ASIA PACIFIC SCREEN AWARDS

Description

The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) acclaims, at a global level, the cinematic excellence and cultural diversity of the vast Asia Pacific. Covering one-third of the Earth, the 78 countries and areas of the Asia Pacific are home to 4.5 billion people and produce half the world’s film. APSA is the region’s highest accolade in film.

Objective

• Acclaim filmmaking in the Asia Pacific region that best reflects its culture, origin and cinematic excellence • Award the people behind this excellence • Promote this outstanding work in film to a global audience in order to broaden the market appeal of such works • Encourage collaboration between filmmakers • Develop, through film, greater understanding of the region’s various cultures • Take the creativity of our neighbouring cultures in the vast Asia Pacific region to the world.