Timur Bekmambetov is one of the most successful filmmakers in Russian history, known for Night Watch (2004) and its sequel Day Watch (2006), Wanted (2008), Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) and Ben-Hur (2016). As a producer, he received an APSA nomination for The Snow Queen 2 (2014) and Rezo (2018). He has also produced international hits including Unfriended (2014) and Searching (2018), both of which pioneered the use of narrative being told through on-screen technology like phone and laptop screens.
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.
