PatriciaChica.com
Award-Winning Film & Television
Director, Producer & Editor
Motivational Speaker / Lecturer / Creative Consultant
Bold, Edgy, Thought-Provoking
Shoots worldwide in 3 languages (EN, FR. SP).
Awards
A TRICKY TREAT – Short Horror Comedy
• Winner of a Jury Special Mention
(Oaxaca FilmFest - Oaxaca, Mexico)
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• Winner of Best Short Film
(Macabre Faire Film Festival - New York, NY, USA)
• Winner of Best Director
(Macabre Faire Film Festival - New York, NY, USA)
• Winner of Best Editing
(Macabre Faire Film Festival - New York, NY, USA)
• Winner of Best Special Effects
(Macabre Faire Film Festival - New York, NY, USA)
• Winner of Skin Crawler Award
(Halloween Horror Film Festival - Los Angeles, CA, USA)
• Winner of Best Micro Short
(RIP Horror International Film Festival - Hollywood, CA, USA)
• Winner of Bloody Doll Award
given to a female director for Outstanding contribution in entertainment
(RIP Horror International Film Festival - Hollywood, CA, USA)
• Winner of Macabreite Award for Best Editing of 2015
(Macabre Faire Film Festival - New York, NY, USA)
• Winner of Best Film
(Mascara & Popcorn Film Festival - Montreal, QC, Canada)
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• Winner of the Audience Award
(Mascara & Popcorn Film Festival - Montreal, QC, Canada)
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• Winner of Best Makeup & Special Effects
(Mascara & Popcorn Film Festival - Montreal, QC, Canada)
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• Winner of the 2nd Place Best Script
(Mascara & Popcorn Film Festival - Montreal, QC, Canada)
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• Finalist for the Best Horror Comedy
(DragonCon - Atlanta, GA, USA)
• Best Horror Shorts of 2015
Anything Horror Blog - USA)
• Top 25 Best Shorts of the Year 2015
The Horror Happens Radio Show - New Jersey, NJ, USA)
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SERPENT'S LULLABY – Short Drama
• Special mention "Coup de Coeur" (Highlights of the SFC)
(Short Film Corner / 67th Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France)
• Winner of a Remi Award for Best Fantasy Short
(Worldfest - Houston International Film Festival, Houston, USA)
• Winner of Best Short Film
(Magnolia Film Festival, Stakville, Mississippi, USA)
• Winner of Scottia Bank Award for Most Original Film
(Lakeshorts International Film Festival, Toronto, ON, Canada)
• Voted in the Top 12 Best Short Films of the Year 2014
(Jay Kay of the Horror Happens Radio Show, NJ, USA)
• Nominated for a Golden Bat Award as Best Foreign Film.
(Fantafestival, Rome, Italy)
• Nominated for the Best Short Film award.
Note: This is the first time in the history of the festival that a genre short is nominated for the top prize.
(Female Eye Film Festival, Toronto, ON, Canada)
• Nominated for Best International Short
(RIP Horror International Film Festival, Hollywood, CA, USA)
CERAMIC TANGO – Short Psychological Horror/Fantasy
• Winner of the Best International Short Film Award
(Monteria International Film Festival, Monteria, Colombia)
• Winner of the Best International Short Film Award
(Filma Oviedo Film Festival, Oviedo, Spain)
• Winner of a Meteor Award for "Next Step: Feature Film"
(Vitesse Lumière Film Festival, Quebec City, QC, Canada)
• Winner of the Grand Prize for "Best Editing" Award given to Patricia Chica + Opening Night Short Film
(Rhode Island International Film Festival, Providence, RI, USA)
• Winner of the Shocker Award of the Year for the "Best Film"
(Shockfest Film Festival, Hollywood, CA, USA)
Also nominated for the Best Short, Best Director, Best Editor and Best Cinematographer awards
• Winner of the Best Short Film Award
(Magnolia Independent Film Festival, Starkville, MS, USA)
• Winner of the Best Specific Theme Award
(Festival de Cine de Don Torcuato, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
• Winner of the Best Screenplay Award, given to Charles Hall
(Macabre Faire Film Festival, Rockville Centre, NY, USA)
Also nominated for the Best Short, Best Director awards
• Winner of the Roffest Of the Week - April 2018
(Reflecto Online Film Festival, Mexico)
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• Pre-Selected for the Best Short Film Award
(Prix Jutra Awards, Quebec, Canada)
