4. How do I become an Academy member?
5. What categories can I vote in?
6. Can I vote if I worked on one of the films in competition?
7. I am eligible to vote but I do not have access to APSA View.
8. Does the system work on both Windows and Mac?
9. What are the system requirements?
10. Do I need to be connected to the internet to use the system?
11. I’ve lost my username/password.
14. How many films do I need to watch?
15. Is the application available in other languages?
16. What language are the subtitles?
17. When will the Nominees be announced?
18. When will the Winners be announced?
19. I have a question that is not in the FAQs or other documentation. Who should I contact?
APSA View is an evolution in digital content delivery developed by The Media Architects in conjunction with the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. APSA View is a multi-platform Adobe Air® application which allows users to browse, preview and download APSA competition films to their PC, MAC or Linux computer.
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APSA View is only available for our Academy members to use for the purposes of voting. It is free for use to this group; however, we recommend that the user has a 1.5mb/s broadband connection. The user is responsible for any and all data charges that are incurred while using APSA View.
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APSA Academy members who have been inducted into the academy for one of the three categories (Children’s, Animation or Documentary), past Jury, Advisory Committee and Nominations Council can vote. For more information see “What categories can I vote in?”
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4. How do I become an Academy member?
Nominees in the Asia Pacific Screen Awards are automatically inducted into the APSA Academy at the time of the Official Nominees Announcement. In addition, the Director/s of nominated Best Feature Films; Best Children’s Feature Films; Best Animated Feature Films and Best Documentary Feature Films will be inducted to the Academy if they are not already the nominee.
All members of the APSA Advisory Committee, APSA Nominations Council and APSA International Jury are inducted into the Academy at the announcement of their appointment. All APSA Winners are automatically inducted into the Academy at the time of the Winners Announcement at the APSA Ceremony.
The Patron and Vice Patron of the Academy along with the APSA Chairman and Presidents of FIAPF-International Federation of Film Producers Associations are also members of the Academy.
A list of current Academy members can be viewed here. The 2012 Nominees will be announced early October.
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5. What categories can I vote in?
There are 3 categories that are available for Academy members to vote in this year: Best Children’s Feature Film, Best Documentary Feature Film and Best Animated Feature Film. However, you are only eligible to vote in the same category/s as your APSA Nomination/s in the past.
Example: Jane Do was nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film, therefore Jane Do is eligible to vote for the Best Documentary Feature Film.
6. Can I vote if I worked on one of the films in competition?
You cannot vote in categories where you have a conflict of interest. All users will be required to submit a declaration of conflict of interest, the relevant clause of which is outlined here:
“I agree that I will not participate in any decision for APSA if I have a direct interest in an entrant or nominee as a result in my participation as a director, producer, actor or any position involved in the production of the film, the subject of the entry or nomination.”
7. I am eligible to vote but I do not have access to APSA View.
If you are eligible to vote and you do not have access to APSA View, please contact the APSA Secretariat by email films@apscreenawards.com any time or phone +61 7 3222 1010 during business hours (Australian Eastern Standard Time 9:00am – 5:00pm) and we will respond to you as soon as possible with a unique username and password and instructions on how to get started.
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8. Does the system work on both Windows and Mac?
Yes. It will also work on a Linux system, provided it meets the technical requirements outlined below.
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9. What are the system requirements?
System requirements for APSA View are:
Windows
Intel® Pentium® III processor (Pentium 4 recommended) Microsoft® Windows® XP Home, Professional, or Tablet PC
Edition with Service Pack 2 or 3, Windows Server® 2003, Windows Vista®
Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise (including 64-bit
editions) with Service Pack 1, or Windows 7 512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)
Macintosh
Intel Core. Duo or faster processor
Mac OS X v10.4, v10.5 or v10.6
512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)
Linux
Intel Pentium III processor (Pentium 4 recommended)
Fedora Core 12, Ubuntu 9.10, or openSUSE® 11.2
1GB of RAM
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10. Do I need to be connected to the internet to use the system?
Yes. The Digital Rights Management system that protects the films requires an internet connection for the purposes of authentication. You will also need an internet connection to download the films.
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11. I’ve lost my username/password.
If you have lost your username / password please contact the APSA Secretariat to retrieve your username and new password.
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If this is your first time using APSA View, you must have a valid Internet connection to log into the application. Please check to ensure that you are online, then close and relaunch the application.
If you are still experiencing difficulty logging into APSA View, please contact APSA via films@apscreenawards.com to have your credentials refreshed and an updated version supplied to you.
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Voting for the Nominees round (Children’s, Animation and Documentary) will close on September 30, 2012. The Winners round (for Animation and Documentary) will open on October 12, 2012 and closes on November 11, 2012.
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14. How many films do I need to watch?
The number of films in each category will vary depending on the number of entries this year. In order to vote, you are required to watch all the films that are available in the category that you are eligible for.
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15. Is the application available in other languages?
The main navigation features, ballot form and key sections are available in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Farsi, Russian and English. All films are screened in their original language with English subtitles.
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16. What language are the subtitles?
All films are in their original language and the subtitles are available in English.
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17. When will the Nominees be announced?
APSA will make the Official Nominees Announcement on October 12, 2011. After the Nominees Announcement, the Winners voting period (Documentary and Animation only) will commence. You will not be required to watch the films again however, they will be available to download if you would like to review.
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18. When will the Winners be announced?
The Winners will be announced on November 24, 2011 at the Fifth Annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards. The Ceremony will be webcast live via www.asiapacificscreenacademy.com
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19. I have a question that is not in the FAQs or other documentation. Who should I contact?
