maria tran - acting cv
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Maria graduated from the University of Western Sydney with a Bachelor of Psychology in 2008. Since then, she has been developing screen culture in Western Sydney as a community and cultural practitioner and workshop trainer for culturally diverse communities.Maria is an emerging producer working with Screen NSW’s Development and Production Unit and currently she is completing the mixed genre movie project "Quest for Jackie Chan!Prior to this, she had produced ABC/ JTV micro series “Downtown Rumble” and in 2012 was employed as a researcher and producer’s assistant for SBS TV documentary “Once Upon A Time In Cabramatta”.She is one of the original key members of the Maximum Choppage: Round 2; a local community kung fu comedy movie made in 2008. Since then, she has made numerous comedy action genre award-winning short films including Gaffa (2012) and Hit Girls (2012). Both of which she performed in the screen fight action. Maria was awarded Best Female Breakout Action Star category for Hit Girls at the 2013 Action on Film Festival in Los Angeles.Maria’s day-to-day job is being a workshop trainer in film and acting for young people in at-risk communities.She has directed award-winning short "Happy Dent" and action Kung Fu comedy movie "Maximum Choppage". Her current mockumentary short "Hot Bread Shop" was officially selected for the 2011 Colourfest Film Festival.In Jan 2013, played a key role in the Australian Fight Choreography Team and was casted as lead female assassin in Roger Corman’s upcoming Hollywood mixed martial arts action film in China “Fist of the Dragon”. This film will be released in February 2014.TRANSCRIPT
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MARIA TRAN
PROFILE VITAL STATISTICS
EDUCATION
FEATURE FILM
TELEVISION
THEATRE
SHORT FILM
BASED: Sydney, Australia EMAIL: [email protected]
MOBILE: 0433 803 449 WEBSITE: www.mariatran.com.au
D.O.B: 30/1/1985 HEIGHT: 160cm WEIGHT: 49kg BUILD: Small
WAIST: 60cm NECK: 30cm HIPS: 84cm CHEST:82cm SHOE SIZE: 7
NATIONALITY: Australian born Vietnamese LANGUAGES(S) Vietnamese (Fluent), English & Japanese (Basic)
2007 Bachelor of Psychology, University of Western Sydney (UWS), Bankstown
2002 Year 12 HSC, Canley Vale High School
YEAR GENRE TITLE COMPANY ROLE PERSONNEL 2013 Comedy
Drama Change of Our Lives Cancer Council Director/ cameo actor for Bich Associate Producer:
Debbie Nguyen 2013 Martial
Arts Action Fist of The Dragon (US & China)
New Horizons & Ace Studios
Action fight team & acting role as Zhen; female rogue assassin
Dir: Antony Szeto Producer: Roger Corman
2013 Martial Arts Action
The Gathering (US) Independent Vietnamese fighter Director: Johnyray Gasca
2012 Drama Seeing The Elephant Information & Cultural Exchange (ICE)
Supporting actor; Anna Director: Amin Palangi
2012 Musical comedy drama
The Sapphires Goalpost Pictures Guerrilla armed female fighter Director: Wayne Blair
YEAR GENRE TITLE COMPANY ROLE PERSONNEL 2014 TV Series Maximum Choppage Matchbox Pictures Stunt double for Petal Director: Craig Melville 2009 TV Series My Place Matchbox Pictures Thi Mai, Vietnamese mother Director: Shaun Seet 2008, aired Sept.
TV Show ABC/ JTV Hack Half Hour Episode 2 Fight
ABC/ JTV Interviewee
2008 TV 6 part interstitial
Downtown Rumble ABC/ JTV Leading actress/ martial artist.
