16th Asia Pacific Screen Awards

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16th Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Awarded forExcellence in cinema and performance in Asia Pacific region
Awarded byAsia Pacific Screen Academy
Presented byUNESCO
FIAPF
Date3 November 2023 (2023-11-03)
SiteHome of the Arts, Gold Coast,  Australia
Official websitewww.asiapacificscreenawards.com
Highlights
Best FilmPerfect Days
Most nominationsEvil Does Not Exist (4)

The 16th Asia Pacific Screen Awards was held on 3 November 2023 at the Home of the Arts, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, to recognize the best in cinema of the Asia Pacific Region of 2023.[1] Wim Wenders' Perfect Days received the Best Film award.[2]

The nominations were announced on 3 October 2023.[3] Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Evil Does Not Exist led the nominations with four, followed by Snow Leopard with three.

Jury[edit]

The juries were composed of:[4][5][6][7]

International jury
  • Clara Law – Hong Kong film director
  • Yeo Yann Yann – Malaysian actress
  • Anna Katchko – German film producer
  • Hidedo Urata – Japanese cinematographer
  • Faisal Baltyuor – CEO of Muvi Studios
International nominations council
Youth, Animation, Documentary international jury
  • Midi Z – Taiwanese filmmaker, writer, and producer
  • Rima Das – Indian writer, director, and producer
  • Hikaru Toda – Japanese documentary maker
Youth, Animation, Documentary nominations council
  • Faramarz K-Rahber, Iranian-Australian filmmaker
  • Carl Joseph Papa, Filipino animation filmmaker
  • Zoe Sua Cho, Korean-New Zealander filmmaker

Winners and nominees[edit]

The nominations were announced on 3 October 2023.[3] The winners are listed first and in bold.

Best Performance
  • Qas – Azamat Dulatov
  • Citizen Saint – Krum Rodriguez (Special Mention)
    • A Song Sung Blue – Hao Jiayue
    • Whispers of Fire & Water – Kenneth Cyrus
    • Evil Does Not Exist – Yoshio Kitagawa
Best New Performance
  • Aibar Saly and Alisher Ismailov – Brothers
Jury Grand Prize
Young Cinema Award
  • Jeremy Chua
Cultural Diversity Award
(under the patronage of UNESCO)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ntim, Zac (3 November 2023). "Asia Pacific Screen Award Winners: 'Perfect Day' By Wim Wenders Wins Best Film, Ryusuke Hamaguchi's 'Evil Does Not Exist' Takes Jury". Deadline. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. ^ Frater, Patrick (3 November 2023). "Perfect Days' Wins Best Film at Asia Pacific Screen Awards as Japan, Korea, Kazakh Titles Dominate". Variety. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b Ntim, Zac (3 October 2023). "Asia Pacific Screen Awards: Ryusuke Hamaguchi's 'Evil Does Not Exist' Leads Nominations & First Round Winners Announced". Deadline. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  4. ^ Frater, Patrick (21 September 2023). "Clara Law to Head Asia Pacific Screen Awards Jury – Global Bulletin". Variety. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  5. ^ "SAVE THE DATE AND FULL JURIES REVEALED". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 INTERNATIONAL NOMINATIONS COUNCIL". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 YOUTH, ANIMATION, DOCUMENTARY NOMINATIONS COUNCIL". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

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