Asian Film Award for Best New Director
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Awarded forBest New Director of the Year in Asian Cinema
Presented byAsian Film Awards Academy
First award2018
Most recent winnerSandhya Suri
Santosh (2025)
Santosh (2025)
| Asian Film Award for Best New Director | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best New Director of the Year in Asian Cinema |
| Presented by | Asian Film Awards Academy |
| First award | 2018 |
| Most recent winner | Sandhya Suri Santosh (2025) |
| Website | afa-academy |
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.
2010s
| Year | Recipient(s) | English title | Original title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Looming Storm | 暴雪将至 | [1] [2] | |
| Angels Wear White | 嘉年华 | |||
| The Great Buddha+ | 大佛普拉斯 | |||
| Malila: The Farewell Flower | มะลิลา | |||
| Wilderness | あゝ、荒野 | |||
| This Is Not What I Expected | 喜欢你 | |||
| 2019 | Still Human | 淪落人 | [3] [4] | |
| A Land Imagined | 幻土 | |||
| Bulbul Can Sing | बुलबुल गा सकती है | |||
| Manta Ray | กระเบนราหู | |||
| One Cut of the Dead | カメラを止めるな! | |||
| The Crossing | 过春天 |
2020s
| Year | Recipient(s) | English title | Original title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 37 Seconds | [5] [6] | ||
| Detention | 返校 | |||
| Wisdom Tooth | 日光之下 | |||
| Exit | 엑시트 | |||
| My Prince Edward | 金都 | |||
| Mariam | ||||
| 2021 | Voice of Silence | 소리도 없이 | [7] [8] | |
| A Balance | 由宇子の天秤 | |||
| Pebbles | Koozhangal | |||
| Sisters | 我的姐姐 | |||
| Summer Blur | 汉南夏日 | |||
| The Wasteland | خامو شدشت | |||
| 2023 | One and Four | 一个和四个 | [9] [10] | |
| Joyland | جوائے لینڈ | |||
| Autobiography | ||||
| Plan 75 | ||||
| The Apartment with Two Women | 같은 속옷을 입는 두 여자 | |||
| 2024 | Time Still Turns the Pages | 年少日記 | [11] | |
| Tiger Stripes | ||||
| Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell | Bên trong vỏ kén vàng | |||
| City of Wind | Сэр сэр салхи | |||
| Rapture | ||||
| 2025 | Santosh | [12] | ||
| Happyend | ||||
| Desert of Namibia | ナミビアの砂漠 | |||
| Viet and Nam | Trong lòng đất | |||
| My Friend An Delie | 我的朋友安德烈 | |||