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]
2024 - 25th Annual
[edit]November 7-16, 2024[3]
Award Winners
[edit]- Grand Jury Award - Light of the Setting Sun (dir. Vicky Du)
- Best Narrative Feature - Moloka'i Bound (dir. Alika Tengan)
- Best Documentary Feature - Standing Above the Clouds (dir. Jalena Keane-Lee)
- Best Narrative Short - Myself When I Am Real (dir. Angeline Gragasin)
- Best Documentary Short - Wouldn't Make It Any Other Way (dir. Hao Zhou)
- Best Experimental Short - I Would've Been Happy (dir. Jordan Wong)
- International Short - The Inescapable Desire of Roots (dir. Mark Chua and Lam Li Shuen)
- Special Jury Mention All That We Love (dir. Yen Tan)
- Emerging Filmmaker Award - History as Hypnosis (dir. Alison Nguyen)
- Audience Award Winner - Home Court (dir. Erica Tanamachi)
Notable Events and Appearances
[edit]- Notable Films: international premiere of Cells at Work! live action film, world premiere of Tura Satana documentary
2023 - 24th Annual
[edit]November 2-11, 2023[4]
Award Winners
[edit]- Grand Jury Award - When You Left Me On That Boulevard (dir. Kayla Abuda Galang)
- Best Narrative Feature - Egghead & Twinkie (dir. Sarah Kambe Holland)
- Best Documentary Feature - Rally (dir. Rooth Tang)
- Best Narrative Short - Invasive Species (dir. Annie Ning)
- Best Documentary Short - Tracing History (dir. Jalena Keane-Lee)
- Best Experimental Short - Teetering Graphite (dir. Cherlyn Hsing-Hsin Liu)
- International Short - Primetime Mother (dir. Sonny Calvento)
- Special Jury Mention Through Sunless Ways (dir. Kira Dane, Katelyn Rebelo)
- Emerging Filmmaker Award - Divine Factory (dir. Joseph Mangat)
- Audience Award Winner - Wonderland (dir. Chai Yee Wei)
Notable Events and Appearances
[edit]2022 - 23rd Annual
[edit]November 3-12, 2022[5]
Award Winners
[edit]- Grand Jury Award - Wisdom Gone Wild (dir. Rea Tajiri)
- Best Narrative Feature - Riceboy Sleeps (dir. Anthony Shim)
- Best Documentary Feature - Bad Axe (dir. David Siev)
- Best Narrative Short - Last Hawaiian Sugar (dir. Déjà Cresencia Bernhardt)
- Best Documentary Short - In Loving Memory (of Who We Used to Be) (dir. Vicky Lee)
- Best Experimental Short - Declarations of Love (dir. Tiff Rekem)
- International Short - Will You Look at Me (dir. Shuli Huang)
- Special Jury Mention - Lucky Fish (dir. Emily May Jampel)
- Emerging Filmmaker Award - Liquor Store Dreams (dir. So Yum Um)
- Audience Award Winner - Riceboy Sleeps (dir. Anthony Shim)
Notable Events and Appearances
[edit]- Notable Films: A Confucian Confusion 4K restoration, No Bears
2021 - 22nd Annual
[edit]October 28 to November 6, 2021[6]
Award Winners
[edit]- Grand Jury Award - I Was A Simple Man (dir. Christopher Makoto Yogi)
- Best Narrative Feature - 7 Days (dir. Roshan Sethi)
- Best Documentary Feature - Manzanar Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust (dir. Ann Kaneko)
- Best Narrative Short - Americanized (dir. Erica Eng)
- Best Documentary Short - An Uninterrupted View of the Sea (dir. Mika Yatsuhashi)
- Best Experimental Short - Rumi and his Roses (dir. Navid Sinaki)
- International Short - Lemongrass Girl (dir. Pom Bunsermvicha)
- Special Jury Mention - To Live Here (dir. Melanie Dang Ho)
- Emerging Filmmaker Award - Never Rest/Unrest (dir. Tiffany Sia)
- Audience Award Winner - Like a Rolling Stone: The Life and Times of Ben Fong-Torres (dir. Suzanne Joe Kai)
Notable Events and Appearances
[edit]- Notable Films: Catch the Fair One, Drive My Car
- Special Sections: Asian-American Panorama, Asia Pop!, Masters, Classics Restored, Taiwan Film Showcase
