Asian Film Awards
| Asian Film Awards | |
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 5th Asian Film Awards |
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| Presented by | Hong Kong International Film Festival Society |
| Location | Hong Kong |
| Country | Asia |
| First awarded | March 20, 2007 |
| Official website | www.asianfilmawards.org |
The Asian Film Awards are presented annually by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society to recognize excellence of film professionals in the film industries of Asian cinema.
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[edit] History
Launched in 2007, the Asian Film Awards (AFA) is a pioneering programme honouring filmmakers with outstanding achievements in the field of Asian cinema. The AFA is the only platform in the world that brings together the best cinematic talents of Asia, drawing film fans and professionals from all across the globe.
The AFA Presentation Ceremony takes place as part of the Entertainment Expo Hong Kong Opening Gala. Eminent filmmakers and superstars from around the world are invited to bestow awards upon the winner(s) of each category, making the ceremony a dazzling extravaganza as well as an influential cultural event.
[edit] Eligibility and nominees
In the inaugural year, awards were given in 10 categories: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenwriter, Best Cinematographer, Best Production Designer, Best Composer, Best Editor and Best Visual Effects. In 2008, the categories for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress were added. Up to six nominees are honored in each category.
To be eligible, films must be feature length (more than 60 minutes); be in 35mm or 70mm film format or digital format suitable for exhibition in cinemas; and be fiction films from Asia. This encompasses all the cinemas of Asia: East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and West Asia. Additionally, the films must have English subtitles.
The films must have been released between January 1 and December 31 of the year preceding the awards ceremony, and have been exhibited through a domestic theatrical release and distribution to at least one other country; been premiered at an international film festival; or received national film awards.
Nominees are selected from a list drawn up by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society and the Asian Film Awards jury, which is composed of various filmmakers, producers, critics, academics and other film professionals.
[edit] Major award winners
| Year | Best Film | Best Director | Best Actor | Best Actress | Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| 2007 1st |
 The Host |
 Jia Zhangkefor Still Life |
Song Kang-ho for The Host |
 Miki Nakatanifor Memories of Matsuko |
No award | No award |
| 2008 2nd |
Secret Sunshine |
Lee Chang-dong for Secret Sunshine |
 Tony Leungfor Lust, Caution |
Jeon Do-yeon for Secret Sunshine |
Sun Honglei for Mongol |
Joan Chen for The Sun Also Rises |
| 2009 3rd |
 Tokyo Sonata |
Koreeda Hirokazu for Still Walking |
Masahiro Motoki for Departures |
Zhou Xun for The Equation of Love and Death |
Jung Woo-sung for The Good, the Bad, the Weird |
 Gina Pareñofor Serbis |
| 2010 4th |
Mother |
Lu Chuan for City of Life and Death |
Wang Xueqi for Bodyguards and Assassins |
Kim Hye-ja for Mother |
Nicholas Tse for Bodyguards and Assassins |
Kara Hui for At the End of Daybreak |
| 2011 5th |
 Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives |
Lee Chang-dong for Poetry |
Ha Jeong-woo for The Yellow Sea |
Xu Fan for Aftershock |
Sammo Hung for Ip Man 2 |
Yoon Yeo-jeong for The Housemaid |
[edit] Particular years
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