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🏆 FICIMAD Tilting at Windmills Award for Best Sound | FICIMAD 2026

Noor Majid Al Qasimi
Rouhi

Congratulations to Noor Majid Al Qasimi, recipient of the FICIMAD Tilting at Windmills Award for Best Sound, recognizing the most outstanding achievement in sound design at FICIMAD 2026, for her remarkable work on Rouhi.

Built around the fragile act of preserving memory, Rouhi follows Jawaher as she has only one day to recover her late father's car before it is destroyed. Inside the aging vehicle she discovers an old cassette tape labelled "Dad & Me, Age 7", containing what may be the last recording of her father's voice. What begins as a simple search gradually becomes an emotionally devastating race against time, transforming ordinary objects into vessels of memory, grief, and love.

In Rouhi, sound is not merely a technical element—it is the very soul of the film. Every mechanical click, every silence, every breath, and every fragment of recorded voice carries emotional weight, allowing the audience to experience grief not through exposition but through sensation. The delicate sound design transforms absence into presence, making the invisible tangible and giving extraordinary dramatic power to the smallest auditory details. Few films demonstrate so clearly how sound can become memory itself.

Making her directorial debut, Noor Majid Al Qasimi displays remarkable confidence and artistic restraint. As writer, director, producer, and sound architect of the film, she constructs an intimate cinematic language where every creative decision serves the emotional journey of its protagonist, beautifully portrayed by Shamma Al Suwaidi. Rather than relying on dramatic excess, Rouhi embraces simplicity, allowing its carefully crafted sonic landscape to guide the viewer through loss, remembrance, and reconciliation with exceptional sensitivity.

For its extraordinary use of sound as cinematic storytelling, its emotional precision, and its ability to transform listening into one of the film's greatest narrative strengths, FICIMAD is proud to present Noor Majid Al Qasimi with the Tilting at Windmills Award for Best Sound.

🎬 FICIMAD Tilting at Windmills Award for Best Sound by @ficimad

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🏆 Dominique Provost-Chalkley ✨

Winner of the FICIMAD Golden Helmet of Mambrino Award for Best Director for MAGIC. 🎬

Congratulations @dominiquep_c ! 👏🎉

MAGIC
Cast @taylor.hickson, @dominiquep_c, @theo.maddix, @davidshawparker

Writer & Director @dominiquep_c
Producer @louisepalmkvist
Line Producer @hollybethgourlay
Editor @mortenhojbjerg
Music Score @dominiquep_c
Additional Score @adrianlevng
Casting @shakyradowlingcasting
DP @chrisfergusson
1st AD @aririssotti
Script Supervisor @remvsg
Production Design @decjp
Hair & Make Up @natashalawes
Costumes @annazamor.a
Sound Recordist tosbornaudio
Steadicam @steadi_on_pa
Graphics @hb0m8
Graffiti Artist @voyder
Still Photographer @kiranscamera
Colourist @thatolesya
VFX Supervisor - Akash Singh
Production Supervisor @cgprod_chiara
Prod. coordinator @jonrtist
Production Legals @spoon_01
Festivals @festivalformula
Poster Design @snollygoster.productions
Onsight Ltd @onsight_ukltd
Head of Development Tony Maher
Development Producer Amelia Dive
Post Producer Jeff Halsey
Sound Designer Andy Coles
Online Editor Andrew Fisun

#FICIMAD #BestDirector #MAGIC #IndependentCinema #Madrid by @ficimad

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🏆 FICIMAD Don Quixote Award for Best Picture | FICIMAD 2026

Kitty Kentezi @kitty_kentezi
Fatbardha

Congratulations to Kitty Kentezi, recipient of the FICIMAD Don Quixote Award for Best Picture, the festival's highest honour, recognizing the finest film of FICIMAD 2026, for her extraordinary work on Fatbardha.

Through the quiet observation of an elderly couple facing the final chapter of their lives, Fatbardha becomes a profoundly moving meditation on love, memory, ageing, and mortality. What begins as an intimate portrait gradually unfolds into something universal, capturing the fragile beauty of everyday existence while contemplating the inevitable passage of time with remarkable grace. Without sentimentality or excess, Kitty Kentezi creates a work that finds extraordinary emotional power in the simplest gestures, transforming ordinary moments into timeless cinema.

