Awards 2020
Best Fiction
Mention Best Fiction
Pseudo by Steven Chan
Here and Now by Aurelien Mathieu
Best Documentary
Buddha in Africa by Nicole Schafer
Best Script
Tale Of The Song by Chaoqun Wang
Best Actor
Ronin by John Do
Best Actress
10 Minutes For A Pound by Jadey Duffield
Mention Best Actress
Yah Wave by Emma Power
Here and Now by Aurelien Mathieu
Laurence Porteil
Best Music
Stéphanie Hamelin Tomala
Yah Wave by Emma Power
Selection 2021
- Best Fiction
- Best Documentary
- Best Script
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Music
- People's Choice Award
Awards 2021
UNIVERSAL MARTIAL ART FILMS FESTIVAL
2018
FICTIONS
Soho Jimbo
Short Film - 7 minutes - England - 2016
Director
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Producers
Abigail Berry , Christine Cheung, Milan Krsljanin
Key Cast
Alan Wai, Wai Wong, Daphne Cheung, Naomi Christie
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SYNOPSIS : A wanderer plays two rivaling triad gangs against each other in their bitter war for Chinatown.
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Knuckle Heads
Short - 4 minutes - Germany - 2014
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Director
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Producers
Sergio Herencias
Dominic Albrecht
Fatmir Beqiri
Key Cast
Betim Alimi, Fitim Fetahi, Mehmet Beqiri, Patrik Strub
Alice Bauer, Manuel Leis Casais, Natyra Ajvazi
SYNOPSIS : 2025. Somewhere in the middle of nowhere. To escape their boredom the rich and the powerfull of this world have created a new and brutal form of entertainment. They host fights between "Knuckle Heads" in Sector 13...
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Fury of Ropers
Short - 5 minutes - France - 2016
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Directors
Franck Rapp & Bertrand Lemblé
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Producers
Cinedistrict - Lawis Records
Key Cast
Franck Ropers, Hiep Tran, Donald Borday, Rabindra Lebouche, Michaël IllouzZ, Romain Bénichou, Arthur Léothaud, Bona Sao, François Ringler, Bérenger Scheuer, Benjamin Anisten, Pierre-Yves Maussion, Jean-Paul Pennont
SYNOPSIS : "The ways of Pencak Silat" traces the history of Pencak Silat Master Franck ROPERS (7th Dan) who came to settle accounts with the Master of another martial arts academy.
Hajimé
Short - 17 minutes - France - 2017
Director
Florian Delhormeau
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Producer
Florian Delhormeau
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Cast
Emile Berling, Nicky Naudé, Djigui Diarra, Marie Rosselet-Ruiz
SYNOPSIS : Sebastien is a young judoka. In spite of an excellent level, he fails in his final exam of Dan. With his pride hurt, his dream to become a professional judoka goes away.
Kansay's Glorious Death
Short animation - 1 minute - United States - 2017
Director
Chris Sagovac
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Producer
Mountain of Knives
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SYNOPSIS : Kansay the Spider faces the demigod Tesshin at the Iron Gate. The Spider is one of 99 assassins sent to unleash Hell upon Earth from beyond the grave. "Kansay's Glorious Death" is the first chapter in Kansay's quest for power and revenge.
Le Papillon
Short animation - 3:30 minutes - France - 2002
Directors
Antoine Autin & Jenny Rakotomamonjy
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Producer
Bibo Films
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Writer
Jenny Rakotomamonjy
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SYNOPSIS : A man witnesses a woman being pursued by three ninjas towards a shrine
DOCUMENTARIES
JURY 2018
Master Pastor Kerr
Doc - 11:10 minutes - USA - 2017
Director
Alicia Woods
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Producer
Shereen Williams
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SYNOPSIS : Pastor Kerr runs a successful church and shelter for women and children in a economically depressed area of Buffalo, NY. Unbeknownst to many of his parishioners, his exposure to Kung Fu and Chinese culture helped shape him into the man he is today.
Shaolin Tea Ceremony
Doc - 10 minutes - USA - 2016
Director
Jordan River
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Producer
DELTA STAR PICTURES
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SYNOPSIS : For the first time the ancient ceremony in the Shaolin monasteries.Tea is a means which keeps attention and concentration alive. It helps the spirit purifying in harmony with nature: it's about a trip getting to the root of a very ancient practice completing the very ancient techniques of martial arts through the philosophy of life.
I Am The White Tiger
Doc - 118 minutes - USA - 2017
Director
Lei Chiu
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Producer
Mark Hougthon
Cho Tai Ho
Brian Chumney
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SYNOPSIS : Stuntman, action director, and martial arts legend Mark Houghton tells his story of his martial arts journey, breaking into the Hong Kong film industry, his struggle with injuries and depression, and the promise he made his teacher, the legendary filmmaker Lau Kar Leung.
Road to Glory
Doc - 15 minutes - Swiss - 2017
Director
Luc Godonou Dossou & Bruno Peireira
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Producer
Luc Godonou Dossou
Bruno Peireira
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SYNOPSIS : Yoann is a talented young boxer from Lausanne’s working-class Bourdonnette neighbourhood. With the support of his family and his coach, he travels to Copenhagen to pursue the world championship title belt.
Pierre-Yves Touzot
Director - Scriptwriter - Writer
