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Asian Film Award for Best Screenplay
The 2025 recipient: Mohammad Rasoulof
Awarded forAchievement in Screenwriting
Presented byAsian Film Awards Academy
First award2007
Currently held byMohammad Rasoulof
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2025)
Websiteafa-academy.com

The Asian Film Award for Best Screenplay is presented annually by the Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA), a non-profit organization founded by Busan International Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival and Tokyo International Film Festival with the shared goal of celebrating excellence in Asian cinema. It was first presented in 2007. The category includes both original and adapted screenplays.

Winners and nominees

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2000s

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Year English title Original title Recipient(s) Ref.
2007 Men at Work کارگران مشغول کارند Mani Haghighi [1]
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Woman on the Beach 해변의 여인 Hong Sang-soo
Death Note 2: The Last Name デスノート the Last name Oishi Tetsuya, Shusuke Kaneko
Crazy Stone 疯狂的石头 Zhang Cheng, Yue Xiaojun, Ning Hao
My Scary Girl 달콤, 살벌한 연인 Sohn Jae-gon
Invisible Waves คำพิพากษาของมหาสมุทร Prabda Yoon
2008 Mad Detective 神探 Au Kin-yee, Wai Ka-fai [3]
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I Just Didn't Do It それでもボクはやってない Masayuki Suo
Lust, Caution 色，戒 Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus
Little Moth 血蝉 Peng Tao
The Old Garden 오래된 정원 Im Sang-soo
2009 Tokyo Sonata トウキョウソナタ Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Max Mannix, Tanaka Sachiko [5]
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The Magic Hour ザ・マジックアワー Kōki Mitani
The Chaser 추격자 Na Hong-jin
And the Spring Comes 立春 Li Qiang
Winds of September 九降風 Tom Lin Shu-yu, Henry Tsai Tsung-Han

2010s

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Year English title Original title Recipient(s) Ref.
2010 Mother 마더 Park Eun-kyo, Bong Joon Ho [7]
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Like You Know It All 잘 알지도 못하면서 Hong Sang-soo
About Elly درباره الی Asghar Farhadi
Adrift Chơi vơi Phan Đăng Di
Written By 再生號 Wai Ka-fai, Au Kin-yee
2011 Poetry 시 Lee Chang-dong [9]
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The Unjust 부당거래 Park Hoon-jung
Reign of Assassins 劍雨 Su Chao-Pin
Let the Bullets Fly 让子弹飞 Zhu Sujin, Shu Ping, Jiang Wen, Guo Junli, Wei Xiao, Li Bukong
Love in a Puff 志明與春嬌 Pang Ho-cheung, Heiward Mak
2012 A Separation جدایی نادر از سیمین Asghar Farhadi [11]
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Postcard 一枚のハガキ Kaneto Shindo
Overheard 2 竊聽風雲2 Alan Mak, Felix Chong
The Flowers of War 金陵十三钗 Liu Heng, Geling Yan
The Woman in the Septic Tank Ang babae sa septic tank Chris Martinez
2013 Mystery 浮城谜事 Mei Feng, Yu Fan, Lou Ye [13]
The Kirishima Thing 桐島、部活やめるってよ Kōhei Kiyasu, Daihachi Yoshida
Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time 범죄와의 전쟁: 나쁜놈들 전성시대 Yoon Jong-bin
Drug War 毒戰 Wai Ka-fai, Yau Nai-hoi, Ryker Chan, Yu Xi
Ship of Theseus Anand Gandhi
2014 The Lunchbox Ritesh Batra [14]
Snowpiercer Bong Joon Ho, Kelly Masterson
The Grandmaster 一代宗师 Wong Kar-wai, Zou Jingzhi, Xu Haofeng
So Young 致我们终将逝去的青春 Li Qiang
The Great Passage 舟を編む Watanabe Kensaku
2015 Black Coal, Thin Ice 白日焰火 Diao Yinan [15]
A Hard Day 끝까지 간다 Kim Seong-hun
The Light Shines Only There そこのみにて光輝く Takada Ryô
The Golden Era 黄金时代 Li Qiang
Court Chaitanya Tamhane
2016 Mountains May Depart 山河故人 Jia Zhangke [16]
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Journey to the Shore 岸辺の旅 Ujita Takashi, Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Veteran 베테랑 Ryoo Seung-wan
Port of Call 踏血尋梅 Philip Yung
Talvar Vishal Bhardwaj
2017 The Salesman فروشنده Asghar Farhadi [18]
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The Handmaiden 아가씨 Park Chan-wook, Chung Seo-kyung
Your Name 君の名は。 Makoto Shinkai
The Woman Who Left Ang Babaeng Humayo Lav Diaz
Trivisa 樹大招風 Mak Tin Shu, Loong Man Hong, Thomas Ng
2018 Newton Mayank Tewari, Amit V. Masurkar [20]
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Love Education 相愛相親 Sylvia Chang, You Xiaoying
Youth 芳华 Geling Yan
Anarchist from Colony 박열 Hwang Seong-gu
Bad Genius ฉลาดเกมส์โกง Tanida Hantaweewatana, Vasudhorn Piyaromna, Nattawut Poonpiriya
2019 Ash Is Purest White 江湖儿女 Jia Zhangke [22]
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Burning 버닝 Lee Chang-dong, Oh Jung-mi
Sanju Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi
Dying to Survive 我不是药神 Wen Muye, Zhong Wei, Han Jianü
Project Gutenberg 無雙 Felix Chong

