Nominees announced in the 5th Annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards

 The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) announced on october 10 that 37 films from 19 countries and areas have been nominated in this year’s Asia Pacific Screen Awards, the region’s highest accolade in film, with Winners are to be announced at the Ceremony on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, on November 24.
 APSA 2011 International Jury President, Nansun Shi, made the announcement from the Busan International Film Festival, which was founded by APSA Patron Kim Dong-ho. Films from the Islamic Republic of Iran, People’s Republic of China, Turkey and India will vie for the Best Feature Film Award. Films are judged on cinematic excellence and the way in which they attest to their cultural origins.


Complete list of nominees for the 5th annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA)

Best Feature
Jodaeiye Nader az Simin (A Separation) (Iran) Asghar Farhadi
Rang zidan fei (Let the Bullets Fly) (Mainland China/Hong Kong) Ma Ke, Albert Lee, Yin Homber, Barbie Tung, Zhao Haicheng
Bé Omid É Didar (Goodbye) (Iran) Mohammad Rasoulof
Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da (Once Upon a Time in Anatolia) (Turkey/Bosnia and Herzegovina) Zeynep Özbatur Atakan, Mirsad Purivatra, Eda Arıkan, İbrahim Şahin, Müge Kolat, Murat Akdilek, Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Band Baaja Baaraat (Wedding Planners) (India) Aditya Chopra

Achievement in Directing
Asghar Farhadi, Jodaeiye Nader az Simin (A Separation) (Iran)
Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da (Once Upon a Time in Anatolia) (Turkey/Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Mohammad Rasoulof, Bé Omid É Didar (Goodbye) (Iran)
Jiang Wen, Rang zidan fei (Let the Bullets Fly) (Mainland China/Hong Kong)
Na Hong-jin, Hwanghae (The Yellow Sea) (Korea)

Best Performance by an Actress
Judy Davis, The Eye of the Storm (Australia)
Nahed El Sebai, Cairo 678 (Egypt)
Nadezhda Markina, Elena (Russia)
Shayesteh Irani, Ayenhaye Rooberoo (Facing Mirrors) (Iran)
Leyla Zareh. Bé Omid É Didar (Goodbye) (Iran)

Best Performance by an Actor
Peyman Moadi, Jodaeiye Nader az Simin (A Separation) (Iran)
Wang Baoqiang, Hello! Shu Xian Sheng (Mr Tree), (China)
Sasson Gabay, Boker Tov Adon Fidelman (Restoration) (Israel)
Fa’afiaula Sagote, O le Tulafale (The Orator) (New Zealand/Samoa)
Daniel Connors, Toomelah (Australia)

Best Screenplay
Yoon Sung-hyun, Pa-soo-kkoon (Bleak Night) (Korea)
Denis Osokin, Silent Souls (Russia)
Alexey Balabanov, A Stoker (Russia)
Asghar Farhadi, Jodaeiye Nader az Simin (A Separation) (Iran)
Ercan Kesal, Ebru Ceylan and Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da (Once Upon a Time in Anatolia) (Turkey/ Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Achievement in Cinematography
Vladimir Bashta, Brest Fortress (Russia)
Yuri Klimenko, The Edge (Russia)
Mark Lee Ping Bin, Norwegian Wood (Japan)
Sonthar Gyal, Old Dog (China — Tibet)
Gökhan Tiryaki, Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da (Once Upon a Time in Anatolia) (Turkey/Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Best Children’s Feature
Wo 11 (11 Flowers) (China/France) Isabelle Glachant, Wang Xiaoshuai, Didar Domerhi, Lu Dong, Laurent Baudens, Gael Nouaille
Buta (Azerbaijan) Khamis Muradov, Ilgar Najaf
Mabul (The Flood) (Israel/France/Germany/Canada) Chilik Michael, Ina Fichman, Avraham Pirchi, Tami Leon, David Silber, Moshe Edery, Leon Edery
Di si zhang hua (The Fourth Portrait) (Taiwan), Tseng Shao-chien
Red Dog (Australia), Nelson Woss, Julie Ryan
Bad o Meh (Wind and Fog) (Iran) Naser Dehghani Poudeh

Best Documentary Feature
Amin (Iran/Korea/Canada/Ukraine), Shahin Parhami
Bakhmaro (Georgia/Germany) Anna Dziapshipa, Heino Deckert
Jag Var Värd 50 Lamm (I Was Worth 50 Sheep) (Sweden/Japan/US) Maryam Ebrahimi
Marathon Boy (India/UK) Gemma Atwal, Matt Norman
Pink Saris (India/UK) Amber Latiff, Girjashanker Vohra.

Best Animated Feature
Hoshi o Ou Kodomo (Children Who Chase Lost Voices From Deep Below) (Japan) Noritaka Kawaguchi
Madangeul naon amtak (Leafie) (Korea) Lee Eun, Shim Jaemyung, Kim Sunku
RPG Metanoia (Phillippines) Charles Rapaport, Malou Santos, Lelette Bontia, Ann Gatmaytan, Ned Villarama
Tatsumi (Singapore) Tan Fong Cheng, Phil Mitchell, Freddie Yeo, Eric Khoo, Gary Goh, Greg Chew, Brian Gothong Tan, Wong Kim Hoh
Gadkiy Utyonok (The Ugly Duckling) (Russia) Garri Bardin

Two additional major awards for outstanding achievement will be presented at the ceremony.

• FIAPF Award: Each year FIAPF-International Federation of Film Producers Associations – determines the winner of the FIAPF Award for outstanding achievement in film in the Asia-Pacific region.
• UNESCO Award: The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization presents the UNESCO Award for outstanding contribution to the promotion and preservation of cultural diversity through film.