The Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF, ) is an annual

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held in

Osaka City is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 ...

Osaka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Nar ...

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in March. The festival began in 2005 and currently introduces

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History

In December 2005, the Korean Entertainment Film Festival was inaugurated in Osaka to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of

Japan–South Korea relations After the division of Korea, Japan and South Korea established diplomatic relations in December 1965, under the Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea, with Japan recognizing South Korea as the only legitimate gover ...

. In 2016, the festival was renamed Osaka Asian Film Festival to include not only

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, but also those from East Asian countries, such as

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and

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. In addition, Malaysian and Thai films from South Asia were also introduced in the 3rd Festival in 2007. At the 4th festival in 2009, film critic Sōzō Teruoka was appointed the programming director. "From Osaka, to the whole Japan, then to Asia!" was adopted as the theme in order to introduce premiering films and new directors from Japan.大阪アジアン映画祭開幕日本初の作品一挙上映.『産経新聞（大阪）』.2009年3月14日付朝刊、25面 From the 4th onwards, the festival was held in March (overlapping the Osaka Cinema Festival) at the ABC Hall of Asahi Broadcasting Building in

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, with the exception of the 8th festival in 2013. The Audience Award was introduced. At the 6th festival in 2011, the competition section was established, which awards the Grand Prix, Most Promising Talent Award and ABC Award. Since the beginning, the Asian Meeting Osaka was set up to handle the release and exchange about the films aided by the Cinema Organisation Osaka (CO2) and produced by new Asian producers. In 2012, the Cinema Organisation Osaka became the Indie Forum as a result of integration of sections, and the organiser was renamed from Osaka Asian Film Festival Executive Committee to Osaka Executive Committee for the Promotion of Moving. In 2015, the Yakushi Pearl Award was established to award the most brilliant performer. In 2016, the Japan Society (organiser of

Japan Cuts JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film is an annual festival of modern Japanese cinema held at New York City's Japan Society. The festival was first held in 2007, growing out of the Japan Society's popular bi-annual series, ''New Films from J ...

festival) from New York City established the JAPAN CUTS Award for films with exceptional excitement and creativity, mainly for Japanese

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and films screened by Indie Forum. In 2018, the Housen Short Film Award was given by the Housen Cultural Foundation to the best short film with length of less than 60 minutes which screen at OAFF as Japan Premieres.

Venues

*2005 (1st) – 2006 (2nd): Recital Hall (within Festival Hall) *2007 (3rd): Sogo Hall *2009 (4th) – 2012 (7th): ABC Hall (within Asahi Broadcasting Building) *2013 (8th): Umeda Burg 7 *2014 (9th) onwards: ABC Hall

Past festivals

Korean Entertainment Film Festival 2005 in Osaka

*Period: 9–23 December 2005 *"Eve": Current Japan-Korea New Wave (Collection of new directors from Japan and Korea) *"Japanese and Korean Famous Film": To a Nearby Nearby country

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2006 (2nd)

*Period: 4–30 November 2006 *Film Selection "Fabulous Asian Movie Stars!"

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2007 (3rd)

*Period: 2–23 November 2007 *Special Program: "Movies and Comedies, Million Laughs"

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2009 (4th)

*Period: 7–22 March 2009 *Award **Audience Award: ''Love of Siam'' (Thailand)

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2010 (5th)

*Period: 6–14 March 2010 *Special Programs **In Memory of

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**SAPPORO Short Fest 2009 Special screenings *Award **Audience Award: ''Hear Me'' (Taiwan)

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2011 (6th)

*Period: 5–13 March 2011 *Sections: Competition, Special Screenings *Special Programs: **Directors in Focus"

Kōji Fukada is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Career Born in Tokyo, Fukada had a father who was a film aficionado and he watched many films on VHS when he was young. It was when he was 19 years old studying at Taisho University and discov ...

**Best Selection of Selected Korean Films **

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Talks About Love *Awards **Grand Prix: ''Lover's Discourse'' (Hong Kong) **Most Promising Talent Award:

Banjong Pisanthanakun Bangjong Pisanthanakun ( th, บรรจง ปิสัญธนะกูล) is a Thai filmmaker and screenwriter. He saw early success with his first two films, '' Shutter'' (2004) and '' Alone'' (2007), both horror films that he co-directed ...

