Asia Pacific Screen Awards Winners Announced

Winners in the inaugural Asia Pacific Screen Awards, the region’s highest
accolade in film in 2007, were announced last night at a special ceremony on
the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia..

Films from Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Lebanon, India, Iran, Turkey and Israel
received Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

The Awards were determined by an International Jury headed by esteemed Indian
actress and humanitarian Shabana Azmi.

The Best Feature Film award was won by SECRET SUNSHINE (MIRYANG) from Korea
(Producers Lee Chang-dong, Kim In-soo and Hanna Lee)

Jeon Do-yeon received the Best Performance by an Actress Award for her
performance in SECRET SUNSHINE (MIRYANG).

The Best Achievement in Directing was awarded to Iranian directors Rakhshan
Bani-Etemad and Mohsen Abdolvahab for the film MAINLINE (KHOONBAZI).

Best Children’s Feature Film was DENIAS, SINGING ON THE CLOUD (DENIAS,
SENANDUNG DI ATAS AWAN) from Indonesia, awarded to Producer Ari Sihasale.

Best Animated Feature Film was won by 5 CENTIMETERS PER SECOND (BYOSOKU 5
CENTIMETERS) from Japan ( Producer Noritaka).

Best Documentary Feature Film was BEIRUT DIARIES: TRUTH, LIES and VIDEOS from
Lebanon (Prroducers Mai Masri and Jean Chamoun).

Best Screenplay was awarded to Feroz Abbas Khan for his screenplay for the
Indian film GANDHI, MY FATHER. The Best Achievement in Cinematography was
awarded to Hooman Behmanesh for the Iranian film THOSE THREE (AN SEH).

Turkish actor Erkan Can won the Best Performance by an Actor Award for his
performance in TAKVA: A MAN’S FEAR OF GOD (TAKVA).

Three additional major Awards were announced for outstanding achievement.

Australian director and producer Dr George Miller (HAPPY FEET, BABE, LORENZO’S
OIL, MAD MAX) was announced as the winner of The FIAPF Award for outstanding
achievement in film in the Asia-Pacific region.

The UNESCO Award for outstanding contribution to the promotion and preservation
of cultural diversity through film was decided by the International Jury and
awarded to the Israeli film THE BAND’S VISIT (BIKUR HATIZMORET),

The Jury announced a Jury Grand Prize for the Iranian film NIGHT BUS (AUTOBUS-E
SHAB), produced by Mehdi Homayounfar and directed by Kiumars Pourahmad.

APSA is an initiative of the Queensland Government in collaboration with CNN
International, UNESCO and the Federation of International Film Producers
Asociation.

News by: PTI