SELECTION 2012
La première édition de l'UMAFF s'est tenu à Paris en 2012.
Projection des films primés et remise des Prix
par les membres du Jury et nos invités.
  
MEILLEUR FILM MEILLEUR DOC MEILLEUR COURT
The Rebel The Dhamma Brothers Yogin
de Charlie Nguyen de Andrew Kukura - Anne Marie Stein de John Hanrahan
(Vietnam - 103 mn) Jenny Phillips (USA - 76 mn) (USA - 3 mn)
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
The Rebel de Charlie Nguyen
(Vietnam - 103 mn)
LE PROGRAMME DE LA SOIRÉE
19H00
Ouverture du Festival
Démonstration de Tai Ji Quan
19H10
Projection du documentaire The Dhamma Brothers
20H30
Démonstration de Wushu
20H40
Projection du court métrage Yogin
20H43
Démonstration de Viet Vo Dao
20H53
Projection du long métrage The Rebel
22H30
Démonstration Aïkido
22H40/23h30
Remise des Prix - Cocktail
A l'issue des projections, tous les spectateurs pourront voter pour le Prix du Public.
Des Maisons d'éditions spécialisées dans le domaine exposeront leurs ouvrages.
MAS PARIS - SALLE EMILE LAFFON 
FICTION
The Sword Identitity by Xu Haofeng
(China - 2011- 108 mn)
Synopsis Set during the Ming dynasty, when Japanese pirates had long been eliminated from China, a swordsman tries to prove that his weapon was used by the famous General Qi’s regiment to resist Japanese pirates. While attempting to prove the sword’s identity, a top martial arts master finally obtains inner peace.
Chine, XVIème siècle. Deux guerriers débarquent dans une ville côtière du sud. Pris pour des pirates japonais en raison de leur sabre incurvé, Liang et son collègue arrivent en pleine guerre intestine entre les différentes écoles d’arts martiaux de la ville.
CASTING YU Chenghui, SONG Yang , ZHAO Yuanyuan Directed by Haofeng Xu Produced by LI Rui - Gootime Cultural Communication Co., Ltd Written by Haofeng Xu Cinematography : Xiaoqing Meng, Jincheng Sha Music by Yang Zhang
The Rebel by Charlie Nguyen
(Vietnam - 2007- 103 mn) 1920s. Vietnam under colonial French ruling. Anti-French rebellions emerge all over the country to disrupt the foreign occupiers. In respond, the colonialist employed units of Vietnamese agents to track and destroy these rebels. The film follows the journey of LE VAN CUONG, a French cultured undercover elite. Although branded with a perfect track record, Cuong's inner conscience is troubled by the sea of Vietnamese blood he had spilled to uphold a French washed ideal. Following an assassination of a high ranking French, Cuong is assigned to seek and kill the notorious leader of the resistance. Cuong encounters VO THANH THUY, a relentless revolutionary fighter and the daughter of the rebel leader. Cuong's superior intends for him to use Thuy as a mean to get to her father but Cuong soon has feelings for her. Thuy's patriotism ignites conflicts between Cuong's consciousness and his cultured faith. Will Cuong discover his inner-self and find love or will he continue his mission? The journey unfolds... » Nous sommes en 1922. Le Vietnam est sous le dur joug des colonisateurs français. La colère des Vietnamiens gronde et des groupes de rebelles se forment partout aux 4 coins du pays. La France réplique en activant des unités secrètes autochtones pour débusquer les insurgés et éliminer les foyers de rébellion les uns après les autres. Cường est l'un de ces agents de police secrète à la solde des Français. Bien que son tableau de chasse soit des plus enviables, sa conscience est torturée par le sang des compatriotes qu'il a tués. Après l'assassinat d'un haut fonctionnaire français, Cường se voit confier la mission de chercher et d'exécuter le cerveau responsable de cette opération spectaculaire, Đề Cảnh. Ce faisant, il rencontre Thúy, une combattante rebelle redoutable et fille du dénommé Đề Cảnh. Son fervent patriotisme finira par faire basculer Cường... Un idylle naîtra entre Thúy et Cường malgré son passé de collabo servile...
CASTING
Chanh Tin Nguyen as Cuong's Father
Nguyen Thang as Hua Danh
Dustin Nguyen as Sy
Directed by Charlie Nguyen
Produced by Jimmy Pham Nghiem / Charlie Nguyen / Johnny Tri Nguyen
Written by Charlie Nguyen / Johnny Tri Nguyen / Dominic Pereira
Cinematography : Dominic Pereira
Music by Christopher Wong
Rebirth by Jean-Marc Mineo
(France - 2012 - 98 mn)
Synopsis When Manit was ten, he witnessed the gruesome murder of his parents, was shot and left for dead.
Placed in the care of an old Muay Thai master, Manit recovered, but the bullet in his brain had changed him forever, severing him from all human emotion.
Now, thanks to the combat teachings of his master, he has turned into a veritable killing machine, bent on justice.
With the help of Clara, an attractive and young European journalist, Manit hunts down the man who murdered his parents in cold blood.
