direction Short Film
Interlude
Best Sound Design Short Film
Yuexin Fa - Their Sky
Special Mention Sound Design Short Film
Maui Holcomb - Come The Nightfall
Best Editing Short Film
Catarina De Cèzanne - After Link
Special Mention Editing Short Film
Ned Thorne - Come The Nightfall
Best Original Score Short Film
Nicolas Massat - Under A Cloud
Best Production Short Film
Martin Del Carpio, Cherry Fu, Victoria Radrigan - I Exist
Best Make-Up Short Film
Marla Chand - Come The Nightfall
2.- Feature & Half – Length Film Awards
Best Feature Film Of The Month
Time Is Still Ours, By Maurizio Matteo Merli. Italy
Best Drama Feature Film
Fight!, By Jason Lupish. Canada
Best Opera Prima Feature Film
Time Is Still Ours, By Maurizio Matteo Merli. Italy
Best Indie Feature Film
Beyond The Wetlands - Directors Cut, By Arsalan Majid. Pakistan
Best Experimental Feature Film
Now Again - Part One, By Richard Philpott. United Kingdom
Best Social Feature Film
The Future Shapes The Past, By Bryan Richard Felber. United States
Best Fantastic Feature Film
Connected, By Miguel Mas. United States
Best Documentary Feature Film
Violated Souls, By Matteo Balsamo. Italy
2.2.- Individual Awards Feature & Half-Length Film:
Best Director Feature Film
Maurizio Matteo Merli - Time Is Still Ours
Special Mention Director Feature Film
Miguel Mas - Connected
Best Director In Documentary Feature Film
Ronny A. Sosa - Boru
Best Screenplay Feature Film
Jason Lupish, Erica Sherwood And Jennifer Farrugia - Fight!
Special Mention Screenplay Feature Film
Bryan Richard Felber -The Future Shapes The Past
Best Lead Actress Feature Film
Fight!
Special Mention Lead Actress Feature Film
Viktorie Ignoto - Time Is Still Ours
Best Lead Actor Feature Film
Acanio Pacelli - Time Is Still Ours
Best Art Direction Feature Film
Marcelo Mengarelli - Miguel Mas - Daniela Luquez - Connected
Best Cinematography Feature Film
Javier Prato - Connected
Special Mention Cinematography Feature Film
Arsalan Majid - Beyond The Wetlands
Best Production Feature Film
Arsalan Majid, Jahangir Abdullah - Beyond The Wetlands
Best Sound Design Feature Film
Arsalan Majid - Beyond The Wetlands
Best Team Performance Feature Film
Mirko Frezza - Time Is Still Ours
Best Vfx Feature Film
José Luis Cabrera, Javier Prato - Connected
3.- Others
Best Video Clip
Pirate Jenny, By Elisabetta De Luca, Alessandro Freschi. Italy
Best Video Art
The Five Obligolnian Strivings, By Stephen P. Emery. Canada
Best Poster
I Exist, By Martin Del Carpio. United States
Live Screening
After Link, By Catarina De Cèzanne. Portugal
4 Colors, By Yang Suho. South Korea
Porta, By Daniel Atzil. Israel
Under A Cloud, By Frédéric Astruc. France
Sanad, By Noor Al-Nasr. Qatar
The Silence We Keep, By Yidan Sun. China
I Exist, By Martin Del Carpio. United States
Come The Nightfall, By Tom Michaels. United States
Their Sky, By Yuexin Fa. China
Pirate Jenny, By Elisabetta De Luca, Alessandro Freschi. Italy
On February 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: January – 2026
Short Films
1926, By Austin Lucero González. Spain
3 Sins, By Hudson Grant. United States
4 Colors, By Yang Suho. South Korea
After Link, By Catarina De Cèzanne. Portugal
Ambitious, By Brody Michaud. United States
Bachelor Room, By Morgan Davis. United States
Black Soil Rising: An Alabama Family's Fight For A Legacy Stolen By Oil & Gas, By Raya Salter. United States
Cabbage Sandwiches, By Joseph Harry Allen. United Kingdom
Come The Nightfall, By Tom Michaels. United States
Enemy Heroes, By Mark Diamond. United States
Forever After, By Miles Smith Jr. United States
House Of The Dead, By Landon Richard. United States
I Dreamed Of You, By Asher Jensen. United States
I Exist, By Martin Del Carpio. United States
Interlude, By Jesaiah Burnett. United States
It Comes In Waves, By Jaiver Fuentes, Michael O'brien. United States
It's All About Lowridin, By Estevan Oriol. United States
Merry Christmas Mithras, By Trix Start. United Kingdom
No Way Out, By Ava Webb. Austria
Pirate Jenny, By Elisabetta De Luca, Alessandro Freschi. Italy
Porta, By Daniel Atzil. Israel
Sanad, By Noor Al-Nasr. Qatar
Scattered Mind, By Carson Herbert. United States
The First Holidays, By La-Tonya Hatcher. United States
The Five Obligolnian Strivings, By Stephen P. Emery. Canada
The Mole On Your Cheek, By Josiah Barnes. United States
The New Creation, By Seth Oliver Olson. United States
The Silence We Keep, By Yidan Sun. China
Their Sky, By Yuexin Fa. China
Under A Cloud, By Frédéric Astruc. France
Wake Up Oliver, By Oliver Johnson. Canada
What You Need, By Cayce Mell. United States
Your Silent Rescue, By Aubrey Pelletier. United Kingdom
Feature & Half Length Films
Beyond The Wetlands - Directors Cut, By Arsalan Majid. Pakistan
Boru, By Ronny A. Sosa. Dominican Republic
Connected, By Miguel Mas. United States
Fight!, By Jason Lupish. Canada
Help Me, By Levi Herrero. Colombia
Hip-Hop. The Sixth Element: Spirituality, By Oleksandr Dol. Ukraine
Me For You, By Ethan Allen. United States
My First Coffee, By Wyatt Rose. United States
Now Again - Part One, By Richard Philpott. United Kingdom
Road To The Countryside, By Grayson Butler. United States
The Future Shapes The Past, By Bryan Richard Felber. United States
Time Is Still Ours, By Maurizio Matteo Merli. Italy
Violated Souls, By Matteo Balsamo. Italy
Poster
Fight!, By Jason Lupish. Canada
I Exist, By Martin Del Carpio. United States
Their Sky, By Yuexin Fa. China