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Advisor Board

Whip Hubley
Raju Chhabria
Christopher Coppola

Management Team:
Tracy Reiner -Chair
Lynn Tang
Ni Huang
Baifan Xie
Sherwood Jones
Shimiao Li
He Huang
Feng Liu
Ivy Li
Yolanda Pan
Crystal Ye
Lee Mariano
Yuan Huang
Weiwei Xie
Nick Newbauer

Screenplay Show Case
Boyou Niou
Aina Feng

Co-host:
St Culture Advocacy

Media Partners:
Tlemundo 52
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Tlemundo 62
Elnoticoto.com
Universal Film Magazine
WCETV.com
Xinhua News
We Chinese
China Press
Penisula People
Daily Breeze
ASTA Network (US)
HCTV

Festival Partners:
Broadway International Film Festival Los Angeles

San Diego International Kid's Film Festival

PAH-FEST

Epic ACG Fest

Film Jury:
Emillo Vega
Ziggy Mrkich
Bernard Clinch
Sally Lee Wu
Eric Brodeur
Catherine Clinch
Randy Berle
Jacob N. Stuart
Jalleh Doty
Wei Zheng
Serita Stevens
Shamil Erfanian
Yolanda Pan

Ary Jury:
Jon Allen
He Huang
Marco Rea
R Victoria Jodis
Phoenix Liu
Danny Pardo
Pete Allman

Supporting Artists:
New York Pretty Sunset Beijing Chinese Art Troupe
Damian De Langeron
Cady Mariano
Sky Patterson
Sunshine Singers
Zhe Li
Melissa Papel
Xujia Yan
Josh Moreland
Joy Weiser
Siyuan Liu
Kenton Lane
Super Victoria Model Team
Yifei Chen
Georgia's School of Dance
Ronger An
Mike Shields
The Silk Road Band

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About Universe Multicultural Film Festival
Film has the power to bring history to life, open windows into other cultures and engage in a way that no other medium can duplicate. Universe multicultural film festival provides an equal stage for every culture to show and shine.
For film lovers, it is a place for the unique movies that can open their mind and fresh their eyes. For film makers, it is a fantastic place to meet with the others to create cross cultural film project; For distributers, it is a market that have most diversify films to choice for; For locals, it is a wonderful festival that full of fun and cultural education.

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 2016 Universe Multicultural Film Festival 

The Winners 
Award   Winner
Grand Jury Prize - Best Feature
Grand Jury Prize - Best Short
Best Drama Feature Film
Best Drama Short Film
Best Actress in A Leading Role
Best Actor in A Leading Role
Culture Heritage Film Award
Achievement in Cultural Heritage
Best Animated Feature Film
Best Animated Short Film
Best Student Film
Best Documentary - Feature
Best Documentary - Short
Best Children's Film
Best Educational Film
Best Comedy Feature Film
Best Comedy Short Film
Best Romance Feature Film
Best Romance Short Film
Best Cinematography - Feature
Best Cinematography - Short
Best Costume Design
Best Original Score
Screenplay Contest - Best Feature Screenplay
Screenplay Contest - Best Short Screenplay
Screenplay Contest - Best Foreign Screenplay
Best Culture Fashion Artis
Rising Star Award

  Genuine Love (China)
Replika (Switzerland)
Cannot Prove (China)
The Day to Choose (Taiwan)
Luosang Qunpei - Gongga Mountain (China)
Xuebian Jing - The Village Mother (China)
An Enslaved Princess (China)
Zhaowei Zhu
Taxi Driver Gion Taro The Movie (Japan)
Fisherwoman and Tuk Tuk (India)
Abyssal Zone (USA)
This was Hasankeyf (UK)
Ariana's Persian Kitchen (UK/Iran/UAE)
Glad (China)
The Summer of YaYa (China)
The Remake (USA)
Games Gone Wrong (USA)
Get Happy (USA)
Dedicated to Qiu Tong (China)
The Answer (India)
Mandala (China)
Love Song of Huayao Thai (China)
Inner Mongolia-Han Melody (China)
Buenos Aires (USA) by Olga Rojer
Blinda (USA) by Vicki Bartholomew
Sacred Journey (China) by Hui Zhou
Jingying Li
"Xujia Yan, Yifei Chen, Ronger An; Chaidamu National Orchestra"


