The Asian Festival of First Films (AFFF[1]) was launched in November 2005 by Teamwork Productions, in collaboration with Singapore's Media Development Authority.
[7] In 2008, the jury comprised Tikoy Aguiluz, from the Philippines; Yim Ho, from Hong Kong, and Nadia Tass, from Australia.
Nominees included Bosco Francis (for Best Actor, in Eric Khoo’s My Magic), Auraeus Solito for Best Producer.
Contenders for best director included Bollywood star Nandita Das (with her directing debut Firaaq); Filipino filmmaker Dante Nico Garcia, director of Ploning;[1] Dai Wei for Ganglamedo (Tibet); and Sooni Taraporevala for Little Zizou (India).
[8] The 2009 edition of the festival had Australian filmmaker Ana Kokkinos, US producer Chris Lee and Indian director Kabir Khan on its jury.