The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) is a worldwide organization of 29 member countries. It was created as the result of a conference on Asian cinema organized by
Cinemaya
''Cinemaya'' (a blend of ''cinema'' and '' maya'' (illusion)) is a film magazine established in 1988 devoted exclusively to coverage of Asian film. It is published in New Delhi, India and distributed internationally. The present editor-in-chief ...
, the Asian Film Quarterly, in
New Delhi
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in 1990 at the instance and with the support of UNESCO, Paris.
Headquartered in
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...
, the NETPAC is a pan-Asian film cultural organization involving critics, filmmakers, festival organizers and curators, distributors and exhibitors, as well as film educators. It is considered a leading authority on Asian cinema. Since 1990, it has programmed Asian sections of international film festivals, introduced filmmakers from Asia to the world, brought out a compendium of the existing film infrastructure in different Asian countries, organized seminars and conferences and instituted an award for the Best Asian Film at festivals like Singapore, Busan, Jeonju, Kerala, Kazakhstan and Osian's Cinefan among those in Asia; Berlin, Locarno, Karlovy Vary, Rotterdam, Vesoul and others in Europe; at Brisbane in Australia; Hawaii in the US; Antalya in Turkey and Black Nights in Estonia.
The NETPAC Award is given at select international film festivals to promote Asian cinema by spotlighting exceptional films and discovering new talents. Among filmmakers who have won this award multiple times are Sri Lanka's
Prasanna Vithanage
Udaya Prasanna Vithanage ( si, ප්රසන්න විතානගේ) (born 14 March 1962) is a Sri Lankan filmmaker. He is considered one of the pioneers of the third generation of the Sri Lankan cinema. He has directed eight feature ...
Hao Jie
Hao Jie (born 16 October 1984) is a Chinese former professional tennis player.
She won two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her career-high singles ranking is No. 329, achieved on 21 May 2007. Her best doubles ranking was 307 on 1 ...
(thrice); the Philippines'
Lav Diaz
Lavrente Indico Anciro Diaz (born December 30, 1958) is a Filipino independent filmmaker and former film critic. Frequently known as one of the key members of the slow cinema movement, having made several of the longest narrative films on recor ...
Kim Ki-duk
Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of ...
(thrice),
Jeon Soo-il
Jeon Soo-il (born September 25, 1959) is a South Korean film director, film producer and screenwriter. After graduating from the Department of Theatre & Film of Kyungsung University in Busan, he studied Film Direction at Ecole Supérieure de ...
(twice), and
Lee Hae-jun
Lee Hae-jun (born August 18, 1973) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed '' Like a Virgin'' (2006), '' Castaway on the Moon'' (2009), and '' My Dictator'' (2014).
Career As screenwriter
Lee Hae-jun studied adve ...
Dr. Biju
Bijukumar Damodaran, known mononymously as Dr. Biju, is an Indian homoeopathic doctor turned film director and screenwriter. He is best known for films such as '' Saira'' (2005), ''Veettilekkulla Vazhi'' (2010), '' Akasathinte Niram'' (2012), '' ...
P. Sheshadri
Pattabhiramaiah Sheshadri (born 23 November 1963) is an Indian film director who works in Kannada cinema. He is known for his films '' Munnudi'', ''Atithi'', '' Beru'', '' Tutturi'', '' Vimukthi'', '' Bettada Jeeva'', '' Bharath Stores'' and '' ...
Riri Riza
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People
* Riri Fitri Sari (born 1970) computer engineering professor
* Riri Riza (born 1970) Indonesian filmmaker
*Rihanna
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Hiromasa Hirosue
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*, Japanese composer and music producer
*, Japanese f ...
(twice) and
Sion Sono
Sion may refer to
* an alternative transliteration of Zion
People
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* Shion or Sion, a Japanese given name
Plac ...
Boo Junfeng
Boo Junfeng (Chinese: 巫俊锋; pinyin: wū jùn fēng; born 4 December 1983) is a Singaporean filmmaker. Boo's films, Sandcastle (2010) and Apprentice (2016) have been screen at the Cannes Film Festival, beginning with his debut, Sandcastle, ...
(twice),
Royston Tan
Royston Tan (; born 5 October 1976) is a Singaporean filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
Tan is a graduate from Temasek Polytechnic, where he studied Visual Communications. He first came into prominence through his short film ...
(twice), and Kan Lume (twice); Taiwan's Doze Niu (twice); and Thailand's
Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit
Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit ( th, นวพล ธำรงรัตนฤทธิ์, ; born 4 February 1984) is a Thai writer, screenwriter and film director. His notable work are "Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy" and "Heart Attack" which has won ...
(twice).
NETPAC Award winners
1993
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Singapore International Film Festival
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) (Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival has a focus on showcasing international films and providing a global platform fo ...
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the no ...
)
1994
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Berlin International Film Festival
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** Winner ''
All Under the Moon
is a 1993 Japanese film directed by Yoichi Sai and starring Gorō Kishitani and Ruby Moreno.
Plot
Tadao (Goro Kishitani) is a North Korean immigrant who works in a taxi cab corporation wholly owned by another Korean immigrant whose dream is to ...
Singapore International Film Festival
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) (Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival has a focus on showcasing international films and providing a global platform fo ...
India
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)
1995
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Berlin International Film Festival
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** Winner ''
Undo
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Shunji Iwai
is a Japanese film director, video artist, writer and documentary maker.
Life and career
Iwai was born in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. He attended Yokohama National University, graduating in 1987.
In 1988 he started out in the Japanese entertainmen ...
Go Riju
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, Japan)
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International Film Festival Rotterdam
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India
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)
*
Singapore International Film Festival
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) (Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival has a focus on showcasing international films and providing a global platform fo ...
Taiwan
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Eric Khoo
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Singapore
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1996
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Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the fest ...
Busan International Film Festival
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festiv ...
Yim Soon-rye
Yim Soon-rye (born January 1, 1961) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. She is considered one of the few leading female auteurs of Korean New Wave cinema.
Career Education
Born in 1961 in Incheon, Yim Soon-rye graduated from Hanyan ...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
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International Film Festival Rotterdam
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Taiwan
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Vietnam
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Singapore International Film Festival
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) (Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival has a focus on showcasing international films and providing a global platform fo ...
** Winner ''
Good Men, Good Women
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Taiwan
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North India
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)
1997
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Amiens International Film Festival
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Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the fest ...
Busan International Film Festival
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festiv ...
Jang Sun-woo
Jang Sun-woo (born 20 March 1952) is a South Korean film director.
Life
Jang attended Seoul National University and received a bachelor's degree in anthropology.
Before his directorial debut, Jang made a name for himself by writing film crit ...
,
South Korea
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*
International Film Festival Rotterdam
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Nobuhiro Suwa
is a Japanese film director working in Japan and France. His directorial works and screenplays often make use of improvisation techniques. Currently, Suwa is the President of Tokyo Zokei University.
Biography
Having graduated from Hiroshima ...
, Japan)
*
Singapore International Film Festival
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) (Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival has a focus on showcasing international films and providing a global platform fo ...
** Winner ''
12 Storeys
''12 Storeys'' (十二樓 or ''Shí'èr lóu'' in Mandarin) is a 1997 Singaporean drama film written and directed by Eric Khoo. It features an ensemble cast of Jack Neo, Koh Boon Pin and Quan Yi Fong. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard sect ...
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Eric Khoo
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Singapore
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)
** Special Mention ''
The Long Journey
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Amiens International Film Festival
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Prasanna Vithanage
Udaya Prasanna Vithanage ( si, ප්රසන්න විතානගේ) (born 14 March 1962) is a Sri Lankan filmmaker. He is considered one of the pioneers of the third generation of the Sri Lankan cinema. He has directed eight feature ...
, Sri Lanka)
*
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the fest ...
Jia Zhangke
Jia Zhangke ( zh, c=贾樟柯, p=Jiǎ Zhāngkē, born 24 May 1970) .He is a Chinese-language film and television director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and writer. He is the dean of the Shanxi Film Academy of Shanxi Media College and the dea ...
, China)
*
Busan International Film Festival
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festiv ...
Hong Sang-soo
Hong Sang-soo (홍상수, born 25 October 1960) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.
Early life
Hong's parents owned the film production company Cinetel Soul. Hong took the entrance exam and entered the theater department at Chun ...
,
South Korea
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International Film Festival Rotterdam
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South Korea
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Singapore International Film Festival
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) (Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival has a focus on showcasing international films and providing a global platform fo ...
Philippines
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Hong Kong
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Israel
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Seiichi Motohashi
is a Japanese photographer
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Duties and types o ...
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Japan
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1999
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Amiens International Film Festival
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Prasanna Vithanage
Udaya Prasanna Vithanage ( si, ප්රසන්න විතානගේ) (born 14 March 1962) is a Sri Lankan filmmaker. He is considered one of the pioneers of the third generation of the Sri Lankan cinema. He has directed eight feature ...
, Sri Lanka)
*
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the fest ...
Mani Ratnam
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,
South India
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*
Busan International Film Festival
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festiv ...
** Winner ''
The Bird Who Stops in the Air
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Jeon Soo-il
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, South Korea)
** Special Mention '' The Uprising'' (
Park Kwang-Su
Park Kwang-su (born January 22, 1955) is a South Korean filmmaker. He was born in Sokcho, Gangwon Province and grew up in Busan. Park joined the Yallasung Film Group as a student of Fine Arts at Seoul National University. Upon graduation, he fou ...
Jeffrey Jeturian
Jeffrey Jeturian (born November 4, 1959) is a Filipino director and production designer for both television and film. Jeturian won the Gawad Urian
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, the Philippines)
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Singapore International Film Festival
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) (Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival has a focus on showcasing international films and providing a global platform fo ...
Beshkempir
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Aktan Abdykalykov
Aktan Arym Kubat (; born March 26, 1957, Sokuluk District, Kyrgyzstan), also known as Aktan Abdykalykov, is a Kyrgyzstani director, screenwriter and actor. Member of the National Film Academy of the Kyrgyzstan, acting Member of the European Film A ...
Hong Sang-soo
Hong Sang-soo (홍상수, born 25 October 1960) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.
Early life
Hong's parents owned the film production company Cinetel Soul. Hong took the entrance exam and entered the theater department at Chun ...
, South Korea)
*
International Film Festival Rotterdam
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Mani Kaul
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,
North India
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Amiens International Film Festival
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Berlin International Film Festival
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Rituparno Ghosh
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,
India
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Nabbie's Love
is a 1999 film written and directed by Yuji Nakae about Nanako Agarikinjo (Naomi Nishida) returning to Aguni Island (Okinawa) to visit her grandmother, Nabbie Agarikinjo, played by Tomi Taira.
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Yuji Nakae
is a Japanese film director who specializes in films set in Okinawa, featuring Okinawan music, language, themes and atmosphere. He shared the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for his debut film, '' Pineapple Tours'', which was an omn ...
Busan International Film Festival
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Dhaka International Film Festival
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Padadaya
''Padadaya (The Outcast)'' ( si, පාදඩයා, italic=yes) is a 1999 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed and produced by Linton Semage for Hiru Films. It stars Linton Semage and Shyamali Warusavitana in lead roles along with Saumya Liyana ...
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Linton Semage
Linton Semage is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television as well a filmmaker. He is best known for his roles in movies such as '' Padadaya'' (1998), '' Sulang Kirilli'' (2002) and '' Mad Cowgirl'' (2006). He started his acting care ...
Hawaii International Film Festival
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HIFF has a focus on Asian-Pacific cinema, education, and the work of new and emerging filmmakers. HIFF’s primary festival is ...
International Film Festival Rotterdam
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Nonzee Nimibutr
Nonzee Nimibutr ( th, นนทรีย์ นิมิบุตร, ; born in 1962 in Nonthaburi Province, Thailand) is a Thai film director, film producer and screenwriter. Best known for his ghost thriller, '' Nang Nak'', he is generally cred ...
