
Media Releases
11 Nov 2008
APSA Winners Announced
ASIA PACIFIC SCREEN AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Winners in the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, the region’s highest accolade in film in 2008, were announced tonight at a special ceremony on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. More than 700 film industry luminaries from the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and the United States attended the ceremony. More
07 Nov 2008
APSA Announces Ceremony Presenters
International film star Jack Thompson, broadcasters Indira Naidoo and Peter Thompson, author of the best-selling book Mao’s Last Dancer, Li Cunxin, and presenter of CNN The Screening Room, Myleene Klass, are to present the Asia Pacific Screen Awards ceremony on Queensland’s Gold
Coast on Tuesday, November 11. More
05 Nov 2008
Asia Pacific Screen Awards Jury Meets on Gold Coast
The International Jury of the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, headed by Academy-Award nominated Australian director, Bruce Beresford begins its deliberations today on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. More
30 Oct 2008
Asia Pacific Screen Awards Commissions Queensland Glass Artist
Asia Pacific Screen Awards has commissioned one of Australia’s most highly regarded glass artists, Queenslander Joanna Bone, to create the awards to be presented to winners at the second annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards ceremony. More
24 Oct 2008
Asia Pacific Screen Awards Announces International Jury for 2008
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards today announced members of its 2008 International Jury. They join this year’s Jury President, Academy Award nominated director Bruce Beresford, in determining the winners of the second annual Awards, to be announced on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, on November 11. More
21 Oct 2008
Alicia Mayer Beverley Appointed as Vice Patron, Academy of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Asia Pacific Screen Awards Chairman, Des Power, today announced the appointment of Alicia Mayer Beverley, niece of Louis B. Mayer who founded Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Academy Awards™, as Vice Patron of The Academy of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. More
01 Oct 2008
Asia Pacific Screen Awards Nominees Announced
Men Jeuk (Sparrow, Hong Kong), 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) will vie for Best Feature Film in the Asia Pacific Screen Awards to be announced on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, on November 11. More
23 Sep 2008
APSA Nominations Council Meets to Determine Finalists
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards Nominations Council meets this week in Brisbane, Australia, to determine the finalists in the second Asia Pacific Screen Awards – the APSAs - the highest accolade for film in the region in 2008. More
11 Sep 2008
More than 180 films from 43 countries enter 2008 APSAs
The 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) - the region’s highest accolade in film - has attracted more than 180 film entries from 43 countries of Asia-Pacific. More
01 Sep 2008
Scene By Scene Profiles the Best of Asia-Pacific Filmmakers
In the run-up to the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, CNN is to feature the power and reach of Asia-Pacific cinema in four half-hour Scene By Scene documentaries starting October 4th. More
31 Jul 2008
Six APSA-Nominated Films Selected for Brisbane International Film Festival
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) congratulates the six films, nominated in last year’s inaugural Asia Pacific Screen Awards, which have been selected to screen at the 2008 St. George Bank Brisbane International Film Festival (July 31 - August 10, 2008). More
17 May 2008
Bruce Beresford to Head Asia Pacific Screen Awards Jury 2008
CANNES: Academy-Award nominated director Bruce Beresford will be the President of the International Jury for the second annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards, to be held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, on November 11, 2008. More
08 May 2008
Asia Pacific Screen Awards Launches Screen Academy
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards is to have its own Academy with Australian screen legend Jack Thompson AM as its Patron. More
08 May 2008
Aussie screen legend Jack Thompson APSA patron: Bligh
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards is to have its own Academy with Australian screen legend Jack Thompson AM as its Patron, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh said today. More
13 Nov 2007
Asia Pacific Screen Awards Winners Announced
Winners in the inaugural Asia Pacific Screen Awards, the region’s highest accolade in film in 2007, were announced tonight at a special ceremony on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Over 500 film industry luminaries from the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and the United States attended the ceremony. More
09 Nov 2007
Strong Response to APSA: Nominees from 17 Countires to Attend
Nominees from 17 countries in the Asia-Pacific Region region are gathering on the Gold Coast, Australia for the inaugural Asia Pacific Screen Awards to be presented on Tuesday November 13. More
01 Nov 2007
APSA Announces Award Ceremony Presenters: Jack Thompson, Indira Naidoo and Anjali Rao
International film star Jack Thompson and broadcasters Indira Naidoo and CNN’s Anjali Rao are to present the Asia Pacific Screen Awards Ceremony on Queensland’s Gold Coast on Tuesday, November 13. More
19 Oct 2007
Asia Pacific Screen Awards Announces International Jury
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards has announced the International Jury in the inaugural Awards. Jury President Shabana Azmi will be joined on the International Jury by legendary Pusan Festival Director Kim Dong-Ho of Korea, Iranian director Jafar Panahi, UK producer Nik Powell and Chinese filmmaker Tian Zhuangzhuang. More
02 Oct 2007
Asia Pacific Screen Awards Nominees Announced
Nominees in the inaugural Asia Pacific Screen Awards, the region’s highest accolade in film in 2007, were announced tonight at a gala event in Singapore. More
24 Sep 2007
Asia Pacific Screen Awards Nominations Council Meets to Determine Nominees
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) Nominations Council meets this week in Brisbane, Australia, to determine the nominees in the inaugural Asia Pacific Screen Awards, the highest accolade for film in the region in 2007. More
03 Sep 2007
Ten Days To Asia Pacific Screen Awards Entry Deadline
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards, the region’s highest accolade in film for 2007, is calling for final entries. Countries have just 10 remaining days until the entry deadline of September 12, 2007 to nominate films from the Asia-Pacific region. More
21 Aug 2007
Asia Pacific Screen Awards Secure John Woo, Omar Sharif, Chen Kaige for awards programs airing on CNN International
Production of the television programs attached to the inaugural Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) 2007 has wrapped in India and Bhutan this week following location shoots in Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, Egypt, Singapore, Japan, Korea and Turkey. More
10 Aug 2007
One month to Asia Pacific Screen Awards entry deadline
Countries from the vast Asia-Pacific region have just over 30 days to submit films for the region’s highest accolade in film for 2007 More
07 Aug 2007
Asia Pacific Screen Awards Commissions Queensland Glass Artist
Premier and Minister for Trade Peter Beattie today announced artist Joanna Bone has been given the prestigious task of creating a unique prize for winners at the much-anticipated Asia Pacific Screen Awards. More
06 Aug 2007
Shabana Azmi to Head Asia Pacific Screen Awards International Jury
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards has announced that illustrious Indian actress and humanitarian Shabana Azmi will be the President of the International Jury More
23 Jul 2007
Asia Pacific Screen Awards Announces Television Production and Post Production Companies
Asia Pacific Screen Awards Announces Television Production and Post Production Companies More
20 May 2007
CNN International, UNESCO and FIAPF to Partner in Global Initiative for ASIA Pacific Films
CNN International, UNESCO and FIAPF to Partner in Global Initiative for ASIA Pacific Films More
