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Asia Pacific Screen Awards Winners Announced
BRISBANE, Nov. 26/Medianet International-AsiaNet/ --
Nanjing! Nanjing! Wins Awards for Best Director and Achievment in Cinematography
China's Nanjing! Nanjing! has tonight won two Asia Pacific Screen Awards - the
region's highest accolade in film in 2009. Lu Chuan won the Award for Achievement in
Directing and Cao Yu won the Award or Achievement in Cinematography
The 3rd APSAs were presented tonight at a ceremony on the Gold Coast, Queensland,
Australia, attended by more than 800 film industry luminaries, including Lu Chuan.
Thirty seven films representing 16 countries and territories were finalists in the
Awards, with winners coming from Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Islamic Republic
of Iran, Israel, Palestinian Territories, People's Republic of China and Thailand and
high commendations for films from Australia, India, Republic of Korea and Russian
Federation.
The Awards were determined by an International Jury headed by notable Chinese
director and producer Huang Jianxin, joined by Tahmineh Milani (Islamic Republic of
Iran), Gina Kim (Republic of Korea), Aden Young (Australia), Andrew Pike (Australia) and
Pryas Gupta (India).
Australian film Samson & Delilah won the Best Feature Film Award.
Japanese star, Masahiro Motoki was on the Gold Coast to receive the Best Performance
by an Actor Award for his performance in Okuribito (Departures) and Best Performance by
an Actress Award winner was Korea's Kim Hye-ja for Madeo (Mother).
Best Screenplay was awarded to Asghar Farhadi for Darbareye Elly (About Elly) who
also received the Jury Grand Prize, jointly awarded to Elia Sulieman's The Time That
Remains.
Best Documentary Feature Film was awarded to Israel's Hashmatsa (Defamation).
Australia's Mary and Max, produced by Academy Award winner Melanie Coombs, won Best
Animated Feature Film and Ye Haeng Ja (A Brand New Life) from Republic of Korea was
awarded Best Children's Feature Film.
Thailand's Sawan Baan Na (Agrarian Utopia) won the UNESCO Award. The Award was
accepted by the filmmaker, Uruphong Raksasad.
Four high commendations were awarded to Yang Ik-june who was nominated for for Best
Performance by an Actor for Ddongpari (Breathless), to Alisher Khamidhodjaev and Maxim
Drozdov nominated for Achievement in Cinematography for Paper Soldier; Shripal Morakhia
and Mubina Rattonsey nominated for Best Children's Feature for Tahaan: A Boy with a
Grenade and David MacDougall's Gandhi's Children nominated for Best Documentary Feature.
Full media release, images of red carpet and ceremony highlights available on in the
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SOURCE: Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA)
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