Brisbane, Australia - Warwick Thornton’s Sweet Country was tonight named Best Feature Film at the 11th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) ceremony in Brisbane. Sweet Country was produced by David Jowsey and Greer Simpkin and directed by Warwick Thornton, all of whom were there to accept the award on the night. Sweet Country is loosely based on the true story of co-producer and writer David Tranter. The win makes APSA history with Thornton becoming the first director to have two films … [Read more...] about Sweet Country wins at the 11TH Asia Pacific Screen Awards
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FIAPF awards Bianca Balbuena
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) and FIAPF– International Federation of Film Producers Associations announced the recipient of the prestigious APSA FIAPF Award as Filipina producer and writer Bianca Balbuena. The Award will be presented to Ms Balbuena during the 11th APSA Ceremony on Thursday 23 November in Brisbane, Australia. This award, first presented at the inaugural APSAs in 2007, was established to celebrate a film practitioner from the region whose career and actions … [Read more...] about FIAPF awards Bianca Balbuena
Winners of the 8th Asia-Pacific Screen Awards
Asia-Pacific Screen Awards Brisbane, Australia – Russian film Leviathan (produced by Alexander Rodnyansky, Sergey Melkumov, co-produced by Marianna Sardarova) has won the Asia-Pacific Screen Award (APSA) for Best Feature Film, the region’s highest accolade in film, presented at the prestigious ceremony in Brisbane’s City Hall. The APSA for Achievement in Directing, for the third time in the history of the event, went to Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan for his already Palme … [Read more...] about Winners of the 8th Asia-Pacific Screen Awards
Anthony Chen joins 2014 APSA International Jury
Singapore – Award-winning Singaporean filmmaker Anthony Chen will sit on the International Jury for this year's Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA). The appointment was announced on June 6 at a special event at the private residence of Philip Green, Australian High Commissioner to Singapore, and follows Anthony Chen's 2013 APSA win for Achievement in Directing for his debut feature Ilo, Ilo, the first APSA win for a Singaporean film. Michael Hawkins, Philip Green, Anthony Chen and … [Read more...] about Anthony Chen joins 2014 APSA International Jury