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Thailand
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Paper
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China
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Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
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Edward Yang
Edward Yang (; November 6, 1947 – June 29, 2007) was a Taiwanese filmmaker. Yang, along with fellow auteurs Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang, was one of the leading film-makers of the Taiwanese New Wave and Taiwanese cinema. He won the ...
, Taiwan)
** Special Mention ''
Peppermint Candy
''Peppermint Candy'' () is a 1999 South Korean drama film by Lee Chang-dong, his second. The film opens with the implied suicide of the protagonist and uses reverse chronology to depict some of the key events of the past 20 years of his life t ...
Singapore International Film Festival
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) (Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival has a focus on showcasing international films and providing a global platform fo ...
Chang Tso-chi
Chang Tso-chi (; born 26 December 1961) is a Taiwanese film director. His 2002 film '' The Best Of Times'' was entered into the 59th Venice International Film Festival. His films won Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film two times, for '' Th ...
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the no ...
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Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival h ...
Jia Zhangke
Jia Zhangke ( zh, c=贾樟柯, p=Jiǎ Zhāngkē, born 24 May 1970) .He is a Chinese-language film and television director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and writer. He is the dean of the Shanxi Film Academy of Shanxi Media College and the dea ...
, China)
** Special Mention ''
The Isle
''The Isle'' is a 2000 South Korean film written and directed by Kim Ki-duk, his fifth film, and the first to receive wide international acclaim for his now recognizable style. The film has gained notoriety for gruesome scenes that caused some v ...
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Kim Ki-duk
Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of ...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
)
2001
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Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the fest ...
Bahman Farmanara
Bahman Farmanara ( fa, بهمن فرمانآرا, Bahman Farmānārā; born 23 January 1942) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film producer.
Bahman Farmanara is the second son in a family of four brothers and one sister. The fa ...
,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
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** Special Mention ''Wharf of Widows'' ( Trong Ninh Luu,
Vietnam
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)
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Brisbane International Film Festival
The Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) is an annual film festival held in Brisbane, Australia. Organised by the Screen Culture unit at Screen Queensland, the festival has taken place since 1992, with the program including features, d ...
Buddhadeb Dasgupta
Buddhadeb Dasgupta (11 February 1944 – 10 June 2021) was an Indian filmmaker and poet best known for his Bengali-language films like ''Bagh Bahadur'', '' Tahader Katha'', ''Charachar'' and ''Uttara''. Five of his films have won the National ...
, India)
*
Busan International Film Festival
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festiv ...
** Winner ''
Take Care of My Cat
''Take Care of My Cat'' () is a 2001 South Korean coming of age film, the feature debut of director Jeong Jae-eun. It chronicles the lives of a group of friends — five young women — a year after they graduate from high school, showing the h ...
'' ( Jeong Jae-eun, South Korea)
** Special Mention ''
Bad Guy
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Bad Guy or Bad Guys or ''variation'', may also refer to:
Film
* ''Bad Guy'' (1937 film), a film starring Virginia Grey
* ''Bad Guys'', a 1986 film starring Adam Bal ...
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Kim Ki-duk
Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of ...
, South Korea)
** Special Mention ''
Waikiki Brothers
''Waikiki Brothers'' is a 2001 South Korean film, set in the 1980s, about a group of high school friends who form a band. It was the opening film of the 2001 Jeonju International Film Festival.
Plot
Waikiki Brothers is a band going nowhere. Afte ...
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Yim Soon-rye
Yim Soon-rye (born January 1, 1961) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. She is considered one of the few leading female auteurs of Korean New Wave cinema.
Career Education
Born in 1961 in Incheon, Yim Soon-rye graduated from Hanyan ...
Demons
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Mario O'Hara
Mario Herrero O'Hara (April 20, 1946 – June 26, 2012) was a Filipino film director, film producer and screenwriter known for his sense of realism often with dark but realistic social messages.Cinemanila International Film Festival
** Winner ''Batang West Side'' (
Lav Diaz
Lavrente Indico Anciro Diaz (born December 30, 1958) is a Filipino independent filmmaker and former film critic. Frequently known as one of the key members of the slow cinema movement, having made several of the longest narrative films on recor ...
Hawaii International Film Festival
The Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) is an annual film festival held in the United States state of Hawaii.
HIFF has a focus on Asian-Pacific cinema, education, and the work of new and emerging filmmakers. HIFF’s primary festival is ...
Jiang Wen
Jiang Wen (born 5 January 1963) is a Chinese actor, screenwriter, and director. As a director, he is sometimes grouped with the "Sixth Generation" that emerged in the 1990s. Jiang is also well known internationally as an actor, having starred wit ...
International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental f ...
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making ...
Wired
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Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( cs, Mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary) is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has becom ...
John Williams
John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932)Nylund, Rob (15 November 2022)Classic Connection review '' WBOI'' ("For the second time this year, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic honored American composer, conductor, and arranger John Williams, who w ...
, Japan)
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Singapore International Film Festival
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) (Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival has a focus on showcasing international films and providing a global platform fo ...
Asoka Handagama
Asoka Handagama (born December 1962) is a Sri Lankan filmmaker. He obtained his primary and secondary schooling in a provincial school and went on to study Mathematics at the University of Kelaniya where he was awarded a first class honours de ...
, Sri Lanka)
*
Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival h ...
** Winner ''
Secret Ballot
The secret ballot, also known as the Australian ballot, is a voting method in which a voter's identity in an election or a referendum is anonymous. This forestalls attempts to influence the voter by intimidation, blackmailing, and potential vo ...
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Apichatpong Weerasethakul ( th, อภิชาติพงศ์ วีระเศรษฐกุล; ; ) is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Working outside the strict confines of the Thai film studio system, ...
, Thailand)
2002
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Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the fest ...
Brisbane International Film Festival
The Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) is an annual film festival held in Brisbane, Australia. Organised by the Screen Culture unit at Screen Queensland, the festival has taken place since 1992, with the program including features, d ...
** Winner ''
Seafood
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Zhu Wen
Emperor Taizu of Later Liang (), personal name Zhu Quanzhong () (December 5, 852 – July 18, 912), né Zhu Wen (), name later changed to Zhu Huang (), nickname Zhu San (朱三, literally, "the third Zhu"), was a Chinese military general, mona ...
Busan International Film Festival
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festiv ...
Fruit Chan
Fruit Chan Gor (; born 15 April 1959) is a Hong Kong Second Wave filmmaker who is best known for his style of film reflecting the everyday life of Hong Kong people. He is well known for using amateur actors (such as Sam Lee in '' Made in H ...
Hawaii International Film Festival
The Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) is an annual film festival held in the United States state of Hawaii.
HIFF has a focus on Asian-Pacific cinema, education, and the work of new and emerging filmmakers. HIFF’s primary festival is ...
International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental f ...
Secret Ballot
The secret ballot, also known as the Australian ballot, is a voting method in which a voter's identity in an election or a referendum is anonymous. This forestalls attempts to influence the voter by intimidation, blackmailing, and potential vo ...
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
)
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Locarno International Film Festival
The Locarno Film Festival is an annual film festival, held every August in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, s ...
Singapore International Film Festival
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) (Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival has a focus on showcasing international films and providing a global platform fo ...
Riri Riza
Riri may refer to:
People
* Riri Fitri Sari (born 1970) computer engineering professor
* Riri Riza (born 1970) Indonesian filmmaker
*Rihanna
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South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
Buddhadeb Dasgupta
Buddhadeb Dasgupta (11 February 1944 – 10 June 2021) was an Indian filmmaker and poet best known for his Bengali-language films like ''Bagh Bahadur'', '' Tahader Katha'', ''Charachar'' and ''Uttara''. Five of his films have won the National ...
, India)
*
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the fest ...
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Gui ...
)
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Brisbane International Film Festival
The Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) is an annual film festival held in Brisbane, Australia. Organised by the Screen Culture unit at Screen Queensland, the festival has taken place since 1992, with the program including features, d ...
** Winner ''
Oasis
In ecology, an oasis (; ) is a fertile area of a desert or semi-desert environment'ksar''with its surrounding feeding source, the palm grove, within a relational and circulatory nomadic system.”
The location of oases has been of critical imp ...
Busan International Film Festival
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festiv ...
E J-yong
E J-yong (; born September 5, 1966) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. His feature films include ''An Affair'' (1998), '' Untold Scandal'' (2003), '' Dasepo Naughty Girls'' (2006), and '' Actresses'' (2009).
Early life
E J-yong ( ...
Divine Intervention
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Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( cs, Mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary) is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has becom ...
Kim Ki-duk
Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of ...
, South Korea)
*
Locarno International Film Festival
The Locarno Film Festival is an annual film festival, held every August in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, s ...
Kim Ki-duk
Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of ...
, South Korea)
*
Singapore International Film Festival
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) (Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival has a focus on showcasing international films and providing a global platform fo ...
Royston Tan
Royston Tan (; born 5 October 1976) is a Singaporean filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
Tan is a graduate from Temasek Polytechnic, where he studied Visual Communications. He first came into prominence through his short film ...
China
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Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (French: Festival international des cinémas d'Asie) is an annual special-interest film festival focusing on the cinemas of Asia. The festival is held annually in Vesoul, France. It was crea ...
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the fest ...
Zhu Wen
Emperor Taizu of Later Liang (), personal name Zhu Quanzhong () (December 5, 852 – July 18, 912), né Zhu Wen (), name later changed to Zhu Huang (), nickname Zhu San (朱三, literally, "the third Zhu"), was a Chinese military general, mona ...
, China)
** Special Mention ''
Final Solution
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Rakesh Sharma
Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, AC (born 13 January 1949) is a former Indian Air Force pilot who flew aboard Soyuz T-11 on 3 April 1984 as part of the Soviet Interkosmos programme. He is the only Indian citizen to travel in space, although th ...
, India)
*
Brisbane International Film Festival
The Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) is an annual film festival held in Brisbane, Australia. Organised by the Screen Culture unit at Screen Queensland, the festival has taken place since 1992, with the program including features, d ...
Busan International Film Festival
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festiv ...
** Winner ''
3-Iron
''3-Iron'' (; lit. "Empty House") is a 2004 romantic drama film written, produced and directed by Kim Ki-duk. An international co-production between South Korea and Japan, the film stars Jae Hee as a young drifter who develops a relationship ...
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Kim Ki-duk
Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of ...
, South Korea and Japan)
** Special Mention ''
So Cute
''So Cute'' () is a 2004 South Korean drama film about four men on the margins of society who fall in love with the same woman. It was selected to screen at the Pusan International Film Festival, the 2005 Brisbane International Film Festival and ...
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
Min
Min or MIN may refer to:
Places
* Fujian, also called Mǐn, a province of China
** Min Kingdom (909–945), a state in Fujian
* Min County, a county of Dingxi, Gansu province, China
* Min River (Fujian)
* Min River (Sichuan)
* Mineola (Amtr ...
Dhaka International Film Festival
Dhaka International Film Festival ( bn, ঢাকা আন্তর্জাতিক চলচ্চিত্র উৎসব) is a biennial film festival held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1992, the festival was initially organized on ...
Hawaii International Film Festival
The Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) is an annual film festival held in the United States state of Hawaii.
HIFF has a focus on Asian-Pacific cinema, education, and the work of new and emerging filmmakers. HIFF’s primary festival is ...
International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental f ...
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the no ...
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** Special Mention ''
Uniform
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Diao Yi'nan
Diao Yinan (; born 1969 in Xi'an, Shaanxi) is a Chinese director, screenwriter and occasional actor. He won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival for the widely acclaimed Chinese neo-noir film ''Black Coal, ...
China)
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Locarno International Film Festival
The Locarno Film Festival is an annual film festival, held every August in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, s ...
** Winner ''
Story Undone
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Common uses
* Story, a narrative (an account of imaginary or real people and events)
** Short story, a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting
* Story (American English), or storey (British ...
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Hassan Yektapanah
Hassan Yektapanah (born 1963, in Tehran) is an Iranian (Persian) filmmaker and screenwriter.
He started his career as an assistant director, first with Jafar Panahi on " The Mirror" (1997) and then on Abbas Kiarostami's film " Taste of Cherry" ( ...
