Avid Liongoren runs Rocketsheep, an indie animation studio. Aside from animation, he also directs live action productions and is a veteran of the Philippine advertising scene. His 1st feature film, Saving Sally (2016) won the jury prize at the following; Brussels Fantastic Festival, Portugal’s Fantasporto and Seoul International Animation Festival. It was also nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 2017 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and emerging. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
