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Republic of Korea Wins Three Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Including Kim Hye-Ja for Best
Actress
BRISBANE, Nov. 26/Medianet International-AsiaNet/ --
Republic of Korea has claimed three Asia Pacific Screen Awards - the region's highest
accolade in film - including the Best Performance for an Actress Award to Kim Hye-Ja for
her powerful performance in Madeo (Mother).
Ye Haeng Ja (A Brand New Life), Produced by Lee Chang-dong, Laurent Lavole and Lee
Joon-dong, won the Best Children's Feature Film and the International Jury awarded a
High Commendation to Yang Ik-june fo his performance in Ddongpari (Breathless).
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards were presented tonight on the Gold Coast, Australia.
Thirty seven films representing 16 countries and territories were finalists in the
Awards, 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, produced by Kath Shelper, 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).\
China's Nanjing! Nanjing! (City of Life and Death) received two awards: Lu Chuan for
Achievement in Directing and Cao Yu for Achievement in Cinematography.
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.
Thailand's Sawan Baan Na (Agrarian Utopia) won the UNESCO Award for outstanding
contribution to the promotion and preservation of cultural diversity through film and
the Award was accepted by the filmmaker, Uruphong Raksasad.
Three more high commendations were awarded by the Jury - 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.
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SOURCE: Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA)
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