Pryas Gupta with Aparna_Sen at Asia Pacific Screen Awards,Gold Coast.jpg Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) 2008 held last evening at Gold Coast, Australia. The region’s highest accolade in film, the Asia Pacific Screen Awards had more than 700 film industry luminaries from the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and the United States attending the ceremony.
Renowned Indian director and actress, Aparna Sen was part of the International Jury headed by Academy Award nominated Australian Director Bruce Beresford. Along with major categories, four additional major Awards were announced for outstanding achievement.
Yash Chopra, founder of Yashraj Films and a legend of the Indian film industry, was awarded the FIAPF Award for outstanding achievement in film in the Asia-Pacific region. The Award is determined by FIAPF РInternational Federation of Film Producers Associations, and was announced by Andr̩s Vincente Gomez, President of FIAPF, who travelled from Madrid to be at the ceremony.
The International Jury presented two Jury Grand Prizes – to HONGSE KANGBAIYIN (THE RED AWN, People’s Republic of China); Directed by Cai Shangjun; and to THE PRISONER (India), Produced and Directed by Pryas Gupta and starring Best Actor nominee Rajat Kapoor.
