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Asian Film Award for Best Film

{{Short description|Asian Film Awards}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Infobox award

| name = Asian Film Award for Best Film

| image = Cast_and_Crew_at_All_We_Imagine_As_Light_Press_Conference_at_2024_Cannes_Film_Festival_3.jpg

| caption = The 2025 recipient: All We Imagine as Light

| awarded_for = Best Asian Film of the Year

| presenter = Asian Film Awards Academy

| country =

| year = 2007

| holder_label = Most recent winner

| holder = All We Imagine as Light
(2025)

| website = {{URL|afa-academy.com}}

}}

Asian Film Award for Best Film is presented annually by the Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA), a non-profit organization founded by Busan International Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival and Tokyo International Film Festival with the shared goal of celebrating excellence in Asian cinema. It was first presented in 2007.

Winners and nominees

=2000s=

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rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2007style="background:#B0C4DE;" |The Hoststyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| 괴물style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Bong Joon-hostyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| {{Flagu|South Korea}}
Curse of the Golden Flower满城尽带黄金甲Zhang Yimou{{Flagu|China}}
{{Flagu|Hong Kong}}
Exiled放·逐Johnnie To{{Flagu|Hong Kong}}
Love and Honor武士の一分Yoji Yamada{{Flagu|Japan}}
Requiem from JavaOpera JawaGarin Nugroho{{Flagu|Indonesia}}
Still Life 三峡好人Jia Zhangke{{Flagu|China}}
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2008style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Secret Sunshinestyle="background:#B0C4DE;"|밀양style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Lee Chang-dongstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| {{Flagu|South Korea}}
Buddha Collapsed Out of Shameبودا از شرم فرو ریختHana Makhmalbaf{{Flagu|Iran}}
I Just Didn't Do ItそれでもボクはやってないMasayuki Suo{{Flagu|Japan}}
Lust, Caution色，戒Ang Lee{{Flagu|Taiwan}}
{{Flagu|China}}
The Sun Also Rises太阳照常升起Jiang Wen{{Flagu|China}}
{{Flagu|Hong Kong}}
The Warlords投名状Peter Chan{{Flagu|China}}
{{Flagu|Hong Kong}}
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2009style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Tokyo Sonatastyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| トウキョウソナタstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| Kiyoshi Kurosawastyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| {{Flagu|Japan}}
Forever Enthralled梅兰芳Chen Kaige{{Flagu|China}}
The Good, the Bad, the Weird 좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈Kim Jee-woon{{Flagu|South Korea}}
Ponyo崖の上のポニョHayao Miyazaki{{Flagu|Japan}}
The Rainbow TroopsLaskar PelangiRiri Riza{{Flagu|Indonesia}}
Red Cliff赤壁John Woo{{Flagu|China}}
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2010style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Motherstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| 마더style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Bong Joon-hostyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| {{Flagu|South Korea}}
Bodyguards and Assassins十月圍城Teddy Chan{{Flagu|Hong Kong}}
Cannot Live Without You不能没有你Leon Dai{{Flagu|Taiwan}}
City of Life and Death 南京! 南京!Lu Chuan{{Flagu|China}}
GrandmotherLolaBrillante Mendoza{{Flagu|Philippines}}
ParadeパレードIsao Yukisada{{Flagu|Japan}}

