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2023 UMFF
Advisor Board

Whip Hubley
Raju Chhabria
Christopher Coppola
Tracy Reiner

Management Team:
Lynn Tang
Sherwood Jones
Ler Chang
Lee Mariano
Lucy Zheng
Yu Tang
Nikki Julius
Wes Wang
Wantong Li
Pingxiu Ouyang
Tianqin Zhu
Salt Traina
Xue Zhang
Jamie Carreon
Valentina Traina

Screenplay Show Case

Reopening 2023

Co-host:
St Culture Advocacy

Media Partners:
Tlemundo 52
Universal Broadcast Network
Tlemundo 62
Elnoticoto.com
Universal Film Magazine
WCETV.com
Xinhua News
We Chinese
China Press
Penisula People
Daily Breeze
ASTA Network (US)
HCTV
We got you media
LA Talk Radio
KTNT Radio & TV

Festival Partners:
Broadway International Film Festival Los Angeles

San Diego International Kid's Film Festival

PAH-FEST

Epic ACG Fest

Film Jury:
Dr. E Anthony Collins
Camille Bacos
Rio Wilshire
Michael Matteo Rossi
Amor Sanchez
Brian Connors
Ewart Chin
Ego Mikitas
Violenta Nunez
Dr. Viki Lin

Art Jury:
Harrison Kiernan
Tammie Starr
Alma Dong
Jon Allen
Claudia Coloma
Francisca Mendoza Garcia

Supporting Artists:
Tom Hallick
Vincent Di Palo
Pierre du Lat
LEON JONES
Alexis Kiley,
Ruben Roberto Gomez
Jason Michael Zlatkus
Lynne Alana Delaney
Jackie Moore
Bill Houskeeper
Ruxanda Calistru
Maribel Robles;
Cris Felipe
LOS BULMAR Music Band
Snowflakes. Band
Los Elegidos de Asís,
Meijing Chinese Orchestra

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Producer: Lynn Tang
Prodution Company: Maeya Culture Exchange Group 
About Universe Multicultural Film Festival
The 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 unique movies that can open their minds and fresh their eyes. For filmmakers, it is a fantastic place to meet with the others to create cross-cultural film projects; For distributers, it is a market that has the most diversify films to choose from; For locals, it is a wonderful festival that full of fun and cultural education.

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 2023  Universe Multicultural Film Festival 

Awards   Winner
Grand Jury Prize Best Feature   The Tale Of The Frog And The Golden Orb (Germany)
Grand Jury Prize Best Short   Salvation (Armenia)
Trailblazer Award    Lynne Alana Delaney
Best Achievement in Directing   Marty Roberts, Jimmy Womble @ Running The Bases (USA) 
Best Actress in a Leading Role   Gloria LainoKennedy@Two Dancers One Love (USA)
Best Drama Feature Film   Running The Bases – Feature (USA)
Best Drama Short Film   Curettage (Iran)
Best Education Film   STEM Roots (USA) 
Best Documentary   Acts of Service (USA) 
 Best Student Film   Seven heavenly fairies wish for humanity (USA)
Best Youth Film   Fitting IN (USA)
Best Animated Short   The Nightmare (China)
Best Cinematography   Experiments in Freedom (USA)
Best Musical Film   Between Two Worlds (USA))
Best Music Video   Farsh-e-Parandeh (Flying Carpet) (Australia)
Best Film Song   Eyes Wide Open (From "North Star") (UK)
Best TV Episode   Los Aspirantes(THE APPLICANTS)( (Spain)
Best TV Pilot   Street Living (United States)
Make A Difference Award   DISAPPEARED GIRL (China)
Cultural Heritage Award   Los Elegidos de Asís (USA))
Screenplay Contest - Best Screenplay   MOKSHA (USA)
Screenplay Contest - Best Short Screenplay   Mom,Where Are You (China)
 
     

Official Selections – Feature Films

 Acts of Service (United States)
Anemone (United States)
Between Two Worlds (United States)
Experiments in Freedom (United States)
I Am Not (Israel)
Quatre Raons(Four Reasons) (Spain)
Running The Bases - Feature (United States)
STEM Roots (United States)
THE TALE OF THE FROG AND THE GOLDEN ORB (Germany)
The Story of Me and the Class Teacher (China)
Thirsty (China)

Official Selections – Short Films:  

Aforoz(The Banishment) (Turkey)
Calling In Sick (United States)
Curettage (Iran )
DISAPPEARED GIRL (China)
I Cheated (United States)
If there is love in heaven (China)
Macau, In-Between (Macao)
Pray (China)
Rinna (USA|
Salvation (Armenia)
The Nightmare( China)
Two Dancers One Love (USA)

Official Selections – Screenplays

MOKSHA (United States)
Mom,Where Are You (Mongolia/China)
Quatre Raons(Four Reasons) (Spain)
Inside Memory (China)
Wood Engraving Picture (China)

Official Selections--Youth-Made & Student Films

Big Trouble in Little America (China)
Fitting In (United States)
The Healers (China)
Seven heavenly fairies wish for humanity (United States)

Official Selections – TV Episode

Los Aspirantes(The Applicants) (Spain)
Psychics/Экстрасенсы (Russian Federation)
Street Living ( USA)
The Desire To Live - Web Series (Armenia)

Official Selections – Music Video/Songs

 A Name in Your Book (United States)
Eyes Wide Open (From "North Star") (United Kingdom)
Farsh-e-Parandeh (Flying Carpet) (Australia)
Legendary Visionary (Canada)
Tiger Totem (China)

Special Screening Films

 On Matriarchy Lake (USA)

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