Here are the awards for the January 2024 ASIAN Festival season. Over 600 films were submitted and these are the best of the best from around the world today. We are proud to showcase these amazing films that fall under the ASIAN filmmaker umbrella.
AUDIENCE AWARDS:
Best Short Film: BEFORE I AM GONE
Best Performances: THE 300 BLOWS
Best Story: SANDALS OF GOLD
Best Direction: CRESCENDO
Full Lineup of Films:
CRESCENDO, 19min., USA
Directed by Phoebe J Yung
Discouraged after butchering a recital, an anxious 10-year-old girl questions her love for piano after losing her mother’s approval, afraid she may never win it back.
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SANDALS OF GOLD, 14min,. India
Directed by Raj Kapadia
When an old, lonely, seemingly humble man witnesses his gold plated sandals being stolen outside a temple by a young thief, he opts for extreme measures to get them back.
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BEFORE I AM GONE, 26min., China
Directed by LINKUN LI
On a silent midnight, the woman who killed her husband with her own hands was walking down the street in a state of despair. She accidentally met another woman who demanded that she pay for her murder. So they have to travel together to the ocean that the destination she has chosen for herself to die. Along the way, secrets buried for years are revealed one by one, and the relationship between the two gradually becomes more and more delicate.
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THE 300 BLOWS, 17min., Taiwan
Abel is a diligent delivery driver. In a cruel accident, he loses his left foot and needs support crutches in his lifetime.
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