Episode 05 - Fighting Spirit Film Festival 2016

Here's something a little bit different from our usual podcast format, as I sit and talk to some of the best emerging talent on the UK martial arts movie scene, courtesy of the first Fighting Spirit Film Festival. The inaugural event took place on 16 July 2016 at The O2 Cineworld, London, and included a selection of UK martial arts shorts and mini-documentaries highlighting some of the country's best up-and-coming talent.On this podcast, you will hear from the co-founder of the Fighting Spirit Film Festival, Soo Cole, who discusses her passion for martial arts movies (which started after watching The Karate Kid) and also her motivation in launching the festival. I then have a few quick conversations with the following people: Chris Chung, the director of the award-winning short film Handuken; the stars of the short film The Real Target, Yolanda Lynes and David Cheung; the director of the visually stunning Tengu – Birdmen of the Mountains, Samuel Smith; and the UK action star Daniel O'Neill. Daniel has just returned to the UK after working for 17 years in Hong Kong and Thailand, where he has worked with the likes of Scott Adkins, Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen and Tony Jaa. If you like what you hear, then be sure to go online and check out their work. Many of these great filmmakers and actors will be working on feature-length projects over the coming months, and we will make sure to keep you posted on all of their progress. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.