Ji Chang Wook will receive the AFAA's Future Generation AwardFor the first time in three years, the 16th Asian Film Awards will be presented at the Hong Kong Palace Museum's Horse Racing Club Auditorium on March 12.
Each year, the Asian Film Awards are presented by the Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA), a group that was founded in 2013 by the Hong Kong International Film Festival, the Busan International Film Festival, and the Tokyo International Film Festival for the advancement of Asian films. These awards serve to honor and promote the best films produced in the Asian film industry.
Ji Chang Wook, an actor from South Korea, will reportedly get the Future Generation Award at the 16th Asian Film Awards. As a special prize in the non-competitive category, the Next Generation Award is given.
Ji Chang Wook made his acting debut in Sleeping Beauty, and since then the actor has captivated fans' hearts with outstanding performances in a number of popular dramas, including Empress Ki, Healer, The K2, Mysterious Partner, and Backstreet Rookie, to name a few. Now he will appear in Welcome to Samdalri with Shin Hye Sun.
Several Asian filmmakers who have received nominations and awards this year will attend the award ceremony. This year, the jury will be led by acclaimed Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou. Among the nominees for best director are Hirokazu Koreeda for Broker, Ryusuke Hamaguchi for Drive My Car (also up for best picture), Lav Diaz for When the Waves Are Gone, and Darezhan Omirbayev for Poet.
Park Hae Il (Decision to Break Up), Im Si Wan (Emergency Declaration), Hidetoshi Nishijima (Drive My Car), Suzuki Ryohei (Egoist), Zhang Yi (Home Coming), and Tony Leung (Where the Wind Blows) are just a few of the actors up for best actor.
A Light Never Goes Out's Sylvia Chang, American Girl's Karena Lam, Before, Now, & Then's Happy Salma, Decision to Leave's Tang Wei, and Chieko Baisho are the nominees for best actress (Plan 75).
