Asian Film Award for Best New Director

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Asian Film Award for Best New Director
Awarded forBest New Director of the Year in Asian Cinema
Presented byAsian Film Awards Academy
First award 2018
Most recent winner Sandhya Suri
Santosh (2025)
Website afa-academy.com

The Asian Film Award for Best New Director has been presented annually since 2018 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.

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Winners and nominees

2010s

YearRecipient(s)English titleOriginal titleRef.
2018 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dong Yue The Looming Storm 暴雪将至 [1]
[2]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Vivian Qu Angels Wear White 嘉年华
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Huang Hsin-yao The Great Buddha+ 大佛普拉斯
Flag of Thailand.svg Anucha Boonyawatana Malila: The Farewell Flower มะลิลา
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiyuki Kishi Wilderness あゝ、荒野
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Derek Hui This Is Not What I Expected 喜欢你
2019 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Oliver Chan Still Human 淪落人 [3]
[4]
Flag of Singapore.svg Yeo Siew Hua A Land Imagined 幻土
Flag of India.svg Rima Das Bulbul Can Sing बुलबुल गा सकती है
Flag of Thailand.svg Phuttiphong Aroonpheng Manta Ray กระเบนราหู
Flag of Japan.svg Shinichirou Ueda One Cut of the Dead カメラを止めるな!
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bai Xue The Crossing 过春天

2020s

YearRecipient(s)English titleOriginal titleRef.
2020 Flag of Japan.svg Hikari 37 Seconds [5]
[6]
Flag of the Republic of China.svg John Hsu Detention 返校
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang MingWisdom Tooth日光之下
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sang-geun Exit 엑시트
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Norris Wong My Prince Edward 金都
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Sharipa UrazbayevaMariam
2021 Flag of South Korea.svg Hong Eui-jeong Voice of Silence 소리도 없이 [7]
[8]
Flag of Japan.svg Yūjirō HarumotoA Balance由宇子の天秤
Flag of India.svg PS Vinothraj Pebbles Koozhangal
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yin Ruoxi Sisters 我的姐姐
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han ShuaiSummer Blur汉南夏日
Flag of Iran.svg Ahmad Bahrami The Wasteland خامو شدشت
2023 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jigme Trinley One and Four 一个和四个 [9]
[10]
Flag of Pakistan.svg Saim Sadiq Joyland جوائے لینڈ
Flag of Indonesia.svg Makbul Mubarak Autobiography
Flag of Japan.svg Chie Hayakawa Plan 75
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Se-inThe Apartment with Two Women같은 속옷을 입는 두 여자
2024 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Nick Cheuk Time Still Turns the Pages 年少日記 [11]
Flag of Malaysia.svg Amanda Nell Eu Tiger Stripes
Flag of Vietnam.svg Phạm Thiên Ân Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell Bên trong vỏ kén vàng
Flag of Mongolia.svg Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir City of Wind Сэр сэр салхи
Flag of India.svg Dominic Sangma Rapture
2025 Flag of India.svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sandhya Suri Santosh [12]
Flag of Japan.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Neo Sora Happyend
Flag of Japan.svg Yoko Yamanaka Desert of Namibia ナミビアの砂漠
Flag of Vietnam.svg Minh Quý Trương Viet and Nam Trong lòng đất
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dong Zijian My Friend An Delie我的朋友安德烈

See also

References

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  2. Shackleton, Liz (March 17, 2018). "Feng Xiaogang's 'Youth' wins best film at Asian Film Awards". Screen Daily . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  3. Lee, Edmund (January 11, 2019). "Asian Film Awards 2019 nominations: Burning, Shoplifters vie for top prizes". South China Morning Post . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  4. Lee, Edmund (March 18, 2019). "Asian Film Awards 2019 winners: Shoplifters named best picture; China, Japan and South Korea dominate". South China Morning Post . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  5. Noh, Jean (September 9, 2020). "'Parasite' heads nominations for first Asian Film Awards hosted by Busan". Screen Daily . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  6. Noh, Jean (October 28, 2020). "'Parasite' wins top prize at Asian Film Awards". Screen Daily . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  7. Soriano, Jianne (September 9, 2021). "Asian Film Awards 2021: Full List of Nominees". Tatler Asia . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  8. Soriano, Jianne (October 8, 2021). "All the Winners From the Asian Film Awards 2021". Tatler Asia . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  9. Rosser, Michael (January 6, 2023). "'Decision To Leave' leads Asian Film Awards nominations". Screen Daily . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  10. Rosser, Michael (March 12, 2023). "'Drive My Car' wins top prize at Asian Film Awards, Tony Leung takes two trophies". Screen Daily . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  11. Frater, Patrick; Ramachandran, Naman (March 10, 2024). "'Evil Does Not Exist' Wins Best Picture at Asian Film Awards". Variety . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  12. 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 18, 2025.