George Lin Best Emerging Filmmaker Award
2024: Alison Nguyen - History As Hypnosis
November 9, 2024
The 25th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF) proudly announced its 2024 award winners during the Filmmaker Awards Gala. The event took place on November 9, 2024, at EVE in San Diego, where honors were given across multiple categories, celebrating the excellence in Asian and Asian American filmmaking. The awards ceremony honors filmmakers whose creative storytelling amplifies diverse Asian and Asian American voices in cinema.
Highlights include the Grand Jury Prize, Special Jury Mention, and the George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award. An independent jury of filmmakers, curators, critics, and academics selected the winners. In addition to recognizing outstanding films, the event honored key figures in the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.