18th Asian Film Awards
The 18th Asian Film Awards was held on March 16, 2025 at Xiqu Centre in the West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong. The nominations were announced on January 10, 2025. The 18th edition featured a selection of 30 outstanding films from 25 countries and regions, competing across 16 awards. The South Korean film Exhuma with 11 nominations is the most-nominated film this year. Actors Dean Fujioka, Aokbab Chutimon, Austin Lin, Lo Chun-yip, and Masaki Okada were appointed, with Fujioka serving as the ambassador and the others as youth ambassadors.
The awards ceremony took place on March 16, 2025, at the Grand Theatre, with Jason Chan and Sarah Song as hosts. The event was broadcast live at 17:00 HKT on the YouTube channel of the Asian Film Awards Academy and TVB Plus. All We Imagine as Light by Payal Kapadia won the best film award.
Events
The following events were held on 14 and 15 March leading to award ceremony:- Stealing the Scene: The Best Supporting Actors Conversation
- Breaking Boundaries: The Next Wave of Asian Directors
- Tu Duu-chih’s Masterclass: Echoes of Light and Sound
- Bringing Stories to Life: The Art of Production Design
- Scoring the Screen: The Power of Film Music
- Pre-Awards gathering of ambassador Dean Fujioka and four youth ambassadors: Aokbab Chutimon, Austin Lin, Lo Chun-yip, and Masaki Okada. Win Metawin, a Thai star, also attended as they met fans at a special event in apm mall.
- Special screenings of three films nominated for Best Film and Best Director at the Awards:
- * All We Imagine as Light
- * Black Dog
- * ''Exhuma''
Jury
- Sammo Hung as Jury President – Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer and director.
- Sabrina Baracetti
- Roger Garcia
- Ishizaka Kenji
- Jennifer Jao
- Nam Dong-chul
- Janet Wu Yanyan
Winners and nominees
'All We Imagine as Light'' ( India |