Lorsque Manit a dix ans, il est témoin de l'assassinat macabre de ses parents. Lui-même est abattu et laissé pour mort.
Placé sous la garde d'un vieux maître de Muay Thaï, Manit récupère, mais la balle dans son cerveau l'a changé pour toujours, le coupant de toute émotion humaine.
Grâce aux enseignements de combat de son maître, il se transforme en une véritable machine à tuer.
Avec l'aide de Clara, une journaliste européenne attrayante, Manit traque l'homme qui a assassiné ses parents de sang froid.
CASTING
Jon Foo (Tekken, Tom Yum Goong), Caroline Ducey, Michael Cohen...
Directed by: Jean-Marc Minéo
Stunt coordinator: David Ismalone (Ong Bak)
Produced by:
Cedric Jimenez (Le Cercle),
Christian Gerber (G&G Production)
and Patrice Gilles (SFS International)
DOCUMENTARY
The meaning of tea by Scott Chamberlin-Hoyt
(USA - 2007 - 115 mn)
Synopsis The Meaning of Tea explores the romance and complexities surrounding tea and sheds light on its many varieties, whose value, use, practices, and traditions are sometimes misunderstood, neglected, and even threatened by today's marketplace.
Le sens du thé explore l’histoire et l’environnement complexe du thé, dont l’usage, les valeurs et les traditions sont parfois incompris, négligés, et même menacés par le marché et la vie moderne.
Directed by Scott Chamberlin Hoyt Produced by Scott Chamberlin Hoyt Written by Scott Chamberlin Hoyt / Phil Cousineau Cinematography : Gordon Arkenberg Music by Joel Douek & Eric Czar
The Dhamma Brothers by Andrew Kukura
Anne Marie Stein - Jenny Phillips
(USA - 2007 - 76 mn)
Synopsis
Behind the high security towers and double row of barbed wire and electrical fence at Donaldson Correction Facility dwells a host of convicts who will never see the light of day. But for some of these men, a spark is ignited when it becomes the first maximum-security prison in North America to hold an extended Vipassana retreat, an emotionally and physically demanding course of silent meditation lasting ten days.
Derrière les tours de sécurité et la double rangée de fils barbelés électrifiés de cette prison haute sécurité du nord de l'Amérique, quelques prisonniers vont être initiés à la méditation de l'école Vipassana.
Directed by Andrew Kukura - Anne Marie Stein - Jenny Phillips -
Produced by Anne Marie Stein - Jenny Phillips -
Photography: Jeremy Leach - Bestor Cram - Wah Ho Chan
Lucia Rijker by George Schouten
(Netherlands - 2007 - 73 mn)
Synopsis A film about searching for recognition in the outside world and finding it within.
Un film autour de la recherche de reconnaissance dans le monde extérieur et la découverte de cela à l'intérieur de soi.
Casting
Lucia Rijker
Directed by George Schouten
Produced by Babeth M.VanLoo
Music by Jacob ter Veldhuis
Photography: Bernd Wouthuysen
SHORT FILM
 Yogin by John Hanrahan
(United States - 2008 - 3 mn) Synopsis"Yogin" tells the story of a brash young yogi who challenges an old master to a yoga battle. In this animated feature, the arrogant challenger soon finds there is more to yoga than physical postures.
"Yogin" raconte l'histoire d'un jeune yogi impétueux qui défie un vieux maître. L'arrogant challenger constate bientôt qu'il y a plus au yoga que des positions physiques.
Directed by John Hanrahan
Produced by: John Hanrahan
Music by Kevin MacLeod
Lee by Roland Wiryawan
(USA - 2011 - 6 mn) Synopsis
Lee is no ordinary warrior, he has a secret love. When his secret is revealed - Lee must face the hardest battle of her life: to gain respect.
Lee n'est pas un guerrier ordinaire, il a un secret d'amour. Quand son secret est révélé, Lee doit faire face au plus grand combat de sa vie pour gagner le respect.
Casting
A.J. Jay, Ben Wang , Graham Phoenix Bui, Justin Yu, Kevin Chambers, Randall Tran , Toru Fujisaki
Directed by Roland Wiryawan Writen by Roland Wiryawan Produced by Roland Wiryawan Music by Derek Zhao Photograhy by Kimberly Hwang
Metamorphoses by Inchun OH
(South Korea - 2011 - 28 mn)
Synopsis
Sung-gil is a budding comic artist in a slump and goes to a park to relax. One day, he follows a charming girl from the park and gets lost in woods. Then one guy comes up to him and suggests to pitch. When Sung-gil tries to stop pitching, the guy threatens him.
Sung-Gil, un artiste en herbe comique en manque d'inspiration, va dans un parc pour se détendre. Un jour, il suit une charmante jeune fille et se perd dans les bois. Un type s'approche de lui et propose de slamer. Lorsque Sung-Gil tente d'arrêter, le type le menace.
Casting
Hyeon-bae DONG, Jae-hee SONG, Jung-ho YOO,
Directed by Inchun OH
Writen by Inchun OH
Produced by Sangho SHIN
Music by Clarice Eunhae OK
Photography: Tae-sik UM
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