If you have any questions regarding the application that are not in the FAQs, please email films@apscreenawards.com any time or phone +61 7 3222 1010 during business hours (Australian Eastern Standard Time 9:00am – 5:00pm) and we will respond to you as soon as possible.
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1. What is APSA View?
APSA View is an evolution in digital content delivery developed by The Media Architects in conjunction with the APSA. APSA View is a multi-platform Adobe Air® application which allows users to browse, preview and download APSA competition films to their PC, MAC or Linux computer.
2. Does it cost money to use?
APSA View is only available for our Academy members to use for the purposes of voting. It is free for use to this group; however, we recommend that the user has a 1.5mb/s broadband connection. The user is responsible for any and all data charges that are incurred while using APSA View.
3. Who can vote?
APSA Academy members who have been inducted into the academy for one of the three categories (Children’s, Animation or Documentary), past Jury, Advisory Committee and Nominations Council can vote. For more information see “What categories can I vote in?”
4. How do I become an Academy member?
Nominees in the Asia Pacific Screen Awards are automatically inducted into the APSA Academy at the time of the Official Nominees Announcement. In addition, the Director/s of nominated Best Feature Films; Best Children’s Feature Films; Best Animated Feature Films and Best Documentary Feature Films will be inducted to the Academy if they are not already the nominee.
All members of the APSA Advisory Committee, APSA Nominations Council and APSA International Jury are inducted into the Academy at the announcement of their appointment. All APSA Winners are automatically inducted into the Academy at the time of the Winners Announcement at the APSA Ceremony.
The Patron and Vice Patron of the Academy along with the APSA Chairman and Presidents of FIAPF-International Federation of Film Producers Associations are also members of the Academy.
A list of current Academy members can be viewed here. The 2011 Nominees will be announced early October.
5. What categories can I vote in?
There are 3 categories that are available for our academy members to vote on this year: Children’s Feature Film, Documentary Feature Film and Animation Feature Film. However, you are only eligible to vote in the same category/s as your APSA Nomination/s in the past.
Example: Mary Jane was nominated for Best Children’s Feature Film, therefore Mary Jane is only eligible for Best Children’s Feature Film.
6. Can I vote if I worked on one of the films in competition?
You cannot vote in categories where you have a conflict of interest. All users will be required to submit a declaration of conflict of interest, the relevant clause of which is outlined here:
“I agree that I will not participate in any decision for APSA if I have a direct interest in an entrant or nominee as a result in my participation as a director, producer, actor or any position involved in the production of the film, the subject of the entry or nomination.”
7. I am eligible to vote but I do not have access to APSA View.
If you are eligible to vote and you do not have access to APSA View, please contact APSA Secretariat by email films@apscreenawards.com any time or phone +61 7 3222 1010 during business hours (Australian Eastern Standard Time 9:00am – 5:00pm) and we will respond to you as soon as possible.
8. Does the system work on both Windows and Mac?
Yes. It will also work on a Linux system, provided it meets the technical requirements outlined below.
9. What are the system requirements?
System requirements for APSA View are:
Windows
Intel® Pentium® III processor (Pentium 4 recommended) Microsoft® Windows® XP Home, Professional, or Tablet PC
Edition with Service Pack 2 or 3, Windows Server® 2003, Windows Vista®
Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise (including 64-bit
editions) with Service Pack 1, or Windows 7 512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)
Macintosh
Intel Core. Duo or faster processor
Mac OS X v10.4, v10.5 or v10.6
512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)
Linux
Intel Pentium III processor (Pentium 4 recommended)
Fedora Core 12, Ubuntu 9.10, or openSUSE® 11.2
1GB of RAM
10. Do I need to be connected to the internet to use the system?
Yes. The Digital Rights Management system that protects the films requires an internet connection for the purposes of authentication. You will also need an internet connection to download the films.
11. I’ve lost my username/password.
If you have lost your username / password please contact APSA Secretariat to retrieve your username and new password.
12. I am unable to log in?
If this is your first time using APSA View, you must have a valid Internet connection to log into the application. Please check to ensure that you are online, then close and relaunch the application.
If you are still experiencing difficulty logging into APSA View, please contact APSA via films@apscreenawards.com to have your credentials refreshed and an updated version supplied to you.
13. When does voting close?
Voting for the Nominees round (Children’s, Animation and Documentary) will close on September 30, 2011. The Winners round (for Animation and Documentary) will open on October 12, 2011 and closes on November 11, 2011.
14. How many films do I need to watch?
The number of films in each category will vary depending on the number of entries this year. In order to vote, you are required to watch all the films that are available in the category that you are eligible for.
15. Is the application available in other languages?
The main navigation features, ballot form and key sections are available in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Farsi, Russian and English. However, all films are screened in their original language with English subtitles.
16. What language are the subtitles?
All films are in their original language and the subtitles are available only in English.
17. When will the Nominees be announced?
APSA will make the Official Nominees Announcement on October 12, 2011. After the Nominees Announcement, the Winners voting period (Documentary and Animation only) will commence. You will not be required to watch the films again however, they will be available to download if you would like to review.
18. When will the Winners be announced?
The Winners will be announced on November 24, 2011 at the Fifth Annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards. The Ceremony will be webcast live via www.asiapacificscreenacademy.com
19. I have a question that is not in the FAQs or other documentation. Who should I contact?
If you have any questions regarding the application that are not in the FAQs, please email films@apscreenawards.com any time or phone +61 7 3222 1010 during business hours (Australian Eastern Standard Time 9:00am – 5:00pm) and we will respond to you as soon as possible.
