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Asia Pacific Screen Awards | |
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Current: 17th Asia Pacific Screen Awards | |
Awarded for | Best in film and documentary in the Asia-Pacific region |
Country | Australia |
Presented by | UNESCO, FIAPF and Brisbane City Council, Australia[1] |
First awarded | 2007 |
Website | asiapacificscreenawards |
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) is an international cultural initiative overseen by the Asia Pacific Screen Academy and headquartered in Australia, sometimes called "Asia-Pacific Oscars".[2] In order to realise UNESCO's goals of promoting and preserving the different cultures through the influential medium of cinema, it honours and promotes the films, actors, directors, and cultures of the Asia Pacific area to a worldwide audience.