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
Duchess
Short Film - 11 minutes - England - 2019
Director
Keir Siewert
Producer
Will Nash
Key Cast
Samantha Schnitzler, Shinji Ishigaki, Alix Austin, Bola Okun
SYNOPSIS : A female Mixed Martial Artist squares off against an obnoxious male fighter from her gym. She soon discovers it is not as simple as one fighter versus another, as a literal battle of the sexes unfolds in the cage.
Best Film: Cranes by Niv Bilman, Michael Stolia
Mention Best Film: Wu Qi Dao by Jules Bourgès, Cécile Guillard, Nathan Harbonn-Viaud, Antoine Vignon, Benjamin Warnitz
Best Documentary: The Soul Within by Brunei Darussalam
Best Script: Mokuso by Moreno Cabitza
People's Choice Award: Tengu by Samuel Smith
SELECTION 2019
Wu Qi Dao
Animation, Short - 1 minutes - France - 2017
Director
Jules Bourgès, Cécile Guillard, Nathan Harbonn-Viaud, Antoine Vignon, Benjamin Warnitz
Producer
Moïra Marguin, école Gobelins
SYNOPSIS : In a martial arts boarding school in northern China, a little girl fights to be a champion.
The Soul Within
Documentary - 17 minutes - Brunei Darussalam - 2018
Director
Drablo Max
Producer
Drablo Max
TENGU
Short film - 8 minutes - England - 2016
Director
Samuel Smith
Producer
Bartberry Logan, Samuel Smith
Key Cast
David Cheung, Lauren Clinch, Brandon Ly, Bartberry Logan, Samuel Smith
SYNOPSIS : A father struggles to protect his family against the terror of the Tengu, bird-men of the mountains.
TENGU
Short film - 8 minutes - England - 2016
Director
Samuel Smith
Producer
Bartberry Logan, Samuel Smith
Key Cast
David Cheung, Lauren Clinch, Brandon Ly, Bartberry Logan, Samuel Smith
SYNOPSIS : A father struggles to protect his family against the terror of the Tengu, bird-men of the mountains.
Whirlpool
Short film - 17 minutes - Ireland - 2018
Director
Brian Stynes
Key Cast
Paul Coffey , Thomas Leggett Thomas, Michael Linehan, John McCaffrey, Bill Tobin
SYNOPSIS : Jimmy has a disability but pushes himself to the limit, taking several martial arts classes a week, what he's really doing is ignoring his widowed father's deteriorating mental faculties. He knows that he must inevitably go where the current is leading and step up and take responsibility.
Whirlpool
Short film - 17 minutes - Ireland - 2018
Director
Brian Stynes
Key Cast
Paul Coffey , Thomas Leggett Thomas, Michael Linehan, John McCaffrey, Bill Tobin
SYNOPSIS : Jimmy has a disability but pushes himself to the limit, taking several martial arts classes a week, what he's really doing is ignoring his widowed father's deteriorating mental faculties. He knows that he must inevitably go where the current is leading and step up and take responsibility.
What is Martials Arts ?
Documentary - 5 minutes - USA - 2016
Director
Anthony Cintron
Producer
Anthony Cintron
SYNOPSIS : When people think of Martial arts they usually think of Self defense and good exercise, however, this video shows the true meaning of what's behind tradition Martial arts.
Mokuso
Short film - 14 minutes - Switzerland - 2018
Director
Moreno Cabitza
Producer
ECAL - School of Arts of Lausanne
Key Cast
Flavia Potenza, Roman Grosso, Celia Muñoz
SYNOPSIS : In a school class, some students exchange complicit glances. Silent and calm on the surface, a world of mockery and fury is hidden in their telephone conversations through their devices that they hide subtly.
So when 'the new girl' arrives in the classroom, it is for them a new prey to indulge in.
Cranes
Short film - 24 minutes - Israel - 2017
Director
Niv Bilman, Michael Stoliar
Producer
Uri Yerushalmi
Key Cast
Shai Ben Dov, Rachel Gaon, Amir Keren
SYNOPSIS : Daniel is a master of the Japanese martial art of Kendo. But despite his prowess in battle, he has trouble fitting in, as he leads a secluded life of training in a Dojo in the rural north. One day he meets Shani, a young Kendo fighter from the city, and the two share an intimate night together and get to know each other. They dance, and Daniel experiences a whole new world of sensations and feelings. The next day the two face an entirely different dance – opposing one another in the ring.
The Barman
Short film - 3 minutes - USA - 2015
Director
Michael Reiken
Producer
Aristokat Media
Key Cast
Sifu Jack Leung, Billy Yum Yum, Jak Lok, Fan Zhang, Philip Chak
SYNOPSIS : A short film to promote the styles of Wing Chun Martial Arts.
JURY 2019
Eddy Matalon
Director - Scritpwriter - Producer
