1st December, 2009, Singapore – For the first-time since its inception, the 5th Asian Festival of First Films (AFFF) has a slew of multi-award winning nominees vying for the top awards and admirably, 4 Singaporeans have been nominated out of 30 nominee hopefuls from 28 countries.

AFFF is a festival that celebrates first-time film and documentary-makers and provides a platform for budding film talent. This year’s nominated films hail from Australia, India, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, USA and UK and will be screened in their original languages ranging from Hindi and Persian to Cantonese and English. Among them, the nominees have already bagged several awards for previous work such as the Commonwealth VIsion Award, Leo Intel Award and even a BAFTA nomination! Festival goers can indeed expect a high standard of films this year. more...