2020 - 21st Annual
[edit]October 23–31, 2020[7]
Award Winners
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Notable Films: 76 Days, Mogul Mowgli
- Special Events (Pandemic Specials): Virtual Cinema options, Drive-In Movies, Q&As on Twitch, 16mm x Twitch, Mystery Kung Fu Theater, Taiwan Showcase, Virtual Lobby on Animal Crossing[8]
2019 - 20th Annual
[edit]Award Winners
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]April 11–18, 2019[11]
- 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
[edit]Award Winners
[edit]- 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 (dir. Christopher Makoto Yogi)
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Marcus Hu
- Audience Award: One Cut of the Dead
Notable Events and Appearances
[edit]- Notable Films: Little Forest, Inventing Tomorrow, Ramen Shop
- HBO Preview: Folklore[14]
8th Spring Showcase
[edit]- Opening Night Film: Meditation Park
- Closing Night Film: Kusama: Infinity
- Notable Films: Minding the Gap, Love Education, Mukshin, The Third Murder,
- Special Presentations: Falling for Angels: the Films of Yasmin Ahmad[17]
2017 - 18th Annual
[edit]Award Winners
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Notable Films: Oh Lucy!, A Better Man, The Villainess, Columbus and Newton.
- Musical performance by actress/singer Tia Carrere.[20]
- Potluck Collective Podcasts: Saturday School, the Fresh Creatives and They Call Us Bruce.
- Classic Films Restored: Shopping for Fangs (1997), Pigsy Eats Watermelon (1958) and The Little Sisters of the Grassland (1965).
- Mystery Kung Fu Theater
7th Spring Showcase
[edit]- Notable Films: Gook, An Insignificant Man, The Long Excuse, Sunday Beauty Queen, Window Horses
- Special Presentations: “Right to Resist: From 9066 to 2017” featuring four documentary films and four shorts about political resistance.[23]
- Audience Award: Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
2016 - 17th Annual
[edit]Award Winners
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Notable Films: The Tiger Hunter, Mifune: The Last Samurai
- Standup comedy by Actor and Comedian Randall Park (Fresh Off the Boat, Trainwreck, The Interview).
- Panel discussion with The Edge of Seventeen actor Hayden Szeto.
6th Spring Showcase
[edit]April 28th - May 5th, 2016[26][27]
- Notable Films: Sweet 20, 3688, Born to Dance, Heart Attack, Honor Thy Father, Right Now, Wrong Then
- Special Presentations: “China Now: Independent Visions” featuring four film programs from works from the Beijing Independent Film Festival.[28]
- Audience Award: The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble (Morgan Neville)
2015 - 16th Annual
[edit]November 5–14, 2015[29]
Award Winners
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Notable Films: Miss India America, Seoul Searching, Made in Japan.
- Panel discussion with Ken Jeong.
- Discussion with BuzzFeed producer Eugene Lee Yang.
5th Spring Showcase
[edit]- Films: Top Spin, Giovanni’s Island, Margarita, With a Straw, Mariquina, My Brilliant Life, The Taking of Tiger Mountain 3D (Tsui Hark), Today
- Special Presentation: Cinema Little Saigon, a retrospective of films and videos by Vietnamese Americans on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon[32]
- Audience Award: Princess Jellyfish
2014 - 15th Anniversary
[edit]Nov 6-14, 2014[33][34][35][36][37]
Award Winners
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Notable Films: Revenge of the Green Dragons, The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness and Meet the Patels.
- Pilot episode of Fresh Off the Boat screening.
