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2005 Asian Festival of 1st Films Awards

2005 Asian Festival of 1st Films: November 23–30, 2005.

("*" denotes the winner in each category)

 

The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros by Aureaus Solito
In Aureaus Solito’s The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros, an effeminate 12-year-old boy from the wrong side of the tracks and with a penchant for crossdressing falls for a handsome policeman who ends up becoming quite attached to the boy.

 

BEST FILM
* ANG PAGDADALAGA NI MAXIMO OLIVEROS / THE BLOSSOMING OF MAXIMO OLIVEROS (Philippines) Aureaus Solito

BEST DIRECTOR
* ELECTRIC SHADOWS (China) Xiao Jiang

OTHER BEST FILM & BEST DIRECTOR NOMINEES
FINGER AND BODY (Japan) Kei Horie
KAAZHCHA (India) Blessy Ipe Thomas
DREAMING LHASA (India / U.K.) Ritu Sarin / Tenzing Sonam
YAHAAN (India) Shoojit Sircar
PUTERI GUNUNG LEDANG (Malaysia) Saw Teong Hin
DRAGON EYE CONGEE - A DREAM OF LOVE (Taiwan) Kuo-Fu Chang

BEST DOCUMENTARY
DIMINISHING MEMORIES (Singapore) Eng Yee Peng
FEEDING ON THE DEAD (India) Sandeep Singh
* I FOR INDIA (U.K.) Sandhya Suri
JUMP! BOYS (Taiwan) Lin Yu Hsien

BEST DIRECTOR OF DOCUMENTARY
JUMP! BOYS (Taiwan) Lin Yu Hsien
BECOMING (Hong Kong) Duc Luu
MY COUNTRY MY TALK (Bangladesh) Farid Shah
* DEAR PYONGYANG (Japan) Yonghi Yang

HONORABLE MENTION (DOCUMENTARY)
JUMP! BOYS (Taiwan) Lin Yu Hsien
DIMINISHING MEMORIES (Singapore) Eng Yee Peng

BEST ACTOR
* PAK PAK PAKAAK (India) Saksham Kulkarni
ANG PAGDADALAGA NI MAXIMO OLIVEROS / THE BLOSSOMING OF MAXIMO OLIVEROS (Philippines) Nathan Lopez
KAAZHCHA (India) Yash

BEST ACTRESS
* MURDER UNVEILED (Canada) Anita Majumdar
DRAGON EYE CONGEE - A DREAM OF LOVE (Taiwan) Shin Yin
HAZAARON KHWAISHEIN AISI (India) Chitrangada Singh
UNARMED COMBAT (Singapore) Marilyn Lee
YAHAAN (India) Minnisha Lamba

BEST SCREENPLAY
KAAZHCHA (India) Blessy Ipe Thomas
DRAGON EYE CONGEE - A DREAM OF LOVE (Taiwan) Chienwei Chen
* MANDHELING (Hong Kong) Brenda Tong
DREAMING LHASA (India / U.K.) Ritu Sarin / Tenzing Sonam

BEST PRODUCER
* PUTERI GUNUNG LEDANG (Malaysia) Tiara Jacquelina
BLACK FRIDAY (India) Arindam Mitra
DRAGON EYE CONGEE - A DREAM OF LOVE (Taiwan) Hsu-Ru You
ANG PAGDADALAGA NI MAXIMO OLIVEROS / THE BLOSSOMING OF MAXIMO OLIVEROS (Philippines) Raymond Lee

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
* CHAMELI (India) Aseem Bajaj
DRAGON EYE CONGEE - A DREAM OF LOVE (Taiwan) Shenfeng Chiang

 

Asian Festival of 1st Films Site

Asian Festival of 1st Films Awards: 2005 2006 2007

Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

 

Asia Pacific Film Festival Awards

Australian Film Institute Awards

Hong Kong Film Awards

Kerala Film Critics Association Awards

Kerala State Film Awards

Marrakech Film Festival Awards

Tokyo Film Festival Awards

Shanghai Film Festival Awards

Tribeca Film Festival Awards

Venice Film Festival Awards


 

 

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