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Awards 2019
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Best film
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.
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 Soul Within
Documentary - 17 minutes - Brunei Darussalam - 2018
Director
Drablo Max
Producer
Drablo Max
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.
People's Choice Award
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.
The Universal Martial Arts Film Festival (UMAFF) encourages an emerging generation of filmmakers whose films treat various aspects of the field of the martial arts; those of the arts of combat and the arts of health.
The Universal Martial Arts Film Festival (UMAFF) showcases films that explore the martial practice, philosophy, aesthetic and spirituality.
Mention Best film
Best Doc
Best Script