Asian Film Award for Best Film

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Asian Film Award for Best Film
Cast and Crew at All We Imagine As Light Press Conference at 2024 Cannes Film Festival 3.jpg
The 2025 recipient: All We Imagine as Light
Awarded forBest Asian Film of the Year
Presented byAsian Film Awards Academy
First award 2007
Most recent winner All We Imagine as Light
(2025)
Website afa-academy.com

Asian Film Award for Best Film is presented annually by the Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA), a non-profit organization founded by Busan International Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival and Tokyo International Film Festival with the shared goal of celebrating excellence in Asian cinema. It was first presented in 2007.

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Winners and nominees

2000s

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
2007 The Host 괴물 Bong Joon-ho Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Curse of the Golden Flower 满城尽带黄金甲 Zhang Yimou Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
Exiled 放·逐 Johnnie To Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
Love and Honor 武士の一分 Yoji Yamada Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Requiem from Java Opera Jawa Garin Nugroho Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
Still Life 三峡好人 Jia Zhangke Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
2008 Secret Sunshine 밀양 Lee Chang-dong Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame بودا از شرم فرو ریخت Hana Makhmalbaf Flag of Iran.svg Iran
I Just Didn't Do It それでもボクはやってない Masayuki Suo Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Lust, Caution 色,戒 Ang Lee Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
The Sun Also Rises 太阳照常升起 Jiang Wen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
The Warlords 投名状 Peter Chan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
2009 Tokyo Sonata トウキョウソナタ Kiyoshi Kurosawa Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Forever Enthralled 梅兰芳 Chen Kaige Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
The Good, the Bad, the Weird 좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈 Kim Jee-woon Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Ponyo 崖の上のポニョ Hayao Miyazaki Flag of Japan.svg Japan
The Rainbow Troops Laskar Pelangi Riri Riza Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
Red Cliff 赤壁 John Woo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
2010 Mother 마더 Bong Joon-ho Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Bodyguards and Assassins 十月圍城 Teddy Chan Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
Cannot Live Without You 不能没有你 Leon Dai Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan
City of Life and Death 南京! 南京! Lu Chuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Grandmother Lola Brillante Mendoza Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
Parade パレード Isao Yukisada Flag of Japan.svg Japan

2010s

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
2011 Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives ลุงบุญมีระลึกชาติ Apichatpong Weerasethakul Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
Aftershock 唐山大地震 Feng Xiaogang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Confessions 告白 Tetsuya Nakashima Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Let the Bullets Fly 让子弹飞 Jiang Wen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
Peepli Live पीपली लाइव Anusha Rizvi Flag of India.svg India
Poetry Lee Chang-dong Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
2012 A Separation جدایی نادر از سیمین Asghar Farhadi Flag of Iran.svg Iran
The Flowers of War 金陵十三钗 Zhang Yimou Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 龍門飛甲 Tsui Hark Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
Postcard 一枚のハガキ Kaneto Shindo Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Seediq Bale 賽德克·巴萊 Wei Te-sheng Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan
You Don't Live Twice Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Zoya Akhtar Flag of India.svg India
2013 Mystery 浮城谜事 Lou Ye Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Drug War 毒戰 Johnnie To Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 & 2 गैंग्स ऑफ़ वासेपुर-भाग Anurag Kashyap Flag of India.svg India
Outrage Beyond アウトレイジ ビヨンド Takeshi Kitano Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Pietà 피에타 Kim Ki-duk Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
2014 The Grandmaster 一代宗師 Wong Kar-wai Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
The Great Passage 舟を編む Yuya Ishii Flag of Japan.svg Japan
The Lunchbox द लंच बॉक्स Ritesh Batra Flag of India.svg India
No Man's Land 无人区 Ning Hao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Snowpiercer 설국열차 Bong Joon-ho Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Stray Dogs 郊遊 Tsai Ming-liang Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan
Flag of France.svg France
2015 Blind Massage 推拿 Lou Ye Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Black Coal, Thin Ice 白日焰火 Diao Yinan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Haider हैदर Vishal Bhardwaj Flag of India.svg India
Hill of Freedom 자유의 언덕 Hong Sang-soo Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Ode to My Father 국제시장 Yoon Je-kyoon Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
The Light Shines Only There そこのみにて光輝く Mipo O Flag of Japan.svg Japan
2016 The Assassin 刺客聶隱娘 Hou Hsiao-hsien Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
Bajirao Mastani बाजीराव मस्तानी Sanjay Leela Bhansali Flag of India.svg India
Mountains May Depart 山河故人 Jia Zhangke Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Flag of France.svg France
Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Mr. Six 老炮儿 Guan Hu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Three Stories of Love 恋人たち Ryōsuke Hashiguchi Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Veteran 베테랑 Ryoo Seung-wan Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
2017 I Am Not Madame Bovary 我不是潘金莲 Feng Xiaogang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
The Age of Shadows 밀정 Kim Jee-woon Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Godspeed 一路順風 Chung Mong-hong Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan
Harmonium 淵に立つ Kōji Fukada Flag of Japan.svg Japan
The Wailing 곡성 Na Hong-jin Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
2018 Youth 芳华 Feng Xiaogang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Angels Wear White 嘉年华 Vivian Qu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Flag of France.svg France
The Day After 그 후 Hong Sang-soo Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Newton न्यूटन Amit V Masurkar Flag of India.svg India
The Third Murder 三度目の殺人 Hirokazu Kore-eda Flag of Japan.svg Japan
2019 Shoplifters 万引き家族 Hirokazu Kore-eda Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Burning 버닝 Lee Chang-dong Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Dying to Survive 我不是藥神 Wen Muye Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Jinpa 撞死了一只羊 Pema Tseden Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Sanju Rajkumar Hirani Flag of India.svg India

