15th Asian Film Awards
| 15th Asian Film Awards | |
|---|---|
 Official title card | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in Asian cinema |
| Awarded by | |
| Presented by | The Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA) |
| Announced on | Nominations: September 9, 2021 |
| Presented on | October 8, 2021 |
| Site | Busan, South Korea |
| Hosted by |
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| Official website | Asian Film Awards |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Wife of a Spy |
| Asian Film Excellence Award | Lee Byung-hun (South Korea) |
| Best Direction | Zhang Yimou One Second |
| Best Actor | Yoo Ah-in Voice of Silence |
| Best Actress | Yū Aoi Wife of a Spy |
| Best Supporting Actor | Kim Hyun-bin The Silent Forest |
| Best Supporting Actress | Aju Makita True Mothers |
| Most awards | 3 - Wife of a Spy |
| Most nominations | 6 - Cliff Walkers |
The 15th Asian Film Awards was held on October 8, 2021, in Busan at Haeundae. Like 2020 edition it was staged with the 26th Busan International Film Festival in hybrid format that combines online and face-to-face participation.[1] The award show was hosted by actress Kim Gyu-ri and broadcaster Lee Seung-guk.[2]
In 15th edition of Asian Film Awards, 36 films from 8 Asian regions competed for 16 awards.[3] Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Wife of a Spy (2020) won the best picture award[4] at the ceremony streamed live on YouTube and Naver.[5]
Nomination committee
[edit]- Edmund LEE
- South China Morning Post Film Editor - ICHIYAMA Shozo
- Programming Director, Tokyo International Film Festival - JEONG Yeong-beom
- President, Star J Entertainment - Kiki FUNG - Hong Kong International Film Festival Programme Consultant
- DAN Kyoko - Film Coordinator, Marketing Consultant
- ONDA Yasuko - Staff Writer, Yomiuri Newspaper
- SHAN Dongbing
- Managing Director, Delight Consultancy - Alex JIA - Vice President & CCO, WD Pictures
- PARK Sun-young - Busan International Film Festival Programmer for Asian Cinema
Jury
[edit]- Lee Chang-dong as Jury President - Director and writer[6]
- NAM Dong-chul - Busan International Film Festival Program Director, author of the Korean Film Weekly Cine 21
- Janet WU Yanyan - Director, China Film Foundation – WuTianMing Film Fund for Young Talents
- Jennifer JAO
- Vice Chairman and Director, Taipei Film Commission - ISHIZAKA Kenji - Senior Programmer, Tokyo International Film Festival
- Sabrina BARACETTI
- President, Udine Far East Film Festival and Centro Espressioni Cinematografiche - Jacob WONG - Director, Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum, HKIFFS, Delegate for mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong of the Berlinale
- Briccio SANTOS
- President, Film ASEAN
Awards and nominations
[edit]Complete list of nominees:[7][8][9][10]
Films with multiple nominations
[edit]The following films received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Films |
|---|---|
| 6 | Cliff Walkers |
| 5 | One Second |
| Wife of a Spy | |
| 4 | The Book of Fish |
| Limbo | |
| Deliver Us from Evil | |
| 3 | My Missing Valentine |
| Sister | |
| Space Sweepers | |
| Voice of Silence | |
| Yellow Cat |
References
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- ^ Song Il-seop (October 8, 2021). "[MD포토] 김규리-이승국, '저희가 사회 맡았어요'" [[MD Photo] Gyu-ri Kim and Seung-guk Lee, 'We hosted the show']. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ^ Kim No-eul (September 9, 2021). "유아인-전종서, 亞필름어워즈 주연상 후보‥이창동 심사위원장[공식]" [Yoo Ah-in and Jeon Jong-seo, two Film Awards nominees for Best Actor…Lee Chang-dong, Jury Chairman [Official]]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ Sabastian Nadilo (October 8, 2021). "15th Asian Film Awards – Winners 2021". Asian Film Festivals. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ Ji-eun Kim (October 8, 2021). "[26th BIFF]日 '스파이의 아내' AFA 작품상…유아인 주연상(종합)" [[26th BIFF] 'The Spy's Wife' AFA Best Picture Award... Yoo Ah-in Best Leading Actor (Overall)]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (September 9, 2021). "Asian Film Awards Nominations Favor Titles From China, Japan and Korea". Variety. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ Sabastian Nadilo (September 9, 2021). "15th Asian Film Awards – Nominations 2021". Asian Film Festivals. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ "The Asian Film Awards Academy (Academy) today announced the finalists for the 15th Asian Film Awards". Asian Film Awards Academy. AFA. September 9, 2021. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ Kang Min-kyung (September 9, 2021). "유아인·전종서, 제15회 亞필름어워즈 남녀주연상 노미 [공식]" [Yoo Ah-in and Jeon Jong-seo, 15th Film Awards Nomi [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "15th Asian Film Awards – Nominations 2021". Asian Film Festivals. September 9, 2021. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "[제15회 아시아필름어워즈]유아인·아오이 유우 주연상..이병헌 아시아영화엑설런스상(종합)" [[15th Asian Film Awards] Yoo Ah-in, Aoi Yuu Best Actor Award..Lee Byung-hun Asian Film Excellence Award (Comprehensive)]. Herald POP (in Korean). Naver. October 8, 2021. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ^ Kim Bo-ra (October 8, 2021). "유아인·아오이 유우 '주연상'→이병헌 '아시아영화엑설런스상'…韓 4관왕(AFA)[종합]" [Yoo Ah-in and Aoi Yu 'Best Actor' → Lee Byung-hun's 'Asian Film Excellence Award'… Korea 4 Crowns (AFA) [Overall]]. Osen (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on September 22, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ^ Souw, Rebecca; Frater, Patrick (October 8, 2021). "'Wife of a Spy' Wins Top Prize at Asian Film Awards". Variety. Archived from the original on October 9, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.