2020s

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Year English title Original title Recipient(s) Ref.
2020 Parasite 기생충 Bong Joon-ho, Han Jin-won [24]
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Balloon 气球 Pema Tseden
A Sun 陽光普照 Chang Yao-sheng, Chung Mong-hong
So Long, My Son 地久天长 A Mei, Wang Xiaoshuai
Castle of Dreams قصر شیرین Mohammad Davoudi, Mohsen Gharaei
2021 The Disciple Chaitanya Tamhane [26]
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Voice of Silence 소리도 없이 Hong Eui-jeong
My Missing Valentine 消失的情人節 Chen Yu-hsun
Sister 我的姐姐 You Xiaoying
2023 Decision to Leave 헤어질 결심 Jeong Seo-kyeong, Park Chan-wook [28]
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Drive My Car ドライブ・マイ・カー Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe
When the Waves Are Gone Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon Lav Diaz
Lighting Up the Stars 人生大事 Liu Jiangjiang, Yu Min
Autobiography Makbul Mubarak
2024 Snow Leopard 雪豹 Pema Tseden [30]
Evil Does Not Exist 悪は存在しない Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Monster 怪物 Yuji Sakamoto
Sleep 잠 Jason Yu
Paradise Prasanna Vithanage, Anushka Senanayake
2025 The Seed of the Sacred Fig دانه‌ی انجیر معابد Mohammad Rasoulof [31]
All We Imagine as Light Payal Kapadia
Exhuma 파묘 Jang Jae-hyun
All the Long Nights 夜明けのすべて Wada Kiyoto, Miyake Sho
Meeting with Pol Pot Rendez-vous avec Pol Pot Pierre Erwan Guillaume, Rithy Panh

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Tsui, Clarence (March 21, 2007). "South Korean film scoops inaugural awards". South China Morning Post. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
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  4. ^ Schwankert, Steven (March 18, 2008). "'Secret' winner at AFAs". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  5. ^ Lim, Marcus (January 21, 2009). "'The Good' leads Asian awards race". Variety. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  6. ^ Coonan, Clifford (March 23, 2009). "Japan shines at Asian Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  7. ^ Chu, Karen (January 20, 2010). "'Bodyguards,' 'Mother' top AFA noms". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
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  22. ^ Lee, Edmund (January 11, 2019). "Asian Film Awards 2019 nominations: Burning, Shoplifters vie for top prizes". South China Morning Post. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
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  29. ^ Rosser, Michael (March 12, 2023). "'Drive My Car' wins top prize at Asian Film Awards, Tony Leung takes two trophies". Screen Daily. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  30. ^ Frater, Patrick; Ramachandran, Naman (March 10, 2024). "'Evil Does Not Exist' Wins Best Picture at Asian Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
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