The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports or disciplines that are not in the Olympic Games. The World Games are organised and governed by the International World Games Association (IWGA) and recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The World Games are held every four years, one year after the Summer Olympic Games. The next host city will be Birmingham (Alabama), USA in July 2022 (new dates).
AFT brings you a special edition by Patagonia Films.
Synopsis: Seven months pregnant and apprehensive of the effect motherhood would have on her career as a professional freediver, Kimi Werner took a trip to the island of Jeju in South Korea to meet her heroes, the haenyeo – a group of freediving and fishing women often regarded as Korea’s first working mother’s whose culture dates back centuries.
Expecting her first child, Kimi will explore how the haenyeo represent feminine strength and resilience as a self sufficient sisterhood of diving mothers and grandmothers. As Kimi transitions from a solo underwater adventurist to a mother cultivating a family, she longs to learn from the haenyeo elders – many of which are well into their 70’s and continue to dive. Join Kimi on her journey in Lessons from Jeju, where she gains a deeper understanding of what it means to pass on her own legacy and learns motherhood for a professional athlete isn’t a roadblock but instead a path forward.
Directed by Nicole Gormley
DP/Editor: Chris Naum
Underwater DP: Justin Turkowski
Audio/Translator: Nancy Kwon
Produced by: Backroads Pictures
AFT is pleased to share “Everything Before Us” – the first official feature film by Wong Fu Productions (USA). The film was released in 2015 and toured globally, it was shown on Netflix.
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Synopsis: The Department of Emotional Integrity (DEI) documents all relationship activities. A ‘relationship score’ is given to keep people accountable for their choices. The score is public for all to see, and affects various aspects of daily life. Two couples, teenagers and early 30s, face different but intersecting challenges in their relationships within the rules of the DEI.
| Winner Special Jury Prize | Best New Actor- Narrative Feature Brandon Soo Hoo Tied with Anthony Ma for Love Arcadia (2015). |
| Nominee Grand Jury Prize | Best Narrative Feature Wesley Chan Philip Wang |
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American Filmmakers Dana Richardson & Sarah Zentz produced and directed GOSHEN (2015), a documentary about the plant-based diet and active lifestyle of the indigenous Tarahumara, a light-footed running tribe, who are striving to maintain their ancient culture. The film won the Golden Palm Award from Mexico International Film Festival (2015).
AFT TV selected this film as humanity starts to listen to their indigenous peoples. It’s also that time where we’re reconsidering our city lifestyles, thinking about our carbon footprints and being more aware about our planet, looking to people who live by the land.
The Tarahumara running people have sustainably survived in isolation for centuries, renowned for their incredible long-distance running endurance and prevention of modern chronic diseases. For centuries, the Tarahumara have found a safe place of refuge in the remote regions of the Copper Canyons and Sierra Madre mountains in Chihuahua, Mexico. Recently, drought and famine have threatened the Tarahumara’s ability to sustain their ancient cultural traditions. GOSHEN takes you on a journey in the huarache-clad footsteps of these endurance athletes, highlighting the health benefits of safeguarding their way of life. Engaging and entertaining, GOSHEN will inspire you to take part in preserving native seeds and adapting the running traditions of the Tarahumara.
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Asia Fitness Today presents Shadowboxers, a short film that brings together Lyon, Faouzi, and Raoul – all from different cultural, religious and economic backgrounds, who share one common ground. A relentless drive in their daily routine. They strive to be the best that they can be, pushing past the punches life throws at them.
A champion doesn’t become a champion in the ring.
He’s merely recognised.
His becoming happens during his daily routine.
Joe Louis
Directed, Produced and Edited by Guido Ekker
Produced by House of Panic Cinematography: Jeroen Kiers
Additional Cinematography: Thomas van Krugten
Focus puller: Boyd Bakema
Sound Design: Rosanne Blokker
Composer: Rene Thie
Colorist: Erik Verhulst
Graphic design: Federica D’Urzo
Storyboarder: Rocky Schouten
Archive Research: Androniki Nikolaou
Press & PR: Bruce Bigg
Special thanks to: Hannes Schneider Erik Ekker Charley Beerman Crystal Beerman Boris van der Vorst Gym Industries Selimiye Moskee Nominated for Best Editing at the Shortcutz Annual Awards. Finalist at Ciclope Berlin in New Talent. Selected FICTS Milan, Best Short Competition California, Berlin Flash Film Festival.
