Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s latest feature, It Was Just an Accident, is among the leading nominees for this year’s Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) with two nods, including the gong for Best Film.
It Was Just an Accident is in the leading pack with Lav Diaz’s latest Magellan, which also landed two noms, and Garin Nugroho’s Samsara, which clocked the most noms with three. Scroll down for the full list of nominations.
The 18th Asia Pacific Screen Awards take place on 27th November at The Langham, Gold Coast. The 7th Asia Pacific Screen Forum from 24th to 27th November.
This year’s forum will open with Post Code Doesn’t Matter, a national regional initiative led by Women in Film & Television Australia that dismantles geographical barriers for screen creatives and champions equitable access to opportunity regardless of location. Day Two will focus on what organizers have described as international success, with sessions on Development, Audience, The New Deal, and strategies for Breaking Into New Markets, equipping filmmakers with the tools to think globally from the outset. Day Three begins with the interactive workshop Bridging Cultures, Building Teams, a practical exploration of how cultural intelligence shapes collaboration, before concluding with Country-specific Roundtables designed to foster direct dialogue, partnerships, and pathways between filmmakers across the region.
Nominees:
BEST FILMIt Was Just an Accident (Un simple accident)Islamic Republic of Iran, France, LuxembourgDirected by Jafar PanahiProduced by Jafar Panahi, Philippe Martin
MagellanPortugal, Spain, France, Philippines, TaiwanDirected by Lav DiazProduced by Joaquim Sapinho, Marta Alves, Albert Serra, Montse Triola, Paul Soriano, MarkVictor
SamsaraIndonesiaDirected by Garin NugrohoProduced by Gita Fara
The Sun Rises on Us All (Ri gua zhong tian)People’s Republic of ChinaDirected by Cai ShangjunProduced by Ma Shuang, Huang Titi, Justine O.
Two Seasons, Two Strangers (Tabi to Hibi)JapanDirected by Sho MiyakeProduced by Masayoshi Johnai
BEST YOUTH FILMAmoebaSingapore, Netherlands, France, Spain, Republic of KoreaDirected by Tan SiyouProduced by Fran Borgia
Before the Bright DayTaiwanDirected by Tsao Shih-HanProduced by Lin Shih-Ken
The President’s CakeIraq, United States of America, QatarDirected by Hasan HadiProduced by Leah Chen Baker
Village Rockstars 2India, Singapore, People’s Republic of ChinaDirected by Rima DasProduced by Rima Das
The World of LoveRepublic of KoreaDirected by Yoon Ga-eunProduced by Kim Se-hun, Jenna Ku
BEST ANIMATED FILMAnother WorldHong KongDirected by Tommy Ng Kai ChungProduced by Polly Yeung, Chan Gin Kai
ChaOJapanDirected by Yasuhiro AokiProduced by Eiko TanakaThe Lost TigerAustralia
Directed by Chantelle MurrayProduced by Kristen Souvlis, Nadine Bates, Chantelle MurrayThe SquareRepublic of KoreaDirected by Kim Bo-solProduced by Park So-hye, Kim Bo-sol
A Story About Fire (Ran Bi Wa)People’s Republic of ChinaDirected by Wenyu LiProduced by Chen Bo, Wang Anyi
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM10s Across the BordersPhilippines, Singapore, GermanyDirected by Chan Sze-WeiProduced by Alemberg Ang, Chan Sze-Wei, Tan Si En, Yasmin C. Rams, Sophia Sim
AlwaysUnited States of America, France, People’s Republic of China, TaiwanDirected by Deming ChenProduced by Hansen Lin
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and WalkFrance, PalestineDirected by Sepideh FarsiProduced by Javad Djavahery
We Live HereKazakhstanDirected by Zhanana KurmashevaProduced by Banu Ramazanova
Writing HawaFrance, Netherlands, Qatar, AfghanistanDirected by Najiba NooriProduced by Christian Popp
BEST DIRECTORAmir Azizi for Inside Amir (Daroon-e Amir)Islamic Republic of Iran
Jafar Panahi for It Was Just an Accident (Un simple accident)Islamic Republic of Iran, France, Luxembourg
Akio Fujimoto for Lost Land (Harà Watan)Japan, France, Malaysia, Germany
Garin Nugroho for SamsaraIndonesia
Sengedorj Janchivdorj for Silent City DriverMongolia
BEST SCREENPLAYShu Qi for Girl (Nühai)Taiwan
Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit for Human ResourceThailand
Annemarie Jacir for Palestine 36Palestine, United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan
Chie Hayakawa for RenoirJapan, France, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Qatar
Kaouther Ben Hania for The Voice of Hind RajabTunisia, France
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHYArtur Tort, Lav Diaz for MagellanPortugal, Spain, France, Philippines, Taiwan
Prabhath Roshan for RiverstoneSri Lanka
Batara Goempar for SamsaraIndonesia
Yuta Tsukinaga for Two Seasons, Two Strangers (Tabi to Hibi)Japan
Ronald Plante for YunanGermany, Canada, Italy, Palestine, Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia
BEST PERFORMANCEKhairiah Nathmy for HijraSaudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, United Kingdom
Sean Lau for PapaHong Kong
Xin Zhilei for The Sun Rises on Us All (Ri gua zhong tian)People’s Republic of China
Ariel Bronz for Yes (Ken)France, Israel, Cyprus, Germany
Georges Khabbaz for YunanGermany, Canada, Italy, Palestine, Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia
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