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BIOGRAPHY

After his studies, Marc-Olivier Louveau (pseudonym Lou Ma Ho) worked in radio, theatre, and as a copywriter in advertising. His writing techniques made for a natural entry into screenplays for television and cinema.  He writes also books The little writer's manual (2019), The last seat (2018), Racine square (2017), The Turpitudes of the circle (2012), Muhatsu The little zen monk (2016),...

Expert in Viet Vu Dao,a Vietnamese martial art, he created his own school in 1996. A documentary project on the Vietnamese martial arts, “Les Fils du Ciel " (Sons of the Sky), allowed him to combine his two passions : cinema and Asia.

While preparing a short film in 2002, “Hand on Heart" (La main sur le Coeur), his Master of calligraphy gave him his pseudonym Lou Ma Ho (he who spreads the words of Confucius in the Occident).

In 2005, he directed “L’Eveil du Moine" (A Monk’s Awakening), a film which received numerous awards and was selected at film festivals worldwide. In 2006 Nico and in 2008, Dead Cell (Cellule Morte).

His feature film "Koan of Spring" releases in January 2016. He has just finished "The tea at the bottom of the teapot" (Le thé au fond de la théière).

Now, he prepares the production of the feature film "The Invicible Chevalier" - Production Maki Films (shooting planned for January 2020).



FILMOGRAPHY


THE TEA AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TEAPOT - 19 mn - HD6K - 2019 - Production : MAKI FILMS 

Bande annonce/Trailer


SYNOPSIS :  In 19th century Vietnam, Chau is a young bubbling manwho does not control his emotions. His meeting with a woman, Master of tea, will upset his life.




AWARDS
Award of Excellence - Best Shorts Competition Award (California – USA – Sept 2019)
Best Editing Award - Free Spirit Film Festival (Tibetan Film Festival - India - Oct 2019)
Honorable Jury Mention - Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival (India - Dec 2019) 
Best Cinematography Award - Ayodhya International Film Festival 2019 (Inde - Déc 2019) 

  

Festival selections
Fiumicino Film Festival (Rome – Italia – Sept 2019)
New York Cinematography Awards (USA – Sept 2019)
Directors Cut Int'l Film Festival (Vancouver - Canada - Oct 2019)
Film Festival of Time (Aukland - New Zealand – Oct 2019)
International Film Festival of Shimla (India – Oct 2019)
Big Picture Film Festival (Peoria - USA - Oct 2019)
Skiptown Playhouse International Film Festival (Los Angeles - Oct 2019)
Ojai Film Festival (California – USA – Nov 2019)
Spirit Film Fesival (Israël - Nov 2019)

Aquero film Festival (Milano - Nov 2019)
West Texas Film Festival (Odessa - Nov 2019)
Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes (France - Nov 2019)
Ambrosia Food & Drink Film Festival (Moscow - Dec 2019)
Jaipu International Film Festival (India - Jan 2020)
New Delhi International Film Festival (India - Jan 2020)
Unfiltered Cinema Section  (Belarus - March 2020)
Capital City Film Festival (USA - April 2020)
Lyons International Film Festival  (USA - April 2020)
29th Arizona International Film Festival (USA - April 2020)    


 


KOAN OF SPRING - 80 mn - HD4K - 2015 -  Production : Panda Media (Korea) /11 décembre / Big Nose / Sesama Production / SAPA MEDIA JSC (Vietnam) - Release : January 2016.

NATIONAL RELEASE JANUARY 2016


TRAILER ( ENGLIH SUBTITLES)
TRAILER (KOREAN SUBTITLES)
TRAILER (FRENCH SUBTITLES)
  
Now available in VOD, VOSD and DVD
https://www.gaia.com/video/koan-spring-subtitles
https://www.amazon.com/Koan-Spring-Jim-Adhi-Limas/dp/B07JGHGQRX
https://www.editions-harmattan.fr/index.asp?navig=catalogue&obj=video&no=3328

 





SYNOPSIS :

Master Truong, the old Fearless of the emperor, is nearing the end of his life and he has not yet found his successor. The country has to be prepared for war and the Emperor is furiously impatient. He gives him two weeks to find him.

A Zen fable on the beauty inside, the simplicity, the sincerity.

