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Posted: Jan 31st 2007 by Carol Ann

Here come the AFA's!

Please welcome the Asian Film Awards, organized by the Hong Kong Intl. Film Festival. It’s brand new to the fine roster of film kudos events around the world, and aiming to please! (And not clashing with the Hong Kong Film Awards on April 15^th.)

Kicking off on March 30 (to coincide with the first complete day of the Filmart trade show and opening night of the Hong Kong Festival) the competition will involve about 33 films in 10 categories, ranging from best film to screenwriting, cinematography and visual effects. The lineup was announced on Monday, showing up to six nominees in each category, having screened more than 700 eligible films. Argh… that must be a job!

Unlike other awards in Asia that select according to nationality or ethnicity, the Asian Film Awards are intended to be pan-Asian (the first!) and span the full range of genres... which means a more varied roster.

"With more than 4 billion people in Asia -- 60% of the global population -- a celebration of Asian cinema is long overdue," Wilfred Wong, chairman of the Hong Kong Intl. Film Festival Society, said. "We aim to make the AFA the most prominent and definitive film awards for the region."

We won’t overwhelm you with the full lineup (you can see that HERE) but here’s the list of the top categories:

ASIAN FILM AWARDS 2007 NOMINEES
Curse of the Golden Flower (Hong Kong/China)
Exiled (Hong Kong)
The Host (South Korea)
Love and Honor (Japan)
Opera Jawa (Indonesia/Austria)
Still Life (China)

DIRECTOR
Hong Sang-Soo "Woman on the Beach" (South Korea)
Jia Zhangke "Still Life" (China)
Jafar Panahi "Offside" (Iran)
Johnnie To "Exiled" (Hong Kong)
Tsai Ming-Liang "I Don't Want to Sleep Alone" (Taiwan/France/Austria)
Apichatpong Weerasethakul "Syndromes and a Century" (Thailand/Austria/France)

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Where's Malaysian nominee? Previously in last year we have a few good movie like 'Anxiety' directed by Yasmin Ahmad, 'Goodbye Boys' by Bernard Chauly, 'Bilut' by Bade Azmi, 'Love' by Kabir Bhatia and 'Lizard-man' by Yusry Abdul Halim. While Indonesian movies (who using Bahasa too) has 'Serambi' by Garin Nughoro and 'Sharing Love' by Nia Dinata. Actors from Malay group like Afdlin Shauki, Farid Kamil, Sharifah Amani, Jajang C Noer, Nirina Zubir, Lukman Sardi and Ria Irawan proved that they have a good talent. Hopefully on next year's awards, there's a nominee from Malaysia and Indonesia. We're good too!

Posted 704 days ago by Amor Powers

Guess it was just the way the fortune cookie crumbled this year... but yes, better luck next year! Looks like you have a pretty solid grasp on your native land's films, which is totally cool... thanks for writing in! :*)

Posted 703 days ago by Carol Ann

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