=2010s=

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rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2011style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Livesstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| ลุงบุญมีระลึกชาติstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| Apichatpong Weerasethakulstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| {{Flagu|Thailand}}
Aftershock唐山大地震Feng Xiaogang{{Flagu|China}}
Confessions 告白Tetsuya Nakashima{{Flagu|Japan}}
Let the Bullets Fly让子弹飞Jiang Wen{{Flagu|China}}
{{Flagu|Hong Kong}}
Peepli Live पीपली लाइवAnusha Rizvi{{Flagu|India}}
Poetry시Lee Chang-dong{{Flagu|South Korea}}
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2012style="background:#B0C4DE;" | A Separationstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| جدایی نادر از سیمینstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| Asghar Farhadistyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| {{Flagu|Iran}}
The Flowers of War金陵十三钗Zhang Yimou{{Flagu|China}}
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 龍門飛甲Tsui Hark{{Flagu|China}}
{{Flagu|Hong Kong}}
Postcard 一枚のハガキKaneto Shindo{{Flagu|Japan}}
Seediq Bale賽德克·巴萊Wei Te-sheng{{Flagu|Taiwan}}
You Don't Live TwiceZindagi Na Milegi DobaraZoya Akhtar{{Flagu|India}}
rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 2013style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Mysterystyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| 浮城谜事style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Lou Yestyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| {{Flagu|China}}
Drug War毒戰Johnnie To{{Flagu|China}}
{{Flagu|Hong Kong}}
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 & 2 गैंग्स ऑफ़ वासेपुर-भागAnurag Kashyap{{Flagu|India}}
Outrage Beyondアウトレイジ ビヨンドTakeshi Kitano{{Flagu|Japan}}
Pietà피에타Kim Ki-duk{{Flagu|South Korea}}
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2014style="background:#B0C4DE;" | The Grandmasterstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| 一代宗師style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Wong Kar-waistyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| {{Flagu|Hong Kong}}
{{Flagu|China}}
The Great Passage舟を編むYuya Ishii{{Flagu|Japan}}
The Lunchbox द लंच बॉक्सRitesh Batra{{Flagu|India}}
No Man's Land无人区Ning Hao{{Flagu|China}}
Snowpiercer설국열차Bong Joon-ho{{Flagu|South Korea}}
Stray Dogs郊遊Tsai Ming-liang{{Flagu|Taiwan}}
{{Flagu|France}}
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2015style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Blind Massagestyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| 推拿style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Lou Yestyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| {{Flagu|China}}
Black Coal, Thin Ice 白日焰火Diao Yinan{{Flagu|China}}
Haider हैदरVishal Bhardwaj{{Flagu|India}}
Hill of Freedom 자유의 언덕Hong Sang-soo{{Flagu|South Korea}}
Ode to My Father국제시장Yoon Je-kyoon{{Flagu|South Korea}}
The Light Shines Only There そこのみにて光輝くMipo O{{Flagu|Japan}}
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2016style="background:#B0C4DE;" | The Assassinstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| 刺客聶隱娘style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Hou Hsiao-hsienstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| {{Flagu|Taiwan}}
{{Flagu|China}}
{{Flagu|Hong Kong}}
Bajirao Mastaniबाजीराव मस्तानीSanjay Leela Bhansali{{Flagu|India}}
Mountains May Depart山河故人Jia Zhangke{{Flagu|China}}
{{Flagu|France}}
{{Flagu|Japan}}
Mr. Six老炮儿Guan Hu{{Flagu|China}}
Three Stories of Love恋人たちRyōsuke Hashiguchi{{Flagu|Japan}}
Veteran 베테랑Ryoo Seung-wan{{Flagu|South Korea}}
rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 2017style="background:#B0C4DE;" | I Am Not Madame Bovarystyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| 我不是潘金莲style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Feng Xiaogangstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| {{Flagu|China}}
The Age of Shadows밀정Kim Jee-woon{{Flagu|South Korea}}
Godspeed一路順風Chung Mong-hong{{Flagu|Taiwan}}
Harmonium 淵に立つKōji Fukada{{Flagu|Japan}}
The Wailing곡성Na Hong-jin{{Flagu|South Korea}}
rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 2018style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Youthstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| 芳华style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Feng Xiaogangstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| {{Flagu|China}}
Angels Wear White嘉年华Vivian Qu{{Flagu|China}}
{{Flagu|France}}
The Day After 그 후Hong Sang-soo{{Flagu|South Korea}}
Newtonन्यूटनAmit V Masurkar{{Flagu|India}}
The Third Murder三度目の殺人Hirokazu Kore-eda{{Flagu|Japan}}
rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 2019style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Shopliftersstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| 万引き家族style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Hirokazu Kore-edastyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| {{Flagu|Japan}}
Burning버닝Lee Chang-dong{{Flagu|South Korea}}
Dying to Survive我不是藥神Wen Muye{{Flagu|China}}
Jinpa撞死了一只羊Pema Tseden{{Flagu|China}}
SanjuRajkumar Hirani{{Flagu|India}}

=2020s=

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rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2020

| style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Parasite

| style="background:#B0C4DE;" | 기생충

| style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Bong Joon-ho

| style="background:#B0C4DE;" | {{Flagu|South Korea}}

| rowspan="6" | {{Cite web |last=Noh |first=Jean |date=9 September 2020 |title='Parasite' heads nominations for first Asian Film Awards hosted by Busan |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/parasite-heads-nominations-for-first-asian-film-awards-hosted-by-busan/5152982.article |access-date=March 17, 2025 |website=Screen Daily |language=en}}
{{Cite web |last=Noh |first=Jean |date=28 October 2020 |title=‘Parasite’ wins top prize at Asian Film Awards |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/parasite-wins-top-prize-at-asian-film-awards/5154436.article |access-date=March 17, 2025 |website=Screen Daily |language=en}}

