12th Asia Pacific Screen Awards explained

The 12th Asia Pacific Screen Awards were held on 29 November 2018 in Brisbane, Australia.^[1]

Winners and nominees

Nominees and winners were:^{[2] [3]}

Best Feature Film	Jury Grand Prize
Shoplifters Balangiga: Howling Wilderness Burning Manta Ray The Gentle Indifference of the World	Burning
Achievement in Directing	Best Screenplay
Nadine Labaki – Capharnaüm Ivan Ayr – Soni Hirokazu Kore-eda – Shoplifters Bruce Beresford – Ladies in Black Emir Baigazin – The River	Dan Kleinman and Sameh Zoabi – Tel Aviv on Fire Lee Chang-dong and Oh Jung-mi – Burning Hirokazu Kore-eda – Shoplifters Adilkhan Yerzhanov and Roelof Jan Minneboo – The Gentle Indifference of the World Payman Maadi – Bomb, a Love Story
Best Actor	Best Actress
Nawazuddin Siddiqui – Manto Karim Mirkhadiyev – Fortitude Zain Al Rafeea – Capharnaüm Bahman Farmanara – Tale of the Sea Akylbek Abdykalykov – Night Accident	Zhao Tao – Ash Is Purest White Rooney Mara – Mary Magdalene Damla Sönmez – Sibel Samal Yeslyamova – Ayka Laura Koroleva – Sveta
Achievement in Cinematography	Best Youth Feature Film
Hideho Urata – A Land Imagined Saumyananda Sahi – Balekempa Zhang Miaoyan and Xu Zhiyong – Silent Mist Chaiyapruek Chalermpornpanit – Nawarophaat Rungphiboonsophit – Manta Ray	The Pigeon Ava Nervous Translation Passage of Life Village Rockstars
UNESCO Award	Best Animated Feature Film
Memories of My Body Ala Changso Balangiga: Howling Wilderness The Lord Eagle The Taste of Rice Flower	Rezo Hoffmaniada Mirai On Happiness Road
Best Documentary Feature Film	Best Original Score
Gurrumul Amal Of Fathers and Sons Of Love & Law Up Down & Sideways	Hildur Gudnadottir and Johann Johannsson – Mary Magdalene

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'Shoplifters' Leads Asia Pacific Screen Awards Nominations . Frater . Patrick . 25 October 2018 . .
2. Web site: 2018 APSA Nominees announced . 24 October 2018 . 17 October 2018 . .
3. Web site: 'Shoplifters' Takes Top Prize at Asia Pacific Screen Awards . Frater . Patrick . . 29 November 2018 . 29 November 2018 .