Iran's Cinema Was Rewarded in APSA

The 8th Annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) held in Brisbanes City Hall on Thursday night attracted international attention.And as it was anticipated, Iranian cinema won a few remarkable awards with a Special Mention going to Iranian actress Merila Zareie for her performance in Track 143. The Best Screenplay was also awarded to Iranian Nima Javidi for his film Melbourne, starring APSA Academy members Payman Maadi and Negar Javaherian. The International Jury awarded two Jury Grand Prizes for 2014, to: The producers of Chinese film Blind Massage (Peoples Republic of China, France), Nai An, Li Ling, Kristina Larsen and Wang Yong and the legendary Iranian filmmaker Rakhshan Banietemad for directing Tales (Islamic Republic of Iran).Iranian writer/producer/director Reza Dormishian is the 2014 recipient of the APSA Academy NETPAC Development Prize for his second feature film Im Not Angry! An award for emerging talent, the APSA Academy NETPAC Development Prize of USD$10,000, proudly supported by the Griffith Film School, Griffith University, is awarded to a first or second-time feature filmmaker in the narrative feature competition.

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