(Director, ''

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'') **ABC Award: ''Hello Stranger'' (Thailand) **Audience Award: ''Love You Ten Thousand Years'' (Taiwan) *International Competition Jury: Chairman

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(Director, Japan),

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(Director, Korea), Milkman Saitō (Critic, Japan)

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2012 (7th)

*Period: 9–18 March 2012 *Sections: Competition, Special Screenings, Indie Forum *Special Program **Hong Kong Film Festival *Awards **Grand Prix: ''God's Own Child'' (India) **Most Promising Talent Award:

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(Director, '' Nasi Lemak 2.0'') **Special Mentions: ''

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'' (Indonesia), '' The Sword Identity'' (China) **ABC Award: ''God's Own Child'' (India) **Audience Award: ''Warriors of the Rainbow'' (Taiwan) *International Competition Jury: Chairman Kōshi Ueno (Critic, Japan), Kim Tai-sik (Director, Korea), Adam Wong (Director, Hong Kong)

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2013 (8th)

*Period: 8–17 March 2013 *Sections: Competition, Special Screenings, Indie Forum *Special Programs: **Special Focus On Hong Kong **Directors in Focus: Li Yu's Cinema World **Celebrating Seven-something Years of GTH: New Miracle of Thai Cinema **New Frontier of Japanese Filmmakers **Memoral 3.11: Two Years from

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*Awards: **Grand Prix: ''Beloved'' (China) **Most Promising Talent Award:

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(Actor, ''

Cha Cha for Twins ''Cha Cha for Twins'' (; ''Bao mi qia qia'') is a 2012 Taiwanese romantic comedy film directed by Yang Yi-chien and Jim Wang. The story involves a pair of identical twin sisters at age 17. Hormones have begun to kick in, and they are starting to ...

'') **Special Mention:

Tatsuya Nakadai is a Japanese film actor. He was featured in 11 films directed by Masaki Kobayashi, including '' The Human Condition'' trilogy, wherein he starred as the lead character Kaji, plus ''Harakiri'', '' Samurai Rebellion'' and '' Kwaidan''. Nakadai ...

(Actor, ''Japan's Tragedy) **ABC Award: ''

'' (Taiwan) **Audience Award: ''

Love in the Buff ''Love in the Buff'' () is a 2012 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Pang Ho-cheung and starring Miriam Yeung and Shawn Yue. It is the sequel to the 2010 film ''Love in a Puff (film)''. Principal photography began in mid-July 2011 at ...

'' (Hong Kong) *International Competition Jury: Zoë Chan (Program director of

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, Taiwan), Tsang Tsui-shan (Director, Hong Kong), Yōichirō Takahashi (Director, Japan)

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2014 (9th)

*Period: 7–16 March 2014 *Sections: Competition, Special Screenings, Indie Forum *Special Programs: **Taiwan: Movies on the Move 2014 ***Mini collection: Taiwanese language films and Japan **Special Focus On Hong Kong 2014 ***Special Screenings in Memory of

Run Run Shaw Sir Run Run Shaw (19 November 1907 – 7 January 2014), also known as Shao Yifu and Siu Yat-fu, was a Hong Kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist. He was one of the most influential figures in the Asian entertainment industry. He founde ...

**Memoral 3.11: Three Years from

*Awards: **Grand Prix: ''Shift'' (Philippines) **Most Promising Talent Award:

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(director, ''Fasten Your Seatbelt'') **Best Actress Award:

Carina Lau Carina Lau Kar-ling (, born 8 December 1966) is a Hong Kong-Canadian actress and singer. She started her acting career in TVB, before going on to achieve success in films after 2nd year at the college. She was notable in the 1980s for her girl-ne ...

(actress, ''Bends'') **Special Mention: ''Anita's Last Cha-Cha'' (Philippines) **ABC Award: ''Forever Love'' (Taiwan) **Audience Award: ''KANO'' (Taiwan) *International Competition Jury:

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(Actor, Philippines),

Tom Lin Shu-yu Thomas Lin Shu-yu (; born 1976) is a Taiwanese director and screenwriter. After the critical success of his first two features, '' Winds of September'' (2008), for which he won Best Original Screenplay at the 45th Golden Horse Awards, and ''Sta ...