Abdellatif Abdelhamid
Abdellatif Abdelhamid ( ar, عبد اللطيف عبد الحميد, born January 5, 1954) is a Syrian film director. His films have earned numerous awards, beginning with the Damascus International Film Festival, the Carthage Film Festival, and ...
, Syria)
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Singapore International Film Festival
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) (Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival has a focus on showcasing international films and providing a global platform fo ...
Prasanna Vithanage
Udaya Prasanna Vithanage ( si, ප්රසන්න විතානගේ) (born 14 March 1962) is a Sri Lankan filmmaker. He is considered one of the pioneers of the third generation of the Sri Lankan cinema. He has directed eight feature ...
Katsuhito Ishii
is a Japanese film director best known for directing '' The Taste of Tea'' (2004), '' Funky Forest'' (2005), and ''Smuggler'' (2011).
Career
After graduating from Musashino Art University, Ishii got a job at Tohokushinsha Film and began dir ...
Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (French: Festival international des cinémas d'Asie) is an annual special-interest film festival focusing on the cinemas of Asia. The festival is held annually in Vesoul, France. It was crea ...
Abolfazl Jalili
Abolfazl Jalili ( fa, ابوالفضل جلیلی , born 1957 in Saveh, Iran) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He belongs to the Iranian '' new wave'' movement.
Jalili studied directing at the Iranian College of Dramatic Arts, then ...
, Iran)
2005
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Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the fest ...
** Winner ''
This Charming Girl
''This Charming Girl'' (; lit. "Woman, Jeong-hae" or "Girl, Jeong-hae") is a South Korean drama film written and directed by Lee Yoon-ki.
Plot
Jeong-hae's life is as monotonous as her job at the post office. Her apartment, which is not far from ...
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
)
*
Brisbane International Film Festival
The Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) is an annual film festival held in Brisbane, Australia. Organised by the Screen Culture unit at Screen Queensland, the festival has taken place since 1992, with the program including features, d ...
Busan International Film Festival
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festiv ...
Yoon Jong-bin
Yoon Jong-bin (; born December 20, 1979) is a South Korean film director.
Career
Yoon Jong-bin's Chung-Ang University graduation thesis film was '' The Unforgiven'', which portrayed masculine codes in the Korean military with honesty and sensiti ...
, South Korea)
*
Hawaii International Film Festival
The Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) is an annual film festival held in the United States state of Hawaii.
HIFF has a focus on Asian-Pacific cinema, education, and the work of new and emerging filmmakers. HIFF’s primary festival is ...
International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental f ...
Malaysia
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)
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Locarno International Film Festival
The Locarno Film Festival is an annual film festival, held every August in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, s ...
Jin Yang
Jin Yang (; ; born in Harbin) is a Chinese male pair skater. With current partner Peng Cheng, he is a two-time Four Continents medalist (silver in 2020, bronze in 2019), two-time Grand Prix Final silver medalist ( 2018–19, 2019–20), and ...
, China)
*
Singapore International Film Festival
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) (Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival has a focus on showcasing international films and providing a global platform fo ...
** Winner ''
Stray Dogs
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Marzieh Meshkini
Marzieh Meshkini ( fa, مرضیه مشکینی) (born 1969 in Tehran) is an Iranian cinematographer, film director and writer. She is married to filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf, who wrote the script for her debut film '' The Day I Became a Woman''.
...
Earth And Ashes
''Earth and Ashes'' ( fa, خاکستر و خاک) is a 2004 Afghan film directed by Atiq Rahimi, based on his book of the same name which was published in 2000. It was Afghanistan's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for ...
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Atiq Rahimi
Atiq Rahimi ( fa, عتیق رحیمی) (born 26 February 1962 in Kabul) is a French- Afghan writer and filmmaker.
Life
Atiq Rahimi was born in 1962 in Kabul to a senior public servant and attended high school in Lycée Esteqlal. Following the ...
, Afghanistan)
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Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival h ...
** Winner ''
13 Tzameti
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* 13 (number), the natural number following 12 and preceding 14
* One of the years 13 BC, AD 13, 1913, 2013
Music
* 13AD (band), an Indian classic and hard rock band
Albums
* ''13'' (Black Sabbath album), 2013
* ...
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Géla Babluani
Géla Babluani ( ka, გელა ბაბლუანი) is a Georgian–French film director.
Babluani was born in Tbilisi, son of prominent director Temur Babluani. At 17 years of age, he and his three siblings were sent to study in France. ...
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Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to the ...
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Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (French: Festival international des cinémas d'Asie) is an annual special-interest film festival focusing on the cinemas of Asia. The festival is held annually in Vesoul, France. It was crea ...
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the fest ...
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Dear Pyongyang
''Dear Pyongyang'' is a documentary film by Zainichi Korean director Yang Yong-hi () about her family. Shot in Osaka, Japan (Yang's hometown) and Pyongyang, North Korea, the film features Korean and Japanese dialogue with subtitles. The US rel ...
Brisbane International Film Festival
The Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) is an annual film festival held in Brisbane, Australia. Organised by the Screen Culture unit at Screen Queensland, the festival has taken place since 1992, with the program including features, d ...
Kim Dae-seung
Kim Dae-seung (born June 18, 1967) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.
Career
After graduating from Chung-Ang University with a degree in Film Studies, Kim Dae-seung first honed his filmmaking skills as a protege of legendary Korea ...
, South Korea)
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Busan International Film Festival
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festiv ...
Hawaii International Film Festival
The Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) is an annual film festival held in the United States state of Hawaii.
HIFF has a focus on Asian-Pacific cinema, education, and the work of new and emerging filmmakers. HIFF’s primary festival is ...
Royston Tan
Royston Tan (; born 5 October 1976) is a Singaporean filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
Tan is a graduate from Temasek Polytechnic, where he studied Visual Communications. He first came into prominence through his short film ...
, Singapore)
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International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental f ...
** Winner ''The Lost Hum'' (
Hiromasa Hirosue
Hiromasa (written: 博正, 宏昌, 弘昌, 弘将, 浩正, 大将 or 太将) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese swimmer
*, Japanese composer and music producer
*, Japanese f ...
Auraeus Solito
Auraeus Solito, also known as Kanakan-Balintagos, is a Palawán- Filipino filmmaker and indigenous peoples rights advocate who comes from a lineage of shaman-kings from the Palawán tribe. He was one of the first to be born outside of his tribal l ...
, the Philippines)
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Locarno International Film Festival
The Locarno Film Festival is an annual film festival, held every August in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, s ...
Kim Young-Nam
Kim Young-nam (; born June 15, 1960, in Hampyeong, Jeollanam-do) is a retired South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler and Olympic champion.
Career
Kim was a volleyball player before converting to wrestling in high school. In the 1984 S ...
Kongdej Jaturanrasamee
Kongdej Jaturanrasamee ( th, คงเดช จาตุรันต์รัศมี, born 1972) is a Thai screenwriter, film director and former musician. His screenplays include '' The Letter'', ''Tom-Yum-Goong'', '' Noo Hin: The Movie'' and ...
, Thailand)
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Singapore International Film Festival
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) (Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival has a focus on showcasing international films and providing a global platform fo ...
Taking Father Home
''Taking Father Home'' () is an Cinema of china#New Documentary Movement, independent Chinese film. It is the first feature from Chinese director Ying Liang. The entire movie was shot with a borrowed camera. The Chinese title directly translates a ...
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Ying Liang
Ying Liang (; born 1977) is a Chinese independent film director and screenwriter.
Biography
Ying Liang graduated from the Department of Directing at the Chongqing Film Academy and Beijing Normal University. His short film ''The Missing House'' ...
Iran
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Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (French: Festival international des cinémas d'Asie) is an annual special-interest film festival focusing on the cinemas of Asia. The festival is held annually in Vesoul, France. It was crea ...
Philippe Aractingi
Philippe Aractingi (born 1964, Beirut, Lebanon) is a film director and producer. He was born in Beirut, Aractingi is French people, Franco-Lebanese people, Lebanese.
Early life
At the age of 8, his father gave him his first camera. He lived on t ...
, Lebanon)
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Asiatica Film Mediale
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Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the fest ...
** Winner ''Faces of a Fig Tree'' (
Kaori Momoi
is a Japanese actress.
Life and career
Momoi was born in Tokyo, Japan. At the age of 12, she traveled to London to study dance at the Royal Ballet Academy. After 3 years, she returned to Tokyo. She graduated from Japan's Bungakuza School of ...
, Japan)
** Winner ''Tuli'' (
Auraeus Solito
Auraeus Solito, also known as Kanakan-Balintagos, is a Palawán- Filipino filmmaker and indigenous peoples rights advocate who comes from a lineage of shaman-kings from the Palawán tribe. He was one of the first to be born outside of his tribal l ...
,
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
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Brisbane International Film Festival
The Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) is an annual film festival held in Brisbane, Australia. Organised by the Screen Culture unit at Screen Queensland, the festival has taken place since 1992, with the program including features, d ...
Jeffrey Jeturian
Jeffrey Jeturian (born November 4, 1959) is a Filipino director and production designer for both television and film. Jeturian won the Gawad Urian
The Gawad Urian Awards are annual film awards in the Philippines held since 1977. It is given by ...
, the Philippines)
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Busan International Film Festival
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festiv ...
Jeon Soo-il
Jeon Soo-il (born September 25, 1959) is a South Korean film director, film producer and screenwriter. After graduating from the Department of Theatre & Film of Kyungsung University in Busan, he studied Film Direction at Ecole Supérieure de ...
, South Korea)
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Hello Stranger
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Original version
"Hello Stranger" was written by Barbara Lewis herself, ...
Swallow
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Hawaii International Film Festival
The Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) is an annual film festival held in the United States state of Hawaii.
HIFF has a focus on Asian-Pacific cinema, education, and the work of new and emerging filmmakers. HIFF’s primary festival is ...
** Winner ''
Owl and the Sparrow
''Owl and the Sparrow'' (''Cú và chim se sẻ'' in Vietnamese) is a 2007 film by Stephane Gauger that follows the fictional story of three Vietnamese individuals (a runaway child, a zoo keeper and a flight attendant) over a period of five days ...
International Film Festival of Kerala
The International Film Festival of Kerala (abbreviated as IFFK) is a film festival held annually in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. This film festival started in 1996 and is hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy ...
** Winner – Asian Competition ''
Getting Home
''Getting Home'' () is a 2007 Chinese comedy/drama film directed by Zhang Yang and starring Chinese comedian Zhao Benshan. It is episodic and follows two workers in their 50s, Zhao (Zhao Benshan) and Liu (Hong Qiwen). The film opens when Liu un ...
Ore Kadal
''Ore Kadal'' ('' en, The Sea Within'') is a 2007 Malayalam film written and directed by Shyamaprasad. The film examines the extra-marital relationship between an intellectual economist and a housewife. It stars Mammootty, Meera Jasmine, Nara ...
International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental f ...
** Winner ''Fourteen'' (
Hiromasa Hirosue
Hiromasa (written: 博正, 宏昌, 弘昌, 弘将, 浩正, 大将 or 太将) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese swimmer
*, Japanese composer and music producer
*, Japanese f ...
Xiaolu Guo
Xiaolu Guo FRSL () born 20 November 1973) is a Chinese-born British novelist, memoirist and film-maker, who explores migration, alienation, memory, personal journeys, feminism, translation and transnational identities.
Guo has directed a do ...
; China, UK)
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Jeonju International Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, Korean: 전주국제영화제, Hanja: 全州國際映畵祭) is an Asian film festival. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival with partial competition. It introduces independent ...
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( cs, Mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary) is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has becom ...
** Winner ''
The Band's Visit
''The Band's Visit'' ( he, ביקור התזמורת, Bikur Ha-Tizmoret) is a 2007 comedy-drama film, directed and written by Eran Kolirin, and starring Saleh Bakri, Ronit Elkabetz, Sasson Gabai and Uri Gavriel. It is an international co-prod ...
'' (''Bikur hatizmoret'') ( Eran Kolirin, Israel)
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Locarno International Film Festival
The Locarno Film Festival is an annual film festival, held every August in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, s ...
