The 11th
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) is an international cultural initiative overseen by the Asia Pacific Screen Academy and headquartered in Australia, sometimes called "Asia-Pacific Oscars". In order to realise UNESCO's goals of promoting a ...
were held on 23 November 2017 at the Brisbane Conventions and Exhibition Centre in
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a ...
, Australia.
On 14 September 2017, three jury members were announced in Beijing by the Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Cr Graham Quirk. They are Chinese actress
He Saifei, Filipino writer/director
Adolfo Alix Jr and Kazakh writer, director and cinematographer
Adilkhan Yerzhanov. Top Australian film editor,
Jill Bilcock ASE ACE was later announced as the head of the international jury, joined by Yoshi Yatabe, the programming director of the
Tokyo International Film Festival
The is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. According to the FIAPF, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals and the second largest film festival in Asia behind the ...
, completing the jury line-up. The international jury determined the winners of all the major APSA awards including Best Feature Film, Achievement in Directing, Achievement in Cinematography, Best Screenplay, Best Performance by an Actress and Actor. They also determined the winner of the
Cultural Diversity Award, under the patronage of UNESCO.
Haifaa Al Mansour, was announced to be the chair of the Youth Animation and Documentary Jury, followed by
Melanie Coombs and Steve Abbott.
Winners and nominees
Nominees of Youth, Animation, and Documentary were announced with the jury on 4 October 2017. The full list of nominees were announced on 13 October 2017.
Multiple wins and nominations
The following films received multiple nominations
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Asia Pacific Screen Awards
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) is an international cultural initiative overseen by the Asia Pacific Screen Academy and headquartered in Australia, sometimes called "Asia-Pacific Oscars". In order to realise UNESCO's goals of promoting a ...
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) is an international cultural initiative overseen by the Asia Pacific Screen Academy and headquartered in Australia, sometimes called "Asia-Pacific Oscars". In order to realise UNESCO's goals of promoting a ...
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) is an international cultural initiative overseen by the Asia Pacific Screen Academy and headquartered in Australia, sometimes called "Asia-Pacific Oscars". In order to realise UNESCO's goals of promoting a ...