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.
| Asian Film Award for Best Film | |
|---|---|
 The 2025 recipient: All We Imagine as Light | |
| Awarded for | Best Asian Film of the Year |
| Presented by | Asian Film Awards Academy |
| First award | 2007 |
| Most recent winner | All We Imagine as Light (2025) |
| Website | afa-academy |
History
editIt was first presented in 2007 during the first edition of the awards. South Korean monster film The Host, directed by Bong Joon Ho was the first recipient of the award. The most recent winner is All We Imagine as Light, an international co-production between India, France, Netherlands, and Luxembourg, directed by Payal Kapadia.
Japan and China both hold the record of most wins in the category, with five wins each, followed by South Korea with four and Hong Kong with two. Additionally, South Korean director Bong Joon Ho was the most award-winning films in the category with three of his film receiving the award: The Host (2007), Mother (2010) and Parasite (2020).
Winners and nominees
edit2000s
edit| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Host | 괴물 | Bong Joon-ho |  South Korea | [1] [2] |
| Curse of the Golden Flower | 满城尽带黄金甲 | Zhang Yimou |  China  Hong Kong | ||
| Exiled | 放·逐 | Johnnie To | Hong Kong | ||
| Love and Honor | 武士の一分 | Yoji Yamada |  Japan | ||
| Requiem from Java | Opera Jawa | Garin Nugroho |  Indonesia | ||
| Still Life | 三峡好人 | Jia Zhangke | China | ||
| 2008 | Secret Sunshine | 밀양 | Lee Chang-dong | South Korea | [3] [4] |
| Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame | بودا از شرم فرو ریخت | Hana Makhmalbaf |  Iran | ||
| I Just Didn't Do It | それでもボクはやってない | Masayuki Suo | Japan | ||
| Lust, Caution | 色，戒 | Ang Lee |  Taiwan China | ||
| The Sun Also Rises | 太阳照常升起 | Jiang Wen | China Hong Kong | ||
| The Warlords | 投名状 | Peter Chan | China Hong Kong | ||
| 2009 | Tokyo Sonata | トウキョウソナタ | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan | [5] [6] |
| Forever Enthralled | 梅兰芳 | Chen Kaige | China | ||
| The Good, the Bad, the Weird | 좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈 | Kim Jee-woon | South Korea | ||
| Ponyo | 崖の上のポニョ | Hayao Miyazaki | Japan | ||
| The Rainbow Troops | Laskar Pelangi | Riri Riza | Indonesia | ||
| Red Cliff | 赤壁 | John Woo | China | ||
2010s
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2020s
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References
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