(Director, Taiwan), Lina Yang (Director, China)

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2015 (10th)

*Period: 6–15 March 2015 *Sections: Competition, Special Screenings, Indie Forum *Special Programs: **New Action! Southeast Asia **Taiwan: Movies on the Move 2015 ***Mini collection:

Edward Yang Edward Yang (; November 6, 1947 – June 29, 2007) was a Taiwanese filmmaker. Yang, along with fellow auteurs Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang, was one of the leading film-makers of the Taiwanese New Wave and Taiwanese cinema. He won the ...

and Taiwan New Cinema **Special Focus On Hong Kong 2015 **Memoral 3.11: Four Years from

*Awards: **Grand Prix: ''Meeting Dr. Sun'' (Taiwan) **Most Promising Talent Award: Mez Tharatorn (Director, '' I Fine..Thank You..Love You'') **Special Mention:

Charlene Choi Charlene Choi Tsoek-jin ( zh, t=蔡卓妍; born 22 November 1982) is a Hong Kong Canadian actress and singer. She is a member of Cantopop group Twins, along with Gillian Chung. Early life Choi was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ...

(Actor, ''Sara'') **ABC Award: ''The Continent'' (China) **Yakushi Pearl Award:

Preechaya Pongthananikorn Preechaya Pongthananikorn ( th, ปรีชญา พงษ์ธนานิกร; ; born February 14, 1990), nicknamed Ice, is a Thai model and actress. She is best known in her lead roles in two of the highest grossing Thai films; '' ATM: ...

(Actor, '' I Fine..Thank You..Love You'') **Audience Award: ''Meeting Dr. Sun'' (Taiwan) *International Competition Jury: Chairman Pang Ho-cheung (Director, Hong Kong).

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(Actor, Japan),

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(Actor, Korea)

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2016 (11th)

*Period: 4–13 March 2016 *Sections: Competition, Special Screenings, Indie Forum *Special Programs: **New Action! Southeast Asia ***Vietnamese Cinema in Bloom ***Southeast Asia Classic **Taiwan: Movies on the Move 2016 **Special Focus On Hong Kong 2016 *Awards: **Grand Prix: ''

My Sister, the Pig Lady ''My Sister, the Pig Lady'' (; lit. "A Pig Like Woman") is a 2015 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Jang Moon-il. It was invited to the 39th Montreal World Film Festival as part of their ''World Greats'' selection. The film also won ''G ...

'' (Korea) **Most Promising Talent Award:

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(Director, Scriptwriter, Actor, '' Don't Look at Me That Way'') **JAPAN CUTS Award: ''Somewhere in My Memory'' (Director: Keihiro Kanyama) **ABC Award: ''Heart Attack (Freelance)'' (Thailand) **Yakushi Pearl Award: Ella Chen (Actor, '' The Missing Piece'') **Audience Award: Wansei Back Home (Taiwan) *International Competition Jury: Chairman

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(Director, Taiwan), Phan Dang Di (Director, Vietnam),

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(Director, Indonesia)

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2017 (12th)

*Period: 3–12 March 2017 *Sections: Competition, Special Screenings, Indie Forum *Special Programs: **In & Out of Work **New Action! Southeast Asia **Special Focus On Hong Kong 2017 *130th Anniversary of Thailand-Japan Diplomatic Relations *Supported Program: Housen Cultural Foundation: Support for film study and production *Awards: **Grand Prix: ''Mad World'' (Hong Kong) **Most Promising Talent Award: Fish Liew (Actor, ''Sisterhood'') **Special Mention: ''

By the Time It Gets Dark ''By the Time It Gets Dark'', known in Thai as ''Dao Khanong'' ( th, ดาวคะนอง), is a 2016 Thai drama film directed by Anocha Suwichakornpong. It won the 2016 Suphannahong National Film Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and ...

'' (Thailand) **JAPAN CUTS Award: ''Love and Good Bye and Hawaii'' (Director: Shingo Matsumura) **ABC Award: ''Soul Mate'' (Hong Kong, China) **Yakushi Pearl Award:

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(Actress, ''Bliss'') **Audience Award: ''

29+1 ''29+1'' is a 2017 Hong Kong drama film directed by Kearen Pang. It is an adaptation of Pang's own one-woman show, ''29+1''. The film stars Chrissie Chau and Joyce Cheng and follows two women who share the same birthday and are at life's crossro ...

