17th Asia Pacific Screen Awards | |
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Awarded for | Excellence in cinema and performance in Asia Pacific region |
Awarded by | Asia Pacific Screen Academy |
Presented by | UNESCO FIAPF |
Date | 30 November 2024 |
Site | Home of the Arts, Gold Coast, Australia |
Official website | www |
Highlights | |
Most awards | April (2) |
Most nominations | All We Imagine as Light & April (5) |
The 17th Asia Pacific Screen Awards , presented by UNESCO, FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Associations) and the Brisbane City Council, took place on 30 November 2024 at the Home of the Arts, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, to recognize the best in cinema of the Asia Pacific Region of 2024. [1]
The nominations were announced on 16 October 2024. The most nominated films were All We Imagine as Light , a co-production between France, India, Netherlands and Luxembourg, directed by Payal Kapadia, and April , a co-production between Georgia, Italy and France, directed by Dea Kulumbegashvili, with both films being up for five awards each. [2]
For the first time since the inception of the category, the non-gendered award for Best Performance consisted of only female performers. Similarly, four out of the five nominees for Best Director are female filmmakers. [3]
The nominations were announced on 16 October 2024. [4] The winners are listed first and in bold. [5]
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