Casting : Jim Adhi Limas, Tapa Sudana, Fang-Hsuan Chiu, Chau Belle Dinh, Santi Sudaros, Patrick Vô, Jean-Claude Tran, Tenzin Kunchap, Michel Chapuis...,

Director : Lou Ma Ho
First assistant Director : Guillaume Montely
Screenplay : Lou Ma Ho
Director photography : Olvier Cohen-Bacri
Music : Hyun-Jung Shim
Decorator : Suzanne Lee

AWARDS

THE SCRIPT :

The script has been awarded
Best Script at the Asian Film Festival of Boulder
(USA - 2006)

Finalist at the Gloria International Film Festival (USA – Aug 2006)
Semi finalist at the Gem Screenplay Competition (Los Angelès – Aug 2006)
Semi finalist at the Nolita International Film Festival (New York – Dec 2005)

THE FILM :

Silver Remy Award - 47th Annual WorldFest-Houston (USA - April 2014)
Best Foreign Film - NIAFFS - lnternational Action Film Festival (Spain – Oct 2014)
Best Feature Film - Ojai Film Festival (California – Oct 2013)
Best Photography - Festival International de Ciné de Fusagasugà (Colombia - Aug 2014)
Best Feature Film - Brantford Film Festival (Canada – Oct 2013)
Best Film et Best Photography - Free Spirit Film Festival (India – Oct 2013)
Best Film Award  CMS International Children’s Film Festival (2014 - India)
Best Phtography - Indie Fest USA (2014 - California)

Special Mention Best Feature Film Ouidah Film Festival (Benin - Jan 2014)
Special Mention Best Feature Film Vittorio Veneto Film Festival (Italia - April 2014) 
Special Mention Best Film - Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival (India - 2014)

Nomination Best Foreign Feature  Emerge Film Festival (USA - June 2014)
Nomination Best Foreign Feature Long Island Film Festival Expo (New York - March 2014)
Nomination Best Photography Queens World Film Festival (New York - March 2014)
Nomination Best International Feature Film - Nashik International Film Festival (India – March 2014)
Nomination Best Photography Winter Film Awards - (New York - March 2014)



Selections festivals :

62nd International Film festival Mannheim-Heidelberg (Germany – Nov 2013)
30th Bogota International Film Fetival (Colombia – Oct 2013)
Macao Film Festival (Chine - Dec 2013)
Santa Cruz Film Festival (California – Nov 2013)
Chiangkhan International Film Festival (Thailand - Dec 2013)
Spirit Film Festival Tel Aviv (Israel – Oct 2013)
Fer Film Festival (Republic of Kosovo – Oct 2013)
Regiofun Film Festival (Poland – Oct 2013)
Full Lengh Festival (Poland - Nov 2013)
Levante International Film Festival (Italy – Oct 2013)
Third eye 12th Asian Film festival (India – Jan 2014)
20th Victoria Film Festival – (Canada – March 2014)
Queens World Film Festival (New York - March 2014)
24th Mediawave International Film and Music Gathering (Hungary - April 2014)
15th Asian International Film Festival of Tours (France - March 2014)
Silver Spring International Film Festival (Florida - USA - April 2014)
Vittorio Veneto International Film Festival (Italy – April 2014)
23th Arizona International Film Festival (USA – April 2014)
Capital City Film Festival (Washington - April 2014)
Lucerne International Film Festival (Canada / switzerland - 2014)
INDIE FEST USA IFF (California - Oct 2014)
Dharamsala Film Festival (India -  May 2014)
Salon Internationale de la Luz (Colombia - May 2014)
Kimera International Film Festival (Italia - May 2014
Long Island Film Expo (USA - july 2014)
Phnom Penh International Film Festival - (Cambogia - sept 2014)
Isle of Wight International Film Festival (England - Aug 2014)
FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE FUSAGASUGA - (Colombia - Aug 2014 )
ONE country, ONE Film International Film Festival (France - July 2014)
International Film Festival of Kashmir (India - Aug 2014 )
Hollywood Weekly Magazine Film Festival (California - Sept 2014)
Portobello Film Festival London (England - August/September 2014)
Silk Road International Film Festival (China - Oct 2014)
XIX International TV Festival Bar (Montenegro - October 2014)
International Action Film Festival (Spain - November 2014)
Bagdhad International Film Festival (Iraq - October 2014)
5th CinemAvenireFilm Fesival (Roma - 2014)
5th JUMPTHECUT International Film Festival (Singapore - Jan 2015)
Udada International Film Festival (Nairobi - October 2014)
Vernon International Film Festival (France - Nov 2014)



DEAD CELL - 32 mn – co-production France/England - SDP Films / Les Films
du Verseau / Oliwood Productions (UK). (Release January 2008)




SYNOPSIS :

A young women awakes in a cell. She has done nothing wrong to be there.
She will discover that she is only guilty to have done nothing.