Singapore International Film Festival
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) (Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival has a focus on showcasing international films and providing a global platform fo ...
Shawkat Amin Korki Shawkat (variations include Shaukat, Shavkat, or Şevket, ar, شوكت) is a masculine Arabic given name of a Perso-Turkish origin, it is also used as a surname. It may refer to:
People
*Alia Shawkat, American actress best known from her role i ...
Lee Hae-jun
Lee Hae-jun (born August 18, 1973) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed '' Like a Virgin'' (2006), '' Castaway on the Moon'' (2009), and '' My Dictator'' (2014).
Career As screenwriter
Lee Hae-jun studied adve ...
The Unseeable
''The Unseeable'' ( th, เปนชู้กับผี; ; literally "Committing Adultery with Ghost") is a 2006 Thai horror film directed by Wisit Sasanatieng. This is the first film of another writer's screenplay by the director. The writer is ...
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Wisit Sasanatieng
Wisit Sasanatieng ( th, วิศิษฏ์ ศาสนเที่ยง; ; born June 28, 1963) is a Thai film director and screenwriter of Chinese descent. Best known for his colourful debut feature film, '' Tears of the Black Tiger'', he is ...
Naomi Kawase
is a Japanese film director. She was also known as , with her former husband's surname. Many of her works have been documentaries, including ''Embracing'', about her search for the father who abandoned her as a child, and ''Katatsumori'', about ...
, Japan)
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Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (French: Festival international des cinémas d'Asie) is an annual special-interest film festival focusing on the cinemas of Asia. The festival is held annually in Vesoul, France. It was crea ...
Bappaditya Bandopadhyay
Bappaditya Bandopadhyay or Bappaditya Banerjee ( bn, বাপ্পাদিত্য ব্যানার্জী; 28 August 1970 – 7 November 2015) was an Indian film director and poet.
Career
Bandopadhyay was the recipient of the Mo ...
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India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...
Asiatica Film Mediale
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa
is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film critic and a professor at Tokyo University of the Arts. Although he has worked in a variety of genres, Kurosawa is best known for his many contributions to the Japanese horror genre, his honorific n ...
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the fest ...
Brisbane International Film Festival
The Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) is an annual film festival held in Brisbane, Australia. Organised by the Screen Culture unit at Screen Queensland, the festival has taken place since 1992, with the program including features, d ...
Busan International Film Festival
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festiv ...
Hawaii International Film Festival
The Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) is an annual film festival held in the United States state of Hawaii.
HIFF has a focus on Asian-Pacific cinema, education, and the work of new and emerging filmmakers. HIFF’s primary festival is ...
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( cs, Mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary) is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has becom ...
Tulpan
''Tulpan'' ( kk, Тюльпан, ''Tıýlpan'') is a 2008 Kazakh drama film. It was directed by Sergey Dvortsevoy and distributed by Zeitgeist Films. ''Tulpan'' was Kazakhstan's 2009 Academy Awards official submission to Foreign Language Film ...
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Sergey Dvortsevoy
Sergey Vladimirovich Dvortsevoy (born 1962) is a Kazakh filmmaker of Russian origin. His 2008 feature film ''Tulpan'', was Kazakhstan's 2009 Academy Awards official submission to Foreign Language Film category.
Dvortsevoy worked as an aviation ...
, Kazakhstan)
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International Film Festival of Kerala
The International Film Festival of Kerala (abbreviated as IFFK) is a film festival held annually in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. This film festival started in 1996 and is hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy ...
** Winner – Asian Competition ''
My Marlon and Brando
''My Marlon and Brando'' ( tr, Gitmek: Benim Marlon ve Brandom) is a 2008 Turkish drama film directed by Hüseyin Karabey.
It is based on a real life story where a Turkish women struggles to meet her lover from Iraqi Kurdistan.
Cast
* Ayça ...
Adayalangal
''Atayalangal'' ( en, The Imprints) is a 2008 Malayalam-language biographical drama film directed by M.G. Sasi and produced by Aravind Venugopal under the banner Valluvanadan Talkies. Govind Padmasoorya plays the lead role of autobiographical c ...
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M.G. Sasi
M. G. Sasi (born 17 January 1964) is a film and drama director from Kerala. His short film ''Kanavumalayilekku'' received National Film Award for Best Educational Film in 2002. His first feature film '' Atayalangal'' (2008) received the Kerala ...
, India)
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International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental f ...
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the no ...
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Crude Oil
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China
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Jeonju International Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, Korean: 전주국제영화제, Hanja: 全州國際映畵祭) is an Asian film festival. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival with partial competition. It introduces independent ...
** Winner ''Children of God'' ( Yi Seung-jun, Korea)
** Winner ''Death in the Land of Enacantos'' (
Lav Diaz
Lavrente Indico Anciro Diaz (born December 30, 1958) is a Filipino independent filmmaker and former film critic. Frequently known as one of the key members of the slow cinema movement, having made several of the longest narrative films on recor ...
, the Philippines)
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Locarno International Film Festival
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** Winner ''
Daytime Drinking
''Daytime Drinking'' () is a 2008 South Korean film directed by Noh Young-seok.
On July 20, 2009, Funimation announced that it had acquired a license to distribute this film in North America.
Plot
On a drunken night out with his friends, a broke ...
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Noh Young-seok
is a major form of classical Japanese dance-drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Developed by Kan'ami and his son Zeami, it is the oldest major theatre art that is still regularly performed today. Although the terms Noh and ' ...
Singapore International Film Festival
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) (Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival has a focus on showcasing international films and providing a global platform fo ...
** Winner ''
Tirador
''Tirador'' () is a 2007 film directed by Brillante Mendoza. Produced by the Centerstage Productions, the film shows the political undertones of the Filipinos who are living in poverty.
Plot
The film revolves around the lives of Rex, Caloy, Leo ...
Sellout
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Yeo Joon Han
Yeo is a Chinese, English, and Korean surname.
Origins
As an English surname, Yeo is a toponymic surname meaning "river", either for people who lived near one of the Rivers Yeo, or any river in general. The word comes from Old English , via so ...
Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (French: Festival international des cinémas d'Asie) is an annual special-interest film festival focusing on the cinemas of Asia. The festival is held annually in Vesoul, France. It was crea ...
Hasi Chaolu
Hasi Chaolu is a Chinese-Mongolian film director.
Career
His 2006 film ''The Old Barber'' won Golden Peacock Award at IFFI ( 2006), and Best Film award at Pune International Film Festival
The Pune International Film Festival (also known as ...
Cai Shangjun
Cai Shangjun () is a Chinese film director and screenwriter. Cai graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 1992. Since then, his major work has been that of a professional screenwriter. Cai was part of the team, along with Zhang Yang, D ...
Thirst
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Park Chan-wook
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, South Korea)
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Asian Film Festival Barcelona
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
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** Winner ''
Claustrophobia
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Ivy Ho
Ivy Ho Sai-Hong (, born 15 August 1958) is a Hong Kong screenwriter and film director.
Ho's work has received high critical acclaim in Hong Kong. Perry Lam of ''Muse'' magazine wrote, 'As a writer, Ho excels as a miniaturist. Whether they are ...
, Hong Kong)
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Asiatica Film Mediale
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** Winner ''
The Gift to Stalin
''The Gift to Stalin'' is a 2008 joint Kazakhstani/Russian/Polish/Israeli film by Kazakhfilm that tells the story of a little Jewish boy named Sasha who is sent to Kazakhstan. He is saved from death by an old Kazakh man, Kasym, who takes the boy ...
Ratna Sarumpaet
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Sarumpaet, born into a politically acti ...
, Indonesia)
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Bangkok International Film Festival
The Bangkok International Film Festival (BKKIFF) ( th, เทศกาลภาพยนตร์นานาชาติกรุงเทพฯ) is an international film festival held annually in Bangkok, Thailand, since 2003. In addition to fi ...
Raya Martin
Raya Martin (born 1984) is a Filipino filmmaker. His works include '' Independencia''Abrams, Simon"Independencia" ''Slant Magazine'', 4 October 2009. Retrieved on 8 January 2015. and ''Manila
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, the Philippines)
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Berlin International Film Festival
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The Day After
''The Day After'' is an American television film that first aired on November 20, 1983 on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television network. More than 100 million people, in nearly 39 million households, watched the film durin ...
Brisbane International Film Festival
The Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) is an annual film festival held in Brisbane, Australia. Organised by the Screen Culture unit at Screen Queensland, the festival has taken place since 1992, with the program including features, d ...
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About Elly
''About Elly'' ( fa, درباره الی, translit. ''Dar bāre-ye Elly'') is a 2009 Iranian drama film. The fourth film by filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, the film examines middle class relationships in Iran.
It received universal acclaim. Farhad ...
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Asghar Farhadi
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, Iran)
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Agrarian Utopia
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Agrarian may refer to:
Political philosophy
* Agrarianism
* Agrarian law, Roman laws regulating the division of the public lands
*Agrarian reform
*Agrarian socialism
Society ...
Busan International Film Festival
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festi ...
** Winner ''
Paju
Paju () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Paju was made a city in 1997; it had previously been a county (''gun'').
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Park Chan-ok
Park Chan-ok (born 1968) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. She wrote and directed ''Jealousy Is My Middle Name'' (2003) and ''Paju (film), Paju'' (2009).
Career
Born in 1968, Park Chan-ok majored in Theater and Film Studies at H ...
, South Korea)
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Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival
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*Ralston, Iowa
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*Ralston, Oklahoma
*Ralston, Wyoming
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*Ralston Hall, Belmont, Califo ...
, the Philippines)
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Cines del Sur
Cines del Sur is an international film festival in Granada, Spain, that focuses on emerging cinemas belonging to what is known as the geo-political south. Film productions (from Asia, Africa and Latin America) which often have limited distributi ...
Prasanna Vithanage
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, Sri Lanka)
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Before the Burial
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* ''Before'' (James Blake EP), 2020
* "Before" (song), a 1996 song by the Pet Shop Boys
* "Before", a song by the Empire of the Sun from '' Two Vines''
* "Bef ...
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Behnam Behzadi
Behnam Behzadi (Persian: بهنام بهزادی, ''Behˈnām Behzādī,'' born July 24, 1972) is an Iranian director, screenwriter, editor and produce
He’s one of the internationally acclaimed Iranian directors and his films have received mult ...
, Iran)
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Hawaii International Film Festival
The Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) is an annual film festival held in the United States state of Hawaii.
HIFF has a focus on Asian-Pacific cinema, education, and the work of new and emerging filmmakers. HIFF’s primary festival is ...
** Winner ''
Castaway on the Moon
''Castaway on the Moon'' (; lit. "Kim's drifting experience": 표류: drifting; hanja: 金氏漂流記) is a 2009 South Korean romantic comedy film written and directed by Lee Hae-jun. It is a love story between a suicidal man turned castaway on B ...
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Lee Hae-jun
Lee Hae-jun (born August 18, 1973) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed '' Like a Virgin'' (2006), '' Castaway on the Moon'' (2009), and '' My Dictator'' (2014).
Career As screenwriter
Lee Hae-jun studied adve ...
, South Korea)
*
International Film Festival of Kerala
The International Film Festival of Kerala (abbreviated as IFFK) is a film festival held annually in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. This film festival started in 1996 and is hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy ...
** Winner – Asian Competition '' Jermal (Fishing Platform)'' ( Ravi Bharwani, Indonesia)
** Winner – Malayalam Competition ''
Kerala Cafe
''Kerala Cafe'' is a 2009 Indian Malayalam-language anthology film produced by Ranjith and directed by a team of ten directors including Lal Jose, Shaji Kailas, Anwar Rasheed, Shyamaprasad, B. Unnikrishnan, Revathy, Anjali Menon, M. Padmakuma ...
'' (
Lal Jose
Lal Jose is an Indian director
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Direc ...
,
Shaji Kailas
Shaji Kailas (born 8 February 1965) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Malayalam cinema. Shaji got a breakthrough with the comedy film ''Dr. Pasupathy'' (1990).
