Asian Film Award for Best Screenplay

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Asian Film Award for Best Screenplay
Mohammad Rasoulof at 2024 Cannes Film Festival (The Seed of the Sacred Fig director).jpg
The 2025 recipient: Mohammad Rasoulof
Awarded forAchievement in Screenwriting
Presented by Asian Film Awards Academy
First award 2007
Currently held by Mohammad Rasoulof
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2025)
Website afa-academy.com

The Asian Film Award for Best Screenplay 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. The category includes both original and adapted screenplays.

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Winners and nominees

2010s

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRecipient(s)Ref.
2013 Mystery 浮城谜事 Mei Feng, Yu Fan, Lou Ye [1]
The Kirishima Thing 桐島、部活やめるってよ Kōhei Kiyasu, Daihachi Yoshida
Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time 범죄와의 전쟁: 나쁜놈들 전성시대 Yoon Jong-bin
Drug War 毒戰 Wai Ka-fai, Yau Nai-hoi, Ryker Chan, Yu Xi
Ship of Theseus Anand Gandhi
2014 The Lunchbox Ritesh Batra [2]
Snowpiercer Bong Joon Ho, Kelly Masterson
The Grandmaster 一代宗师 Wong Kar-wai, Zou Jingzhi, Xu Haofeng
So Young 致我们终将逝去的青春 Li Qiang
The Great Passage 舟を編むWatanabe Kensaku
2015 Black Coal, Thin Ice 白日焰火 Diao Yinan [3]
A Hard Day 끝까지 간다 Kim Seong-hun
The Light Shines Only There そこのみにて光輝くTakada Ryô
The Golden Era 黄金时代 Li Qiang
Court Chaitanya Tamhane
2016 Mountains May Depart 山河故人 Jia Zhangke [4]
[5]
Journey to the Shore 岸辺の旅Ujita Takashi, Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Veteran 베테랑 Ryoo Seung-wan
Port of Call 踏血尋梅 Philip Yung
Talvar Vishal Bhardwaj
2017 The Salesman فروشنده Asghar Farhadi [6]
[7]
The Handmaiden 아가씨 Park Chan-wook, Chung Seo-kyung
Your Name 君の名は。 Makoto Shinkai
The Woman Who Left Ang Babaeng Humayo Lav Diaz
Trivisa 樹大招風Mak Tin Shu, Loong Man Hong, Thomas Ng
2018 Newton Mayank Tewari, Amit V. Masurkar [8]
[9]
Love Education 相愛相親 Sylvia Chang, You Xiaoying
Youth 芳华 Geling Yan
Anarchist from Colony 박열 Hwang Seong-gu
Bad Genius ฉลาดเกมส์โกงTanida Hantaweewatana, Vasudhorn Piyaromna, Nattawut Poonpiriya
2019 Ash Is Purest White 江湖儿女 Jia Zhangke [10]
[11]
Burning 버닝 Lee Chang-dong, Oh Jung-mi
Sanju Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi
Dying to Survive 我不是药神 Wen Muye, Zhong Wei, Han Jianü
Project Gutenberg 無雙 Felix Chong

2020s

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRecipient(s)Ref.
2020 Parasite 기생충 Bong Joon-ho , Han Jin-won [12]
[13]
Balloon 气球 Pema Tseden
A Sun 陽光普照 Chang Yao-sheng, Chung Mong-hong
So Long, My Son 地久天长A Mei, Wang Xiaoshuai
Castle of Dreams قصر شیرین Mohammad Davoudi, Mohsen Gharaei
2021 The Disciple Chaitanya Tamhane [14]
[15]
Voice of Silence 소리도 없이 Hong Eui-jeong
My Missing Valentine 消失的情人節 Chen Yu-hsun
Sister 我的姐姐You Xiaoying
2023 Decision to Leave 헤어질 결심 Jeong Seo-kyeong , Park Chan-wook [16]
[17]
Drive My Car ドライブ・マイ・カー Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe
When the Waves Are Gone Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon Lav Diaz
Lighting Up the Stars 人生大事Liu Jiangjiang, Yu Min
Autobiography Makbul Mubarak
2024 Snow Leopard 雪豹 Pema Tseden [18]
Evil Does Not Exist 悪は存在しない Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Monster 怪物 Yuji Sakamoto
Sleep 잠Jason Yu
Paradise Prasanna Vithanage, Anushka Senanayake
2025 The Seed of the Sacred Fig دانه‌ی انجیر معابد Mohammad Rasoulof [19]
All We Imagine as Light Payal Kapadia
Exhuma 파묘 Jang Jae-hyun
All the Long Nights夜明けのすべてWada Kiyoto, Miyake Sho
Meeting with Pol Pot Rendez-vous avec Pol PotPierre Erwan Guillaume, Rithy Panh

See also

References

  1. ↑ Napolitano, Dean (March 18, 2013). "Full List: Winners of the Seventh Asian Film Awards 2013". The Wall Street Journal . ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  2. ↑ Seno, Alexandra A. (March 28, 2014). "'The Grandmaster' Leads Asian Film Awards 2014 Winners". The Wall Street Journal . ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  3. ↑ "'Blind Massage' The Big Winner as China Dominates Asian Film Awards". The Wall Street Journal . March 25, 2015. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  4. ↑ Shackleton, Liz (February 3, 2016). "'The Assassin' leads nods for Asian Film Awards". Screen Daily . Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  5. ↑ Grater, Tom (March 18, 2016). "'The Assassin' sweeps Asian Film Awards". Screen Daily . Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  6. ↑ Frater, Patrick (January 11, 2017). "'Handmaiden,' 'Bovary,' 'Train' Lead Asian Film Awards Nominations". Variety . Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  7. ↑ Liu, Marian (March 22, 2017). "Iranian movie 'The Salesman' among big winners at Asian Film Awards". CNN . Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  8. ↑ Shackleton, Liz (January 11, 2018). "'Legend Of The Demon Cat' leads Asian Film Awards nominations". Screen Daily . Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  9. ↑ Shackleton, Liz (March 17, 2018). "Feng Xiaogang's 'Youth' wins best film at Asian Film Awards". Screen Daily . Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  10. ↑ Lee, Edmund (January 11, 2019). "Asian Film Awards 2019 nominations: Burning, Shoplifters vie for top prizes". South China Morning Post . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ Noh, Jean (September 9, 2020). "'Parasite' heads nominations for first Asian Film Awards hosted by Busan". Screen Daily . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  13. ↑ Noh, Jean (October 28, 2020). "'Parasite' wins top prize at Asian Film Awards". Screen Daily . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  14. ↑ Soriano, Jianne (September 9, 2021). "Asian Film Awards 2021: Full List of Nominees". Tatler Asia . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  15. ↑ Soriano, Jianne (October 8, 2021). "All the Winners From the Asian Film Awards 2021". Tatler Asia . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  16. ↑ Rosser, Michael (January 6, 2023). "'Decision To Leave' leads Asian Film Awards nominations". Screen Daily . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ Frater, Patrick; Ramachandran, Naman (March 10, 2024). "'Evil Does Not Exist' Wins Best Picture at Asian Film Awards". Variety . Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  19. ↑ 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 16, 2025.
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