18th Asian Film Awards
| 18th Asian Film Awards | |
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| Awarded for | Excellence in Asian cinema |
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| Presented by | The Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA) |
| Announced on | Nominations: January 10, 2025 |
| Presented on | March 16, 2025 |
| Site | Xiqu Centre, West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong |
| Hosted by | |
| Official website | Asian Film Awards |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | All We Imagine as Light |
| Best Actor | Sean Lau Papa |
| Best Actress | Shahana Goswami Santosh |
| Most awards | Exhuma Santosh Stranger Eyes Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2) |
| Most nominations | Exhuma (11) |
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| Network | |
The 18th Asian Film Awards was held on March 16, 2025 at Xiqu Centre in the West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong. The nominations were announced on January 10, 2025. The 18th edition featured a selection of 30 outstanding films from 25 countries and regions, competing across 16 awards. The South Korean film Exhuma with 11 nominations is the most-nominated film this year. Actors Dean Fujioka, Aokbab Chutimon, Austin Lin, Lo Chun-yip, and Masaki Okada were appointed, with Fujioka serving as the ambassador and the others as youth ambassadors.
The awards ceremony took place on March 16, 2025, at the Grand Theatre, with Jason Chan and Sarah Song as hosts. The event was broadcast live at 17:00 HKT on the YouTube channel of the Asian Film Awards Academy and TVB Plus (Channel 82). All We Imagine as Light by Payal Kapadia won the best film award.