Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2008 Nominees Announced
BRISBANE, Oct. 2 /Medianet International-AsiaNet/ --
JOHNNIE TO’s MEN JEUK RECEIVES FOUR NOMINATIONS
Men Jeuk (Sparrow, Hong Kong),will vie for Best Feature Film in the Asia Pacific Screen Awards to be
announced on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, on November 11.
Johnnie To’s Men Jeuk (Sparrow) has received four nominations - Best Feature Film, Achievement in
Directing, Achievement in Cinematography and Best Performance by an Actor (Simon Yam).
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (the APSAs) – the region’s highest accolade in film in 2008 - has
announced nominees in nine Award categories representing 33 films from 17 countries and areas of the
Asia-Pacific region. They are Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Japan,
Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Lebanon, Qatar, New Zealand, People’s Republic of China, Philippines,
Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka and Turkey.
Also nominated for Best Feature Film are Om Shanti Om (India), Tulpan (Kazakhstan, Russia,
Switzerland/Poland/Germany), Uc maymun (Three Monkeys, Turkey/France/Italy) and Hong Se Kang Bai
Yin (The Red Awn, The People’s Republic of China)
“The nominees were determined from more than 180 films from 43 countries and areas entered in these, the
second APSAs. We are greatly encouraged by the response from filmmakers from Asia-Pacific in our
mission to acclaim their work and promote it to an international audience. Once again, the nominees
showcase the tremendous talent and creativity that exists in the burgeoning film industries of the region,”
said APSA Chairman Des Power.
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards – the APSAs – is a collaboration with CNN International, UNESCO and
FIAPF – International Federation of Film Producers Associations and is an international cultural initiative to
acclaim films that best reflect their cultural origins and demonstrate cinematic excellence.
In the run-up to the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, CNN International is to feature the power and reach of
Asia-Pacific cinema in four half-hour ‘SCENE BY SCENE’ documentaries airing the weekends of October
4th ,11th, 18th and Nov 1st. The programs, hosted by Anjali Rao, feature the region’s directors, producers
and stars talking about the political, religious and cultural challenges they face. A fifth program airs the
weekend of November 15th and focuses on the Awards ceremony, including interviews with some of the
winners.
For a full APSA nominees list and other media enquiries, please contact:
Cathy Gallagher
TM Publicity
Ph: + 61 (0) 416 227 282
Email: cathy@tmpublicity.com
SOURCE: Asia Pacific Screen Awards
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