It became the first Asian film to win the award since 1997.

With the budget cut and the focus on Asian films, the 2007 festival was expected to be a departure from past years.

He has scored other film soundtracks, mostly for Asian films.

It will be her biggest Asian film to date, with a reported $25 million budget, and her most challenging role.

Organizers focused on Asian films for this edition of the festival.

The company occasionally ties up with other film companies to produce Asian or Western films.

European and Asian films are also widely shown and appreciated.

In 2005, the festival added competitions for Asian as well as spiritual films.

The film attracted media attention as it was the first Asian film in which an animated character played the lead role alongside live actors.

As a youth he mainly watched Asian films.