Asian Festival of 1st Films Awards 2008

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2008 Asian Festival of 1st Films Awards

2008 Asian Festival of 1st Films: Singapore, Dec. 4-10, 2008

("*" denotes the winner in each category)

 

Firaaq by Nandita Das
Actress-turned-director Nandita Das‘ Firaaq mixes political, religious, and personal conflicts following the 2002 Hindu-Muslim clashes in Gujarat.

 

Best Film
* Firaaq

Best Producer (tie)
* A Decade of Love, Tam, Ho Hon William and Angel Hon, Hong Kong
Khastegi (Sex My Life), Bahman Motamedian, Iran
* Little Zizou, Dinaz Stafford, Sooni Taraporevala, Vandana Malik, India
Pisay, Auraeus Solito, Philippines
The Mountain & The Song, Liu Dingyi and Luo Mansi, China

Best Documentary
* Attitude, Blackie Chen, Taiwan
Black Mountain, Amin Salim Hajee, India
Wade in the Water, Linette Etheredge, Australia
You Wanted To Make a Film, Gali Weintraub, Israel

Best Director
Firaaq, Nandita Das, India
Ganglamedo, Dai Wei, China
Little Zizou, Sooni Taraporewala, India
* Ploning, Dante Nico Garcia, Philippines

Best Documentary Director
Agrahara a Lament, Maharaja Sivnandan, India
Bullets and Butterflies, Sushmit Ghosh, India
* Peeking Through ChungKing Mansions, Bill Yip, Hong Kong
Married to a Palestinian, Michael Kovensky, Israel
Svetlana about Svetlana, Lana Parshina, USA

Best Actor
Khastegi (Sex My Life), Bahare Ghavibal, Iran
Khuda Ke Liye, Fawad Afzal Khan, Pakstan
Little Zizou, Jahan Bativala, India
* My Magic, Bosco Francis, Singapore
Rock On, Farhan Akhtar, India
The Mountain & The Song, Hao Lihong, China

Best Actress
Khuda Ke Liye, Imnan Ali, Pakistan
Khastegi (Sex My Life), Abozar Asgharnejad, Iran
Little Zizou, Iyanah Bativala, India
Miss Gold Digger, HAN Ye Seul, Korea
* The Mountain & the Song, Jia Xuhua, China

Best Screenplay
Khuda Ke Liye, Shoaib Mansoor, Pakistan
Ploning, Dane Nico Garcia, Benjamin Lingan, Phillipines
Summer 2007, Bijesh Jayarajan, India
* Firaaq, Nandita Das, India

Best Cinematographer or Editor
The Emperor, Adrian Lai (Cinematographer), Malaysia
* Khuda Ke Liye, David Le May, Ken Seng (Cinematographer), Pakistan
Black Mountain, Amin Salim Hajee (Cinematographer), India
Give Me Strength (Vallamai Thaaraayo), Vijay Venkataramanan (Editor), India

Best Short Film
My Keys, Ting Szu Kiong, Singapore
* The Great Identity Swindle, Nikesh Shukla, UK
505, Juhi Jaferii, Komail Naqvi, Taimoor Tariq, UK
A Sting (Dansh), Ajay Rohilla, India

 

Asian Festival of 1st Films Site

Asian Festival of 1st Films Awards: 2005 2006 2007 2008

Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

 


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