Sydney- More than 100 films from over 30 countries in the region have been nominated for the inaugural Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), which will be presented in Queensland, Australia, on Nov. 13 2007. The APSA Nominations Council met last week in Brisbane to determine the nominees, who will be announced on Oct. 2. Films have submitted from countries and areas including Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Iran, India, Nepal, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Egypt, Iraq, Russia, Israel, Lebanon, Turkey, Australia and New Zealand. The Nominations Council Chair is Kim Hong-Joon, Festival Director of the Chungmuro International Film Festival, and Associate Professor, Department of Film, School, of Film, TV and Multimedia, Korean National University of Arts. The winners in each category will be determined by an International Jury, which convenes on the Gold Coast from Nov. 7. Awards will be presented for Best Feature Film, Best Animated Film, Best Documentary, Best Children’s Film, Achievement in Directing, Best Screenplay, Achievement in Cinematography, Performance by an Actress and Performance by an Actor.