2019 UMFF Reception Gala

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 2019 UMFF  Reception Gala
 Filmmakers Self Introduction; UMFF Juries Meet with the Filmmakers; Performances; Dinner 

Time: 7:00-10:00PM; April 6, 2019
Location:Fred Hesse Community Park, McTaggart Hall (29301 Hawthorne Blvd; Rancho Palos Verdes, Ca 90275;  Admission by  Gala Pass

 

 

The Performing Actors 

 

Virginie Claude. Actress, Host
Born and raised in Geneva, Switzerland, Virginie started performing in plays at the age of 8, but she had two different careers – as a secondary school Latin teacher and as a management consultant – before she decided to fully commit to her passion for acting. She moved to Paris, France and graduated froman extensive three-years double cursus in French and in English at Cours Florent, one of the best acting schools in Europe. She then worked as an actress, writer and producer in Paris, both in movies and theater plays. A year ago,she came to Los Angeles to develop her own projects and to perform in English in movies, web-series and plays. She sings and plays the piano, speaks French, German, English and a little bit of Chinese, and is the happy mother of an 11-y.o. girl and a 7-y.o. boy.
  Zhuonan Zhang. Opera Singer
Zhuonan Zhang is the national second-class actor, he has won the Performance Awards from 3rd Jiangsu Yang Opera Art Festival and the 5th Jiangsu Provincial Drama Festival , the 2009 Jiangsu Excellent New Drama Competition Performance Excellence Award, and the 8th Jiangsu Drama Award. Small play essay award "Excellent performance award. His master works include "The County governor and the Boss", "Wild Boar", "Qin Xianglian", "True and Fake 24 Hours", " Romance of Noble Man", "Shi Kefa - Unbreakable City" and so on.
Benjamin Debard, Actor, Producer
Benjamin Debard, aka Aaron Kane on Twitch and YouTube, is a French streamer passionate about video games andimmersion in virtual universes; he loves science fiction more than anything else. He was naturally one of the early backers of the Star Citizen project and the game has a very special place on his channels (see his YouTube video named “Why do I believe in Star Citizen?”)
He first studied illustration at Ecole Pivaut (Nantes, France) then headed to Paris to enter the Cours Florent acting school. With these two sets of skills, and video games being at the core of his passions, he decided to launch his Twitch channel in 2016 while working on his own acting projects.
  Cagdas Ocak , Perfect Gentleman 2018
Cagdas is a talented dancer and entrepreneur. He won several championship starting from the age of 12 in the Turkish folk dance category. He had performed salsa, bachata and hip hop shows in several dance festivals for over 10 years. Lastly, he has won the title of "Mr. Perfect Gentleman 2018" in an international talent show produced by Thumbelina Production in Los Angeles, CA. He studied Entrepreneurship at UCLA Extension. He started 2 businesses in the past, he currently runs an on-demand photographer hiring app in Los Angeles. His passion is to be able to touch people's daily lives in a positive way by creating innovative ideas.
Anastasia Siritsa, Perfect Lady 2018
She was born in Russia, Moscow; however, she is half Greek. She is the title holder of "Miss Perfect Lady 2018", an international talent show produced by Thumbelina Production in Los Angeles, CA. She graduated from University of Design and Technologies in Russia. She worked in Tourism and Hospitality for a while. She has been doing modeling and acting for years. Anastasia lives in Los Angeles for almost two years. She moved to California to make all her dreams come true. She loves traveling , doing yoga, kickboxing, outdoor activities, dancing and adventures