List of San Diego Asian Film Festival award winners

The following is a list of San Diego Asian Film Festival winners by year.[1][2]

2020 - 21st Annual

October 23-31, 2020[3]

Award Winners

  • Grand Jury Award - Mizuko (Water Child) (dir. Katelyn Rebelo, Kira Dane)
  • Best Narrative Feature - Mogul Mowgli (Bassam Tariq)
  • Best Documentary Feature - The Donut King (Alice Gu)
  • Best Narrative Short - Thank You, Come Again (Nirav Bhakta)
  • Best Documentary Short - I Bought a Time Machine (Yeon Park)
  • Best Animated Short - Felt Love (Angeline Vu and Arlene Bongco)
  • International Short - Red Aninsri; or, Tiptoeing on the Still Trembling Berlin Wall (Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke)
  • Special Jury Mention - Finding Yingying (Jiayan “Jenny” Shi)
  • George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award - Stray (Elizabeth Lo)
  • Audience Award Winner - Down a Dark Stairwell (Ursula Lang)

Notable Events and Appearances

2019 - 20th Annual

November 7-16, 2019[5][6]

Award Winners

  • Grand Jury Award - Straight Up (James Sweeney)
  • Best Narrative Feature - Driveways (Andrew Ahn)
  • Best Documentary Feature - The Cancer Journals, Revisited (Lana Lin)
  • Best Narrative Short - First (Micaela Durand & Daniel Chew)
  • Best Documentary Short - My American Surrogate (Leslie Tai)
  • Best Animated Short - Umbilical (Danski Tang)
  • International Short - Grand Bouquet (Nao Yoshigai)
  • Special Jury Mention - Jaddoland (Nadia Shihab)
  • George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award - No Data Plan (Miko Revereza)
  • Audience Award Winner - Yellow Rose (Diane Paragas)

Notable Events and Appearances

  • Opening Night Film: The Paradise We Are Looking For
  • Centerpiece: Straight Up
  • Closing Night: To Live to Sing

Special Events: Taiwan Film Showcase, Spotlight on Tibet

9th Spring Showcase

April 11-18, 2019[7]

  • Opening Night Film: First Night Nerves
  • Closing Night Film: Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga
  • Notable Films: Memories of My Body, Swing Kids, Song Lang, The Crossing
  • Special Events: From the Claws of Darkness: Restoring Philippine Cinema, Mystery Kung Fu Theater

2018 - 19th Annual

November 8-17, 2018[8][9]

Award Winners

  • Grand Jury Award: June
  • Best Narrative Feature: Bitter Melon
  • Best Documentary Feature: Blowin' Up
  • Best Narrative Short: First Generation
  • Best Documentary Short: Nai Nai
  • Best International Short: Babylon
  • Best Animated Short: Yoko
  • Special Jury Mention: Origin Story
  • George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award: August at Akiko's
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Marcus Hu
  • Audience Award: One Cut of the Dead

Notable Events and Appearances

8th Spring Showcase

April 19–26, 2018[11][12]

2017 - 18th Annual

November 9–18, 2017[14][15]

Award Winners

  • Grand Jury Award: My Enemy My Brother, directed by Ann Shin
  • Narrative Feature: Wexford Plaza, directed by Joyce Wong
  • Documentary Feature: Out of State, directed by Ciara Lacy
  • Narrative Short: Float, directed by Tristan Seniuk & Voleak Sip
  • Documentary Short: Mother’s Day, directed by Elizabeth Lo & R.J. Lozada
  • Animated Short: Crushed in Spaces, directed by Janice Chun
  • International Short: Afternoon Clouds, directed by Payal Kapadia
  • Special Jury Mention: Santa Claus, directed by Jeff Man
  • Digital Pioneer Award: Angry Asian Man, directed by Phil Yu
  • George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award: Anahita Ghazvinizadeh, director of They
  • Audience Award: Island Soldier, directed by Nathan Fitch

Notable Events and Appearances

7th Spring Showcase

April 20–27, 2017[17][18]

2016 - 17th Annual

November 3–12, 2016[20][21]

Award Winners

  • Grand Jury Award: The Lockpicker, directed by Randall Okita
  • Narrative Feature: Chee and T, directed by Tanuj Chopra
  • Documentary Feature: Bad Rap, directed by Salima Koroma
  • Narrative Short: Death in a Day, directed by Lin Wang
  • Documentary Short: Bruce Takes Dragon Town, directed by Emily Chao
  • Animated Short: Hold Me (Ca Caw Ca Caw), directed by Renee Zhan
  • Special Jury Mention: Random Acts of Legacy, directed by Ali Kazimi
  • George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award: Andrew Ahn, director of Spa Night
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Wayne Wang
  • Audience Award: Daze of Justice, directed by Michael Siv

Notable Events and Appearances

6th Spring Showcase

April 28th - May 5th, 2016[22][23]

2015 - 16th Annual

November 5–14, 2015[25]

