Golden Diamond Awards Ceremony to Be Held on January 24 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, Dec 28 — The Organizing Committee of the 7th Asian Film Festival Los Angeles (AFFLA) has officially announced the winners of this year’s Golden Diamond Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements by Asian and Asian American filmmakers, artists, and cinematic works from around the world.
The Golden Diamond Awards are among the festival’s highest honors, celebrating excellence in filmmaking, storytelling, cultural expression, and artistic innovation. This year’s selections reflect the diversity, depth, and growing global influence of Asian cinema across narrative features, documentaries, animation, short films, student works, and new media.
The award recipients of the Golden Diamond Awards at the 7th Asian Film Festival Los Angeles are as follows:
The 7th Golden Diamond Awards – Winners List
• Best Feature Film
Sae — USA
• Best Foreign Language Film
Harmony — China
• Best Documentary
Knowledge in Light — Italy
• Best Animated Film
Dragon Heart — Japan
• Best Short Film
The Time Permeates on the Street — South Korea
• Best Director
Elvis Hau Chor Fun — When I See You Again — Hong Kong
• Best Actor
Zhang Chenguang —Home, Sweet Home — China
• Best Actress
He Saifei — Home, Sweet Home — China
• Best Script
Kumiho: Legend of the Jades — USA
• Best Screenwriter
Masahiro Ota — S — Japan
• Best Student Short Film
The Sun Rises Again — China
• Best Student Director
Out of Cage — China
• Best Cinematography
Zhao Hongfu, When I See You Again — China
• Best Child Actor
Juncheng Hu — Tropical Fish — China
• Best Child Actress
Sun Yicheng — When I See You Again — Hong Kong
• Best New Media Award
Tomb of Butterflies — China
Golden Diamond Award for Lifetime Achievement
• Liu Xiaoqing, China
• Ding Shaoguang, USA
The jury, composed of distinguished directors, producers, screenwriters, and film scholars from Hollywood and the international film community, praised this year’s winners for their artistic merit, cultural significance, and powerful storytelling that bridges cultures and generations.
The Organizing Committee also announced that the Golden Diamond Awards Ceremony of the 7th Asian Film Festival Los Angeles will be held on January 24, 2026, at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles. Filmmakers, industry professionals, cultural leaders, and media representatives from around the world will gather to celebrate this milestone event honoring Asian cinema.
Since its founding, the Asian Film Festival Los Angeles has been dedicated to promoting Asian films on the global stage and fostering dialogue between Asia, Hollywood, and the international film industry. The Golden Diamond Awards embody the festival’s mission to recognize artistic excellence and amplify diverse voices in global cinema.
For more information about the winners and the awards ceremony, please visit the official website and follow AFFLA on social media.
Official Website: asianfilmfestival.us
Presented by: Asian Film Festival Los Angeles Committee
As a co-organizer of the Los Angeles Asian Film Festival, the Confederation Institute of Education has been providing professional discussion and training exchange opportunities for outstanding young filmmakers, and will continue to offer both offline and online master training courses for young filmmakers from Asian countries.