• Finalist of the Best Horror Short Film Award
(MADterror Fest, Madrid, Spain)
• Voted #4 in the TOP 8 of the Best Quebec Films of the year (2013)
+ #3 in the TOP 10 of the Best Local Filmmakers
(Cult #MTL Magazine Reader's Poll 2013, Montreal, QC, Canada)
• Voted in the Top 5 Best Short Films of the Year 2013
(Jay Kay of the Horror Happens Radio Show, NJ, USA)
• Nominated as the Best Films of the Year 2014
(Macabre Fare Film Festival, NY, USA)
Categories: Best Suspense / Thriller & Best Villain (actor)
• Nominated for Best International Short
(RIP Horror International Film Festival, Hollywood, CA, USA)
LA PROMESSE (THE PROMISE) – Short Musical Drama
• Best Short Drama – Closing Short Film
(Magnolia Independent Film Fest., Mississippi, USA)
• Grand Prize for Best Film in a Foreign Language
(Rhode Island Int’l Film Fest., RI, USA)
• Best Foreign Film
(Film Expo 2001, Orange County, CA, USA)
• Grand Prize for Best Directing
(Saint-Affrique Short Film Festival, Saint-Affrique, France)
• Best Independent Film
(Canadian Int’l Annual Film & Video Festival, Campbell-River, Canada)
• Best Independent Scenario
(Canadian Int’l Annual Film & Video Fest., Campbell-River, Canada)
• Public’s Choice Award
(Festival Int’l du film d’Objectif Image de Palavas-Les-Flots, France)
• OFQJ Award for Best Representation in an Event OFQJ
(OFQJ, Quebec, Canada)
• Special Mention from the Jury
(Fest. Int’l Cinema Delle Donne di Torino, Italy)
• Special Jury Mention
(Ulisses Int’l Children Film Festival, Portugal)
• Nominated Best Drama & Best Performance by a Female
(Yorkton Short Film & Video Fest., SK, Canada)
• Nominated Best Actress & Best Cinematography
(Festival de Films avec Twist, Montreal, QC, Canada)
MORNING AFTER – Coming-of-Age Drama
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• Winner of the Best Director Award
(Oaxaca FilmFest, Mexico)
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• Winner of the Grand Prize - Flicker's Ambassador Award
(Rhode Island International Film Festival, Providence, RI, USA)
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• Winner of the Best Overall Short Film Award
(FilmOut San Diego LGBT Film Festival, San Diego, CA, USA)
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• Winner of the Best Director Award
(Studio City International Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA, USA)
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• Winner of the Best Director Award (all categories)
(Magnolia Independent Film Festival, Mississippi, USA)
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• Winner of the Award of Distinction
(Canada Shorts International Film Festival, Saint John, NB, Canada)
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• Winner of the Best Performances Award
(Feedback International Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA, USA)
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• Winner of the Best Music Award
(Feedback International Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA, USA)
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• Winner of an "Honourable Best" Jury Mention
(CineKink Film Festival, New York, NY, USA)
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• Winner of the Best Film Award
• Winner of the Best Director Award
• Winner of the Best Actor Award (Thomas Vallières)
• Winner of the Best Cinematography Award
(Yes! Let's Make a Movie Film Festival, Montreal, QC, CA)
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• Winner of the Independent Spirit Award
• Nominated for the Excellence in Directing Award
• Nominated for the Excellence in Producing Award
• Nominated for the Excellence in Screenwriting Award
• Nominated for the Best Original Score Award
(Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema, Idyllwild, CA, USA)
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• Finalist - Rothus Award for Best Short Film
• Nominated for the Best Director Award
• Nominated for the Best Cinematography Award
(FICCion-20 Film Festival, Cuenca, Spain)
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• Finalist - 25 Best International Shorts
(InShort Film Festival, London, UK and Krakow, Poland)
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• Finalist - Best Short
(Nuren International Film Festival, Singapour)