Kentezi's direction displays exceptional maturity, patience, and compassion. Every carefully composed frame invites contemplation, allowing silence, routine, and stillness to speak with extraordinary eloquence. The film's restrained visual language evokes both documentary realism and poetic transcendence, while every face becomes a living landscape marked by experience, resilience, and love. Rather than documenting old age, Fatbardha honours it, revealing the dignity, tenderness, humour, and quiet heroism that survive even as time slowly takes its toll. The result is a deeply immersive cinematic experience that lingers long after the final image.

At its emotional centre stands the unforgettable presence of Kleopatra Talo, whose quiet strength and humanity embody generations of sacrifice, devotion, and unconditional love. Through Kentezi's sensitive gaze, the couple's relationship transcends the personal to become a reflection on family, absence, endurance, and the invisible bonds that continue to unite us across time and distance. The film reminds us that the greatest stories are often found not in extraordinary events, but in lives lived with dignity and shared with unwavering affection.

🎬 Winner – FICIMAD Don Quixote Award for Best Picture | FICIMAD 2026 by @ficimad

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🎬 افتخاری دیگر برای «کُد ۱۳۳» در جشنواره بین‌المللی فیلم مستقل مادرید به کارگردانی امید برزگر 🇪🇸🏆
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در معرفی رسمی فیلم «کُد ۱۳۳» در مجله جشنواره FICIMAD، از بازی *علیرام نورایی* در نقش قهرمان اصلی داستان به‌طور ویژه تقدیر شده است؛ حضوری که در کنار فضای اکشن و روایت فیلم، مورد توجه جشنواره قرار گرفته و به‌عنوان یکی از نقاط قوت اثر معرفی شده است.

در ادامه این معرفی، جشنواره از *کارگردانی امید برزگر* و شیوه روایت و ساخت فضای اکشن فیلم نیز تمجید کرده و نگاه کارگردان در شکل‌گیری فضای اثر و پیشبرد داستان را مورد توجه قرار داده است.

همچنین *فیلمنامه محمدحسین گودرزی* در معرفی رسمی جشنواره مورد توجه قرار گرفته و از نحوه شکل‌گیری داستان و روایت «کُد ۱۳۳» در قالب یک اثر اکشن تقدیر شده است.

«کُد ۱۳۳» همچنین در *FICIMAD – Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Madrid* موفق به دریافت جایزه:

🏆 BEST ACTION FILM
بهترین فیلم اکشن

در بخش Featurette شد.

FICIMAD، جشنواره بین‌المللی فیلم مستقل مادرید، رویدادی با تمرکز بر سینمای مستقل و معرفی آثار و فیلمسازان از سراسر جهان است؛ جایی که «کُد ۱۳۳» توانست در کنار حضور بین‌المللی، جایزه بهترین فیلم اکشن را نیز به دست آورد.

🎬 CODE 133 | کُد ۱۳۳
🏆WINNER – BEST ACTION FILM
🇪🇸 FICIMAD – MADRID, SPAIN

#جشنواره_فیلم #تهران #ایران #علیرام_نورایی #کد۱۳۳ by @ficimad

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Congratulations to @mehdibajestani for winning Best Supporting Actor at @ficimad for his performance in A GOOD DAY WILL COME Short Film. 👏

"A deeply human and commanding performance from Mehdi Bajestani, whose restraint, emotional depth, and quiet strength bring unforgettable weight to A GOOD DAY WILL COME."

#Madrid #Spain
🙏📽🇪🇸 taken in Madrid,Spain by @ficimad

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🏆✨ FICIMAD 2026 ✨🏆

What an unforgettable journey it has been. ❤️🎬

On June 19, 2026, filmmakers, actors, actresses, producers, screenwriters, composers, artists, journalists, students, volunteers, jury members, partners, and film lovers from around the world came together at the Carlos Saura Auditorium, Faculty of Information Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, to celebrate the passion that unites us all: independent cinema. 🌍🎥✨

To every filmmaker who entrusted us with their work... 🎬
To every guest who travelled from near and far... ✈️🌎
To every member of our jury... 🏆
To every volunteer, collaborator and partner... 🤝❤️
To every member of our audience who filled the auditorium with enthusiasm... 👏🍿
And to everyone who made FICIMAD possible...

