FICOCC #2026-04

FICOCC #2026-04

April - 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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USA: $68,5

Rest of the world: $52,5

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** Statuette features:
Height: 23 cm; Base: Diameter 6,5 cm
Made in Bronze

** Send an email to:
ficocc2016@gmail.com, indicating: - Film title, - Name of representative, Phone, - Prize

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April´s Winners

FICOCC #2026-04

On-line Film Festival with Live Screening of Winners

1.- Short Film Awards

Best Short Film Of The Month

The Rocket, By Pedro Chaves. Portugal

Audience Awards

- Audience Award 1st Place: The Lingering, By Gabe Reiss. United States

- Audience Award 2nd Place: Whisper In The Valley, By Diptarup Das. India

- Audience Award 3rd Place: Gardeners,By Merry May Ma. United States

1.- Short Film Awards

Best Drama Short Film

Gardeners,By Merry May Ma. United States

Best Comedy Short Film

The Lingering, By Gabe Reiss. United States

Best IA Short Film

Behind The Mask: Jerry, By Soegimitro Boom. Indonesia

Best Student Short Film

I Left With Her, By Gabriel Ponte-Fleary. United States

Best Indie Short Film

The Rocket, By Pedro Chaves. Portugal

Best Thriller Short Film

Whisper In The Valley, By Diptarup Das. India

Best Western Short Film

The Blind Law, By Chaouki Lajnef. Tunisia

Best Super Short Film

The Lion And The Mouse, By Paulo Henrique Rodrigues. Brazil

Best Animation Short Film

The Dairy Experiment, By Fabian Johnston, Luke Johnston. United States

Best Documentary Short Film

Castellact Project, By Jose Soriano, Carmen Saéz Lleó. Spain

1.2.- Individual Awards Short Films:

Best Director Short Film

Pedro Chaves - The Rocket

Special Mention Director Short Film

Gabe Reiss - The Lingering

Special Mention Director Short Film

Diptarup Das - Whisper In The Valley

Best Female Director Short Film

Merry May Ma - Gardeners

Best Screenplay Short Film

John Licata - The Rocket

Special Mention Screenplay Short Film

Fabian Johnston, Luke Johnston - The Dairy Experiment

Best Documentary Short Film Script

Jose Soriano, Carmen Saéz Lleó - Castellact Project

Best Lead Actor Short Film

Sudip Mukherjee - The Last Number

Special Mention Lead Actor Short Film

Salah Zabeedi - Version 24

Special Mention Lead Actor Short Film

Mark Soltermann - Just Another Bum

Best Supporting Actor Short Film

The Lingering

Best Lead Actress Short Film

Bonnie Piesse - The Rocket

Special Mention Lead Actress Short Film

Swagata Das - Whisper In The Valley

Best Team Performance Short Film

The Lingering

Best Cinematography Short Film

Mike Gomes - The Rocket

Special Mention Cinematography Short Film

Nikhil Tamang - Whisper In The Valley

Best Lighting Short Film

The Lingering

Special Mention Lighting Short Film

Abhishek Dubey - The Last Number

Best Art Direction Short Film

Paulo Henrique Rodrigues - The Lion And The Mouse

Special Mention Art Direction Short Film

The Lingering

Special Mention Art Direction Short Film

Azalia Escalera - Gardeners

Best Sound Design Short Film

Suman Dey - Whisper In The Valley

Best Editing Short Film

Pedro Chaves - The Rocket

Special Mention Editing Short Film

David S. Kim - Gardeners

Best Original Score Short Film

Pedro Chaves - The Rocket

Best Production Short Film

Jiayun "Lucy" Zhang, Tatiana McClung - Gardeners

2.- Feature & Half – Length Film Awards

Best Feature Film Of The Month

My Boyfriend, A Mannequin, By Dmitry Nikolenko. Russian Federation

Best Romance Feature Film

My Boyfriend, A Mannequin, By Dmitry Nikolenko. Russian Federation

Best Fantastic Feature Film

Trans-Fiction, By Sophia Romma. United States

Best Experimental Feature Film

Kashmir 1947, By Dr. Amarpreet Kour, Hemant Goswami. India

Best Fantasy Feature Film
Baab, By Nayla Al Khaja. United Arab Emirates

Best Half-Length Documentary

The Witchdoctor And The Windmill, By Robert Hamilton. Australia

Best Documentary Feature Film

Steps Across Borders, By Ahmet Luleci. United States

2.2.- Individual Awards Feature & Half-Length Film:

Best Director Feature Film

Nayla Al Khaja - Baab

Special Mention Director Feature Film

Dmitry Nikolenko - My Boyfriend, A Mannequin

Best Female Director Feature Film

Sophia Romma - Trans-Fiction

Best Director In Documentary Feature Film

Vanesa Valdemoros - The Salon Stays Open!

