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Nominees for the 15th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) revealed
ASIA PACIFIC SCREEN ACADEMY ANNOUNCES 15TH APSA NOMINEES, JURIES, REVEALS FIRST AWARD WINNERS 
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy today announced the full list of nominees for the 15th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), as well as the International Juries who will determine the winners ahead of the glamorous APSA Ceremony at HOTA on Australia’s Gold Coast on Friday November 11. The full Asia Pacific Screen Forum programme and screening schedule were also announced.
The first two APSA Award winners have also been revealed, with the films confirmed to participate in the 4th Asia Pacific Screen Forum.
SPOTLIGHT ON...
NOMINEES FOR BEST FILM
---> Before, Now & Then (Nana, Indonesia), also nominated for Best Director (Kamila Andini), Best Performance (Happy Salma) and Best Cinematography (Batara Goempar)
---> Poet (Akyn, Kazakhstan), also nominated for Best Screenplay (writer, director Darezhan Omirbayev) and Best Cinematography (Boris Troshev)
---> Return to Seoul (Retour à Séoul, Cambodia, Qatar, France, Belgium, Germany), also nominated for Best Director (Davy Chou)
---> This Is What I Remember (Esimde, Kyrgyzstan, Japan, Netherlands, France), with writer, director and star Aktan Arym Kubat nominated for Best Performance and Best Screenplay together with Dalmira Tilepbergenova;
---> When The Waves Are Gone (Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon, Philippines, France, Denmark, Portugal) with Lav Diaz nominated for Best Director and John Lloyd Cruz nominated for Best Performance. |
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APSA INTERNATIONAL JURY AND YOUTH, ANIMATION, DOCUMENTARY JURY ANNOUNCED FOR 2022
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The winners of Best Film, Screenplay, Cinematography, Performance and Director will be determined by the APSA International Jury, presided over by eminent Egyptian screenwriter and producer, Mohamed Hefzy. Hefzy will be joined by leading Indian producer Guneet Monga, actor, director and producer Numan Acar (Turkey/Germany), renowned Australian filmmaker Sophie Hyde and acclaimed Sri Lankan director Vimukthi Jayasundara. The International Jury will also award a Jury Grand Prize.
The four-person Youth, Animation, Documentary International Jury will determine the winners in these feature categories. In 2022, the Jury Chair is Shin Su-Won (Republic of Korea), who is also nominated for Best Director for her film Hommage (Omaju). Shin will be joined on the Jury by documentarian Zhao Qi (People’s Republic of China), documentarian and writer Baby Ruth Villarama (Philippines) and New Zealand filmmaker Tearepa Kahi (Muru).
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AWARD CEREMONY TICKETS NOW ON SALE
We invite you to join the excitement of the 15th edition of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards!
Tickets are now available for the glamorous night celebrating the best cinema from across the Asia Pacific. Enjoy networking, entertainment and a two course dinner and drinks, followed by an after-party complete with panoramic views and delicious dessert bites on Friday 11 November at HOTA - Home of the Arts on the Gold Coast.
This year, we have three ticket options available to experience the Asia Pacific Screen Academy’s annual celebrations.
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The Full Forum Package includes a 5-day forum pass, a ticket to the Asia Pacific Screen Awards ceremony and 2 APSA film screening tickets.
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The Forum only pass provides access to the 5-day forum
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The Awards ticket includes a ticket to the Asia Pacific Screen Awards ceremony, plus a complimentary Forum pass.
Screen Industry discounts available.
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FORUM & SCREENINGS LINE-UP ANNOUNCED
Across five days, the Asia Pacific Screen Forum presents seven industry panels, three roundtables, two networking events, one youth workshop and seven special screenings of APSA nominated films.
Available both in-person on the Gold Coast and streamed online, the Forum programme line-up of industry-led sessions released today is an action-packed schedule featuring a ‘Spotlight on the Middle East’ and topics focusing on filmmaking for social change, rights and recoupment in structuring investments, co-productions, film-friendly locations, and a panel discussion to unpack the role of festivals, awards and media in a film’s journey to audiences.
The Forum is a unique program for local and international screen industry, encouraging relationship building networking opportunities, as well as cultural and knowledge exchange both from within Australia and across the Asia Pacific.
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