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Meet the APSA 2023 Nominees!
We are thrilled to introduce you to the incredible talent and outstanding films that have secured their place as nominees for the 16th Annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards!
These nominees have captured hearts and minds with their exceptional storytelling, cinematic brilliance, and dedication to their craft. From gripping narratives to breathtaking visuals, their work represents the very best of cinema from the Asia Pacific region.
See below for the full list of nominees, and mark your calendars for the Awards Ceremony on November 3, 2023, where we will celebrate their achievements and the power of cinema to inspire and unite us all.
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Citizen Saint (Mokalake Tsmindani)
Georgia, France, Bulgaria
Directed by Tinatin Kajrishvili
Produced by Lasha Khalvashi, Tinatin Kajrishvili
Evil Does Not Exist (Aku Wa Sonzai Shinai)
Japan
Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Produced by Satoshi Takata
Perfect Days
Japan
Directed by Wim Wenders
Produced by Wim Wenders, Takuma Takasaki, Koji Yanai
Qas
Kazakhstan
Directed by Aisultan Seit
Produced by Yerkebulan Kurishbayev, Yuliya Kim, Eugenia Moreva
Snow Leopard (Xue bao)
People’s Republic of China
Directed by Pema Tseden
Produced by Wang Lei
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Bauryna Salu
Kazakhstan
Directed by Askhat Kuchinchirekov
Produced by Askhat Kuchinchirekov, Anna Katchko
Blueback
Australia
Directed by Robert Connolly
Produced by James Grandison, Robert Connolly, Liz Kearney
A House in Jerusalem
Palestine, United Kingdom, Qatar, Netherlands, Germany
Directed by Muayad Alayan
Produced by Muayad Alayan, Rami Alayan, Abeer Salman, Rachel Robey, Alastair Clark, Dorothe Beinemeier, Hanneke Neins, Giorgos Karnavas
Monster (Kaibutsu)
Japan
Directed by Kore-eda Hirokazu
Produced by Genki Kawamura, Kenji Yamada
Tiger Stripes
Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, France, Germany, Netherlands, Indonesia, Qatar
Directed by Amanda Nell Eu
Produced by Foo Fei Ling, Patrick Mao Huang, Fran Borgia, Juliette Lepoutre, Pierre Menahem, Jonas Weydemann, Ellen Havenith, Yulia Evina Bhara
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Deep Sea (Shen hai)
People’s Republic of China
Directed by Tian Xiaopeng
Produced by Qiao Yi
The First Slam Dunk
Japan
Directed by Takehiko Inoue
Produced by Toshiyuki Matsui
Scarygirl
Australia
Directed by Ricard Cussó
Co-Directed by Tania Vincent
Produced by Sophie Byrne, Kristen Souvlis, Nadine Bates, Ryan Greaves
The Siren (La Sirène)
France, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium
Directed by Sepideh Farsi
Produced by Sébastien Onomo
Suzume (Suzume no Tojimari)
Japan
Directed by Makoto Shinkai
Produced by Noritaka Kawaguchi, Genki Kawamura, Yoshihiro Furusawa, Tomohiro Tokunaga
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Against the Tide
India, France
Directed by Sarvnik Kaur
Produced by Koval Bhatia, Sarvnik Kaur
Beyond Utopia
United States
Directed by Madeleine Gavin
Produced by Jana Edelbaum, Rachel Cohen, Sue Mi Terry
Man in Black
France, United States, United Kingdom
Directed by Wang Bing
Produced by K Lihong, Sonia Buchman, Nicholas R de la Mothe
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
United States, Republic of Korea
Directed by Amanda Kim
Produced by Jennifer Stockman, David Koh, Amanda Kim, Amy Hobby, Jesse Wann, Mariko Munro
To Kill a Tiger
Canada
Directed by Nisha Pahuja
Produced by Cornelia Principe, Nisha Pahuja, David Oppenheim
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Celine Song for Past Lives
Republic of Korea, United States
Darkhan Tulegenov for Brothers (Bratya)
Kazakhstan
Liang Ming for Carefree Days (Xiao yao you)
People’s Republic of China
Rima Das for Tora’s Husband
India
Ryusuke Hamaguchi for Evil Does Not Exist (Aku Wa Sonzai Shinai)
Japan
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Anthony Shim for Riceboy Sleeps
Canada, Republic of Korea
Liang Ming for Carefree Days (Xiao yao you)
People’s Republic of China
Nicole Midori Woodford for Last Shadow at First Light
Singapore, Japan, Slovenia, Philippines, Indonesia
Pema Tseden for Snow Leopard (Xue bao)
People’s Republic of China
Ryusuke Hamaguchi for Evil Does Not Exist (Aku Wa Sonzai Shinai)
Japan
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Azamat Dulatov for Qas
Kazakhstan
Hao Jiayue for A Song Sung Blue
People’s Republic of China
Kenneth Cyrus for Whispers of Fire & Water
India
Krum Rodriguez for Citizen Saint (Mokalake Tsmindani)
Georgia, France, Bulgaria
Yoshio Kitagawa for Evil Does Not Exist (Aku Wa Sonzai Shinai)
Japan
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Koji Yakusho for Perfect Days
Japan
Jinpa for Snow Leopard (Xue bao)
People’s Republic of China
Mihaya Shirata for Last Shadow at First Light
Singapore, Japan, Slovenia, Philippines, Indonesia
Mouna Hawa for Inshallah a Boy (Inshallah Walad)
Jordan, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar
Zhou Dongyu for The Breaking Ice (Ran dong)
People’s Republic of China
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Rapture (Rimdogittanga)
India, People's Republic of China, Qatar, Switzerland, Netherlands
Directed by Dominic Megam Sangma
Produced by Xu Jianshang, Eva Gunme R Marak, Anu Rangachar, Sun Li, Harsh Agarwal, Aditya Grover, Stephen Zacharias
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Phạm Thiên Ân for Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (Bên Trong Vỏ Kén Vàng)
Vietnam, Singapore, France, Spain
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Congratulations to this year's nominees! We announce the winners at the Awards Ceremony on November 3, 2023 at HOTA, Gold Coast. Tickets on sale here.
SHARE THE LOVE! If you want to post on your socials congratulating this years nominees the APSA team have prepared some content to make it easier to get these films the recognition they truly deserve! Don't forget to tag APSA and #APSA23.
Thank you to all the films that have submitted this year!
Stay tuned for information on the Asia Pacific Screen Forum soon.
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The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and emerging. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
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