'' (Hong Kong) *International Competition Jury: Ho Yuhang (Director, Malaysia), Monster Jimenez (Producer, Writer, Director, Philippines). Miho Nakanishi (Actor, Japan)

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2018 (13th)

*Period: 9–18 March 2018 *Sections: Competition, Special Screenings, Indie Forum *Special Programs: **New Action! Southeast Asia **Special Focus On Hong Kong 2018 **Taiwan: Movies on the Move 2018 **SANDAAN: 100 Years of Philippine Cinema *Supported Program: Housen Cultural Foundation: Support for film study and production *Awards: **Grand Prix: ''No.1 Chung Ying Street'' (Hong Kong) **Most Promising Talent Award: Mikhail Red (Director, '' Neomanila'') **Best Actress Award: Shuna Iijima (Actor, ''Bad Poetry Tokyo'') **ABC Award: ''Take Me To the Moon'' (Taiwan) **Yakushi Pearl Award: Ryza Cenon (Actor, ''Mr. and Mrs. Cruz'') **JAPAN CUTS Award: ''KUSHINA, what will you be'' (Director: Moët Hayami) **Housen Short Film Award: ''CYCLE-CYCLE'' (Director: Junichi Kanai) **Audience Award: ''

Love Off the Cuff ''Love Off the Cuff'' () is a 2017 Hong Kong-Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Pang Ho-cheung and starring Miriam Yeung and Shawn Yue. Shot in Hong Kong and Taipei, the film is the sequel to the 2012 film ''Love in the Buff'' and the third ...

'' (Hong Kong) *International Competition Jury: Phan Gia Nhat Linh (Director, Vietnam),

Kim Jung-eun Kim Jung-eun (born March 4, 1976) is a South Korean actress best known for her roles in the film ''Marrying the Mafia'' (2002) and the television series ''Lovers in Paris'' (2004), '' I am Legend'' (2010) and '' Make a Woman Cry''. In 2008, Kim ...

(Director, Korea), Lim Kah-wai (Director, Malaysia)

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2019 (14th)

*Period: 8–17 March 2019 *Sections: Competition, Special Screenings, Indie Forum *Special Programs: **New Action! Asia **Special Focus On Hong Kong 2019 **Taiwan: Movies on the Move 2019 *Supported Program: Housen Cultural Foundation: Support for film study and production *Awards: **Grand Prix: ''Maggie'' (Korea) **Most Promising Talent Award: BAI Xue (Director, '' The Crossing'') **Special Mention: HAN Ka-ram (Director, ''

Our Body ''Our Body'' () is a 2018 South Korean drama film written, directed and edited by Han Ka-ram in her debut feature film. Plot The film follows a young woman, Ja-young, who struggles to find her purpose in life. One day, Ja-young encounters a dete ...

'') **Special Mention: ''

Bulbul Can Sing ''Bulbul Can Sing'' is a 2018 Indian Assamese language drama film directed by Rima Das. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. The film centres on three teenagers trying to come ...

'' (India) **ABC TV Award: ''Aruna & Her Palate'' (Indonesia) **Yakushi Pearl Award: Nilmini SIGERA (Actor, ''

Asandhimitta ''Asandhimitta'' ( si, අසන්ධිමිත්තා) is a 2019 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film directed by Asoka Handagama and produced by H.D. Premasiri for Cine Sarasavi Films. It stars Nilmini Sigera and Dharmapriya Dias in lead ...

'') **JAPAN CUTS Award: ''Demolition Girl'' (Director: Genta MATSUGAMI) **JAPAN CUTS Award / Special Mention: ''WHOLE'' (Director: Bilal KAWAZOE) **Housen Short Film Award: ''till next time'' (Director: Paulie HUANG Chih-Chia) **Housen Short Film Award / Special Mention: ''2923'' (Director: Sunny YU) **Audience Award: ''

Still Human ''Still Human'' () is a 2018 Hong Kong comedy-drama film directed and written by in her feature film directorial debut. It stars veteran actor Anthony Wong and Crisel Consunji in her film debut. The film chronicles the relationship between a ...

'' (Hong Kong) *International Competition Jury: Yvette CHOU (Director, Taiwan), Jakub KROLIKOWSKI (Artistic Director and Co-founder of Five Flavours Film Festival, Poland), Samantha LEE (Director, Philippines) *Housen Short Film Award Jury:

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(Actor, Korea), Yoshinori SATO (Director, Japan), Kazu WATANABE (Deputy Director of Film at Japan Society, USA)

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2020 (15th)

*Period: 6–15 March 2020 *Sections: Competition, Spotlight, Indie Forum, Special Screenings *Special Programs: **New Action! Southeast Asia **Our Lights and Shadows: Celebrating 101 Years of Korean Cinema **Taiwan: Movies on the Move 2020 **Special Focus On Hong Kong 2020 *Supported Program: Housen Cultural Foundation: Support for film study and production *Awards: **Grand Prix: ''

Happy Old Year ''Happy Old Year'' ( Thai title: ฮาวทูทิ้ง ทิ้งอย่างไร..ไม่ให้เหลือเธอ) is a 2019 Thai drama film directed by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit. It was selected as the Thai entry for ...