Best Screenplay Feature Film

Aygul Utyaganova - My Boyfriend, A Mannequin

Special Mention Screenplay Feature Film

Sara Bodinar Nottingham - The Witchdoctor And The Windmill

Best Lead Actress Feature Film

Anastasia Panova - My Boyfriend, A Mannequin

Special Mention Lead Actress Feature Film

Shaimaa El Fadul - Baab

Best Lead Actor Feature Film

Denis Nikitin - My Boyfriend, A Mannequin

Special Mention Lead Actor Feature Film

Grant Morenz - Trans-Fiction

Best Art Direction Feature Film

Ahmed Hasan Ahmed - Baab

Special Mention Art Direction Feature Film

Dmitry Bukovsky - My Boyfriend, A Mannequin

Best Cinematography Feature Film

Grigory Maykov - My Boyfriend, A Mannequin

Special Mention Cinematography Feature Film

Dan Soekov Acs, Sean O’reilly - The Witchdoctor And The Windmill

Best Lighting Feature Film

Rogier Stoffers - Baab

Best Original Score Feature Film

A. R. Rahman - Baab

Best Production Feature Film

Arseny Ovchinnikov, Roman Kerimov, Evgeny Nevski - My Boyfriend, A Mannequin

Special Mention Production Feature Film

Renee Lekach, Michael Butin - Trans-Fiction

Best Sound Design Feature Film

Krishnan Subramanian - Baab

Best Vfx Feature Film

Valeriy Nabilskiy - Trans-Fiction

Special Mention Vfx Feature Film

No Label Studios - Baab

3.- Others

Best Poster

Baab, By Nayla Al Khaja. United Arab Emirates

Best Feature Screenplay

Bad Medicine, By Nick Konstand. United States

Live Screening

The Blind Law, By Chaouki Lajnef. Tunisia

Whisper In The Valley, By Diptarup Das. India

The Rocket, By Pedro Chaves. Portugal

The Lingering, By Gabe Reiss. United States

The Dairy Experiment, By Fabian Johnston, Luke Johnston. United States

The Lion And The Mouse, By Paulo Henrique Rodrigues. Brazil

Behind The Mask: Jerry, By Soegimitro Boom. Indonesia

Gardeners,By Merry May Ma. United States

Castellact Project, By Jose Soriano, Carmen Saéz Lleó. Spain

On May 05 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 – 2026

Short Films

A Colored Pencil, By Derek Cruz. Puerto Rico

At My House, By Lucca Vernucci. Italy

Behind The Mask: Jerry, By Soegimitro Boom. Indonesia

Bigfoot, By Forrest Long. United States

Castellact Project, By Jose Soriano, Carmen Saéz Lleó. Spain

For You, By Dominick Holland. United States

Gardeners,By Merry May Ma. United States

Hello!!!, By Major Cook. United States

I Forgot To Unsubscribe From A Stock Footage Service, By David Elliott. United States

I Left With Her, By Gabriel Ponte-Fleary. United States

Just Another Bum, By Mark Soltermann. Canada

Let's Change Our Lives, By Kevin Wright. United States

Let's Talk, By Stetson Bowen. United States

Meet Me On A Rock, By Marie Bryan. Ireland

She's Dying, By Paxton Carter. United States

She's Gone, By Kash Baker. United States

The Art Of The Throw, By Caleb Daniel Weaver. United States

The Blind Law, By Chaouki Lajnef. Tunisia

The Dairy Experiment, By Fabian Johnston, Luke Johnston. United States

The Last Number, By Diptarup Das. India

The Lingering, By Gabe Reiss. United States

The Lion And The Mouse, By Paulo Henrique Rodrigues. Brazil

The Rocket, By Pedro Chaves. Portugal

Version 24, By Abdullah Jalaluddin Aliakbar. Saudi Arabia

Wet Dog, By Briggs Cole. Australia

Whisper In The Valley, By Diptarup Das. India

Feature & Half Length Films

Baab, By Nayla Al Khaja. United Arab Emirates

Beyond The Wetlands - Directors Cut, By Arsalan Majid. Pakistan

Di Korsou Pa Venezuela: Enrico, By Jose Villasmil. Curaçao

Hector And His Friends, By Justin Thom. United States

I Won't Stop Seeing You, By Ayden Lewis. United States

It's Over, By Greyson Córdoba. Ecuador

Kashmir 1947, By Dr. Amarpreet Kour, Hemant Goswami. India

My Boyfriend, A Mannequin, By Dmitry Nikolenko. Russian Federation

My Life, By Ian Anderson. United States

Steps Across Borders, By Ahmet Luleci. United States

The Salon Stays Open!, By Vanesa Valdemoros. Spain

The Witchdoctor And The Windmill, By Robert Hamilton. Australia

Trans-Fiction, By Sophia Romma. United States

Posters

Baab, By Nayla Al Khaja. United Arab Emirates

The Salon Stays Open!, By Vanesa Valdemoros. Spain

Whisper In The Valley, By Diptarup Das. India