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| Awarded for | Best in film and documentary in the Asia-Pacific region |
| Presented by | UNESCO, FIAPF and Queensland Government, Australia[1] |
| Country | Australia |
| First awarded | 2007 |
| Official website | http://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com |
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) is an international cultural initiative of the State Government of Queensland, Australia, through Events Queensland, to honour and promote the films, actors, directors, and cultures of Asia-Pacific to a global audience and to realise the objectives of UNESCO to promote and preserve the respective cultures through the influential medium of film. Staged for the first time in 2007, APSA collaborates with UNESCO and FIAPF-International Federation of Film Producers Associations. Winners are determined by an international jury and films are judged on cinematic excellence and the way in which they attest to their cultural origins. APSA takes the works of filmmakers across more than 70 countries and areas in the Asia-Pacific region to new international audiences.
Nominees are automatically inducted into The Academy of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, a growing world-class body of Asia-Pacific filmmakers. Australian screen legend, Jack Thompson AM, is the Patron of The Academy, and Vice Patron is Alicia Mayer Beverley, niece of Louis B Mayer, founder of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The fourth annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards were held on Australia’s Gold Coast on December 2, 2010. 31 films from 15 countries and areas competed for the region's highest accolade in film with major awards going to films from People’s Republic of China, Republic of Korea, Israel, Australia, Turkey, Islamic Republic of Iran and India. The 2010 International Jury President was Lord David Puttnam, Academy Award winning producer of Chariots of Fire, The Mission and The Killing Fields.
Films can be submitted in one or all of four film categories:
Awards are presented for the following achievements:
In addition, three special awards are presented for outstanding achievement.
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