He is best known for his action films with mainl ...
,
Revathi
Asha Kelunni Nair (born 8 July 1966), better known by her stage name Revathi, is an Indian actress and director, known for her works predominantly in Tamil & Malayalam cinema - in addition to Telugu, Hindi & Kannada films.
She has won several ...
Anwar Rasheed
Anwar Rasheed is an Indian film director and producer who works in Malayalam films. He made his debut in 2005 with ''Rajamanikyam''.He continued to do successful action-comedy films, such as '' Chotta Mumbai'' (2007) and '' Annan Thambi'' (20 ...
,
B. Unnikrishnan
Unnikrishnan B (born 14 August 1970) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, distributor and exhibitor who works in the Malayalam film industry.
Early life
Unnikrishnan. B. was born on 14 August 1970 in Pathanamthitta district in Kerala, I ...
,
Anjali Menon
Anjali Menon is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Anjali has won international, national and state awards for her work and is best known for her feature films ''Manjadikuru,'' ''Kerala Cafe'' ( ...
,
M. Padmakumar
M. Padmakumar is an Indian film director working in Malayalam cinema. He began his career working as an assistant director to a number of leading directors and later became an independent director through ''Ammakilikkoodu'' in 2003. His best kn ...
,
Shankar Ramakrishnan
Shanker Ramakrishnan is an Indian film screenwriter, director, producer and actor, who works primarily in the Malayalam cinema.
Career
He started his career immediately after completing post-graduation from the School of Management Studies, C ...
,
Uday Ananthan
Uday Ananthan is an Indian filmmaker who works in Malayalam cinema. He is best known for his 2007 film, '' Pranayakalam'', and ''Mrityunjayam'', a short film, which is part of the 2009 Malayalam anthology film, '' Kerala Cafe''. In July 2016, ...
; India)
*
International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental f ...
He Jia
He Jia (; born 16 August 1951) is a former Chinese people, Chinese footballer.
Club career
He was born in 1951 in Guangzhou, Guangdong. He began his career at Guangdong Winnerway F.C., Guangdong. In 1979, He captained Guangdong in the 1979 Guan ...
,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...
)
*
Jeonju International Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, Korean: 전주국제영화제, Hanja: 全州國際映畵祭) is an Asian film festival. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival with partial competition. It introduces independent ...
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( cs, Mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary) is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has becom ...
Yang Ik-june
Yang Ik-june (born October 19, 1975) is a South Korean actor and film director. He is best known for the 2009 film '' Breathless'', which he wrote, directed, edited, and starred in.
Career
Born in Seoul in 1975, Yang graduated from the Departme ...
, South Korea)
*
Locarno International Film Festival
The Locarno Film Festival is an annual film festival, held every August in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, s ...
** Winner ''
At the End of Daybreak
''At the End of Daybreak'' (Sum Moh) () is a Malaysian-Hong Kong film released on 5 November 2009. It was directed and written by Ho Yuhang and has runtime of 94 minutes. The film had its world premiere in August 2009 at the 62nd Locarno Internat ...
One Night in Supermarket
''One Night in Supermarket'' is a 2009 Chinese comedy film directed and written by Yang Qing, starring Xu Zheng, Li Xiaolu, Qiao Renliang, Yang Qing (not the director), Zhang Jiayi, Zhao Yingjun and Wang Dongfang. The low-budget movie, Yang's dire ...
Hatem Ali
Hatem Ali ( ar, حاتم علي) (2 June 1962 – 29 December 2020) was a Syrian television and cinema director, writer and actor.
Biography
Ali was born in Fiq, Golan Heights, then his family was forced to move to Damascus after Israel occ ...
Singapore International Film Festival
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) (Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival has a focus on showcasing international films and providing a global platform fo ...
** Winner ''
Jalainur
Jalainur District or Zhalainuo'er District ( Mongolian: Залайнуур тойрог ''Jalainaɣur toɣoriɣ''; ), an urban district under Manzhouli's administration, is listed as a district of Hulunbuir officially and located in the northeast ...
'' (
Zhao Ye Zhao may refer to:
* Zhao (surname) (赵), a Chinese surname
** commonly spelled Chao in Taiwan or up until the early 20th century in other regions
** Chiu, from the Cantonese pronunciation
** Cho (Korean surname), represent the Hanja 趙 (Chines ...
Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly
''Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly'' ( id, Babi Buta yang Ingin Terbang) is a 2008 Indonesian drama film written, directed, and produced by Edwin. Starring fellow filmmaker Joko Anwar and Ladya Cheryl, it is Edwin's feature film debut after a string ...
'' (
Edwin
The name Edwin means "rich friend". It comes from the Old English elements "ead" (rich, blessed) and "ƿine" (friend). The original Anglo-Saxon form is Eadƿine, which is also found for Anglo-Saxon figures.
People
* Edwin of Northumbria (die ...
No One Knows About Persian Cats
''No One Knows About Persian Cats'' ( fa, کسی از گربه های ایرانی خبر نداره, Kasi az Gorbehaye Irani Khabar Nadareh) is a 2009 Iranian film directed by Bahman Ghobadi produced by Wild Bunch. The film offers the perspectiv ...
'' (Bahman Ghobadi, Iran)
* Third Eye Asian Film Festival
** Winner ''
The Gift to Stalin
''The Gift to Stalin'' is a 2008 joint Kazakhstani/Russian/Polish/Israeli film by Kazakhfilm that tells the story of a little Jewish boy named Sasha who is sent to Kazakhstan. He is saved from death by an old Kazakh man, Kasym, who takes the boy ...
Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (French: Festival international des cinémas d'Asie) is an annual special-interest film festival focusing on the cinemas of Asia. The festival is held annually in Vesoul, France. It was crea ...
** Winner ''Dawn of the World'' (Abbas Fahdel; Iraq, France)
2010
*
Asian Film Festival Barcelona
Asian may refer to:
* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
** Winner ''Between Two Worlds (2009 film), Between Two Worlds'' (Vimukthi Jayasundara, Sri Lanka)
*
Asiatica Film Mediale
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** Winner ''Kanasemba Kudureyaneri, Riding the Stallion of Dream '' (Girish Kasaravalli, India)
** Winner ''Single Man (2010 film), Single Man'' (
Hao Jie
Hao Jie (born 16 October 1984) is a Chinese former professional tennis player.
She won two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her career-high singles ranking is No. 329, achieved on 21 May 2007. Her best doubles ranking was 307 on 1 ...
, China)
* 60th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival
** Winner ''Au Revoir Taipei'' (Arvin Chen,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the no ...
)
* 15th Busan International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival
** Winner ''Dooman River'' (Zhang Lu (director), Zhang Lu, South Korea and France)
* Chongqing Independent Film and Video Festival
** Winner – Feature Film ''Fortune Teller (2009 film), Fortune Teller'' (Xu Tong, China)
** Winner – Short Film ''The Unnamed (2010 film), The Unnamed'' (Huang Yali (director), Huang Yali, Taiwan)
* 6th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival
** Winner ''Sheika (film), Sheika'' (Arnel Mardoquio, the Philippines)
*
Cines del Sur
Cines del Sur is an international film festival in Granada, Spain, that focuses on emerging cinemas belonging to what is known as the geo-political south. Film productions (from Asia, Africa and Latin America) which often have limited distributi ...
** Winner ''Adrift (2009 Vietnamese film), Adrift'' (Bui Thac Chuyen; Vietnam, France)
* Didor International Film Festival
** Winner ''The Other Bank'' (George Ovashvili, Georgia)
*
Hawaii International Film Festival
The Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) is an annual film festival held in the United States state of Hawaii.
HIFF has a focus on Asian-Pacific cinema, education, and the work of new and emerging filmmakers. HIFF’s primary festival is ...
International Film Festival of Kerala
The International Film Festival of Kerala (abbreviated as IFFK) is a film festival held annually in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. This film festival started in 1996 and is hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy ...
Dr. Biju
Bijukumar Damodaran, known mononymously as Dr. Biju, is an Indian homoeopathic doctor turned film director and screenwriter. He is best known for films such as '' Saira'' (2005), ''Veettilekkulla Vazhi'' (2010), '' Akasathinte Niram'' (2012), '' ...
, India)
*
International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental f ...
** Winner ''Moscow'' (Whang Cheol-mean,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
)
*
Jeonju International Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, Korean: 전주국제영화제, Hanja: 全州國際映畵祭) is an Asian film festival. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival with partial competition. It introduces independent ...
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( cs, Mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary) is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has becom ...
Singapore International Film Festival
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) (Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival has a focus on showcasing international films and providing a global platform fo ...
** Winner ''The Dreamer (Sang Pemimpi)'' (
Riri Riza
Riri may refer to:
People
* Riri Fitri Sari (born 1970) computer engineering professor
* Riri Riza (born 1970) Indonesian filmmaker
*Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman ...
, Indonesia)
* Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
** Winner ''Mundane History'' (Anocha Suwichakornpong, Thailand)
* Third Eye Asian Film Festival
** Winner ''Judge (film), Judge'' (Liu Jie (director), Liu Jie, China)
*
Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (French: Festival international des cinémas d'Asie) is an annual special-interest film festival focusing on the cinemas of Asia. The festival is held annually in Vesoul, France. It was crea ...
** Winner ''Animal Town'' (Jeon Kyu-hwan,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
)
* Vietnam International Film Festival
** Winner ''Sandcastle (film), Sandcastle'' (
Boo Junfeng
Boo Junfeng (Chinese: 巫俊锋; pinyin: wū jùn fēng; born 4 December 1983) is a Singaporean filmmaker. Boo's films, Sandcastle (2010) and Apprentice (2016) have been screen at the Cannes Film Festival, beginning with his debut, Sandcastle, ...
, Singapore)
2011
* Abu Dhabi Film Festival
** Winner ''Marathon Boy (film), Marathon Boy'' (Gemma Atwal; UK, India)
*
Asiatica Film Mediale
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** Winner ''Dokhtar...Pedar...Dokhtar'' (Panahbarkhoda Rezaee, Iran)
* 16th Busan International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival
** Winner ''The King of Pigs'' (Yeon Sang-ho, South Korea)
* 61st Berlin International Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival
** Winner ''Heaven's Story'' (Takahisa Zeze, Japan)
** Special Mention ''Ways of the Sea'' (Sheron Dayoc, the Philippines)
* Chongqing Independent Film and Video Festival
** Winner – Feature Film ''Old Dog (2011 film), Old Dog'' (Pema Tseden, China)
** Winner – Short Film ''Court Ladies'' (Shen Chaofang, China)
* 7th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival
** Winner ''Boundary (film), Boundary'' (Benito Bautista, the Philippines)
* Eurasia International Film Festival
** Winner ''The Lead (film), The Lead'' (Zulfikar Musakov, Uzbekistan)
*
Hawaii International Film Festival
The Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) is an annual film festival held in the United States state of Hawaii.
HIFF has a focus on Asian-Pacific cinema, education, and the work of new and emerging filmmakers. HIFF’s primary festival is ...
** Winner ''Hanaan'' (Ruslan Pak, South Korea and Uzbekistan)
*
International Film Festival of Kerala
The International Film Festival of Kerala (abbreviated as IFFK) is a film festival held annually in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. This film festival started in 1996 and is hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy ...
** Winner – Asian Competition ''At the End of It All'' (Aditi Roy, India)
** Winner – Malayalam Competition ''Adaminte Makan Abu'' (Salim Ahamed, India)
*
International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental f ...
** Winner ''Black Blood'' (Zhang Miaoyan, China and France)
** Winner ''The Day I Disappeared'' (Atousa Bandeh Ghiasabadi, Iran)
*
Jeonju International Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, Korean: 전주국제영화제, Hanja: 全州國際映畵祭) is an Asian film festival. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival with partial competition. It introduces independent ...
** Winner ''Single Man'' (
Hao Jie
Hao Jie (born 16 October 1984) is a Chinese former professional tennis player.
She won two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her career-high singles ranking is No. 329, achieved on 21 May 2007. Her best doubles ranking was 307 on 1 ...