From the YT Channel of Creative director and choreographer Mukhtar O.S. Mukhtar, we present you… “A look into the quarantined lives of Cirque du Soleil artists (past and present), witnessing how hope and wonder inspires them to cope one step at a time in their own unique ways. To be inspired and come out of this situation stronger than ever, love and unity is what we all need right now.”
A HUGE thanks to these artists for their skill, time, and contribution, without them, this project would not be possible:
Claudio Carneiro – https://www.instagram.com/claucarneir… Alberto, Alex, and Zach del Campo – https://www.instagram.com/alberpole1978/ Brittany Gee-Moore – https://www.instagram.com/brittanygee… Eliana Girard – https://www.instagram.com/iamelianarose/ Aleksei Goloborodko – https://www.instagram.com/galexey94/ Bill May – https://www.instagram.com/billmaysync… Neguinism- https://www.instagram.com/neguinism/ Spencer Novich – https://www.instagram.com/spencernovich/ Uzeyir Novruzov – https://www.instagram.com/freeladderman/ WRITER & DIRECTOR: Mukhtar O.S. Mukhtar (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mosm81/) MUSIC COMPOSER: Hugo Montercristo (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hugo_montec…) CO-DIRECTOR & EDITOR: Taras Shevchenko (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeanpaul_le…) (www.ReaktorLV.com)
In addition, a huge thanks to these people for their support: Tum Aguiar and Gumer Toledo Genevieve Garneau Sarah Pool, Kimberly Sun and The Circus Last, Doris Gee Della Striker Vladislav Rodin Danny Schultz, Clint Scott, Alan Williams, Yvette Baker, Ryanne May Zarina Novruzova, Sabrina Novruzova Simon Bradbury Sylvia Mukhtar Veronique Breault
4 April 2020 (AFTNN/PRNEWS/GIG) – The International World Games Association (IWGA) and Birmingham Organising Committee (BOC) have agreed to postpone the 11th edition of The World Games until 7th to 17th July 2022. The Games had originally been planned to take place from 15–25 July next year.
The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to move the Tokyo Olympic Games to July 2021 made a significant impact on the planning of The World Games in Birmingham, Alabama. Keeping to the original dates in July 2021 would have meant excluding many athletes and officials involved in the Olympics, and would have led to a potential reduction in public and media interest. When the IOC announced its decision, the BOC urgently set about assessing what alternative dates might be viable, particularly as regards venues and accommodation. Meanwhile, the staff of the IWGA were establishing when the vital services provided by key partners, such as Swiss Timing and International Sports Broadcasting, could still be made available.
It soon became clear that only one 10-day period existed in which venues, accommodation and key partner support could be guaranteed: 7–17 July 2022. The IWGA Member Federations with sports on the programme gave their full support to delaying The World Games, and the joint decision of the IWGA and BOC Boards to adopt these new dates was unanimously approved by the federations in a video conference.
“A great deal of detailed work is now required to implement this decision, and further progress reports will be issued in due course,” says IWGA President José Perurena. “But I am impressed by the flexibility and efficiency of the Birmingham Organising Committee: they have been able, in just two days after the IOC’s announcement, to get all the main organisational items in place.”
IWGA CEO Joachim Gossow says: “I am very proud of the capable organising team in Birmingham. All organisational main pillars such as venues and accommodation are in place for 2022, and we are able to have exactly the same sports programme as we had planned for 2021. We look forward to working together with the chairman Jonathan Porter, his CEO Nick Sellers and their team to organise the best possible Games for our athletes.”
“The date of the event has changed, but Birmingham’s commitment to a world-class event has not wavered,” Mayor of Birmingham, Randall L. Woodfin said. “I want to thank the IWGA and The World Games 2021 Birmingham for their work in making a timely decision. As the City of Birmingham addresses the current pandemic, be assured that we remain focused on the city’s future and making this the best edition of The World Games ever.”
