The Asian Film Award for Best New Director has been presented annually since 2018 by the Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA), a non-profit organization founded by Busan International Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival and Tokyo International Film Festival with the shared goal of celebrating excellence in Asian cinema.
Winners and nominees 2010s Year Recipient(s) English title Original title 2018 Dong Yue The Looming Storm 暴雪将至 Vivian Qu Angels Wear White 嘉年华 Huang Hsin-yao The Great Buddha+ 大佛普拉斯 Anucha Boonyawatana Malila: The Farewell Flower มะลิลา Yoshiyuki Kishi Wilderness あゝ、荒野 Derek Hui This Is Not What I Expected 喜欢你 2019 Oliver Chan Still Human 淪落人 Yeo Siew Hua A Land Imagined 幻土 Rima Das Bulbul Can Sing बुलबुल गा सकती है Phuttiphong Aroonpheng Manta Ray กระเบนราหู Shinichirou Ueda One Cut of the Dead カメラを止めるな! Bai Xue The Crossing 过春天
2020s Year Recipient(s) English title Original title 2020 Hikari 37 Seconds John Hsu Detention 返校 Liang Ming Wisdom Tooth 日光之下 Lee Sang-geun Exit 엑시트 Norris Wong My Prince Edward 金都 Sharipa Urazbayeva Mariam 2021 Hong Eui-jeong Voice of Silence 소리도 없이 Yūjirō Harumoto A Balance 由宇子の天秤 PS Vinothraj Pebbles Koozhangal Yin Ruoxi Sisters 我的姐姐 Han Shuai Summer Blur 汉南夏日 Ahmad Bahrami The Wasteland خامو شدشت 2023 Jigme Trinley One and Four 一个和四个 Saim Sadiq Joyland جوائے لینڈ Makbul Mubarak Autobiography Chie Hayakawa Plan 75 Kim Se-in The Apartment with Two Women 같은 속옷을 입는 두 여자 2024 Nick Cheuk Time Still Turns the Pages 年少日記 Amanda Nell Eu Tiger Stripes Phạm Thiên Ân Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell Bên trong vỏ kén vàng Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir City of Wind Сэр сэр салхи Dominic Sangma Rapture 2025 / Sandhya Suri Santosh / Neo Sora Happyend Yoko Yamanaka Desert of Namibia ナミビアの砂漠 Minh Quý Trương Viet and Nam Trong lòng đất Dong Zijian My Friend An Delie 我的朋友安德烈
See also Blue Dragon Film Award for Best New Director Caméra d'Or César Award for Best First Film European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year Golden Horse Award for Best New Director Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Director
References
External links Asian Film Awards Academy