LOS ANGELES, CA, Nov 28 – Today, The 2022 Golden Diamond Awards of the 4th Annual Asian Film Festival announced the nomination list at the Marina City Club in Los Angeles.

“The 4th annual Golden Diamond Awards ceremony will be held on December 18th at the Millennium Hotel in Biltmore Los Angeles, more than 600 guests will attend, including Hollywood movie stars, producers, directors, actors and actresses, As well as filmmakers and business celebrities from all over the world. This year’s event will carry on the tradition of having been crowned, with lavish performances for the 34th Miss Asia International beauty pageant Golden Final and a lavish gala dinner for the guests and honorees,” Announcing the nominations via video message, Chairman Homes announced.

“The 4th Golden Diamond Awards of Asian Film Festival Los Angeles Hollywood received the participation of filmmakers from the United State, China, China Hong Kong and Taiwan , Iran, Japan, India, Canada, Ukraine, Turkey, Philippines, Bhutan, Afghanistan and other countries and regions, 416 films were selected from nearly a thousand films at the Golden Diamond Awards of Asian Film Festival, and more than 100 films were nominated. The exciting ceremony will be held here next month at the Crystal Palace of the prestigious Biltmore Millennium Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. We look forward to the coming brilliant moment. It is worth praising and emphasizing that, The global final of Miss Asia International beauty pageant to perform for Golden Diamond Awards again. The 4th Golden Diamond Awards of Asian Film Festival Los Angeles Hollywood 2022 received from the United State, China, China Hong Kong and Taiwan , Iran, Japan, India, Canada, Ukraine, Turkey, Philippines, Bhutan, Afghanistan and other countries and regions to hold audience attention, we are very encouraging, Our goal will continue to be to promote Asian films, filmmakers around the world, “ said Jason Quin, Executive Chairman of the Asian Film Festival.

The following is the list of nominees for the Golden Diamond Award of the 4th Asian Film Festival 2022:

Best Feature
“Deliverance”, Hong Kong
“Doors”, India
“Cage : Between Two Battles”, Turkey
“Empty Nest”, China
“Distant Thunder”, Japan

Best Foreign Language
“Beginning”, India
“Playing Dead”, Japan
“Home Way”, China
“Charo’ s Song”, Japan
“Between Us”,China

Best Documentary
“Jeanette Lee vs.” U.S.A.
“Real Fur”, Canada
“Plague at the Golden Gate”, U.S.A.
“Hidden Wounds”, U.S.A. “
The Tomorrow”, Canada

Best Animation
“Unsaid Words’, U.S.A
“Reyna”, U.S.A.
“Cold Lunch”, U.S.A
“My Grandpa Says He’s An Alien”, U.S.A
“Bus’ 83”, U.S.A

Best Short Film
“Biased”, U.S.A.
“Roya”, Afghanistan
“Livestream”, China
“Dog”, Iran
“No Reasons”, U.S.A.

Best Director
Kelvin Shum, “Deliverance”. Hong Kong
Zhao Yu, “Between Us’, China
Takayuki Ohashi, “Distant Thunder”, Japan
Cenk Izgören, “Between Two Battles’, Turkey
SHARVI, “Do Over”, India

Best Actor
Simon Yam Tat Wah, “Deliverance”, Hong Kong
Eita Okuno, “Playing Dead’, Japan
Vinoth Kishan, “Beginning”, India
Ron Ng Cheuk, “Deliverance”, Hong Kong
Cenk İzgören , “Cage : Between Two Battles”, Turkey


Best Actress
Zhu Xijuan, “Empty Nest”, China
Erika Karata, “Playing Dead’, Japan
Carrie Ng Ka Lai, “Deliverance”, Hong Kong
Kelly Yu, “Between Us”, China
Miharu Tanaka, “Distant Thunder’, Japan

Best Documentary Short
“MANJI”, U.S.A
“The Obon”, China
“Aloha Soul Food’, U.S.A
“In This Family”, Philippines
“Pioneers of Rock Spring”, U.S.A

Best Student Short
“The day, at the Beach’, U.S.A
“Tomb”, China
“The Poor Poet”, Ukraine
“The Discipline’, India
“The Red Rose and the White Rose”, China

Best Student Director
“After Sunset, Dawn Arrives”, U.S.A
Junie Zhao, “A Letter from Leyte Gulf”, China
Matthew Chang,”Dragon”, U.S.A
Sajjad Shahhatami, “Identibye”, Iran
Jason Yamamoto ,”When You Leave”, U.S.A.

Best Production Design
“Deliverance”, Hong Kong
“Livestream”, China
“Playing Dead”, Japan
“Empty Nest”, China
“Between Us”,China
“When You Leave”, U.S.A.

Best Cinematography

Mahmoud Atshani, “Swallow”, Iran
“Playing Dead”, Japan
Yuan Chenhan,”The Red Rose and the White Rose”, China
Kenzo Le, “Could You Please Repeat That?”, U.S.A.
Du Jinsui, ” Between Us”, China

Best Music
Itek Bhutani,”Doors” India
Burak Terzioglu, “Cage : Between Two Battles”, Turkey
Anthony Tombling Jr., “For Tomorrow ” , Canada
Salman Abouzar,”Roya”, Afghanistan
Francis Sun, “Could You Please Repeat That?”, U.S.A.
Michael Hough, “Home Way”, China

Best First Director:
Junru Wang,” If I Were To See You Again”, U.S.A.
Xuebing Feng,”The Red Rose and the White Rose”, China
Chan Tze Huen,”Saint Death”, U.S.A
Prahas N ,”The Discipline”, India
Zhei Xie, “Come Eat”, U.S.A.

Best Screenplay
Shawn John McKenna,” No Glory”, U.S.A.
Craig Stewart,”In Jade Moonlight”, U.S.A
Gang Chen, ”A Red Madrasa School Under Mao”, China

Beat New Media
“Richard”, U.S.A.

Best Charity Film
Big Love Backing Home, China