“I want to thank our entire team and partners across the State of Alabama and internationally for their work and support to set our new dates,” said Nick Sellers, CEO of the Birmingham Organizing Committee. “While it wasn’t an easy decision, it was the right one for our athletes, fans, sponsors and community. We share many key partners of the International Olympic Committee, and this move will ensure that we maintain national and international television coverage as well as keeping several sport competitions that participate in the Tokyo Summer Olympics. The World Games Birmingham will be a special time of reconnection as it will be the first major international multi sport event on American soil following this global pandemic, and we are fully confident that we will rise to the occasion. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with our healthcare workers and those impacted by COVID-19 at this time. We will prevail. And we will reconnect.”
“We are supremely confident in this shift, and believe that the circumstances will further increase the significance of The World Games across our state, region, and country,” added Jonathan Porter, Chairman of The Birmingham Organizing Committee Board of Directors. “We are just as excited now as we were when we were scheduled for 2021, and we hope the Birmingham community and the world will share that enthusiasm with us. The World Games Birmingham is going to be a once-in-a-lifetime event. A new date on the calendar isn’t going to change that.”
“The whole world is hurting now and we must all pause and refocus our efforts in order to rid the world of COVID-19. We stand with each of you and very much look forward to The World Games in 2022.” -The Jefferson County Commissioners – Joe Knight, Jimmie Stephens, Lashonda Scales, Sheila Tyson and Steve Ammons.
The World Games is a multi-sport event staged every four years by the International World Games Association under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee. The 11th edition of The World Games will be held in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, 15-25 July 2021. 3,600 athletes from over 30 sports and 100 countries will take part in the Games.
On 24 March 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Tokyo 2020 agreed to postpone Olympic Games due to COVID-19 pandemic. IOC President Thomas Bach and the Prime Minister of Japan, Abe Shinzo, held a conference call to discuss the constantly changing environment with regard to COVID-19 and the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
They were joined by Mori Yoshiro, the President of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee; the Olympic Minister, Hashimoto Seiko; the Governor of Tokyo, Koike Yuriko; the Chair of the IOC Coordination Commission, John Coates; IOC Director General Christophe De Kepper; and the IOC Olympic Games Executive Director, Christophe Dubi.
President Bach and Prime Minister Abe expressed their shared concern about the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, and what it is doing to people’s lives and the significant impact it is having on global athletes’ preparations for the Games.
Today, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), The International Paralympic Committee (IPC), The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan today agreed new dates for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, in 2021. The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will be celebrated from 23 July to 8 August 2021. They also agreed on the new dates for the Paralympic Games, which will be celebrated from 24 August until 5 September 2021.
The leaderships of the key parties came together via telephone conference earlier today, joined by IOC President Thomas Bach, Tokyo 2020 President Mori Yoshirō, Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko and Olympic and Paralympic Minister Hashimoto Seiko, and agreed on the new schedule.
This decision was taken based on three main considerations and in line with the principles established by the IOC Executive Board (EB) on 17 March 2020 and confirmed at its meeting today. These were supported by all the International Summer Olympic Sports Federations (IFs) and all the National Olympic Committees (NOCs):
1. To protect the health of the athletes and everyone involved, and to support the containment of the COVID-19 virus.
2. To safeguard the interests of the athletes and of Olympic sport.
3. The global international sports calendar.
These new dates give the health authorities and all involved in the organisation of the Games the maximum time to deal with the constantly changing landscape and the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The new dates, exactly one year after those originally planned for 2020 (Olympic Games: 24 July to 9 August 2020 and Paralympic Games: 25 August to 6 September 2020), also have the added benefit that any disruption that the postponement will cause to the international sports calendar can be kept to a minimum, in the interests of the athletes and the IFs. Additionally, they will provide sufficient time to finish the qualification process. The same heat mitigation measures as planned for 2020 will be implemented.
In a call on Tuesday 24 March 2020, based on information provided by the WHO at the time, IOC President Thomas Bach and Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzō concluded that the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 would be held in their complete form and not later than summer 2021. The Prime Minister reiterated that the government of Japan stands ready to fulfil its responsibility for hosting these successful Games. At the same time, IOC President Thomas Bach stressed the full commitment of the IOC to successful Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
Following today’s decision, the IOC President said: “I want to thank the International Federations for their unanimous support and the Continental Associations of National Olympic Committees for the great partnership and their support in the consultation process over the last few days. I would also like to thank the IOC Athletes’ Commission, with whom we have been in constant contact. With this announcement, I am confident that, working together with the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Japanese Government and all our stakeholders, we can master this unprecedented challenge. Humankind currently finds itself in a dark tunnel. These Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 can be a light at the end of this tunnel.”
