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Asian Film Awards

January 29th 2010 02:13


The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) have announced the nominees in the 14 categories of the 4th annual Asian Film Awards (AFA) Presentation Ceremony. The 4th AFA will be the Opening Gala of Entertainment Expo Hong Kong and will coincide with two other flagship events of the HKIFFS: the 34th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), and the 8th Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF).

Tony Leung Kar-fai
The 14-person jury will be led by Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Kar-fai. Other jury members include Christian Jeune, director of film department and deputy director delegate at the Cannes Film Festival; Tokyo Film Festival programme director Kenji Ishizaka; Christophe Terhechte, head of the Forum sidebar at the Berlinale; Noah Cowan, artistic director at the festival centre Bell Lightbox; and film-maker Park Ki-yong, who is also head of the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA).


The awards will be held on March 22 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

The full nominations

Best Film

Bodyguards and Assassins - Hong Kong / China
City of Life and Death - China
Lola - The Philippines
Mother - South Korea
No Puedo Vivir Sin - Taiwan
Parade - Japan

Best Director

BONG Joon-ho - Mother - South Korea
Asghar FARHADI - About Elly - Iran

LU Chuan - City of Life and Death - China
Brillante MENDOZA - Lola - The Philippines
SONO Sion - Love Exposure - Japan
Yonfan - Prince of Tears - Hong Kong / Taiwan

Best Actor

ASANO Tadanobu - Villon's Wife - Japan
HUANG Bo - Cow - China
MATSUMOTO Hitoshi - Symbol - Japan
SONG Kang-ho - Thirst - South Korea
WANG Xueqi - Bodyguards and Assassins - Hong Kong / China

Best Actress

BAE Doo-na - Air Doll - Japan
KIM Hye-ja - Mother - South Korea
LI Bingbing - The Message - China
MATSU Takako - Villon's Wife - Japan
Sandrine PINNA - Yang Yang - Taiwan

Best Newcomer

Sonam KAPOOR - Delhi 6 - India
KIM Sae-ron - A Brand New Life - South Korea
LI Yuchun - Bodyguards and Assassins - Hong Kong / China
NG Meng Hui - At the End of Daybreak - Malaysia / Hong Kong / South Korea
ZHU Xuan - Prince of Tears - Hong Kong / Taiwan

Best Supporting Actor

EITA - Dear Doctor - Japan
HUANG Xiaoming - The Message - China
TOU Chung-Hua - The Warrior and the Wolf - China
Nicholas TSE - Bodyguards and Assassins - Hong Kong / China
WON Bin - Mother - South Korea

Best Supporting Actress

ANDO Sakura - A Crowd of Three - Japan
HIROSUE Ryoko - Villon's Wife - Japan
KIM Kkob-bi - Breathless - South Korea
WAI Ying-hung - At the End of Daybreak - Malaysia / Hong Kong / South Korea
YAN Ni - Cow - China

Best Screenwriter

Asghar FARHADI - About Elly - Iran
HONG Sang-soo - Like You Know It All - South Korea
PARK Eun-kyo - Mother - South Korea
PHAN Dang Di - Adrift - Vietnam
WAI Ka-fai - Written By - Hong Kong

Best Cinematographer

CAO Yu - City of Life and Death - China
CHENG Siu-keun - Vengeance - Hong Kong
CHUNG Chung-hoon - Thirst - South Korea
LY Thai Dzung - Adrift - Vietnam
Jake POLLOCK - Yang Yang - Taiwan

Best Production Designer

HAYASHIDA Yuji - Yatterman - Japan
Alain-Pascal HOUSIAUX / Patrick DECHESNE / LEE Tian-Jue - Face - Taiwan
Kenneth MAK - Bodyguards and Assassins = Hong Kong / China
RYU Seong-hie - Thirst - South Korea
SHI Haiying - The Message - China

Best Composer

HOANG Ngoc Dai - Adrift - Vietnam
JANG Yeong-gyu / LEE Byeong-hun - Running Turtle - South Korea
LIU Tong - City of Life and Death - China
LO Ta-Yu - Vengeance - Hong Kong
SAITO Kazuyoshi - Fish Story - Japan

Best Editor

Lee CHATAMETIKOOL - Karaoke - Malaysia
KONG Chi-leung / CHAN Chi-wai - Overheard - Hong Kong
MOON Sae-kyoung - Mother - South Korea
Kats SERRAON - Lola - The Philippines
TANG Hua / ZHANG Yifan / DU Yuan - Crazy Racer - China

Best Visual Effects

FUJITA Takuya / NOZAKI Koji - Goemon - Japan
LEI Zhenyu / GUO Jianquan / ZHANG Fuzhi - Crazy Racer - China
NG Yuen-fai / Chas CHAU Chi-shing / TAM Kai-kwan - The Storm Warriors - Hong Kong
SESHITA Hiroyuki - Symbol - Japan
YI Zeon-hyung - Thirst -South Korea

Best Costume Designer

Tina KALIVAS / Vaughan ALEXANDER - Goemon - Japan
Christian LACROIX / Anne DUNSFORD / WANG Chia-Hui-Face - Taiwan
Dora NG - Bodyguards and Assassins - Hong Kong / China
SHIM Hyun-sub - The Sword with No Name - South Korea
WADA Emi - The Warrior and the Wolf - China

Asian Film Award for Outstanding Contribution to Asian Cinema

ZHANG Yimou
China


www.asianfilmawards.asia

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