- Taiwan Films Showcase
- Remembering Queer Korea Reception
4th Spring Showcase
[edit]- Notable Films: Like Father, Like Son, How to Fight in Six Inch Heels, Miss Granny, The Protector 2, Siddharth, Why Don’t You Play in Hell?
- Special Presentation: Live performances of 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors
- Audience Award Winner: To Be Takei
2013 - 14th Annual
[edit]Award Winners
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Notable Films: Finding Mr. Right, Blind Detective, Norte: The End of History and Ip Man: The Final Fight.
- Drive-By Cinema screenings of webseries premieres: Night Girls Crew and Flat3.
- Mapping event for wheelchair accessibility with Jason DaSilva.
3rd Spring Showcase
[edit]April 18–25, 2013[42]
- Opening Night Film: Linsanity
- Closing Night Film: Jab Tak Hai Jaan
- Notable Films: Abigail Harm, Comrade Kim Goes Flying, Kai Po Che, Key of Life, La Source, The Last Supper, Pieta, United Red Army
- Audience Award: Harana
2012 - 13th Annual
[edit]November 1–9, 2012[43]
Award Winners
[edit]- 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
Notable Events and Appearances
[edit]- Notable Films: Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey
2nd Spring Showcase
[edit]April 19–26, 2012[44]
- Opening Night Film: Sunny
- Closing Night Film: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
- Notable Films: The Front Line, Headshot, I Wish, Life Without Principle, My Back Page, Patang (Prashant Bhargava), A Simple Life.
2011 - 12th Annual
[edit]Award Winners
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Honored Gala Guests: the Board of San Diego County Supervisors, the director of the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum and the Principal of Barnard Mandarin Chinese Magnet School.[45]
1st Spring Showcase
[edit]April 15–22, 2011
- Opening Night Film: Little Big Soldier (Ding Sheng)
- Closing Night Film: Boy (Taika Waititi)
- Films: Getting Home, Hansel & Gretel, The House of Suh, The Man from Nowhere, One Voice, Patisserie Coin De Rue, Poetry (Lee Chang-dong), Saigon Electric
- Special Presentation: Japan earthquake fundraiser screening of A Tale of Mari & Three Puppies.
2010 - 11th Annual
[edit]Award Winners
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Asian Americans in Hollywood (Panel) - featuring: Ellen Wong, Harry Shum, Aaron Yoo, Jon M. Chu, and CS Lee.
2009 - 10th Anniversary
[edit]Award Winners
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Notable Screenings: Red Cliff, Afro Samurai Resurrection (TV), Detroit Metal City, Neko Ramen and Vampire Girl Vs. Frankenstein Girl.
- Celebrity Appearances: Margaret Cho, Tamlyn Tomita, and Dante Basco.
2008 - 9th Annual
[edit]Award Winners
[edit]- 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
[edit]- A Celebrity Panel: Asian Americans in Hollywood - featuring: Aaron Yoo, James Kyson Lee, Leonardo Nam, Smith Cho, Sheetal Sheth, and Jimmy Tsai.
- From Comics to Film - featuring: Greg Pak and Jim Lee
2007 - 8th Annual
[edit]Award Winners
[edit]- 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
[edit]Award Winners
[edit]- 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
[edit]Award Winners
[edit]- 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
[edit]Award Winners
[edit]- Grand Jury Award: The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam, directed by Ann Marie Fleming
- Narrative Feature: First Morning, directed by Victor Vu
- Documentary Feature: The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam, directed by Ann Marie Fleming
- Narrative Short: Sangam, directed by Prashant Bhargava
- Documentary Short: Yellow Brotherhood, directed by Tadashi Nakamura
- Animated Short: Birthday Boy, directed by Sejong Park
- Experimental: Balikbayan, directed by Larilyn Sanchez & Riza Manalo
- Music Video: Skyflakes: Bad Thoughts, directed by Dino Ignacio
2003 - 4th Annual
[edit]Award Winners
[edit]- 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
[edit]Award Winners
[edit]- 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
[edit]Award Winners
[edit]- 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
[edit]Award Winners
[edit]- 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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