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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 for twelve years now.

He has written books for young adults, notably a series of Asian tales. 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 Vent " (Sons of the Wind), 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, the consecration of his work came together, resulting in “L’Eveil du Moine" (A Monk’s Awakening), a film which received numerous awards and was selected at film festivals worldwide. In 2006 he directed Nico and in 2008, Dead Cell (Cellule Morte).

He has just sign a co-production with Arté TV, for a feature film "Koan of Spring" which will be shot in Sept 2009 in Vietnam. In 2006, the script has been awarded Best Script at the Asian Film Festival of Boulder (USA). The music of the film will be composed by Shim Hyun-jung (심 현 정), a famous film music composer from South Korea.

He prepares also the feature film THE MEANDERINGS OF THE MEKONG which will be shot in 2011 in Vietnam.
The actors interested are Lambert Wilson, Chau Belle Dinh (Yamakasi) and Asian Stars.

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


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 – SDP Films (2006)

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

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)

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)

FILS DU CIEL  - documentary 58 mn about the history of Vietnamese martial arts
– Jakaranda Prod - 2000





Lou Ma Ho is an Expert 4th Dan of Viet Vu Dao (Vietnamese Martial Art)
Creation of the School of the Rising Sun - Paris - 18th arr.











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