'' (Thailand) **Most Promising Talent Award: PARK Sun-joo (Director, ''Way Back Home'') **Best Actor: Hidemasa MASE (Leading Actor, ''Kontora'') **ABC TV Award: ''Write about Love'' (Philippines) **Yakushi Pearl Award:

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(Supporting Actor, ''

Your Name Engraved Herein ''Your Name Engraved Herein'' () is a 2020 Taiwanese romantic drama directed by Patrick Kuang-Hui Liu and starring Edward Chen, Jing-Hua Tseng and Leon Dai. The film premiered in Taiwan on September 30, followed by a global release on Netflix ...

'') **JAPAN CUTS Award: ''The Murders of Oiso'' (Director: Takuya MISAWA) **Housen Short Film Award: ''Hammock'' (Director: Kentaro KISHI) **Audience Award: ''Better Days'' (China, Hong Kong) *International Competition Jury: Koyo UDAGAWA (Film Critic, Japan), Urara Matsubayashi (Actor and Producer, Japan) *Housen Short Film Award Jury: Anshul CHAUHAN (Director, Japan), Kiyotaka MORIWAKI (Senior Curator, Chief of Film and Information Room, THE MUSEUM OF KYOTO, Japan)

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021 (16th)

*Period: 5–14 March 2021 *Sections: Competition, Spotlight, Indie Forum, Special Screenings *Special Programs: **New Action! Southeast Asia **Taiwan: Movies on the Move, Classic and Contemporary **Special Focus on Hong Kong 2021 *Special Screening Supported by Kobe College, Department of English *Supported Program: Housen Cultural Foundation: Support for film study and production *Awards: **Grand Prix: ''Ito'' (Japan) **Most Promising Talent Award: CHOI Jin-young (Director, ''The Slug'') **ABC TV Award: ''Sister Sister'' (Vietnam) **Yakushi Pearl Award: Lily LEE (Leading Actor, ''Born to be Human'') **JAPAN CUTS Award: ''B/B'' (Director: Kosuke NAKAHAMA) **JAPAN CUTS Award Special Mention: ''Among Four of Us'' (Director: Mayu NAKAMURA) **Housen Short Film Award: ''In-young's Camcorder'' (Director: OH Jeong-seon) **Audience Award: ''Ito'' (Japan) *Competition Jury: Tsukasa ARIYOSHI (Representative of the movie distribution company Magic Hour, Japan), Yuka KIMBARA (Film Journalist, Japan), Takuji SUZUKI (Film Director, Actor, Japan) * Housen Short Film Award Jury: Hiroshi OKUHARA (Director, Japan), Noriko YAMASAKI (Manager of the mini-theater Cine Nouveau), Satoko YOKOHAMA (Director, Japan)

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022 (17th)

*Period: 10–20 March 2022 *Sections: Competition, Spotlight, Indie Forum, Special Screenings *Special Programs: **Director in Focus: YOKOHAMA Satoko **New Action! Southeast Asia **Taiwan: Movies on the Move 2022 **Special Focus on Hong Kong 2022 *Special Screening Supported by Kobe College, Department of English *Supported Program: Housen Cultural Foundation: Support for film study and production *Awards: **Grand Prix: ''Aloners'' (Korea) **Most Promising Talent Award: Kasho IIZUKA (Director, ''Angry Son'') **Competition Special Mention: ''Anita'' (Hong Kong) **ABC TV Award: ''The First Girl I Loved'' (Hong Kong) **Yakushi Pearl Award: Bayarjargal BAYARTSETSEG (Leading Actor, ''The Sales Girl'') **JAPAN CUTS Award: ''Sanka: Nomads of the mountains'' (Director: Ryohei SASATANI) **Housen Short Film Award: ''We'll Never Get Lost Together Again'' (Director: Eugene KOSHIN) **Audience Award: ''Anita'' (Hong Kong) *Competition Jury: Shuna IIJIMA (Actress, Japan), Miyuki TAKEI (Representative of the film company MOVIOLA, Japan), Esther YEUNG (COO, We Pictures, Hong Kong) * Housen Short Film Award Jury: Mirai HAYASHI (Manager of the mini-theater Motomachi Cinema, Japan), Takashi KITAKOJI (Film Critic / Professor, Kyoto University of the Arts, Japan), Kousuke ONO (Producer, Japan)

References

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