CASA ASIA FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS 2016
Jury of the Official Section, Jury of the Panorama Section and Young Jury (from film schools) after the latest deliberations of last Sunday 13th November 2016, gave the following awards (for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography). Moreover, they gave the Audience Award for Best Film and Casa Asia Honorary Award.
Official Competition Section:
- Best Film Award:
Mina Walking | Afganistan | Yosef Baraki | 2015 | 110’ | Drama
- Best Director Award:
Coldness | Iran | Bahram, Bahman Haj Bol Loo Ark | 2015 | 87’ | Drama
- Best Screenplay Award:
Journey to the Shore | Japan | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | 2015 | 127’ | Drama
- Best Cinematography Award:
Paths of the Soul | China | Zhang Yang | 2015 | 117’ | Drama
Panorama Competition Section:
- Best Film Award:
The Throne | Korea | Lee Joon ik | 2015 | 125’ | Drama
- Best Director Award:
Partisan | Australia | Ariel Kleiman | 2015 | 98’ | Drama
- Best Screenplay Award:
Tajrish… an unfinished story | Iran | Pourya Azarbayjani| 2015 | 85’ | Drama
- Honorary Mention:
Zhol | Kazakhstan | Askar Uzabaev | 2014 | 94’ | Drama
Young Jury:
- Best Film Award
Mina Walking | Afganistan | Yosef Baraki | 2015 | 110’ | Drama
- Best Director Award:
Sairat | India | Nagraj Manjule | 2016 | 174’ | Drama
- Best Screenplay Award
Coldness | Iran | Bahram, Bahman Haj Bol Loo Ark | 2015 | 87’ | Drama
- Best Cinematography Award:
Paths of the Soul | China | Zhang Yang | 2015 | 117’ | Drama
Audience Award
- Best Film Award:
Pecoross’ Mother and Her Days | Japan | Azuma Morisaki | 2013 | 113’ | Drama
Honorary Award
- Honorary Award for social and universal values:
Redha | Malaysia | Tunku Mona Riza | 2016 | 115’ | Drama
Awards by Countries
AFGHANISTAN
- Official Section: Best Film Award for
Mina Walking | Afghanistan | Yosef Baraki | 2015 | 110’ | Drama
- Young Jury: Best Film Award for
Mina Walking | Afghanistan | Yosef Baraki | 2015 | 110’ | Drama
AUSTRALIA:
- Panorama Section: Best Director Award for
Partisan | Australia | Ariel Kleiman | 2015 | 98’ | Drama
CHINA:
- Official Section: Best Photography Award for
Paths of the Soul | China | Zhang Yang | 2015 | 117’ | Drama
- Young Jury: Best Photography Award for
Paths of the Soul | China | Zhang Yang | 2015 | 117’ | Drama
KOREA:
- Panorama Section: Best Film Award for
The Throne | Korea |Lee Joon ik | 2015 | 125’ | Drama
INDIA:
- Young Jury: Best Director Award for
Sairat | India | Nagraj Manjule | 2016 | 174’ | Drama
IRAN:
- Official Section: Best Director Award for
Coldness | Iran | Bahram, Bahman Haj Bol Loo Ark | 2015 | 87’ | Drama
- Panorama Section: Best Screenplay Award for
Tajrish… an unfinished story | Iran | Pourya Azarbayjani| 2015 | 85’ | Drama
- Young Jury: Best Screenplay Award for
Coldness | Iran | Bahram, Bahman Haj Bol Loo Ark | 2015 | 87’ | Drama
JAPAN:
- Official Section: Best Screenplay Award for
Journey to the Shore | Japan| Kiyoshi Kurosawa | 2015 | 127’ | Drama
KYRGYZSTAN:
- Panorama Section: Special Mention for
Zhol | Kyrgyzstan| Askar Uzabaev | 2014 | 94’ | Drama