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The APSA Nominations Council is comprised of international film industry experts drawn from high profile academic institutions, film festivals and film organisations across Asia Pacific.

The Nominations Council is Chaired by Professor Hong-Joon Kim (Republic of Korea), Professor, Department of Film, School of Film, TV and Multimedia, Korea National University of Arts. In 2011, the Nominations Council will determine the nominees for all categories with the exception of Best Animated Feature Film, Best Documentary Feature Film and Best Children’s Feature Film which, for the first time, will be determined by members of the APSA Academy who are specialists in those fields.

Council members for 2011 are: Variety critic Russell Edwards (Australia), Head of International Relations, Kawakita Memorial Film Institute, Yuka Sakano (Japan), President, iFilm Connections, Asia & Pacific, Founding Director of Hawaii International Film Festival, Jeannette Paulson Hereniko (Hawaii, USA), Award-winning Producer and former Chairwoman of the Golden Horse Film Festival, Peggy Chiao (Taiwan) and Board Director of the Singapore International Film Festival, Philip Cheah (Singapore).

The Nominations Council operates on a rotational basis. Whilst some founding members will not sit on the Council for 2011, they will be welcomed back in future years.