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China/Hong Kong win at Asia Pacific Screen Awards

China/Hong Kong film Aftershock has won the Best Feature Film category at the 4th Asia Pacific Screen Awards on the Gold Coast.

Australia received two high commendation awards, for Best Performance (Tony Barry in New Zealand’s Home for Christmas) and Outstanding Technology and Special Effects (Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole).

“Ultimately Aftershock won best film because, in my own view, it has everything. It is as good a ‘big’ movie as any I’ve seen from Hollywood in years. It doesn’t disappoint at any level.  It has already attracted a huge audience and it has every chance of going on to capture a bigger international audience. It is incredibly moving and, at the same time, it is really an extraordinarily restrained film…and it ends beautifully,” said Jury president, Lord David Puttnam.

The ceremony also included the announcement of the first grants offered by the MPA APSA Academy Film Fund, for writer/directors Lee Chang-dong, Sergey Dvortsevoy, Ashar Farhadi and Peng Tao. They will receive U$25,000 each, to be allocated to the script development of new feature film projects.

BEST FEATURE FILM

Tangshan Dadizheng (Aftershock)

People’s Republic of China (Mainland China / Hong Kong)

Produced by Guo Yanhong, Han Sanping, Wang Zhonjun, Peter Lam Kin Ngok, Wang Tonguan and Albert Yeung.

SCREEN INTERNATIONAL JURY GRAND PRIZE

Actress Shinobu Terajima for Caterpillar

Japan

Writer/Director Samuel Maoz for Levanon (Lebanon)

Israel / France / Germany

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING

Lee Chang-dong for Shi (Poetry)

Republic of Korea

BEST PERFORMANCE BY ACTRESS

Yun Jung-hee for Shi (Poetry)

Republic of Korea

BEST PERFORMANCE BY ACTOR

Chen Daoming for Tangshan dadizheng (Aftershock)
People’s Republic of China (Mainland China / Hong Kong)

BEST SCREENPLAY

Samuel Maoz for Levanon (Lebanon)
Israel / France / Germany

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY

Sudhir Palsane for Vihir (The Well)
India

BEST CHILDREN’S FEATURE FILM

Digari (The Other)

Islamic Republic of Iran

Produced by Mohammad Ali Najafi

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Piercing I

People’s Republic of China

Produced by Lynne Wang

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM

Last Train Home

People’s Republic of China / Canada

Produced by Mila Aung-Thwin and Daniel Cross.

Co-Produced by Bob Moore

FIAPF AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM

Christine Hakim

UNESCO AWARD

Bal (Honey)

Turkey / Germany

Written and directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu

HIGH COMMENDATION

High Commendation for Performance by an Actor

Tony Barry for Home by Christmas

High Commendation for Outstanding Technology and Special Effects

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole

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