18th Asia Pacific Screen Awards

Film awards ceremony 2025 edition October 2025 October 2025 18 Asia Pacific Screen Awards Asia Pacific Screen Awards Excellence in cinema and performance in Asia Pacific region Asia Pacific Screen Academy UNESCOFIAPF 2025 11 27 y The Langham, Jewel Private Residence, Gold Coast, Australia It Was Just an Accident asiapacificscreenawards.com 17th 19th The 18th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, presented by UNESCO, FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Associations) and the Brisbane City Council, in partnership with APSA and Jewel Private Residences took place on 27 November 2025 at The Langham, and Jewel Private Residences, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, to recognize the best in cinema of the Asia Pacific Region of 2025.https://www.filmink.com.au/public-notice/18th-asia-pacific-screen-awards-nominations-announced/ 18th Asia Pacific Screen Awards Nominations Announced FilmInk 15 October 2025 The nominations were announced on 15 October 2025. Nomination were invited in four categories: Feature Film, Animated Feature Film, Youth Feature Film and Documentary Feature Film.Ramachandran Naman 15 October 2025 'Samsara,' 'It Was Just an Accident,' 'Magellan' Lead Asia Pacific Screen Awards Nominations https://variety.com/2025/film/awards/apsa-nominations-samsara-it-was-just-an-accident-magellan-1236553220/ 15 October 2025 Variety en15 October 2025 18th Asia Pacific Screen Awards Nominations Announced https://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/news-events/18th-asia-pacific-screen-awards-nominations-announced 15 October 2025 Asia Pacific Screen Awards en Winners and nominees thumb|150px|Jafar Panahi winner of the Best Director Award The nominations were announced on 15 October 2025.https://deadline.com/2025/10/asia-pacific-screen-awards-jafar-panahi-nominations-1236586848/ Asia Pacific Screen Awards: 'Samsara' & Jafar Panahi's 'It Was Just an Accident' Among Leading Nominees Zac Ntim 15 October 2025 15 October 2025 Deadline en6 November 2025 WINNERS OF YOUNG CINEMA AWARD, BEST NEW PERFORMER, CULTURAL DIVERSITY AWARD & FIAPF AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT https://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/news-events/winners-of-young-cinema-award-best-new-performer-cultural-diversity-award-fiapf-award-announcement 8 November 2025 Asia Pacific Screen Awards en Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.https://if.com.au/it-was-just-an-accident-takes-home-best-film-at-asia-pacific-screen-awards/ 'It Was Just an Accident' takes home Best Film at Asia Pacific Screen Awards IF Magazine 28 November 2025 27 November 2025 Jackie Keast #EEDD82 Best Film It Was Just an Accident (IranLuxembourgFrance)Directed by Jafar PanahiProduced by Jafar Panahi, Philippe Martin Magellan (FrancePortugalSpainPhilippinesTaiwan)Directed by Lav DiazProduced by Joaquim Sapinho, Marta Alves, Albert Serra, Montse Triola, Paul Soriano, Mark Victor Samsara (Indonesia)Directed by Garin NugrohoProduced by Gita Fara The Sun Rises on Us All (China)Directed by Cai ShangjunProduced by Ma Shuang, Huang Titi, Justine O. Two Seasons, Two Strangers (Japan)Directed by Sho MiyakeProduced by Masayoshi Johnai | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | #EEDD82 Best DirectorJafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident Amir Azizi – Inside Amir Akio Fujimoto – Lost Land Garin Nugroho – Samsara Sengedorj Janchivdorj – Silent City Driver #EEDD82 Best Performance Sean Lau – Papa Khairiah Nathmy – Hijra Xin Zhilei – The Sun Rises on Us All Ariel Bronz – Yes Georges Khabbaz – Yunan #EEDD82 Best Youth Film Amoeba (SingaporeNetherlandsFranceSpainSouth Korea)Directed by Tan SiyouProduced by Fran Borgia Before the Bright Day (Taiwan)Directed by Tsao Shih-HanProduced by Lin Shih-Ken The President's Cake (IraqUnited StatesQatar)Directed by Hasan HadiProduced by Leah Chen Baker Village Rockstars 2 (IndiaSingapore)Directed and produced by Rima Das The World of Love (South Korea)Directed by Yoon Ga-eunProduced by Kim Se-hun, Jenna Ku |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | #EEDD82 Best Animated FilmThe Square (South Korea)Directed by Kim Bo-solProduced by Park So-hye, Kim Bo-sol Another World (Hong Kong)Directed by Tommy Ng Kai ChungProduced by Polly Yeung, Chan Gin Kai ChaO (Japan)Directed by Yasuhiro AokiProduced by Eiko Tanaka The Lost Tiger (Australia)Directed by Chantelle MurrayProduced by Kristen Souvlis, Nadine Bates, Chantelle Murray A Story About Fire (China)Directed by Wenyu LiProduced by Chen Bo, Wang Anyi | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | #EEDD82 Best Documentary FilmPut Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (FrancePalestine)Directed by Sepideh FarsiProduced by Javad Djavahery Always (United StatesFranceChinaTaiwan)Directed by Deming ChenProduced by Hansen Lin (Special Mention) 10s Across the Borders (PhilippinesSingaporeGermany)Directed by Chan Sze-WeiProduced by Alemberg Ang, Chan Sze-Wei, Tan Si En, Yasmin C. Rams, Sophia Sim We Live Here (Kazakhstan)Directed by Zhanana KurmashevaProduced by Banu Ramazanova Writing Hawa (FranceNetherlandsQatarAfghanistan)Directed by Najiba NooriProduced by Christian Popp |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | #EEDD82 Best ScreenplayChie Hayakawa – Renoir Shu Qi – Girl Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit – Human Resource Annemarie Jacir – Palestine 36 Kaouther Ben Hania – The Voice of Hind Rajab #EEDD82 Best Cinematography Batara Goempar – Samsara Artur Tort, Lav Diaz – Magellan Prabhath Roshan – Riverstone Yuta Tsukinaga – Two Seasons, Two Strangers Ronald Plante – Yunan #EEDD82 Best New Performer Yui Suzuki – Renoir #EEDD82 Jury Grand Prize Lost Land (JapanFranceMalaysiaGermany)Directed by Akio FujimotoProduced by Kazutaka Watanabe|- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | #EEDD82 Young Cinema Award Rohan Parashuram Kanawade – Sabar Bonda #EEDD82 FIAPF Award Greer Simpkin #EEDD82 Cultural Diversity Award Black Red Yellow (Kyrgyzstan)Directed and produced by Aktan Arym Kubat References External links https://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/ Category:Asia Pacific Screen Awards Category:2025 in Australian cinema Asia Asia Pacific Screen Awards