Principal Cast : Mai Anh Le, Thierry Pietra

Year of Production: 2008
Production : SDP FILMS / LES FILMS DU VERSEAU / OLYWOOD PRODUCTIONS
Producer: Marc-Olivier Louveau,
Olivier Cohen-Bacri, Oli Harbottle, Daniel Lenoir
Jean-Marc Benguigui, Eric Frechou, André Farwagi.
Director : Lou Ma Ho
Editor: Frederic Thoraval
Screenwriter: Lou Ma Ho
Director of Photography: Michel Azous
Sound: Vincent Mauduit
Music: Steve Shehan

AWARDS
Gold Bear (Ebensee Film Festival - Austria - June 2008)
Best Actress & Best European Film (Grand Off European Film Awards
- Warzava - 2008)

Selected at the following international festivals :

Festival International d'Uruguay (2009)
Festival Muestra Monografica (
Colombie - 2009)
Monaco Charity Film Festival
(May 2009)

Uruguay International Film Festival (April 2009)
Seoul International Film Festival (Korea – June 2008)
Warzava Film Festival (Polish - August 2008)
Slow Film Festival (Hungary - July 2008)



NICO - 4 mn - 35 mn – France / 2006 - SDP Films (2006)




SYNOPSIS :

A man writes a letter to his wife where he says good bye.

Cast : Stéphane Massard 

Director: Lou Ma Ho 
Script: Lou Ma Ho
Photographer: Florent Montcouquiol 
Editor: Lou Ma Ho
Score: Frederic Dupuis
Producer: Marc-Olivier Louveau

Selected at the following international festivals :

SUPER SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (London – July 2006)
SEOUL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Korea– Sept 2006)
EBERSWALDE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Germany – Sept 2006)
ISTANBUL INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL (Turkey – Nov 2006)
LA BOCA DEL LOBO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Madrid – Oct 2006)
BUENOS AIRES FILM FESTIVAL ROJO SANGRE (Argentina - Nov 2006)
BUFF INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL (Sweden - March 2007)
PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (USA - April 2007)
URUGUAY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Uruguay - April 2007)
ALCAINS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL (Portugal – May 2007)
MADRID CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL (Spain – Nov 2007)
FESTIVAL II MUESTRA TEMATICA DEL CINE POBRE ( Cuba - Août 2009)
FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE PARA LA INFANCIA Y LA JUVENTUD
(Madrid – Nov 2009)



A MONK’S AWAKENING - 21 mn - SDP Films 2005




A young monk on a journey to deliver a sacred sword back to his venerated master is challenged by a samurai. The monk begs the samurai to spare his life, promising the samurai he will return to fight once he has accomplished his mission. Once back at the temple, the monk's elderly master orders him to keep his promise to return to confront the samurai - much to the monk's astonishment. He's desperate. He's facing certain death. 
What will he do ? 

Cast: Chau Belle Dinh - Malik Faraoun - Jim Adhi Limas - Isooji
Director: Lou Ma Ho
Producer: Marc-Olivier Louveau - André Farwagi
Script: Lou Ma Ho
Music: Steve Shehan
Photography: Joël Vogt
Sound: Vincent Mauduit
Editor: Frederic Thoraval

AWARDS
Best European Photography – European Off Films Awards (Poland – 2008)
Best International Short - Raindance International Film Festival (London - 2005)
Best Action Film - Cleveland International Film Festival (USA – 2005)
Silver Bear - Ebensee International Film Festival (Austria - 2005)
Best Short Film - New Delhi International Film Festival (India - 2005)
Nomination for Best Foreign Short Film - California International Independent
Film Festival (USA - 2005)
Nomination for Best Short Film - Damah International film Festival (USA - 2006)
Nomination for Best Foreign Short Film - Action on Film International Film Festival
(Los Angeles - 2007)
Finalist for the 2007 Golden Leo Award - Golden Lion Film Festival (Swaziland - 2007)

Selected at the following international festivals :

