World-renowned Hong Kong director Mr. Johnnie TO Kei-fung (Election, Triad Election) will be the Jury President this year, joined on the jury by two charismatic and popular actors, Hong Kong’s Mr. Sean LAU Ching-wan (Mad Detective,  Black Mask) and mainland China’s Ms. Gao Yuanyuan (City of Life and Death, Beijing Bicycle) as well as industry professionals, festival programmers and critics from around the globe, who will collectively choose the best Asian works.

Organized by the Asian Film Awards Academy (AFA Academy), the Asian Film Awards (AFA) approaches its 10th anniversary this year. This year, the AFA selected the nominations from almost 1,600 films representing 32 countries and regions.

TIFF, together with the Hong Kong International Film Festival and the Busan Film Festival created the Asian Film Awards Academy, a nonprofit organization, in 2013 to promote and develop Asian cinema and its talents.