# Michelle Yeoh named Busan festival’s Asian filmmaker of the year

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/busan-film-festival-to-honor-michelle-yeoh-as-asian-filmmaker-of-the-year/
- Published: 2026-08-06T11:32:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-08T08:14:54+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/busan-film-festival-michelle-yeoh-asian-filmmaker-of-the-year-1236665699/
- Topics: Asia, Entertainment, Film, World

## Key points

- Michelle Yeoh will receive Busan’s Asian Filmmaker of the Year award.
- The honour recognises her four-decade film career.
- Busan will screen four films featuring Yeoh.

## Summary

Michelle Yeoh has been named Asian Filmmaker of the Year by the Busan International Film Festival, recognising her four-decade contribution to Asian cinema and international filmmaking. She will receive the award at the festival’s opening ceremony in Busan on 6 October, adding to a year of major career honours.

Yeoh first became prominent in Hong Kong action films before achieving global success through films including Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Everything Everywhere All at Once, for which she became the first Asian best actress Oscar winner. Busan will screen three films selected by Yeoh—Sandiwara, Everything Everywhere All at Once and Reign of Assassins—as well as her recent Chinese-language drama It’s My Time; the festival runs from 6 to 15 October.

## Coverage

- [The Hollywood Reporter: Michelle Yeoh named Busan festival’s Asian filmmaker of the year](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/busan-film-festival-michelle-yeoh-asian-filmmaker-of-the-year-1236665699/)
- [Deadline: Michelle Yeoh Named As Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Filmmaker Of The Year](https://deadline.com/2026/08/michelle-yeoh-busan-film-festival-1237027472/)
- [Variety: Michelle Yeoh Named Asian Filmmaker of the Year at Busan](https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/michelle-yeoh-asian-filmmaker-of-the-year-busan-2-1236828896/)

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