Jiang Wen, one of China’s most celebrated actors, wrote and directed his first film In the Heat of the Sun in 1993. The film was named one of Time Magazine’s Top 10 Movies of 1995, before sweeping the board with six Taiwan Golden Horse Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. In 1998, Jiang wrote, directed and starred in his second feature, Devils on the Doorstep. The controversial black comedy won the Grand Prix at the 53rd Cannes Film Festival in 2000, as well as the NETPAC Award at the 2001 Hawaii International Film Festival. After a five-year hiatus, Jiang made The Sun Also Rises, his third feature film, which competed for the Golden Lion at the 2007 Venice Film Festival and received a nomination for Achievement in Cinematography at the 2007 APSAs.
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.
