The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) promote and acclaim the cinematic excellence and cultural diversity of the vast Asia-Pacific region. An international cultural initiative of the Queensland State Government, Australia, it brings together in a unique collaboration Paris-based UNESCO and FIAPF-International Federation of Film Producers Associations.
APSA honours the film culture of a region stretching from Egypt in the west to the Cook Islands in the east, and from Russia in the north to New Zealand in the south. In total, an area representing four billion people; 60 percent of the global population; 70 countries and areas; one third of the earth; and half the world’s film output.
Established in 2007, the annual Awards are the region’s highest accolade in film. Winners are determined by an International Jury and films are judged on cinematic excellence and the way in which they attest to their cultural origins.
APSA’s other initiatives include television production, development funding and its Academy of some 400 members made up of APSA Nominees, Winners, Nominations Council and Jury members – the region’s most respected names in film which increases by 100 members each year as new nominees are inducted.
APSA enjoins with UNESCO to promote a greater understanding of the significance of all cultures in our world and furthers the common interest of Asia-Pacific film producers on behalf of FIAPF–International Federation of Film Producers Associations.
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