Santosh Sivan is an acclaimed Indian director and cinematographer who has received five National Film Awards, three Filmfare and ten international film festival awards. His body of work includes 45 features and 41 documentaries in Hindi, English, Tamil and Malayalam. As a cinematographer he is best known internationally for Bride and Prejudice (2004) and he both directed and shot Asoka (2001), selected for Venice and Toronto International Film Festivals. He directed Tahaan: A Boy With A Grenade, which received a 2009 APSA High Commendation. V. Manikandan is a leading Indian cinematographer. Since his debut Atharmam (1994), he has shot some of India’s biggest hits including Main Hoon Na (2004), Om Shanti Om (2007), both starring Shahrukh Khan; and Kuch Naa Kaho (2003), starring Aishwarya Rai. Winner of the Film Fare Award for Best Cinematographer for Anniyan (2005); he is an acclaimed cinematographer for television commercials with more than 3,000 to his credit.
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.
