The 2025 Asian Short Film Fund announces its shortlist and finalist projects today. 

Launched jointly by the HKIFF Industry under Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) and NOWNESS ASIA, a subsidiary of Meta Media Group, the fund officially opened for submissions in May and received a total of 1,013 short film project applications from 46 countries and regions, including Mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Iran.

After more than two months of the selection process, 10 short film projects were shortlisted and participated in an online pitching session in mid-August, where they presented their proposals to the ASFF jury, chaired by Anthony Chen, Stanley Kwan, and Park Ki-Yong. Ultimately, 3 finalist projects were further selected. They are Buried a Dog, Called It Love from Myanmar, She Used to Feel Blue from India, and South of the Silence from China.

The teams behind these three selected projects will travel to Hong Kong, where they will receive further script guidance from the jury members. Each project is also eligible for production funding of up to USD 35,000; the completed short films will be screened at the 50th Hong Kong International Film Festival.

亞洲短片基金（ASFF）由香港國際電影節協會（HKIFFS）旗下香港國際電影節電影業辦公室，聯同超媒體集團旗下創意平台NOWNESS ASIA共同推出。基金於 5 月正式展開徵件，並收到來自中國內地、香港、印度、台灣、菲律賓、泰國、馬來西亞、蒙古、緬甸、伊朗等 46 個國家和地區共 1013 份短片計劃申請。 

經過兩個多月的初步遴選，最終有 10 部短片項目入圍，並於 8 月中旬參與線上提案會。入圍團隊向ASFF評審團進行短片專案陳述，評審團成員包括新加坡導演陳哲藝、香港導演監製關錦鵬、以及韓國導演、製片人樸起鏞。三位評審為每個項目點評，並提供建議和指導。 

評審團最終選出三部作品，分別是來自緬甸的《Buried a Dog, Called It Love》、印度的《She Used to Feel Blue》及中國的《綠春》（South of the Silence）。三個項目團隊將前往香港，接受評審團委員的劇本指導，更可獲最高美金35000元製作資助，完成的短片將於第五十屆香港國際電影節放映。