The eighth annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA’s) was held in Brisbane, Australia on last night (Thursday).
2014 Asia Pacific Screen Awards — complete winners list
BEST FEATURE FILM
“Leviathan” (aka “Leviafan”) (Russia)
ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
Nuri Bilge Ceylan for “Winter Sleep” (aka “Kis Uykusu”) (Turkey, France, Germany)
BEST SCREENPLAY
Nima Javidi for “Melbourne” (Iran)
ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Dong Jinsong for “Black Coal Thin Ice” (aka “Bai Ri Yan Huo”) (China, Hong Kong)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
Cliff Curtis in “The Dark Horse” (New Zealand)
SPECIAL MENTION BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
David Gulpilil in “Charlie’s Country” (Australia)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
Lu Zhong in “Red Amnesia” (aka “Chuangru Zhe”) (China)
SPECIAL MENTION BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
Merila Zareie in “Track 143” (aka “Shiar-E 143”) (Iran)
BEST YOUTH FEATURE FILM
“Sivas” (Turkey, Germany)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
“1001 Apples” (aka “Hezar-o yek Siv”) (Iraq)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
“The Tale of The Princess Kaguya” (aka “Kaguya-hime no Monogatari”) (Japan)
UNESCO AWARD
Shawkat Amin Korki for directing “Memories on Stone” (aka “Bîranînên li ser kevirî”) (Iraqi Kurdistan, Germany)
JURY GRAND PRIZE
“Blind Massage” (aka “Tui Na”) (China, France)
JURY GRAND PRIZE
Rakhshan Banietemad for directing “Tales” (aka “Ghesseha”) (Iran)
FIAPF Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film in the Asia Pacific region
Emile Sherman (Australia)
APSA Academy NETPAC Development Prize
Reza Dormishian (Iran)