Listen to the Universe

| 蜜蜂と遠雷

| Kei Ishikawa

| {{Flagu|Japan}}

So Long, My Son

| 地久天长

| Wang Xiaoshuai

| {{Flagu|China}}

A Sun

| 陽光普照

| Chung Mong-hong

| {{Flagu|Taiwan}}

colspan="2" | Thappad

| Anubhav Sinha

| {{Flagu|India}}

There Is No Evil

| شیطان وجود ندارد

| Mohammad Rasoulof

| {{Flagu|Iran}}

rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 2021

| style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Wife of a Spy

| style="background:#B0C4DE;" | スパイの妻

| style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Kiyoshi Kurosawa

| style="background:#B0C4DE;" | {{Flagu|Japan}}

| rowspan="5" | {{Cite web |last=Soriano |first=Jianne |date=September 9, 2021 |title=Asian Film Awards 2021: Full List of Nominees |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/entertainment/asian-film-awards-2021-nominees |access-date=March 17, 2025 |website=Tatler Asia |language=en}}
{{Cite web |last=Soriano |first=Jianne |date=October 8, 2021 |title=All the Winners From the Asian Film Awards 2021 |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/entertainment/asian-film-awards-2021-winners |access-date=March 17, 2025 |website=Tatler Asia |language=en}}

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy

| 偶然と想像

| Ryusuke Hamaguchi

| {{Flagu|Japan}}

colspan="2" | The Disciple

| Chaitanya Tamhane

| {{Flagu|India}}

The Book of Fish

| 자산어보

| Lee Joon-ik

| {{Flagu|South Korea}}

One Second

| 一秒钟

| Zhang Yimou

| {{Flagu|China}}

rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 2023

| style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Drive My Car

| style="background:#B0C4DE;" | ドライブ・マイ・カー

| style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Ryusuke Hamaguchi

| style="background:#B0C4DE;" | {{Flagu|Japan}}

| rowspan="5" | {{Cite web |last=Rosser |first=Michael |date=6 January 2023 |title=‘Decision To Leave’ leads Asian Film Awards nominations |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/decision-to-leave-leads-asian-film-awards-nominations/5177880.article |access-date=March 17, 2025 |website=Screen Daily |language=en}}
{{Cite web |last=Rosser |first=Michael |date=12 March 2023 |title=‘Drive My Car’ wins top prize at Asian Film Awards, Tony Leung takes two trophies |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/drive-my-car-wins-top-prize-at-asian-film-awards-tony-leung-takes-two-trophies/5180096.article |access-date=March 17, 2025 |website=Screen Daily |language=en}}

Decision to Leave

| 헤어질 결심

| Park Chan-wook

| {{Flagu|South Korea}}

Ponniyin Selvan: I

| பொன்னியின் செல்வன்

| Mani Ratnam

| {{Flagu|India}}

When the Waves Are Gone

| Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon

| Lav Diaz

| {{Flagu|Philippines}}

Poet

| Akyn

| Darezhan Omirbaev

| {{Flagu|Kazakhstan}}

rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 2024

| style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Evil Does Not Exist

| style="background:#B0C4DE;" | 悪は存在しない

| style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Ryusuke Hamaguchi

| style="background:#B0C4DE;" | {{Flagu|Japan}}

| rowspan="5" | {{Cite web |last=Frater |first=Patrick |last2=Ramachandran |first2=Naman |date=March 10, 2024 |title=‘Evil Does Not Exist’ Wins Best Picture at Asian Film Awards |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/asia/asian-film-awards-evil-does-not-exist-winner-1235936522/ |access-date=March 17, 2025 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

12.12: The Day

| 서울의 봄

| Kim Sung-su

| {{Flagu|South Korea}}

colspan="2" | Paradise

| Prasanna Vithanage

| {{Flagu|Sri Lanka}}
{{Flagu|India}}

colspan="2" | Perfect Days

| Wim Wenders

| {{Flagu|Japan}}
{{Flagu|Germany}}

Snow Leopard

| 雪豹

| Pema Tseden

| {{Flagu|China}}

rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 2025

| colspan="2" style="background:#B0C4DE;" | All We Imagine as Light

| style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Payal Kapadia

| style="background:#B0C4DE;" | {{Flagu|India}}
{{Flagu|France}}
{{Flagu|Netherlands}}
{{Flagu|Luxembourg}}

| rowspan="5" | {{Cite web |last=Brzeski |first=Patrick |date=March 16, 2025 |title=Asian Film Awards: ‘All We Imagine as Light’ Wins Best Picture, Yoshida Daihachi Takes Best Director for ‘Teki Cometh’ |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/asian-film-awards-2025-winners-list-1236162661/ |access-date=March 17, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

Exhuma

| 파묘

| Jang Jae-hyun

| {{Flagu|South Korea}}

Teki Cometh

| 敵

| Daihachi Yoshida

| {{Flagu|Japan}}

Black Dog

| 狗阵

| Guan Hu

| {{Flagu|China}}

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

| 九龍城寨之圍城

| Soi Cheang

| {{Flagu|Hong Kong}}

References

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External links

  • [https://www.afa-academy.com/ Asian Film Awards Academy]

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