HONG KONG – Hong Kong is set to host the Asian Film Awards a major new awards show in March.

Event is organized by the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) in conjunction with Entertainment Expo. Inaugural event will kick off on Tues Mar 20 to coincide with the first complete day of the Filmart trade show and opening night of the Hong Kong International Film Festival (Mar 20- Apr 6).

Some 33 films will compete in ten categories, ranging from best film to screenwriting, cinematography and best visual effects. The AFA Monday announced up to six nominees in each category, having screened over 700 eligible pics.

Unlike other shows in the region which select according to nationality or ethnicity, the Asian Film Asian are intended to be a pan-Asian in tone and span the full range of genres.

As such it should leave the long-established Hong Kong Film Awards, which have often coincided with the HKIFF, unaffected. The HK Film Awards are this year scheduled to take place Sunday April 15.

“With more than 4 billion people in Asia – 60% of the global population – a celebration of the Asian cinema is long overdue” Wilfred Wong, Chairman, Hong Kong International Film Festival Society, said. “We aim to make the AFA the most prominent and definitive film awards for the region by highlighting excellence in Asian filmmaking and by bringing broader attention to the rich and diverse stories and storytellers from all over Asia today.”

Asian Film Awards 2007 – complete nominees list

"Curse Of The Golden Flower" (Hong Kong / China)

"Exiled" (Hong Kong)

"The Host" (South Korea)

"Love And Honor" (Japan)

"Opera Jawa" (Indonesia / Austria)

"Still Life" (China)

Best Director

Hong Sang-Soo "Woman On The Beach" (South Korea)

Jia Zhangke "Still Life" (China)

Jafar Panahi "Offside" (Iran)

Johnnie To "Exiled" (Hong Kong)

Tsai Ming-Liang "I Don't Want To Sleep Alone" (Taiwan / France / Austria) Apichatpong Weerasethakul "Syndromes And A Century" (Thailand / Austria / France)

Best Actor

Chang Chen "The Go Master" (China)

Jung Ji-Hoon (Rain) "I'm A Cyborg, But That's OK" (South Korea)

Shahrukh Khan "Don" (India)

Andy Lau "A Battle Of Wits" (Japan / Hong Kong /

China / South Korea)

Song Kang-Ho "The Host" (South Korea)

Watanabe Ken "Memories Of Tomorrow" (Japan)

Best Actress

Gong Li "Curse Of The Golden Flower" (Hong Kong / China)

Kim Hye-Soo "Tazza: The High Rollers" (South Korea)

Lim Soo-Jung "I'm A Cyborg, But That's OK" (South Korea)

Miyazawa Rie "Hana" (Japan)

Nakatani Miki "Memories Of Matsuko" (Japan)

Zhang Ziyi "The Banquet" (Hong Kong / China)

Best Screenwriter

Mani Haghighi "Men At Work" (Iran)

Hong Sang-Soo "Woman On The Beach" (South Korea)

Oishi Tetsuya and Kaneko Shusuke "Death Note: The Last Name" (Japan)

Sohn Jae-Gon "My Scary Girl" (South Korea)

Prabda Yoon "Invisible Waves" (Thailand / The Netherlands /

South Korea / Hong Kong)

Zhang Cheng, Yue Xiaojun and Ning Hao "Crazy Stone" (Hong Kong / China)

Best Cinematographer

Kim Hyung-Goo "The Host" (South Korea)

Andrew Lau and Lai Yiu-Fai "Confession Of Pain" (Hong Kong)

Liao Pen-Jung "I Don't Want To Sleep Alone" (Taiwan / France / Austria) Sayombhu Mukdeeprom "Syndromes And A Century" (Thailand / Austria / France)

Wang Yu "The Go Master" (China)

Best Production Designer

Cho Keun-Hyun "Forbidden Quest" (South Korea)

Kuwajima Towako "Memories Of Matsuko" (Japan)

Patrick Tam and Cyrus Ho "After This Our Exile" (Hong Kong)

Wada Emi "The Go Master" (China)

Tim Yip "The Banquet" (Hong Kong / China)

Best Composer

Jeong Yong-Jin "Woman On The Beach" (South Korea)

Peter Kam "Isabella" (Hong Kong)

Lim Giong "Still Life" (China)

Rahayu Supanggah "Opera Jawa" (Indonesia / Austria)

Terashima Tamiya "Tales From Earthsea" (Japan)

Best Editor

Lee Chatametikool "Syndromes And A Century" (Thailand / Austria / France)

Kim Sun-Min "The Host" (South Korea)

Angie Lam "Dog Bite Dog" (Japan / Hong Kong)

Park Gok-Ji and Jeong Jin-Hee "A Dirty Carnival" (South Korea)

Patrick Tam "After This Our Exile" (Hong Kong)

Best Visual Effects

Angela Barson and Chung Chi-Hang "Curse Of The Golden Flower" (Hong Kong/China)

Digital Tetra Inc. "The Restless" (South Korea)

Ohya Tetsuo "The Sinking Of Japan" (Japan)

The Orphanage "The Host" (South Korea)

Yanagawase Masahide "Memories Of Matsuko" Japan

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