Award Winners

  • Grand Jury Award: Distance Between, directed by R.J. Lozada
  • Narrative Feature: Crush the Skull, directed by Viet Nguyen
  • Documentary Feature: Operation Popcorn, directed by David Grabias
  • Narrative Short: Drama, directed by Tian Guan
  • Documentary Short: From Tonga, directed by Huay-Bing Law
  • Animated Short: Cuz He’s Black, directed by Ji Sub Jeong
  • Special Jury Mention: Reunification, directed by Alvin Tsang
  • George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award: Takeshi Fukunaga, director of Out of My Hand
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Tyrus Wong
  • Audience Award: Tyrus, directed by Pamela Tom
  • Digital Pioneer Award: BuzzFeed Motion Pictures

Notable Events and Appearances

5th Spring Showcase

April 16th-25th, 2015[26][27]

2014 - 15th Anniversary

Nov 6-14, 2014[29][30][31][32][33]

Award Winners

  • Grand Jury Award: Appropriate Behavior, directed by Desiree Akhavan
  • Narrative Feature: Man from Reno, directed by Dave Boyle
  • Documentary Feature: My Life in China, directed by Kenneth Eng
  • Narrative Short: Hypebeasts, directed by Jessica dela Merced
  • Documentary Short: Transformers: the Premake, directed by Kevin B. Lee
  • Animated Short: Behind My Behind, directed by David Chai
  • Special Jury Mention: Kumu Hina, directed by Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson
  • George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award: Vera Brunner-Sung, director of Bella Vista
  • Audience Award: Limited Partnership, directed by Thomas Miller
  • Digital Pioneer Award: Anna Akana

Notable Events and Appearances

4th Spring Showcase

April 17–24, 2014[34][35]

2013 - 14th Annual

November 7–16, 2013[36][37]

Award Winners

  • Grand Jury Award: Karaoke Girl, directed by Visra Vichit-Vadakan
  • Narrative Feature: Sake-Bomb, directed by Junya Sakino
  • Documentary Feature: Your Day is My Night, directed by Lynne Sachs
  • Narrative Short: The Perils of Growing Up Flat-Chested, directed by Yulin Kuang
  • Documentary Short: Draft Day, directed by Josh Kim
  • Animated Short: The Present, directed by Joe Hsieh
  • Special Jury Mention: Documented, directed by Jose Antonio Vargas and Ann Lupo
  • Social Justice Award: When I Walk, directed by Jason DaSilva
  • George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award: Leslie Tai
  • Audience Award: American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs, directed by Grace Lee

Notable Events and Appearances

3rd Spring Showcase

April 18–25, 2013[38]

2012 - 13th Annual

November 1–9, 2012[39]

Award Winners

  • Grand Jury Award: Johnny Loves Dolores, directed by Clarissa de los Reyes
  • Narrative Feature: Graceland, directed by Ron Morales
  • Documentary Feature: Seeking Asian Female, directed by Debbie Lum
  • Narrative Short: Monday Monday, directed by Eric K. Yue
  • Animated Short: 38-39°C, directed by Kangmin Kim
  • Special Jury Mention: The World Before Her, directed by Nisha Pahuja
  • George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award: Ernie Park, director of Late Summer
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Chung Chang-wha
  • Audience Award: Eden, directed by Megan Griffiths

Notable Events and Appearances

2nd Spring Showcase

April 19–26, 2012[40]

2011 - 12th Annual

Award Winners

  • Grand Jury Award: Surrogate Valentine, directed by Dave Boyle
  • Narrative Feature: In the Family, directed by Patrick Wang
  • Documentary Feature: Tales of the Waria, directed by Kathy Huang
  • Narrative Short: Andy, directed by Andrew Ahn
  • Documentary Short: Making Noise in Silence, directed by Mina T. Son
  • Animated Short: Enrique Wrecks the World, directed by David Chai
  • Special Jury Mention: The LuLu Session, directed by S. Casper Wong
  • George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award: Patrick Wang, director of In the Family
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Nancy Kwan
  • Audience Award: The Power of Two, directed by Marc Smolowitz

Notable Events and Appearances

1st Spring Showcase

April 15–22, 2011

2010 - 11th Annual

Award Winners

  • Grand Jury Award: The House of Suh, directed by Iris Shim
  • Narrative Feature: Littlerock, directed by Mike Ott
  • Documentary Feature: Finding Face, directed by Skye Fitzgerald and Patti Duncan
  • Narrative Short: Works of Art, directed by Andrew Pang
  • Documentary Short: Top Spin, directed by Sara Newens and Mina T. Son
  • Animated Short: The Wonder Hospital, directed by Beomsik Shimbe Shim
  • George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award: Nadine Truong
  • Influential Asian American Artist Award: Daniel Dae Kim
  • Audience Award: One Voice, directed by Lisette Flannery

Notable Events and Appearances

2009 - 10th Anniversary

Award Winners

  • Grand Jury Award: Children of Invention, directed by Tze Chun
  • Narrative Feature: Children of Invention, directed by Tze Chun
  • Documentary Feature: Whatever It Takes, directed by Christopher Wong
  • Narrative Short: A Green Mountain In a Drawer, directed by Hwa-Jun Lee
  • Documentary Short: Rough Cut, directed by Firouzeh Khosrovani
  • Animated Short: Kudan, directed by Taku Kimura
  • Special Jury Mention: A Song For Ourselves, directed by Tadashi Nakamura
  • George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award: Mark Tran, director of All About Dad
  • Audience Award: White on Rice, directed by David Boyle

