The Astar Awards ceremony this year, which covers more than 20 award categories and gathers representatives from the film industry of over 30 countries and regions, has witnessed the perfect integration of technology and art in the world of light and shadow.

  On August 27, 2025, the International Institute of Film Science and Arts (IIFSA) held the first Astar Award ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand. This annual international award aims to promote the integrated development of global film art and technology, and recognize individuals and institutions that have made outstanding contributions in film creation, technological innovation, theoretical research, educational dissemination, and cultural exchanges.

  "Astar" means "Star of Images". Among them, A stands for Art, S stands for Science, and "star" means a star. This is to pay tribute to filmmakers, researchers, and art educators who respond to the issues of the times through film language, push the boundaries of art with technology, and lead future narratives with humanistic care.

  The Astar Award covers multiple categories and recognizes outstanding achievers in the integration of film art and technology. This award aims to promote film research, cultivate professionals, facilitate cultural exchanges, and preserve film heritage.

  These nominated works bring together outstanding representatives from the global film industry in terms of artistic innovation, technological integration, and humanistic expression. They demonstrate how the integration of technology and art leads the industry trend, focusing on film innovation and humanistic care.

  The first "Astar Award" has a strong jury panel, bringing together authoritative figures from the global film industry. The jury president is Karl Bardosh, a professor at New York University's Tisch School, a Tony Award winner (the highest award in American theater), and a pioneer in mobile filmmaking. The members include Demetri Terzopoulos, who won the 2006 Academy Award for Scientific and Technical Achievement in the field of animation for his "elastically deformable models" theory; George Huang, who served as a juror for the "Asian Cinema View" section at the 2016 Busan International Film Festival and the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, and as a mentor at the Sundance and AFI Director's Labs; renowned singer Tan Jing; Anton Juan, the Best Director at the 2017 Canadian International Multicultural Film Festival; Emiel Martens, who served as a juror for the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) and curated the "Africa in the Picture" film festival; Vikrant Kishore, a juror for the Melbourne Web Film Festival (2019), the Real Film Festival (2013), and the Asia-Pacific section of AACTA; Baidurya Chakrabarti, a juror for the Digital India Media Festival; Amy Villarejo, a juror for international LGBTQ+ film festivals such as Frameline, Outfest, and BFI Flare; Yang Yishu, whose works have been shortlisted in youth film festivals including Rotterdam, Busan, and FIRST, with a focus on realism and female narratives; Farhat Basir Khan, a juror for the Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF); V. Ilamparithi, a juror for multiple Indian short film festivals; Gong Jie, who has participated in the jury of the China National College Student Film Festival and promoted innovation in young documentary creation; Zhou Anhua, a professor of film studies at Nanjing University; and Meng Jun, dean of the School of Arts at Wuhan University, among others. With their rich experience as jurors in international film festivals and accumulated authoritative awards, they ensure the fairness and authority of the evaluation from a professional perspective.

  The awards ceremony is not only a recognition of the winners and institutions, but also a promotion of the integrated development of film art and technology. It brings together global film artists, academic elites, technological pioneers and young creators to jointly witness this highlight moment in the film industry. In the future, the Astar Award will continue to lead the industry trend, focus on film innovation and humanistic care, and promote the integrated development of global film art and technology.