| Asian Film Awards for Best New Director | |
| Awarded For: | Best New Director in Asian Cinema in the year |
| Presenter: | Hong Kong International Film Festival Society |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Year2: | 2022 |
| Holder Label: | Winner (2022) |
| Holder: | Jigme Trinley – One and Four  |
| Website: | AFA |
| Previous: | 15th |
| Main: | 16th Asian Film Awards |
| Next: | 17th |
Asian Film Award for Best New Director has been awarded annually since 2018 by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society.[1]
| Year | Winner and nominees | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 (12th)[2] | |||
| Dong Yue | The Looming Storm | 暴雪将至 | |
| Vivian Qu | Angels Wear White | 嘉年华 | |
 Anucha Boonyawatana | มะลิลา | ||
| Huang Hsin-yao | The Great Buddha+ | 大佛普拉斯 | |
 Yoshiyuki Kishi | Wilderness | あゝ、荒野 | |
 Derek Hui | This Is Not What I Expected | 喜欢你 | |
| 2019 (13th)[3] | Oliver Siu Kuen Chan | Still Human | 沦落人 |
  Yeo Siew Hua | A Land Imagined | 幻土 | |
 Rima Das | Bulbul Can Sing | बुलबुल गा सकती है | |
| Phuttiphong Aroonpheng | Manta Ray | กระเบนราหู | |
| Shinichirou Ueda | One Cut of the Dead | カメラを止めるな! | |
| Bai Xue | The Crossing | 过春天 | |
| Year | Winner and nominees | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 [4] | Hikari | 37 Seconds | |
| John Hsu | Detention | 返校 | |
| Liang Ming | Wisdom Tooth | ||
| Lee Sang-geun | Exit | 엑시트 | |
| Norris Wong | My Prince Edward | 金都 | |
  Sharipa Urazbayeva | Mariam | ||
| 2021 [5] | Hong Eui-jeong | Voice of Silence | 소리도 없이 |
| Yūjirō Harumoto | A Balance | ||
| Pebbles | Koozhangal | ||
| Yin Ruoxi | Sisters | 我的姐姐 | |
| Han Shuai | Summer Blur | ||
| Ahmad Bahrami | The Wasteland | خامو شدشت | |
| 2022 [6] | |||
| Jigme Trinley | One and Four | ||
 Makbul Mubarak | Autobiography | ||
| Joyland | |||
| Chie Hayakawa | Plan 75 | ||
| Kim Se-in | The Apartment with Two Women | 같은 속옷을 입는 두 여자 | |