, China)
*
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( cs, Mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary) is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has becom ...
** Winner ''Once Upon a Time in Anatolia'' (Nuri Bilge Ceylan; Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
* Kolkata International Film Festival
** Winner ''Guerrilla (2011 film), Guerrilla'' (Nasiruddin Yousuff, Bangladesh)
* Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
** Winner ''Bunohan'' (Dain Said, Malaysia)
* Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
** Winner ''Mourning (film), Mourning'' (Morteza Farshbaf, Iran)
* Third Eye Asian Film Festival
** Winner ''Gangor (film), Gangor'' (Italo Spinelli; Italy, India)
*
Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (French: Festival international des cinémas d'Asie) is an annual special-interest film festival focusing on the cinemas of Asia. The festival is held annually in Vesoul, France. It was crea ...
** Winner ''P.S. (2011 film), P.S.'' (Elkin Tuychiev, Uzbekistan)
* Warsaw International Film Festival
** Winner ''No 89 Shimen Road'' (Haolun Shu, Hong Kong)
2012
* Abu Dhabi Film Festival
** Winner ''A World Not Ours'' (Mahdi Fleifel; Palestine, UK, Lebanon, Denmark and United Arab Emirates)
*
Asiatica Film Mediale
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** Winner ''Parviz (film), Parviz'' (Majid Barzegar, Iran)
* Bengaluru International Film Festival
** Winner ''Epilogue (2012 film), Epilogue'' (Amir Manor, Israel)
** Winner ''Darling, Something's Wrong with Your Head'' (Susan Youssef, Palestine)
* 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival
** Winner ''Modest Reception'' ( Mani Haghighi, Iran)
* 17th Busan International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival
** Winner ''Jiseul'' (O Muel, South Korea)
* 8th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival
** Winner - Directors Showcase Competition ''Bwakaw'' (Jun Lana, the Philippines)
** Winner - New Breed Competition ''Diablo (film), Diablo'' (Mes de Guzman, the Philippines)
* Eurasia International Film Festival
** Winner ''Student (film), Student'' (Darejan Omirbaev, Kazakhstan)
* Hanoi International Film Festival
** Winner ''Night of Silence'' (Reis Çelik, Turkey)
*
Hawaii International Film Festival
The Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) is an annual film festival held in the United States state of Hawaii.
HIFF has a focus on Asian-Pacific cinema, education, and the work of new and emerging filmmakers. HIFF’s primary festival is ...
** Winner ''Aparisyon, Apparition'' (Isabel Sandoval, credited as Vincent Sandoval, the Philippines)
*
International Film Festival of Kerala
The International Film Festival of Kerala (abbreviated as IFFK) is a film festival held annually in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. This film festival started in 1996 and is hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy ...
** Winner – Asian Competition ''I. D.'' (K. D. Kamal, India)
** Winner – Malayalam Competition ''Ee Adutha Kalathu'' (Arun Kumar Aravind, India)
*
International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental f ...
Jeonju International Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, Korean: 전주국제영화제, Hanja: 全州國際映畵祭) is an Asian film festival. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival with partial competition. It introduces independent ...
** Winner ''Florentina Hubaldo, CTE'' (
Lav Diaz
Lavrente Indico Anciro Diaz (born December 30, 1958) is a Filipino independent filmmaker and former film critic. Frequently known as one of the key members of the slow cinema movement, having made several of the longest narrative films on recor ...
, the Philippines)
*
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( cs, Mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary) is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has becom ...
** Winner ''Beyond the Hill'' (Emin Alper; Turkey, Greece)
* Kolkata International Film Festival
** Winner ''11 Flowers'' ( Wang Xiaoshuai, China)
* Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
** Winner ''The Love Songs of Tiedan'' (
Hao Jie
Hao Jie (born 16 October 1984) is a Chinese former professional tennis player.
She won two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her career-high singles ranking is No. 329, achieved on 21 May 2007. Her best doubles ranking was 307 on 1 ...
, China)
* Toronto International Film Festival
** Winner ''The Land of Hope (2012 film), The Land of Hope'' (
Sion Sono
Sion may refer to
* an alternative transliteration of Zion
People
* Sion (name) or Siôn, a Welsh and other given name and surname, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* Shion or Sion, a Japanese given name
Plac ...
; Japan, United Kingdom and Taiwan)
*
Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (French: Festival international des cinémas d'Asie) is an annual special-interest film festival focusing on the cinemas of Asia. The festival is held annually in Vesoul, France. It was crea ...
** Winner ''August Drizzle'' (Aruna Jayawardana, Sri Lanka)
** Special Mention ''Return Ticket'' (Teng Yung-Shing; Taiwan, China)
* Warsaw International Film Festival
** Winner ''Kalayaan (film), Kalayaan'' (Adolfo Alix Jr., the Philippines)
2013
* Abu Dhabi Film Festival
** Winner ''Harmony Lessons'' ( Emir Baigazin; Kazakhstan, Germany, France)
*
Asiatica Film Mediale
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** Winner ''The Snow on the Pines, Snow on Pines'' (Payman Maadi, Iran)
* 63rd Berlin International Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival
** Winner ''When I Saw You (film), When I Saw You'' (Annemarie Jacir; Palestine and Jordan)
* 18th Busan International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival
** Winner ''Shuttlecock (2013 film), Shuttlecock'' (Lee Yubin, South Korea)
* 9th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival
** Winner - Directors Showcase Competition ''Ekstra, The Bit Player'' (
Jeffrey Jeturian
Jeffrey Jeturian (born November 4, 1959) is a Filipino director and production designer for both television and film. Jeturian won the Gawad Urian
The Gawad Urian Awards are annual film awards in the Philippines held since 1977. It is given by ...
, the Philippines)
** Winner - New Breed Competition ''Transit (2013 film), Transit'' (Hannah Espia, the Philippines)
* Eurasia International Film Festival
** Winner ''The Little Brother (film), The Little Brother'' ( Serik Aprymov, Kazakhstan)
** Winner ''Waiting for the Sea'' (Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov, Tadjikistan)
*
Hawaii International Film Festival
The Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) is an annual film festival held in the United States state of Hawaii.
HIFF has a focus on Asian-Pacific cinema, education, and the work of new and emerging filmmakers. HIFF’s primary festival is ...
** Winner ''Monsoon Shootout'' (Amit Kumar (singer), Amit Kumar, India)
* IFFK, International Film Festival of Kerala
** Winner – Asian Competition ''Meghe Dhaka Tara (2013 film), Meghe Dhaka Tara'' (Kamaleshwar Mukherjee, India)
** Winner – Malayalam Competition ''CR No: 89'' (Sudevan, P. P. Sudevan, India)
*
International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental f ...
** Winner ''What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love'' (Mouly Surya, Indonesia)
*
Jeonju International Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, Korean: 전주국제영화제, Hanja: 全州國際映畵祭) is an Asian film festival. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival with partial competition. It introduces independent ...
** Winner ''Flashback Memories 3D'' (Matsue Tetsuaki, Japan)
* Kolkata International Film Festival
** Winner ''Television (2012 film), Television'' (Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, Bangladesh)
* Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
** Winner ''Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy'' (
Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit
Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit ( th, นวพล ธำรงรัตนฤทธิ์, ; born 4 February 1984) is a Thai writer, screenwriter and film director. His notable work are "Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy" and "Heart Attack" which has won ...
, Thailand)
* Pacific Meridian, Pacific Meridian Film Festival
** Winner ''Ilo Ilo'' (Anthony Chen, Singapore)
* Tripoli Film Festival
** Winner ''Shakespeare Must Die'' (Ing Kanjanavanit, Thailand)
** Winner ''Liberta (film), Liberta'' ( Kan Lume, Singapore)
* 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival
** Winner ''Qissa (film), Qissa'' (Anup Singh; India, Germany)"TIFF 2013: 12 Years a Slave wins film fest's top prize" ''Toronto Star'', September 15, 2013.
*
Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (French: Festival international des cinémas d'Asie) is an annual special-interest film festival focusing on the cinemas of Asia. The festival is held annually in Vesoul, France. It was crea ...
** Winner ''With You Without You'' (
Prasanna Vithanage
Udaya Prasanna Vithanage ( si, ප්රසන්න විතානගේ) (born 14 March 1962) is a Sri Lankan filmmaker. He is considered one of the pioneers of the third generation of the Sri Lankan cinema. He has directed eight feature ...
, Sri Lanka)
* Warsaw International Film Festival
** Winner ''Harmony Lessons'' ( Emir Baigazin; Kazakhstan, Germany, France)
2014
* Abu Dhabi Film Festival
** Winner ''Iraqi Odyssey'' (Samir (filmmaker), Samir, Iraq, Switzerland, Germany and United Arab Emirates)
* Bengaluru International Film Festival
** Winner – Asian Cinema Competition ''Asha Jaoar Majhe, Labour of Love'' (Aditya Vikram Sengupta, India)
** Winner – Kannada Cinema Competition ''December-1'' (
P. Sheshadri
Pattabhiramaiah Sheshadri (born 23 November 1963) is an Indian film director who works in Kannada cinema. He is known for his films '' Munnudi'', ''Atithi'', '' Beru'', '' Tutturi'', '' Vimukthi'', '' Bettada Jeeva'', '' Bharath Stores'' and '' ...
, India)
* 64th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival
** Winner ''A Dream of Iron'' (Kelvin Kyung Kun Park, South Korea)
** Winner ''Non-Fiction Diary'' (Jung Yoon-suk, South Korea)
* Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
** Winner ''Wood Job!'' (Shinobu Yaguchi, Japan)
* 19th Busan International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival
** Winner ''Socialphobia'' (Hong Seok-jae, South Korea)
* 10th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival
** Winner - Directors Showcase Competition ''Hustisya'' (Joel Lamangan, the Philippines)
** Winner - New Breed Competition ''Bwaya'' (Francis Pasion, the Philippines)
* Eurasia International Film Festival
** Winner ''Adventure (2014 film), Adventure'' ( Nariman Turebayev, Kazakhstan)
* Hanoi International Film Festival
** Winner ''The Coffin Maker (film), The Coffin Maker'' (Jason Paul Laxamana, the Philippines)
*
Hawaii International Film Festival
The Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) is an annual film festival held in the United States state of Hawaii.
HIFF has a focus on Asian-Pacific cinema, education, and the work of new and emerging filmmakers. HIFF’s primary festival is ...
International Film Festival of Kerala
The International Film Festival of Kerala (abbreviated as IFFK) is a film festival held annually in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. This film festival started in 1996 and is hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy ...
International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental f ...
Jeonju International Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, Korean: 전주국제영화제, Hanja: 全州國際映畵祭) is an Asian film festival. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival with partial competition. It introduces independent ...
** Winner ''Tokyo Family'' (Yoji Yamada, Japan)
* Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
** Winner ''The Naked DJ'' ( Kan Lume, Singapore)
* Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
** Winner ''Quick Change (2013 film), Quick Change'' (Eduardo W. Roy Jr., the Philippines)
* Pacific Meridian, Pacific Meridian Film Festival
** Winner ''A Hard Day'' (Kim Seong-hun (filmmaker), Kim Seong-hoon, South Korea)
* QCinema International Film Festival
** Winner – Best Feature ''Ang Di Paglimot sa Alaala'' (Carl Joseph Papa, the Philippines)
** Winner – Best Short Film ''Ang Nanay ni Justin Barber!'' (Victor Villanueva, the Philippines)
** Special Mention ''Senior (2014 film), Senior'' (Jed Medrano, the Philippines)
* Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
** Winner ''The Move (film), The Move'' ( Marat Sarulu, Kyrgyzstan)
* Toronto International Film Festival
** Winner ''Margarita, with a Straw'' (Shonali Bose, India)
*
Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (French: Festival international des cinémas d'Asie) is an annual special-interest film festival focusing on the cinemas of Asia. The festival is held annually in Vesoul, France. It was crea ...
