ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS APSA 2008
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards is an international cultural initiative of the Queensland Government, Australia through Queensland Events Corporation.
We enjoin with UNESCO to promote a greater understanding of the significance of all cultures in our world. We further the common interests of Asia-Pacific film producers on behalf of FIAPF—International Federation of Film Producers Associations. And we link with CNN International to report on the films and filmmakers of our region to a global audience.
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards thanks and acknowledges the many people and organisations who have contributed to this initiative.
Queensland Government
The Honourable Anna Bligh MP, Premier of Queensland.
Queensland Events Corporation Pty Ltd.
Board of Directors
Michael Denton, Chief Executive
QEC Management and Staff.
CNN
Mike McCarthy, Vice President Coverage and Feature Programming
Phil O’Sullivan, Executive Producer
Rena Golden, SVP and Exec Producer CNN.com
Eslinda Hamzah, Senior Vice President – CNN Asia Pacific Marketing & Affiliate Relations, CNN Broadcast & Commercial Sales
Chris Dwyer, Executive Director, Public Relations
Evonne Inn, Manager, Public Relations, Asia Pacific
Nicky Robinson, Director of Marketing
Anjali Kapoor, Marketing Manager, Brand and Consumer
Jennifer Lui, Marketing Executive
Anjali Rao, Anchor
Sheri England, Managing Director
William Hsu, Vice President CNN Adsales, Asia Pacific
Ian MacIntosh, Consultant.
UNESCO
UNESCO, Paris
Koïchiro Matsuura, Director General
Abdul Waheed Khan, Asistant Director-General for Communication and Information
Francoise Rivière, Assistant Director-General for Culture
Wijayananda Jayaweera, Director, Communication Development Division
Australian Permanent Delegation to UNESCO
Sally Manfield, Minister-Permanent Delegate
Anne Siwicki, Policy Officer
Australian National Commission for UNESCO
Evan Gallagher, Secretary-General.
FIAPF
Executive Committee
Andrés Vicente Gomez (Spain), Chairman/President
Aurelio de Laurentiis (Italy), Honorary President
Chris Marcich (USA), First Vice-President
P.V. Gangadharan (India), First Vice-President for Asia-Pacific
Han Sanping (China), Vice-President
Luis Scalella (Argentina)
John Barrack (Canada)
Zhu Yongde (China)
Sunit Tandon (India)
Gianni Massaro (Italy)
Isao Matsuoka (Japan)
Vladimir Dostal (Russia)
Fabia Buenaventura (Spain)
Börje Hansson (Sweden)
Jean Prewitt/ Lawrence Safir (USA/ Europe)
Geoffrey Brown (Australia)
FIAPF, Paris
Benoit Ginisty, Interim Director General
Brigitte Chapus, Head of Administration & Economic Affairs.
SPAA
(Screen Producers Association of Australia)
Antony I. Ginnane, President
Geoffrey Brown, Executive Director
Julie Marlow, Senior Policy Consultant
Gaylee Butler, Conference Producer
Bethwyn Serow, SPAA Policy Manager
Fran Lanigan, SPAA Publicist.
Official Submission Organisations
APSA thanks many Official Submission Organisations from across the Asia-Pacific region.
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Des Power AM, Chairman & Co-Executive Producer, Scene By Scene
Richard Watson, General Manager
Sharyn Sawyer, Head of Marketing
Maxine Williamson, Associate Producer
Melissa Price, Executive Officer
Brett McDougall, Marketing Coordinator
Patricia Laksmono, Event Assistant
Lung Ong, Awards Administration Coordinator
Justin Morrisey, Event Coordinator
APSA part-time Staff and Volunteers
TM Publicity
Tracey Mair, Director
Cathy Gallagher, Publicist
Deb McBride, Publicist.
APSA Advisory Committee to the Nominations Council
Konrad Ng, Assistant Professor, Academy for Creative Media, University of Hawaii
Adrienne Mc Kibbins, Executive Officer and Awards Manager, Film Critics Circle of Australia
Peter Thompson, Film Critic and Commentator
APSA Animation Advisor
Peter Moyes, Lecturer, Art Theory, Griffith University
APSA Documentary Advisor
Andrew Pike, Managing Director, Ronin Films.
APSA Advisory Council
Jane Hickey, Advisor
Ian MacIntosh, Consultant, CNN International Asia Pacific
Geoffrey Brown, Executive Director, Screen Producers Association of Australia
Martin Hadlow, Associate Professor, Director, Centre for Communication and Social Change, School of Journalism & Communication, The University of Queensland
Jane Smith, Head of Screenwriting , Australian Film Television and Radio School
Anupam Sharma, Managing Director, Temple Film and Casting.
Television Production
Grubstreet Productions
Peter Hiscock, Executive Producer
Graham Davis, Creative Director.
Scene By Scene
CNN Reporter
Anjali Rao
Writer/Interviewer
Graham Davis
Field Producer
Kate Hodges
Producer
Anne Buchner
Production Executive
Prue Miller
Production Accountants
Carol Seeley
Garry Seeley
Camera
Bruce Inglis
David Maguire
Sound
Andrew Belletty
David Lynn
Tony Parkinson
Andy Postle
Josh Talbot
Girjashanker Vohra
Editor
Rob Buttery
Tim Wilson
Online Editor
Justin Ngy Tran
Music
Bob Davies
Sound Editor
Laki Fotopoulos
Research
Adrienne Mc Kibbins
Graphic Design
Michael Murray
The Awards Program
Supervising Producer
Glyn Patrick
Production Executive
Prue Miller
Director
Randall Churchill
Consultant
Peter Faiman
Writer
John Muldrew
Set Designer
Michael Scott-Mitchell
Lighting Designer
Rohan Thornton
Editors
Tim Wilson
David Sergent
Graphics Designer
Michael Murray
Music
Bob Davies
Production Accountant
Carol Seeley
OB Manager
Dennis Dovale
Post Production
Cutting Edge
John Lee, President/Founder
Ray Smith, Chief Executive Officer
Peter Laird, Business Development Manager
Peter Koury, Project Manager
Senior Editor
Samatha Bowden
Support Editor
Joe Lancaster
Guilds
Special thanks to the following guilds for their participation and contribution:
The Writers Guild of America
Screen Actors Guild
American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.
Event Production
David Grant Special Events
David Grant
Annie Rechne
Amelia Rogers
Johnny Ellis.
The Award Commission
Joanna Bone RCA, Glass Artist.
Creative/Graphic Design
Moody Design
Chris Moody
Management and Staff.
Bruce Dover, Australia Network
Clayton Utz
Clovely Estate Finely Crafted Wine
Coca-Cola Amatil
Craig Voevodin
Currumbin Wild Life Sanctuary
Fagaleo
Frank Short, Australian Customs Service
Gold Coast City Council
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Gold Coast Tourism
Griffith University and Griffith Film School, work placement students
John Mobbs, Go Productions
KPMG
Lattouf™ Hair Spa
Lime Photography
Loeb & Loeb (Los Angeles)
Pacific Film & Television Commission
Queensland Art Gallery and The Gallery of Modern Art
Richard Palk, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
SquizNet
Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort and Spa
Tourism Queensland.