Notable Events and Appearances

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2008 - 9th Annual

Award Winners

  • Grand Jury Award: Dirty Hands: the Art & Crimes of David Choe, directed by Harry Kim
  • Narrative Feature: Santa Mesa, directed by Ron Morales
  • Documentary Feature: Shame, directed by Mohammed Naqvi
  • Narrative Short: Lady, directed by Wendy Cheng
  • Animated Short: Meat Days, directed by Joe Hsieh
  • Special Jury Mention: Damn the Past!, directed by Julie Kang
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Soon-Tek Oh

Notable Events and Appearances

2007 - 8th Annual

Award Winners

  • Grand Jury Award: Cats of Mirikitani, directed by Linda Hattendorf
  • Narrative Feature: Owl and the Sparrow, directed by Stephane Gauger
  • Documentary Feature: Na Kamalei: The Men of Hula, directed by Lisette Flanary
  • Narrative Short: Monsoon, directed by Shyam Balse
  • Documentary Short: Mookey’s Story, directed by Carolyn Goossen & Daffodil Altan
  • Animated Short: City Paradise, directed by Gaelle Denis
  • Music video: Champion by Native Guns, directed by Patricio Ginelsa
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: George Takei

2006 - 7th Annual

Award Winners

  • Grand Jury Award: Journey From the Fall, directed by Ham Tran
  • Narrative Feature: Eve & the Firehorse, directed by Julia Kwan
  • Documentary Feature: Last Atomic Bomb, directed by Robert Richter
  • Narrative Short: Hiro, directed by Matthew Swanson
  • Animated Short: Mirage, directed by Youngwoon Jang
  • Experimental: Latent Sorrow, directed by Shon Kim
  • Music Video: Steal the Blueprints, directed by Chris Deaner
  • Special Jury Mention: Colma: The Musical, directed by Richard Wong
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Kieu Chin

2005 - 6th Annual

Award Winners

  • Grand Jury Award: Seibutsu: (Still Life), directed by Joe Turner Lin
  • Narrative Feature: The Motel, directed by Michael Kang
  • Documentary Feature: And Thereafter, directed by Hosup Lee
  • Narrative Short: Summer of the Serpent, directed by Kimi Takesue
  • Documentary Short: Daastar: Defending Sikh Identity, directed by Kevin Lee
  • Animated Short: Public Bath, directed by Tak Hoon Kim
  • Experimental: 5 x 90: The Wake, directed by Samuel Kiehoon Lee
  • Music Video: Psychokinetics: The Vault, directed by Gene Celso
  • Visionary Award: Saving Face, directed by Alice Wu
  • Lifetime Achievement: Joan Chen

2004 - 5th Anniversary

Award Winners

2003 - 4th Annual

Award Winners

  • Grand Jury Award: Refugee, directed by Spencer Nakasako
  • Narrative Feature: Book of Rules, directed by Sung H. Kim
  • Documentary Feature: Sleeping Tigers: The Asahi Baseball Story, directed by Jari Osborne
  • Narrative Short: Anniversary, directed by Ham Tran
  • Documentary Short: How to Make Kimchee, directed by Samuel Kiehoon Lee
  • Animated Short: Henry’s Garden, directed by Moon Seun
  • Experimental: Nothing But Love, directed by Wen-Yao Chuang

2002 - 3rd Annual

Award Winners

  • Grand Jury Award: Sophie, directed by Helen Lee
  • Narrative Feature: Charlotte Sometimes, directed by Eric Byler
  • Documentary Feature: Journey for Lotus, directed by Eunhee Cha
  • Narrative Short: Barrier Device, directed by Grace Lee
  • Documentary Short: BLT Genesis, directed by Evan Leong
  • Animated Short: Vessel Wrestling, directed by Lisa Yu
  • Experimental: Still I Rise, directed by Umesh Shukla

2001 - 2nd Annual

Award Winners

  • Grand Jury Award: Roads and Bridges, directed by Abraham Lim
  • Narrative Feature: Dog Food (Azucena), directed by Carlos Siguion-Reyna
  • Documentary Feature: Made in China, directed by Karin Lee
  • Narrative Short: Talk to Taka, directed by Richard Kim
  • Documentary Short: Bitter and Sweet, directed by Johanna Lee
  • Animated Short: Lint People, directed by Helder Sun
  • Experimental: Staccato Fugue, directed by Teo Carlo Pulgar

2000 - Festival Launch

Award Winners

  • Grand Jury Award: Karma Local, directed by Darshan Bhagat
  • Narrative Feature: The Debut, directed by Gene Cajayon
  • Documentary Feature: When You’re Smiling, directed by Janice Tanaka
  • Narrative Short: Mouse, directed by Greg Pak
  • Documentary Short: Shit, the Movie, directed by Julie Gaw
  • Experimental: By this Parting, directed by Mieko Ouchi

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