Andrew Parsons, the President of the IPC, commented: “It is fantastic news that we could find new dates so quickly for the Tokyo 2020 Games. The new dates provide certainty for the athletes, reassurance for the stakeholders and something to look forward to for the whole world. When the Paralympic Games do take place in Tokyo next year, they will be an extra-special display of humanity uniting as one, a global celebration of human resilience and a sensational showcase of sport. With the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games 512 days away, the priority for all those involved in the Paralympic Movement must be to focus on staying safe with their friends and family during this unprecedented and difficult time.”
The President of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, Mori Yoshirō, said: “IOC President Thomas Bach and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee held a conference call today to discuss in detail the revised dates of the Tokyo 2020 Games. Minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Hashimoto Seiko and Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko joined the call. I proposed that the Games should be hosted between July and August 2021, and I really appreciate that President Bach, having discussed this proposal with the various international sports federations and other related organisations, kindly accepted my proposal. A certain amount of time is required for the selection and qualification of athletes and for their training and preparation, and the consensus was that staging the rescheduled Games during the summer vacation in Japan would be preferable. In terms of transport, arranging volunteers and the provision of tickets for those in Japan and overseas, as well as allowing for the COVID-19 situation, we think that it would be better to reschedule the Games to one year later than planned, in the summer of 2021. Notwithstanding the postponement of the Olympic and Paralympic Games for the first time in history, and various other issues that have already been highlighted, the event schedule is the cornerstone of future preparations, and I am convinced that taking this decision promptly will help speed up future preparations. I would like to thank all the stakeholders, including the host city Tokyo and the Government of Japan, for their hard work during this short period. The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee will continue to work hard for the success of next year’s Games.”
Governor Koike Yuriko said: “In consideration of the global coronavirus outbreak, we need a certain timeframe before we fully prepare for the delivery of Games that are safe and secure for the athletes and spectators. Also, the preparation for the new dates will go smoothly, as the dates match with same timeframe as the original competition dates, corresponding with ticketing, venue staffing, volunteers and transport. Therefore, I believe that celebrating the opening of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 on 23 July 2021 is ideal. The athletes, volunteers, torchbearers and local municipality governments have been concerned about the situation. Since we now have concrete new dates to aim for, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will commit all its resources, and work closely with the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, the national government and other stakeholders to fully prepare for the delivery of Games that are safe and secure.”
It has previously been confirmed that all athletes already qualified and quota places already assigned for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will remain unchanged. This is a result of the fact that these Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, in agreement with Japan, will remain the Games of the XXXII Olympiad.
Introducing INHABIT – a feature documentary that was released on Earth Day in 2015 about what some people in the United States were doing, that was off-the-beaten-track and away from the normal consumption mentality. We found this film moving and hope this can help offer a futuristic viewpoint to how we as human-beings can live. Well.
In a statement on their website, the director said this:
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a global shutdown of our fragile economy and it is a critical moment to reflect on the broken systems that run our world. The goal of this film is to inspire and empower people and we hope by offering the film for free it will have a greater effect.
COSTA BOUTSIKARIS – DIRECTOR/CINEMATOGRAPHER/EDITOR
If you are able to give a donation, all funds go towards current film now in Post-Production called INHABITANTS: An Indigenous Perspective.
View full feature film free: https://vimeo.com/120537755.
Gamarada Universal Indigenous Resources Pty Ltd (GUIR) has launched Bulk Billed Online Telehealth Psychology Sessions accessible from anywhere in Australia. In response to COVID-19, GUIR will be collaborating with the Australian Institute for Human Wellness to provide Culturally Safe online telehealth psychological services. These sessions will be BULK BILLED for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are eligible for telehealth Medicare rebates with a Mental Health Care Plan. Non-Indigenous people can also access bulk billed sessions if they meet eligibility criteria (see below).
In a LinkedIn post, GUIR founder Ken Zulumovski also revealed an online staff training and program to help teams stay sharp in uncertain times. Find out more about GUIR by visiting their website at www.guir.com.au.