Thank you. 💙

Your talent, generosity, creativity and passion turned this edition into something truly special. Every screening, every conversation, every interview, every applause and every award reminded us why cinema has the power to bring people together beyond borders, languages and cultures. 🌟🎞️

This is not goodbye... it's only the end of another wonderful chapter. 📖✨

🎬 See you at FICIMAD 2027! ❤️🎉

Until then, keep creating, keep dreaming, and keep believing in the magic of independent cinema. 🌍🎥✨ by @ficimad

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🎬 FICIMAD 2026 ✨

Emirati actress 🇦🇪 Shamma Al Suwaidi @shamma_suwaidi joined director Noor Majid Al Qasimi @cinemaofalq to present their film "Rouhi" and take part in an interview at the Carlos Saura Auditorium, Faculty of Information Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, during FICIMAD 2026, on June 19, 2026. 🎥🎤

Rouhi is a touching story about memory, love, and loss, following Jawaher as she races against time to recover the last recording of her late father's voice before his car is destroyed. Through this intimate journey, the film reflects on the enduring power of family bonds and the memories that shape us.

Thank you for joining us and for sharing your work with the FICIMAD audience! 👏✨

#FICIMAD2026 #Rouhi #ShammaAlSuwaidi #NoorMajidAlQasimi #FilmFestival by @ficimad

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🎬 FICIMAD 2026 ✨

It was an honour to welcome Emirati actress 🇦🇪 Shamma Al Suwaidi @shamma_suwaidi , who attended FICIMAD 2026 alongside director Noor Majid Al Qasimi @nms.alqasimi to present their film "Rouhi", on June 19, 2026, at the Faculty of Information Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid. 🎥

Their presence enriched this year's festival, offering audiences the opportunity to discover and celebrate their remarkable work. 🌟🎬

Thank you for sharing your film and for being part of this year's edition of FICIMAD. It was a pleasure to have you with us! 👏🎞️

@cinemaofalq

#FICIMAD2026 #Rouhi #ShammaAlSuwaidi #NoorMajidAlQasimi #FilmFestival by @ficimad

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🏆 Louise Heem ✨

Winner of the FICIMAD Miguel de Cervantes Award for Best Screenplay for Victoire. 🎬

📸 Accompanied by Clémentine Karadjov @clementinekaradjov , also honored at this edition of FICIMAD.

Congratulations! 👏🎉

#FICIMAD #BestScreenplay #IndependentCinema #FilmFestival #Madrid by @ficimad

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🏆 Ann Sun ✨

Winner of the FICIMAD Grand Jury Prize for Adult Sitters. 🎬

Congratulations @annsunsunsunsun ! 👏🎉

Adult Sitters

Starring: Lucy Baik, @unsettlingstench @playwithtoy , Craig Tsuyumine
Written and directed by @annsunsunsunsun
Produced by @hanlee.mp4 @antiyukism
Casting by @tanya.giang
Cinematography and color by @packtlikesardines
Production design and costume design by @mxjae
Edited by @lrnjv
Sound Design and Sound Recording by @gavni63
Music by @winky_pants @antonio.ibrahine
Line producer @coraline.proarchive
1st AC @theruoyu
2nd AC @v__nesa
Gaffer @gionatan.tecle
key grip @chrisleegit
best boy @hyeyoung_ra
Prop master @perpetuallynocturnal
Painting by @alikilala
Scripty @madiesunny
Intimacy Coordinator @feliciaa_armstrong
PA @badwolfv Jaiden Urbina
Still photography @gabegaurano
VFX by @stephenburchell
Motion Designer @got_burnsed
Title Designer @shirorie_3
Foley by Foley First
A @salondepaprika Production

#FICIMAD #GrandJuryPrize #IndependentCinema #FilmFestival #Madrid by @ficimad

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🏆 Magda Adamowicz ✨

Winner of the FICIMAD Grand Audience Award for Wszystkie czego dziś chcę (All I Want Today). 🎬

Congratulations @magda_adamowicz ! 👏🎉

#FICIMAD #AudienceAward #IndependentCinema #FilmFestival #Madrid by @ficimad

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🎨🏆 Thank you, José Teniente Torres & Nika Demy! ✨

A heartfelt thank you to these incredible artists for designing and creating the official FICIMAD 2026 trophies. 🏆🎬

Your creativity, talent and dedication transformed each award into a unique work of art, making every recognition even more meaningful. 💫🎭

José Teniente Torres, a Mexican-Spanish visual artist based in Madrid, is known for his vibrant work inspired by abstract expressionism, neo-figuration and Mexican popular art. 🎨✨

Thank you both, @josetenientetorres and @nika.demy for helping make FICIMAD 2026 an unforgettable celebration of independent cinema! ❤️🎥👏

#FICIMAD #ArtMeetsCinema #IndependentCinema #FestivalAwards #ThankYou by @ficimad

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