Director: Ryan Peters
YEAR GENRE TITLE COMPANY ROLE PERSONNEL 2009 Comedy
Musical Aussie Cuoi Fairfield City Council Cuois wife & Community
Liaison Producer: Tiffany Lee Shoy
2005 Musical The King And I Cabramatta Community Centre
Fan Girl Director: Caleb Winch
YEAR GENRE TITLE COMPANY ROLE PERSONNEL 2013 Action
Comedy Enter The Dojo II Jusmedla Studios &
Fideo FIlms Iron Lotus (Main martial arts fighter)
Director: Adrian Castro
2013 80s style Action
Tiger Cop II Jusmedla Studios & Fideo FIlms
Female Fighter Director: Adrian Castro
2013 Infomercial Zero To Hero In association with Jusmedia Studios
Daisy the captive Director: Corrie Chen
2013 Short Doco
Share Your Story Cancer Council Interviewer/ producer
2012 Action Comedy
Gaffa (Winner of Hoyts Peoples Choice Awards for the 2013 Joyhouse Film Festival)
Jusmedla Studios & Fideo FIlms
Female Fighter Director: Adrian Castro & Craig Anderson
2012 Action Comedy
Hit Girls Winner of the 2013 Action of Film Festival, Los Angeles 2013 Breakout Action Star Female 2013 Best Villain - Short
Jusmedla Studios & Fideo FIlms
Charlie Vu Director: Adrian Castro
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SKILLS
REFERENCES (Please ask Maria for details)
2012 Action Comedy
Enter The Dojo Jusmedla Studios & Fideo FIlms
Iron Lotus (Main martial arts fighter)
Director: Adrian Castro
2011 Mock Short
Hot Bread Shop Officially selected for the 2011 Colourfest Film Festival
Dragon Vision Productions
Role of Kim Cuc, mother Director/ Writer
Short doco Vietnamese Mosaic Phoenix Eye Production
Writer/ Director/ Producer Phoenixeye Production
Trailer Quest for Jackie Chan! Phoenix Eye Production
Producer/ Director
2010 Short Drama
Real or Imagine Winner of Pop Series: Shorts that Speak Out! Competition
Information & Cultural Exchange (ICE)
Producer Director: Moses Kuteesa
Mock Short
Bullies You Cake Productions Director/ Writer Director: Somchay P.
Mock Short
Interpretations You Cake Productions Director Director: Somchay P.
2009 Short Doco
Vietnamese Storycubes Screening at 2009 South East Asian: Text Ritual & Performance Conference, Riverside, California
Fairfield City Council Director Co-Producer: Joseph Dinh
2008 Short Doco-drama
Happy Dent Best Film & Achievement in Directing 2008 Shortcuts Film Festival
Mai Am Tan Binh Director/ Writer
2007 Short Drama
A Little Dream Metro Screen Multicultural Grant
Metro Screen Director/ Writer
Short Drama
The Elevator Peoples Choice Awards, Y- Flicks Film Forum
Information & Cultural Exchange
Producer/ Editor
MARTIAL ARTS 1998 - 2005 World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Hwa Rang Taekwondo Black belt
- 1998 NSW Station Junior Champion (Orange Belt) 2006 - 2010 Teo Chew Association, Shaolin Kung Fu & Lion Dancing 2011 - Current Dong Tam Martial Arts Hapkido; Yellow belt green tip
OTHER PHYSICAL SKILLS
Wirework for martial arts fight choreography
Gun and weaponry handling
Hand-to-hand screen fighting combat
Butterfly knives
PUBLIC SPEAKING
5 years experience in MCing events, weddings and functions TV presenting skills (Foxtels segment Chatterbox TV) & hosting
GENERAL SKILLS
Workshop trainer and facilitator (Topics: Leadership, film, acting, creative abilities etc)
Mouna Zaylah Community Cultural Development Manager Information & Cultural Exchange (ICE)
Tiffany lee Shoy Senior Cultural and Urban Planner Fairfield City Council
Danielle Antaki Managing Director Powerhouse Youth Theatre
Craig Anderson Director/writer Double the Fist & Myles Review ABC TV Series
Antony Szeto Director/ Producer Ace Studios, Nanhai - China
Craig Graham Executive Producer Fredbird Entertaiment
Mike Leeder Casting Director Asia Screencorps
Trung Ly Youth General Manager Dong Tam Martial Arts Youth Association