2020s

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirector(s)CountryRef.
2020 Parasite 기생충 Bong Joon-ho Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea [1]
[2]
Listen to the Universe蜜蜂と遠雷Kei IshikawaFlag of Japan.svg Japan
So Long, My Son 地久天长 Wang Xiaoshuai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
A Sun 陽光普照 Chung Mong-hong Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan
Thappad Anubhav Sinha Flag of India.svg India
There Is No Evil شیطان وجود ندارد Mohammad Rasoulof Flag of Iran.svg Iran
2021 Wife of a Spy スパイの妻 Kiyoshi Kurosawa Flag of Japan.svg Japan [3]
[4]
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy 偶然と想像 Ryusuke Hamaguchi Flag of Japan.svg Japan
The Disciple Chaitanya Tamhane Flag of India.svg India
The Book of Fish 자산어보 Lee Joon-ik Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
One Second 一秒钟 Zhang Yimou Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
2023 Drive My Car ドライブ・マイ・カー Ryusuke Hamaguchi Flag of Japan.svg Japan [5]
[6]
Decision to Leave 헤어질 결심 Park Chan-wook Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Ponniyin Selvan: I பொன்னியின் செல்வன் Mani Ratnam Flag of India.svg India
When the Waves Are Gone Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon Lav Diaz Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
Poet Akyn Darezhan Omirbaev Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
2024 Evil Does Not Exist 悪は存在しない Ryusuke Hamaguchi Flag of Japan.svg Japan [7]
12.12: The Day 서울의 봄 Kim Sung-su Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Paradise Prasanna Vithanage Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
Flag of India.svg India
Perfect Days Wim Wenders Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Snow Leopard 雪豹 Pema Tseden Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
2025 All We Imagine as Light Payal Kapadia Flag of India.svg India
Flag of France.svg France
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg
[8]
Exhuma 파묘 Jang Jae-hyun Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Teki Cometh Daihachi Yoshida Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Black Dog 狗阵 Guan Hu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In 九龍城寨之圍城 Soi Cheang Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong

References

  1. Noh, Jean (September 9, 2020). "'Parasite' heads nominations for first Asian Film Awards hosted by Busan". Screen Daily . Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  2. Noh, Jean (October 28, 2020). "'Parasite' wins top prize at Asian Film Awards". Screen Daily . Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  3. Soriano, Jianne (September 9, 2021). "Asian Film Awards 2021: Full List of Nominees". Tatler Asia . Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  4. Soriano, Jianne (October 8, 2021). "All the Winners From the Asian Film Awards 2021". Tatler Asia . Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  5. Rosser, Michael (January 6, 2023). "'Decision To Leave' leads Asian Film Awards nominations". Screen Daily . Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  6. Rosser, Michael (March 12, 2023). "'Drive My Car' wins top prize at Asian Film Awards, Tony Leung takes two trophies". Screen Daily . Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  7. Frater, Patrick; Ramachandran, Naman (March 10, 2024). "'Evil Does Not Exist' Wins Best Picture at Asian Film Awards". Variety . Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  8. Brzeski, Patrick (March 16, 2025). "Asian Film Awards: 'All We Imagine as Light' Wins Best Picture, Yoshida Daihachi Takes Best Director for 'Teki Cometh'". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved March 17, 2025.