2007 Asian Festival of 1st Films Awards
2007 Asian Festival of 1st Films: Singapore between November 27-December 4, 2007
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Bhavna Talwar's Dharm follows a devout Hindu Brahmin (Pankaj Kapur) who proclaims that, as a Brahmin, he belongs to the highest of castes. The Brahmin's worldview changes radically after he develops paternal feelings for a boy who happens to be Muslim. In the meantime, ethno-religious clashes threaten to tear his community apart.
Best Film
Beautiful (Australia) Shaun Newcombe
* Dharm (India) Bhavna Talwar
The Last Queen of Earth (Iran) Mohammad Reza Arab
Weed (China) Wang Liren
Best Documentary
Feet Unbound (Australia) Ng Khee Jin
Lockout (Australia) Diane Michael
* The Boy Who Died of Fear (Israel) Idit Avrahami
The Last Lumberjacks (China) Yu Guangyi
USS Cooper – Return to Ormoc Bay (Philippines) Irena Leica S. Cruz
Best Director
* Kabul Express (India) Kabir Khan
Teeth of Love (China) Zhuang Yu Xin
Vanaja (India) Rajesh Domalpalli
Weed (China) Wang Liren
Best Director of Documentary
Family on the Sky Lake (China) Hu Linping
Gearing Up – The Fire Within (Hong Kong) Sheetal S Agarwal
* Richard (Australia) Maya Newell
The Migrant (Bangladesh) Mridul Chowdhary & Sujan Mahmud
To Each His Palestine (Lebanon) Nadine Naous & Lena Rouxel
Best Actor
* Khadak (Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Mongolia) Batzul Khayankhyarvaa
The Touch of Fate (Taiwan) Wu Zhong Tian
Weed (China) Mai Zi
Best Actress (tie)
Beautiful (Australia) Julia Foenander
Keeping Watch (Taiwan) Haden Kuo
The Owl & the Sparrow (USA) Pham Thi Han
* Khadak (Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Mongolia) Tsetsge Byambaa
* Vanaja (India, USA) Mamatha Bhukya
Best Screenplay
5 Moments of Infidelity (Australia) Kate Gorman
* Keeping Watch (Taiwan) Fen Fen Cheng
Owl & the Sparrow (USA) Stephane Gauger
Weed (China) Wang Liren
Best Producer
Dharm (India) Bhavna Talwar
* Lucky Miles (Australia) Jo Dyer & Lesley Dyer
Vanaja (India) Latha R Domalpalli
Weed (China) Wang Liren
Best Cinematographer
* Family on the Sky Lake (China) Hu Linping
Keeping Watch (Taiwan) Adili Chen
The Last Lumberjacks (China) Yu Guangyi
Foreign Correspondents Association Purple Orchid Award for Best Film: Kabul Express (India)
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