PREVIOUS WINNERS OF SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL
2009 Winners
| Animation |
Kudan, directed by Taku Kimura |
| Special Jury Honor |
A Song For Ourselves, directed by Tadashi Nakamura |
| Short Documentary |
Rough Cut, directed by Firouzeh Khosrovani |
| Narrative Short |
A Green Mountain In a Drawer, directed by Hwa-Jun Lee |
| Feature Documentary |
Whatever It Takes, directed by Christopher Wong |
| Narrative Feature |
Children of Invention, directed by Tze Chun |
| George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award |
All About Dad, directed by Mark Tran |
| Grand Jury |
Children of Invention, directed by Tze Chung |
| Audience Winner |
White on Rice, directed by David Boyle |
2008 Winners
| Animation |
Meat Days, directed by Joe Hsieh |
| Special Jury Honor |
Damn the Past!, directed by Julie Kang |
| Narrative Short |
Lady, directed by Wendy Cheng |
| Feature Documentary |
Shame, directed by Mohammed Naqvi |
| Narrative Feature |
Santa Mesa, directed by Ron Morales |
| Grand Jury |
Dirty Hands, directed by Harry Kim |
| Lifetime Achievement |
Soon-Tek Oh |
2007 Winners
| Music video |
Champion by Native Guns, directed by Patricio Ginelsa |
| Animation |
City Paradise, directed by Gaelle Denis |
| Short Documentary |
Mookey's Story, directed by Carolyn Goossen & Daffodil Altan |
| Narrative Short |
Monsoon, directed by Shyam Balse |
| Feature Documentary |
Na Kamalei: The Men of Hula, directed by Lisette Flanary |
| Narrative Feature |
Owl and the Sparrow, directed by Stephane Gauger |
| Grand Jury |
Cats of Mirikitani, directed by Linda Hattendorf |
| Lifetime Achievement |
George Takei |
2006 Winners
| Music Video |
Steal the Blueprints, directed by Chris Deaner |
| Experimental |
Latent Sorrow, directed by Shon Kim |
| Animation |
Mirage, directed by Youngwoon Jang |
| Narrative Short |
Hiro, directed by Matthew Swanson |
| Feature Documentary |
Last Atomic Bomb, directed by Robert Richter |
| Special Jury Prize |
Colma: The Musical, directed by Richard Wong |
| Narrative Feature |
Eve & the Firehorse, directed by Julia Kwan |
| Grant Jury |
Journey From the Fall, directed by Ham Tran |
| Lifetime Achievement |
Kieu Chin |
2005 Winners
| Music Video |
Psychokinetics: The Vault, directed by Gene Celso |
| Experimental |
5 x 90: The Wake, directed by Samuel Kiehoon Lee |
| Animation |
Public Bath, directed by Tak Hoon Kim |
| Short Documentary |
Daastar: Defending Sikh Identity, directed by Kevin Lee |
| Narrative Short |
Summer of the Serpent, directed by Kimi Takesue |
| Feature Documentary |
And Thereafter, directed by Hosup Lee |
| Narrative Feature |
The Motel, directed by Michael Kang |
| Visionary Award |
Saving Face, directed by Alice Wu |
| Grant Jury |
Seibutsu: (Still Life), directed by Joe Turner Lin |
| Lifetime Achievement |
Joan Chen |
2004 Winners
| Music Video |
Skyflakes: Bad Thoughts, directed by Dino Ignacio |
| Experimental |
Balikbayan, directed by Larilyn Sanchez & Riza Manalo |
| Animation |
Birthday Boy, directed by Sejong Park |
| Short Documentary |
Yellow Brotherhood, directed by Tadashi Nakamura |
| Narrative Short |
Sangam, directed by Prashant Bhargava |
| Feature Documentary |
Magical Life of Long Tack Sam, directed by Anne Marie Flemming |
| Narrative Feature |
First Morning, directed by Victor Vu |
| Grand Jury |
Magical Life of Long Tack Sam, directed by Anne Marie Flemming |
2003 Winners
| Experimental |
Nothing But Love, directed by Wen-Yao Chuang |
| Animation |
Henry’s Garden, directed by Moon Seun |
| Short Documentary |
How to Make Kimchee, directed by Samuel Kiehoon Lee |
| Narrative Short |
Anniversary, directed by Ham Tran |
| Feature Documentary |
Sleeping Tigers: The Asahi Baseball Story, directed by Jeri Osborne |
| Narrative Feature |
Book of Rules, directed by Sung H. Kim |
| Grand Jury |
Refugee, directed by Spencer Nakasako |
2002 Winners
| Experimental |
Still I Rise, directed by Umesh Shukla |
| Animation |
Vessel Wrestling, directed by Lisa Yu |
| Short Documentary |
BLT Genesis, directed by Evan Leong |
| Feature Documentary |
Journey for Lotus, directed by Eunhee Cha |
| Narrative Short |
Barrier Device, directed by Grace Lee |
| Narrative Feature |
Charlotte Sometimes, directed by Eric Byler |
| Grand Jury |
Sophie, directed by Helen Lee |
2001 Winners
| Experimental |
Staccato Fugue, directed by Teo Carlo Pulgar |
| Animation |
Lint People, directed by Helder Sun |
| Short Documentary |
Bitter and Sweet, directed by Johanna Lee |
| Feature Documentary |
Made in China, directed by Karin Lee |
| Narrative Short |
Talk to Taka, directed by Richard Kim |
| Narrative Feature |
Dog Food (Azucena), directed by Carlos Siguion-Reyna |
| Grand Jury |
Roads and Bridges, directed by Abraham Lim |
2000 Winners
| Experimental |
By this Parting, directed by Mieko Ouchi |
| Short Documentary |
Shit, the Movie, directed by Julie Gaw |
| Feature Documentary |
When You're Smiling, directed by Janice Tanaka |
| Narrative Short |
Mouse, directed by Greg Pak |
| Narrative Feature |
The Debut, directed by Gene Cajayon |
| Grand Jury |
Karma Local, directed by Darshan Bhagat |