The Asia Pacific Screen Awards has named Indian actress and humanitarian Shabana Azmi as President of the International Jury for the inaugural Awards, to be held on the Gold Coast, Australia, on November 13, 2007. Highlights of Azmi’s humanitarian work include receiving the International Ghandi Peace Prize in 2006 and being appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund in 1992. She is a member of the National Integration Council and National AIDS Commission of India and served as a member of the upper house of the Indian parliament in 1997. Highlights of her acting career include 5 Indian National Awards as Best Actress and the International Indian Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005. Azmi is also the only Asian actor to have a retrospective of her films at the New York Film Festival in 2002. The Asia Pacific Screen Awards engages CNN International, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) to acclaim films that reflect their cultural origins and cinematic excellence. Deadline for entries is