VESOUL INTERNATIONAL ASIATIC FILM FESTIVAL (France - March 2005)-
ROME INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDANT FILM FESTIVAL (april 2005)
INSPIRATION INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL LOS ANGELES (april 2005)
WINE COUNTRY NAPA VALLEY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Californie - July 2005)
NEW DEHLI INTERNATIONAL OSIAN'S AISIATIC FILM FESTIVAL (July 2005)
LO NG ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL EXPO ( New York - July 2005)
ODENSE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Danemark - august 2005)
TROUVILLE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (France - Sept 2005)
PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (USA - Sept 2005)
SKY AND SEA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Canada - Sept 2005)
EBERSWALDE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Germany - octobre 2005)
BARCELONA INTERNATIONAL FILMS FESTIVAL (Spain - Nov 2005)
OHIO INTERNATIONAL FILMS FESTIVAL (Usa - Nov 2005)
TEHERAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Iran - Nov 2005)
TIRANA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Albanie - Nov 2005)
PARIS SHORT FILMS FESTIVAL (France - Jan 2006)
PUNE INTERNATIONAL FILMS FESTIVAL (India - Jan 2006)
MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (England - March 2006)
SPORT MOVIES & TV INDIA FICTS FESTIVAL (India - March 2006)
TOKYO INTERNATIONAL SPIRITUAL FILM FESTIVAL (Japan - March 2006)
MOONDANCE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Hollywood -June 2006)
FATTIZE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Torrino - August 2006)
OFFON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Varsovie - August 2006)
SUN VALLEY SPIRITUAL FILM FESTIVAL (USA - Sept 2006)
BOULDER INTERNATIONAL ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL (USA - Sept 2006)
OJIA INTERNATIONAL FILMS FESTIVAL (USA - Oct 2006)
NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL FILMS FESTIVAL (USA - Oct 2006)
GOLDEN LION FILMS FESTIVAL (South Africa - Oct 2006)
WT OS INTERNATIONAL FILMS FESTIVAL (Norway - Nov 2006)
ASIATICA FILM MEDIALE FESTIVAL (Rome - Oct 2006)
GOETHE INSTITUT FILM FESTIVAL (Numbai - March 2007)
LONDON EXPLODING CINEMA (Londres – May 2007)
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF FILM MUSIC (Paris - May 2007)
BIG BANG PHILADELPHIA FILM FESTIVAL (USA - Oct 2007)
MONOSIN FILM FESTIVAL (UK - 2007)
SPIRITUAL CINEMA FILM FESTIVAL (São Paulo - Oct 2007)
VICTORY MEDIA NETWORK 2008 (Dallas – 2008)
SPIRITUAL FILM FESTIVAL (Tel Aviv - May 2008)
ANGEL MOVIE IMAGE FESTIVAL ( Islington - UK - Oct 2008)
PEACE FESTIVAL (Otawa - USA - Sept 2008)
FESTIVAL MUESTRA MONOGRAFICA (Colombie - 2009)



HAND ON HEART - 12 mn - 35 mm - SDP Films (2002)




SYNOPSIS :

An old Master is challenged by a samourai. His young disciple tries to dissuade him from fighting, but the Master has not choice especially if he has to die.

Cast :  Francois Nguyen Duc, Raymond Khamvene, Daniel Aing

Director: Lou Ma Ho
Script: Lou Ma Ho
Photographer: Joel Vogt
Editor: Antoine Vareille 
Sound: Nicholas Provost 
Score: Guem, Hang Xiuwen 
Producer: Marc-Olivier Louveau / Andre Farwagi

Selected at the following international festivals :

STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Sweden – Nov 2002)
THIRD SCREEN FESTIVAL (Californie - Aout 2006)
SPIRIT OF HUMANITY FESTIVAL (New Orleans – Oct 2006)
FYLMZ FILM FESTIVAL (Californie – Dec 2006)


SONS OF SKY - Documentary  - 58 mn – Jakaranda Prod - (2000)




A documentary about the Vietnamese Martial Art history.
A travel in the Vietnamese culture.

Director: Marc-Olivier Louveau
Country: France / 2001
Time: 58 min
Category: documentary
Voice over : Malik Faraoun
Photographer: Jean-Michel Vanzo
Editor: Valerie Breguaint
Sound: Jean-Francois Gally
Score: Hoang De - Thanh Van









Lou Ma Ho is an Expert 5th Dan of Viet Vu Dao (Vietnamese Martial Art) founder of the School of the Rising Sun - Paris - 18th arr.







Founder and President of UNIVERSAL MARTIAL ARTS FILMS FESTIVAL