** Winner ''The Ferry'' (Shi Wei (director), Shi Wei, China)
* Warsaw International Film Festival
** Winner ''13 (2014 film), 13'' (Hooman Seyedi, Iran)
2015
* All Lights India International Film Festival
** Winner ''Mina Walking'' (Yosef Baraki, Canada and Afghanistan)
* 20th Busan International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival
** Winner ''Communication & Lies'' (Lee Seung-Won (director), Lee Seung-Won, South Korea)
* Busan International Short Film Festival
** Winner ''Ketchup (film), Ketchup'' (Yan Baishen, Guo Chunning (director), Guo Chunning; China)
* 11th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival
** Winner – Short Film ''Wawa (film), Wawa'' (Angelie Mae Macalanda, the Philippines)
* Eurasia International Film Festival
** Winner ''Kunanbai'' (Doskhan Zholzhaksynov, Kazakhstan)
*
Hawaii International Film Festival
The Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) is an annual film festival held in the United States state of Hawaii.
HIFF has a focus on Asian-Pacific cinema, education, and the work of new and emerging filmmakers. HIFF’s primary festival is ...
International Film Festival of Kerala
The International Film Festival of Kerala (abbreviated as IFFK) is a film festival held annually in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. This film festival started in 1996 and is hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy ...
International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental f ...
** Winner ''Poet on a Business Trip'' (Ju Anqi, China)
*
Jeonju International Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, Korean: 전주국제영화제, Hanja: 全州國際映畵祭) is an Asian film festival. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival with partial competition. It introduces independent ...
** Winner ''Under the Sun'' (Seulki Ahn, Korea)
* Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
** Winner ''Nay (2015 film), Nay'' (Djenar Maesa Ayu, Indonesia)
* Kolkata International Film Festival
** Winner ''Blanka (film), Blanka'' (Kohki Hasei; Japan, Italy, Philippines)
* Pacific Meridian, Pacific Meridian Film Festival
** Winner ''Shadow Behind the Moon'' (Jun Lana, Philippines)
* Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
** Winner ''Kaaka Muttai'' (M. Manikandan, India)
* Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
** Winner ''Stranger (2015 film), Stranger'' (Yeremek Tursunov, Kazakhstan)
* 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival
** Winner ''The Whispering Star'' (
Sion Sono
Sion may refer to
* an alternative transliteration of Zion
People
* Sion (name) or Siôn, a Welsh and other given name and surname, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* Shion or Sion, a Japanese given name
Plac ...
, Japan)
* QCinema International Film Festival
** Winner – Circle Competition for Filipino Films ''Sleepless (2015 film), Sleepless'' (Prime Cruz, the Philippines)
** Winner – DoQC Competition ''Crescent Rising (film), Crescent Rising'' (Sheron Dayoc, the Philippines)
*
Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (French: Festival international des cinémas d'Asie) is an annual special-interest film festival focusing on the cinemas of Asia. The festival is held annually in Vesoul, France. It was crea ...
** Winner ''The Monk (2014 film), The Monk'' (The Maw Naing, Myanmar)
** Special Mention Chen Shiang-chyi in ''Exit (2014 film), Exit'' (Chien Hsiang, Taiwan)
* Yakutsk International Film Festival
** Winner ''God Johogoi'' (Sergei Potapov (director), Sergei Potapov, Russia)
2016
* All Lights India International Film Festival
** Winner ''Houra'' (Gholamreza Sagharchian, Iran)
* Bengaluru International Film Festival
** Winner – Asian Cinema Competition ''Under Heaven (film), Under Heaven'' (Dalmira Tilepbergen, Kyrgyzstan)
** Winner – Asian Cinema Competition ''Thithi (film), Thithi'' (Raam Reddy, India)
** Winner – Kannada Cinema Competition ''Child of Debt (film), Child of Debt'' (Umashankar Swamy, India)
* Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
** Winner ''The Forest (2015 film), The Forest'' (Paul Spurrier, Thailand)
* 21st Busan International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival
** Winner ''Merry Christmas Mr. Mo'' (Lim Dae-hyung, Korea)
* 12th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival
** Winner – Feature Film ''Pamilya Ordinaryo'' (Eduardo Roy, Jr., the Philippines)
** Winner – Short Film ''Ang Maangas, Ang Marikit, at Ang Makata'' (Jose Ibarra Guballa, the Philippines)
* Five Flavours Film Festival
** Winner ''Tharlo'' (Pema Tseden, China)
* Hanoi International Film Festival
** Winner ''The Green Carriage (2015 film), The Green Carriage'' (Oleg Asadulin, Russia)
*
Hawaii International Film Festival
The Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) is an annual film festival held in the United States state of Hawaii.
HIFF has a focus on Asian-Pacific cinema, education, and the work of new and emerging filmmakers. HIFF’s primary festival is ...
** Winner ''Knife in the Clear Water'' (Wan Xuebo, China)
*
International Film Festival of Kerala
The International Film Festival of Kerala (abbreviated as IFFK) is a film festival held annually in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. This film festival started in 1996 and is hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy ...
** Winner – Asian Competition ''Cold of Kalandar'' (Mustafa Kara, Turkey)
** Winner – Malayalam Competition ''Kammatipaadam'' (Rajeev Ravi, India)
*
International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental f ...
** Winner ''The Plague at the Karatas Village'' ( Adilkhan Yerzhanov, Kazakhstan)
* Iranian Film Festival Australia
** Winner ''Life and a Day'' (Saeed Roostaee, Iran)
*
Jeonju International Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, Korean: 전주국제영화제, Hanja: 全州國際映畵祭) is an Asian film festival. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival with partial competition. It introduces independent ...
** Winner ''Spy Nation'' (Choi Seung-ho (director), Choi Seung-ho, Korea)
* Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival
** Winner ''Turah'' (Wicaksono Winsu Legowo, Indonesia)
* Kolkata International Film Festival
** Winner ''Singing in Graveyards'' (Bradley Liew, Malaysia and the Philippines)
** Winner ''Lady of the Lake (2016 film), Lady of the Lake'' (Haobam Pawan Kumar, India)
* Pacific Meridian, Pacific Meridian Film Festival
** Winner ''Immortal (2015 film), Immortal'' (Seyed Hadi Mohaghegh, Iran)
* QCinema International Film Festival
** Winner – Circle Competition for Filipino Films ''Baboy Halas'' (Bagane Fiola, the Philippines)
** Winner – QCShorts Competition ''Papa's Shadows'' (Inshallah Montero, the Philippines)
* Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
** Winner ''Apprentice (film), Apprentice'' (
Boo Junfeng
Boo Junfeng (Chinese: 巫俊锋; pinyin: wū jùn fēng; born 4 December 1983) is a Singaporean filmmaker. Boo's films, Sandcastle (2010) and Apprentice (2016) have been screen at the Cannes Film Festival, beginning with his debut, Sandcastle, ...
; Singapore, Germany, France, Hong Kong and Qatar)
* Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
** Winner ''Duet (2016 film), Duet'' (David Nanesh, Iran)
* Toronto International Film Festival
** Winner ''In Between (2016 film), In Between'' (Maysaloun Hamoud, Israel and France)
*
Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (French: Festival international des cinémas d'Asie) is an annual special-interest film festival focusing on the cinemas of Asia. The festival is held annually in Vesoul, France. It was crea ...
** Winner ''Imbisibol'' (Lawrence Fajardo, the Philippines)
** Special Mention ''Wednesday, May 9'' (Vahid Jalilvand, Iran)
* Warsaw International Film Festival
** Winner ''Blessed Benefit'' (Mahmoud al Massad; Jordan, Germany, Netherlands and Qatar)
2017
*
Asian Film Festival Barcelona
Asian may refer to:
* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
** Winner ''Diamond Island (film), Diamond Island'' (Davy Chou; Cambodia, France, Germany, Thailand, Qatar)
** Special Mention ''Children of Genghis'' (Zolbayar Dorj, Mongolia)
* Bengaluru International Film Festival
** Winner – Kannada Cinema Competition ''Uppina Kagada'' (B. Suresha, India)
* Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
** Winner ''The Village of No Return'' (Chen Yu-hsun; Taiwan, China)
* 22nd Busan International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival
** Winner ''February (2017 film), February'' (Kim Joonghyun, South Korea)
* 13th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival
** Winner – Feature Film ''Respeto'' (Treb Monteras II, Alberto Monteras II, the Philippines)
** Winner – Short Film ''Aliens Ata'' (Glenn Barit, the Philippines)
* Eurasia International Film Festival
** Winner ''Centaur (2016 film), Centaur'' (Aktan Arym Kubat, Kazakhstan)
* Fajr International Film Festival
** Winner ''The Home (film), The Home'' (Asghar Yousefinejad, Iran)
*
Hawaii International Film Festival
The Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) is an annual film festival held in the United States state of Hawaii.
HIFF has a focus on Asian-Pacific cinema, education, and the work of new and emerging filmmakers. HIFF’s primary festival is ...
** Winner ''One Thousand Ropes'' (Tusi Tamasese, New Zealand)
* International Film Festival & Awards Macao
** Winner ''Angels Wear White'' (Vivian Qu, Taiwan)
*
International Film Festival of Kerala
The International Film Festival of Kerala (abbreviated as IFFK) is a film festival held annually in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. This film festival started in 1996 and is hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy ...
International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental f ...
** Winner ''Children are not Afraid of Death, Children are Afraid of Ghosts'' (Rong Guang Rong, China)
*
Jeonju International Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, Korean: 전주국제영화제, Hanja: 全州國際映畵祭) is an Asian film festival. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival with partial competition. It introduces independent ...
** Winner ''The Painter's View'' (Kim Heecheol, South Korea)
* Moscow International Film Festival
** Winner ''Ordinary Person'' (Kim Bong-han, South Korea)
* Pacific Meridian, Pacific Meridian Film Festival
** Winner ''Nearest and Dearest (2017 film), Nearest and Dearest'' (Ksenia Zueva, Russia)
* QCinema International Film Festival
** Winner – Circle Competition for Filipino Films ''The Ashes and Ghost of Tayug 1931'' (Christopher Gozum, the Philippines)
** Winner – Asian Next Wave Competition ''Snow Woman'' (Kiki Sugino, Japan)
** Winner – RainbowQC Competition ''Beach Rats'' (Eliza Hittman, USA)
** Winner – QCShorts Competition ''Gikan Sa Ngitngit Nga Kinailadman'' (Kiri Dalena, the Philippines)
* Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
** Winner ''Malila: The Farewell Flower'' (Anucha Boonyawatana, Thailand)
* Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
** Winner ''Goodbye, Grandpa!'' (Yukihiro Morigaki, Japan)
* 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival
** Winner ''The Great Buddha+'' (Huang Hsin-yao, Taiwan)
*
Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (French: Festival international des cinémas d'Asie) is an annual special-interest film festival focusing on the cinemas of Asia. The festival is held annually in Vesoul, France. It was crea ...
** Winner ''Going the Distance (2016 film), Going the Distance'' (Harumoto Yujiro, Japan)
* Warsaw International Film Festival
** Winner ''Out of Frame'' (Wai Lun Kwok, China)
2018
*
Asian Film Festival Barcelona
Asian may refer to:
* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
** Winner ''A Tiger in Winter'' (Lee Kwang-kuk, South Korea)
* Bengaluru International Film Festival
** Winner – Asian Cinema Competition ''Excavator (film), Excavator'' (Lee Ju-Hyong, South Korea)
** Winner – Kannada Cinema Competition ''Beti (Daughter)'' (
P. Sheshadri
Pattabhiramaiah Sheshadri (born 23 November 1963) is an Indian film director who works in Kannada cinema. He is known for his films '' Munnudi'', ''Atithi'', '' Beru'', '' Tutturi'', '' Vimukthi'', '' Bettada Jeeva'', '' Bharath Stores'' and '' ...
, India)
* 23rd Busan International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival
** Winner ''House of Hummingbird'' (Kim Bora, South Korea)
* 14th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival
** Winner – Feature Film ''Kung Paano Hinihintay Ang Dapithapon'' (Carlo Enciso Catu, the Philippines)
** Winner – Short Film ''Sa Saiyang Isla'' (Christian Candelaria, the Philippines)
* Fajr International Film Festival
** Winner ''Hendi & Hormoz'' (Abbas Amini; Iran, Czech Republic)
* Hanoi International Film Festival
** Winner ''Student A'' (Lee Kyung-sup, South Korea)
*
Hawaii International Film Festival
The Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) is an annual film festival held in the United States state of Hawaii.