 

Official Selections – Feature Films

A Brilliant Genocide (Australia)
A Sedan (China)
An Enslaved Princess (China)
An Unfinished Film, For My Daughter Somayeh (Iran)
B12 (Iran)
Cannot Prove (China)
Dream on the Ridge (China)
Freedom Stories (Australia)
Genuine Love (China)
Get Happy (USA)
Glad (China)
Gongga Mountain (China)
Honey River Feast (China)
Inner Mongolia-Han Melody (China)
Let's Break Up (China)
Looking For My Love (China)
Love Beyond Eternity (China)
Love Song of Huayao Thai (China)
Paranoid Girls (Spain)
Salt Bridge (Australia)
Shanha Girlfriend (China)
Taxi Driver Gion Taro The Movie (Japan)
The Answer (India)
The Remake (USA)
The Summer of YaYa (China)
The Village Mother (China)
This was Hasankeyf (UK)
Two SHOGI Madam Masters (Japan)
Winter's Dream (USA)
Xiaoman's Story (China)

 

Official Selections – Short Films:

A Children's Song (USA)
Abyssal Zone (USA)
Ariana's Persian Kitchen (UK/Iran/UAE)
At the End of the Line (USA)
CAGE (USA)
Chaos (USA)
Dead Unanimity (USA)
Dedicated to Qiu Tong (China)
Fisherwoman and Tuk Tuk (India)
Games Gone Wrong (USA)
Human Smile (France)
I was the One (Korea)
Jewish Blind Date (Switzerland)
Kefi Came by Sea (Greece)
Life Of Rhiley - A Positive Light On Adoption (USA)
Love Greeting (China)
Mandala (China)
My Home (Zimbabwe)
Only Wanna Party (USA)
People of the Delta (Ethiopia)
Plan Perfect (USA)
Promise Me (USA)
Replika (Switzerland)
Rotary Fateline (India)
Rotary Heartline (India)
Rotary Lifeline (India)
Signs of An Artist (Argentina)
The Apartment (India)
The Art of Muay Thai (Thailand)
The Day to Choose (Taiwan)
The Last Point (Russia)
Thirst (USA)
Today is the Day (USA)
Underneath (Switzerland)
WAX (Argentina)
Why Can't I Be A Sushi (UK)

Official Selections – Screenplays

Feature:
20-20 Search for Independence (Canada) by Harold L. Brown
Brothers to Dust (Australia) by Marie Parkins
Buenos Aires (USA) by Olga Rojer
Collide (USA) by Tom Smolko
Empress (USA) by Hanxi Li
Holy Baptism (China) by Hui Zhou
Horizon Faraway (China) by Duojipengcuo
Madame Facades (USA) by Charles Laulette
Red Ivory (USA) by Larry Thomas
Sacred Journey (China) by Hui Zhou
The Abolitionists (USA) by Leslie Lyshkov
The Ancient Song of Love (China) by Hui Zhou
The Club of the Invincibles (Spain) by Pablo Burgos-Bosch
The Hoopla (Canada) by Thomas Nesti
The Metaphors of The Heart Part I (Malawi) by Paul Paseli
Short:
Blinda (USA) by Vicki Bartholomew
Gorgeous Chamelons (Turkey) by Esra Cengel
Hotel Soleil (UK) by Rebekah Wilkinson

Special Screening Films: 

 Winds of Freedom ( USA) A Baby with Red Socks ( Iran) 
Hiding Sword (China/USA) Love Forever (China)