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• Finalist - Best Short
(Bucharest Film Awards, Bucharest, Romania)
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• Finalist - Best Short
(movies4movies Film Festival, New York, NY, USA)
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• Semi-Finalist - Shorts Category
(San Mauro International Film Festival, Turin, Italy)
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• Semi-Finalist - Shorts Category
(Los Angeles CineFest, Los Angeles, CA, USA)
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• Semi-Finalist - Shorts Category
(Tallgrass Film Festival, Wichita, KS, USA)
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ROCKABILLY 514 – Musical Documentary
• Winner of the Best Documentary Award
• Winner of the Best Soundtrack award
Also nominated for Best Editing & Best Sound
(Director's Chair Film Festival, Staten Island, NY)
DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY – Short Drama
• Winner of a Platinum REMI Award (1st Place, Best Directing) (WolrdFest – Houston International Film Festival, Houston, TX)
• Winner of Best Short Drama
(Magnolia Film Festival, Mississippi, USA)
• Winner of Outstanding Achievement Award – Short Filmmaking
(Williamsburg International Film Festival, NY, USA)
• Winner of Outstanding Foreign Short Film Award
(Sacramento International Film Festival, CA, USA)
• Winner of First Prize for Best Editing + Opening Short
(Rhode Island International Film Festival, Providence, RI, USA)
• Winner of a Honorary Diploma of Excellence
(Festivalissimo/El Salvador Government, Montreal, QC, Canada)
• Winner of Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Sound – Also nominated for Best Short Film, Best Screenplay, Best Editing. (Director's Chair Film Festival, Staten Island, NY)
• Winner of the Festival's Choice Award
(Dark River Film Festival, Luisville, KT)
• Winner of the 3rd Place
(International Short Film Festival of India - Chennai, India)
• Finalist Best International Short (Drama)
(Film Skillet International Short Film Competition)
• Nominated as Best Quebec short film
(Prix Prends Ça Court! 2010)
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HEAVENLY RIDE – American Music Video
• Winner of the Silver Award for Best Music Video
(California Film Awards, Los Angeles, CA, USA)
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• Finalist Best Music Video by a Female Solo Artist
• Finalist Best Music Video in the category "True California"
(California Music Video and Film Awards, Los Angeles, CA, USA)
OTHER AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
CHASSEURS D'ÉPICES (SPICE HUNTERS) – Documentary Series for ARTV
• Nominated for Best Editing
Prix Gémeaux 2012 (Québec, canada)
RENAISSANCE D’APHRODITE – Artistic Short Film
• Discovery of the Year 1996:
• Honor from the Canadian Parliament (Ottawa, Canada)
•Best Independent Experimental Entry
•3rd Best Independent Entry (Campbell-River, Canada)
UNE QUÉBÉCOISE À PARIS - Short DocumentaryOFQJ Mention of Excellency for the quality of the commentary (Québec, Canada)
• JAZZ: MUSIC OF THE CENTURY – Documentary Series
Nominated for the Rose d’Or in Montreux as Best musical program (Montreux, Switzerland)
• ELOVE 2 – Docu-Reality Series
18th Gemini Awards
Nominated for Best Reality-Based Program or Series (Toronto, Canada)
• WEBDREAMS – Docu-Reality Series
Gemini Awards
Nominated for Best Reality-Based Program or Series (Toronto, Canada)
OTHER AWARDS:
• Best Director - Rising Phoenix Award
(Independent Cinema Foundation & Festival Academy, Los Angeles, CA)
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• Special mention for “Save My Soul” (videoclip)
(CIAFF, Campbell-River, Canada)
• YTV Achievement Awards 1992
(Nominated for Best Achievement in Entrepreneurship)•
• 1991 FANI Trophy- Animathon International 1991, collective
• Special Mention from the Bois-de-Boulogne College.
Arts & Film Programme. 1992
• Honorary Diploma from the Government of El Salvador
for outstanding contribution in filmmaking 1997, 2007, 2010
• Winner of an Honour of Excellence at the 2010 New Jersey Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Gala (New Jersey, NJ, USA) 2010
• Winner of a plaquette from the Salvadorian Government for Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking. (New Jersey, NJ, USA) 2010