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 |  Dong Yue |
The Looming Storm | 暴雪将至 | [1] [2] |
| 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 | [3] [4] |
 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 | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Hikari |
37 Seconds | [5] [6] | |
| 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 | [7] [8] |
| 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 | [9] [10] |
 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 | [11] |
 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 | [12] | |
/ 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 | ||