HIFF has a focus on Asian-Pacific cinema, education, and the work of new and emerging filmmakers. HIFF’s primary festival is ...
** Winner ''Still Human'' (Oliver Siu Kuen Chan, Hong Kong)
* International Film Festival & Awards Macao
** Winner ''Suburban Birds'' (Qiu Sheng, China)
*
International Film Festival of Kerala
The International Film Festival of Kerala (abbreviated as IFFK) is a film festival held annually in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. This film festival started in 1996 and is hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy ...
** Winner ''Ee.Ma.Yau'' (Lijo Jose Pellissery, India)
*
International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental f ...
** Winner ''Nervous Translation'' (Shireen Seno, the Philippines)
*
Jeonju International Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, Korean: 전주국제영화제, Hanja: 全州國際映畵祭) is an Asian film festival. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival with partial competition. It introduces independent ...
** Winner ''Adulthood (2018 film), Adulthood'' (Kim Inseon, South Korea)
* Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
** Winner ''The Song of Grassroots'' (Yuda Kurniawan, Indonesia)
* Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival
** Winner ''Trembling Mountain'' ( Kesang Tseten Lama, Nepal)
* Kolkata International Film Festival
** Winner ''The Sweet Requiem'' (Ritu Sarin & Tenzing Sonam; India)
* Moscow International Film Festival
** Winner ''China's Van Goghs'' (Yu Haibo & Yu Tianqi Kiki; China, the Netherlands)
* Pacific Meridian, Pacific Meridian Film Festival
** Winner ''An Elephant Sitting Still'' (Hu Bo, China)
* QCinema International Film Festival
** Winner – Circle Competition for Filipino Films ''Dog Days (2018 Filipino film), Dog Days'' (Timmy Harn, the Philippines)
* Shaken Aimanov International Film Festival
** Winner ''The Secret of a Leader'' (Farkhat Sharipov, Kazakhstan)
* Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
** Winner ''With All My Hypothalamus'' (Dwein Baltazar, the Philippines)
* Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
** Winner ''Kejal (film), Kejal'' (Nima Salehiyar, Iran)
* Toronto International Film Festival
** Winner ''The Third Wife'' (Ash Mayfair, Vietnam)
** Special Mention ''The Crossing (2018 film), The Crossing'' (Bai Xue (director), Bai Xue, China)
* Ulju Mountain Film Festival
** Winner ''Trembling Mountain'' ( Kesang Tseten Lama, Nepal)
*
Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (French: Festival international des cinémas d'Asie) is an annual special-interest film festival focusing on the cinemas of Asia. The festival is held annually in Vesoul, France. It was crea ...
** Winner ''The Taste of Rice Flower'' (Pengfei, China)
** Winner ''Mothers (2017 South Korean film), Mothers'' (Lee Dong-eun, South Korea)
** Special Mention ''A Letter to the President'' (Roya Sadat, Afghanistan)
* Warsaw International Film Festival
** Winner ''The Fall (2018 film), The Fall'' (Zhou Lidong, China)
2019
*
Asiatica Film Mediale
This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants ...
** Winner ''Flavours of Flesh (Biriyaani)'' (Sajin Babu, India)
* Bengaluru International Film Festival
** Winner – Asian Cinema Competition ''Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum, Sivaranjini and other Women'' (Vasanth, India)
** Winner – Kannada Cinema Competition ''Nathicharami'' (Mansore, India)
* Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
** Winner ''Gully Boy'' (Zoya Akhtar, India)
* 24th Busan International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival
** Winner ''Moving On (2019 film), Moving On'' (Yoon Danbi, South Korea)
* 15th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival, Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival
** Winner – Feature Film ''John Denver Trending'' (Arden Rod Condez, the Philippines)
** Winner – Short Film ''Disconnection Notice (film), Disconnection Notice'' (Glenn Averia, the Philippines)
** Special Mention – Short Film ''Sa Among Agwat'' (Don Senoc, the Philippines)
* El Gouna Film Festival
** Winner ''Kabul, City in the Wind'' (Aboozar Amini; Afghanistan, Netherlands, Japan, Germany)
* Eurasia International Film Festival
** Winner ''Beanpole (film), Beanpole'' (Kantemir Balagov, Russia)
* Fajr International Film Festival
** Winner ''The Narrow Red Line'' (Farzad Khoshdast, Iran)
* Hainan International Film Festival
** Winner ''Verdict (2019 film), Verdict'' (Raymund Ribay Gutierrez, the Philippines)
*
Hawaii International Film Festival
The Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) is an annual film festival held in the United States state of Hawaii.
HIFF has a focus on Asian-Pacific cinema, education, and the work of new and emerging filmmakers. HIFF’s primary festival is ...
** Winner ''Another Child'' (Kim Yoon-seok, South Korea)
*
International Film Festival of Kerala
The International Film Festival of Kerala (abbreviated as IFFK) is a film festival held annually in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. This film festival started in 1996 and is hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy ...
** Winner – Asian Competition ''Aani Maani'' (Fahim Irshad, India)
** Winner – Malayalam Competition ''Tress Under the Sun'' (
Dr. Biju
Bijukumar Damodaran, known mononymously as Dr. Biju, is an Indian homoeopathic doctor turned film director and screenwriter. He is best known for films such as '' Saira'' (2005), ''Veettilekkulla Vazhi'' (2010), '' Akasathinte Niram'' (2012), '' ...
, India)
** Special Mention – Malayalam Competition ''Kumbalangi Nights'' (Madhu C Narayanan, India)
* International Film Festival and Awards Macao
** Winner ''To Live to Sing'' (Johnny Ma, China)
*
International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental f ...
** Winner ''Last Night I Saw You Smiling'' (Kavich Neang; Cambodia, France)
* International Short and Independent Film Festival Dhaka
** Winner ''Fish Musing'' (Suborna Senjutee Tushee; India, Bangladesh)
*
Jeonju International Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, Korean: 전주국제영화제, Hanja: 全州國際映畵祭) is an Asian film festival. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival with partial competition. It introduces independent ...
** Winner ''The Harvest (2019 film), The Harvest'' (Misho Antadze, Georgia)
* Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
** Winner ''Aurora (2018 Kyrgyz film), Aurora'' (Bekzat Pirmatov, Kyrgyzstan)
** Winner ''Nakorn-Sawan (film), Nakorn-Sawan'' (Puangsoi Aksornsawang, Thailand)
* Kolkata International Film Festival
** Winner ''Devi Aur Hero'' (Aditya Kripalani, India)
* Moscow International Film Festival
** Winner ''The Sun Above Me Never Sets'' (Lyubov Borisova, Russia)
* Pacific Meridian, Pacific Meridian Film Festival
** Winner ''Great Poetry'' (Alexander Lungin, Russia)
* QCinema International Film Festival
** Winner – Asian Next Wave Competition ''Suburban Birds'' (Qiu Sheng, China)
* Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
** Winner ''My Prince Edward'' (Wong Yee-lam, Hong Kong)
* Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
** Winner ''Golden Voices'' (Evgeny Ruman, Israel)
* Toronto International Film Festival
** Winner ''1982 (2019 film), 1982'' (Oualid Mouaness; Lebanon, USA, Qatar, Norway)
* Ulju Mountain Film Festival
** Winner ''Beloved (2019 film), Beloved'' (Yaser Talebi, Iran)
*
Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (French: Festival international des cinémas d'Asie) is an annual special-interest film festival focusing on the cinemas of Asia. The festival is held annually in Vesoul, France. It was crea ...
** Winner ''A Family Tour'' (
Ying Liang
Ying Liang (; born 1977) is a Chinese independent film director and screenwriter.
Biography
Ying Liang graduated from the Department of Directing at the Chongqing Film Academy and Beijing Normal University. His short film ''The Missing House'' ...
; Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia)
* Warsaw Film Festival
** Winner ''Move the Grave'' (Seung-o Jeong, South Korea)
2020
*
Asian Film Festival Barcelona
Asian may refer to:
* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
Asiatica Film Mediale
This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants ...
** Winner ''No Choice'' (Reza Dormishian, Iran)
* Bengaluru International Film Festival
** Winner ''Happy Old Year'' (
Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit
Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit ( th, นวพล ธำรงรัตนฤทธิ์, ; born 4 February 1984) is a Thai writer, screenwriter and film director. His notable work are "Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy" and "Heart Attack" which has won ...
, Thailand)
* Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
** Winner ''I WeirDo'' (Liao Mingyi, Taiwan)
*
Busan International Film Festival
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festiv ...
** Winner ''Fighter (2020 film), Fighter'' (Jero Yun, South Korea)
* Busan International Short Film Festival
** Winner ''Adam (2019 Singaporean film), Adam'' (Shoki Lin, Singapore)
** Winner ''Tiger and Ox'' (Kim Seunghee, South Korea)
* Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival
** Winner – Short Film ''Tokwifi'' (Carla Pulido Ocampo, the Philippines)
* El Gouna Film Festival
** Winner ''In Between Dying'' (Hilal Baydarov; Azerbaijan, Mexico, United States)
*
International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental f ...
Jeonju International Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, Korean: 전주국제영화제, Hanja: 全州國際映畵祭) is an Asian film festival. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival with partial competition. It introduces independent ...
** Winner ''The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs'' (Pushpendra Singh, India)
* Pacific Meridian, Pacific Meridian Film Festival
** Winner ''In Deep Sleep'' (Maria Ignatenko, Russia)
* Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
** Winner ''The Story of Southern Islet'' (Chong Keat Aun, Malaysia)
* Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
** Winner ''Ulbolsyn'' ( Adilkhan Yerzhanov, Kazakhstan)
* Toronto International Film Festival
** Winner ''Gaza mon amour'' (Tarzan Nasser & Arab Nasser; Palestine, France, Germany, Portugal, Qatar)
* Ulju Mountain Film Festival
** Winner ''Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom'' (Pawo Choyning Dorji, Bhutan)
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Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (French: Festival international des cinémas d'Asie) is an annual special-interest film festival focusing on the cinemas of Asia. The festival is held annually in Vesoul, France. It was crea ...
** Winner ''Saturday Afternoon'' (Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, Bangladesh)
* Warsaw Film Festival
** Winner ''The Asadas'' (Ryota Nakano, Japan)
2021
* Busan International Short Film Festival
** Winner ''Georgia (2020 film), Georgia'' (Jayil Pak; South Korea, USA)
* Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival
** Winner – Short Film ''The Little Planet'' (Arjanmar H. Rebeta, the Philippines)
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International Film Festival of Kerala
The International Film Festival of Kerala (abbreviated as IFFK) is a film festival held annually in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. This film festival started in 1996 and is hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy ...
** Winner – Malayalam Competition ''Musical Chair'' (Vipin Atley, India)
* Fajr International Film Festival
** Winner ''Major (2021 film), Major'' (Ehsan Abdipour, Iran)
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Jeonju International Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, Korean: 전주국제영화제, Hanja: 全州國際映畵祭) is an Asian film festival. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival with partial competition. It introduces independent ...
** Winner ''Jazz Kissa Basie'' (Hoshino Tetsuya, Japan)
* Kolkata International Film Festival
** Winner ''The Salt In Our Waters'' (Rezwan Shahriar Sumit; Bangladesh, France)
* Moscow International Film Festival
** Winner ''Mosul my Home'' (Adalet R. Garmiany, Iraq)
* Ulju Mountain Film Festival
** Winner ''Bandar Band'' (Manijeh Hekmat, Iran)
2022
* Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards, Golden Horse Film Festival
** Winner ''Autobiography (film), Autobiography'' (Makbul Mubarak; Indonesia et.al)
See also
*Central Asian and Southern Caucasus Film Festivals Confederation
*Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian & Arab Cinema
*Toronto International Film Festival NETPAC Prize