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5th Asia Pacific Screen Awards
The 5th Asia Pacific Screen Awards were held in 2011. Awards Films and countries with multiple nominations References {{film-award-stub Asia Pacific Screen Awards The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) is an international cultural initiative overseen by the Asia Pacific Screen Academy and headquartered in Australia. In order to realise UNESCO's goals of promoting and preserving the different cultures th ... Asia Pacific Screen Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Separation
''A Separation'' ( fa, جدایی, Jodâyi; also titled ''Nader and Simin, A Separation'') is a 2011 Iranian drama film written and directed by Asghar Farhadi, starring Leila Hatami, Peyman Moaadi, Shahab Hosseini, Sareh Bayat, and Sarina Farhadi. It focuses on an Iranian middle-class couple who separate, the disappointment and desperation suffered by their daughter due to the egotistical disputes and separation of her parents, and the conflicts that arise when the husband hires a lower-class caregiver for his elderly father, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. ''A Separation'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2012, becoming the first Iranian film to win the award. It received the Golden Bear for Best Film and the Silver Bears for Best Actress and Best Actor at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival, becoming the first Iranian film to win the Golden Bear. It also won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film and the Asia Pacific Screen Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Na Hong-jin
Na Hong-jin (, born 1974) is a South Korean film director, producer and screenwriter. Na has won a multitude of awards with his films and most known for violent thriller and horror characteristics in his films. Na first became recognised after releasing his first feature film debut titled ''The Chaser'' (2008) achieving both critical and commercial success, becoming the 3rd most selling film in Korea in 2008 and winning many awards such as Best film and director of the 45th Grand Bell Awards, Best film of the 7th Korean Film Awards as well as Best new director for many more. Na’s 2nd film '' The Yellow Sea'' (2010) was screened under the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and received positive critical reviews oMetacritic '' The Wailing'' (2016) is the next and most recent film that Na has directed which achieved both critical and commercial success, as well as accumulating a bounty of film awards such as the Best director of the 37th Blue Dragon Film A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Davis
Judith Davis (born 23 April 1955) is an Australian actress in film, television, and on stage. With a career spanning over 40 years, she has been commended for her versatility and regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation. Frequent collaborator Woody Allen described her as, "one of the most exciting actresses in the world". She is the most awarded recipient for the AACTA Award with nine accolades and has received numerous accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards, and two nominations for Academy Awards. Davis is a 1977 graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art, where she starred opposite Mel Gibson in ''Romeo and Juliet''. Most of Davis's stage work has been in Australia, including ''Visions'' (1979), '' Piaf'' (1980), ''Miss Julie'' (1983), ''King Lear'' (1984), ''Hedda Gabler'' (1986), ''Victory'' (2004) and ''The Seagull'' (2011), but she also starred in the 1982 London production of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Facing Mirrors
''Facing Mirrors'' ( fa, آینههای روبرو, Aynehaye Rooberoo) is a 2011 Iranian drama film directed and co-written by Negar Azarbayjani. The film's producer and co-writer is Fereshteh Taerpoor. Plot Rana and Adineh (Eddie), two people of different backgrounds and social class are brought together to share a cab ride. Rana, inexperienced, religious and bound by traditions, is forced to drive a cab in order to survive financially and support her family. Adineh, wealthy yet rebellious, has escaped from their home and an upcoming arranged marriage. Together they share a cab ride. In the middle of their journey in the cab, Rana realizes that her passenger Adineh is transgender, and is planning on having an operation. For Rana, comprehending and accepting such reality is difficult and equal to surpassing all she believes in and traditions she values. Together they forge an unlikely friendship rooted in their newfound independence. Cast * Homayoun Ershadi as Pedar * Shaye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shayesteh Irani
Shayesteh Irani (born ) is an Iranian film, television and stage actress. Biography Irani was born in 1979 in Tehran, Iran. She attended Islamic Azad University, before becoming a movie actress in 2005. She has starred in several films including ''Season of Narges'' (2017), '' Facing Mirrors'' (2011), '' Offside'' (2006), (2009), and others. Awards and nominations * 2006 – Best Actress for ''Offside'' at Gijón International Film Festival, Spain * 2011 – nominated for the Best Actress Award for ''Facing Mirrors'' by Fajr International Film Festival Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival ( fa, جشنواره بینالمللی فیلم فجر), or Fajr Film Festival (little: FIFF; fa, جشنواره فیلم فجر), has been held every February and April in Tehran since 1982. T ... References External links * 1979 births Living people People from Tehran Actresses from Tehran Iranian film actresses Iranian television actresses Islamic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Restoration (2011 Film)
''Restoration'' is a 2011 Israeli film directed by Yossi (Joseph) Madmoni. The Hebrew title is בוקר טוב אדון פידלמן (transliterated "Boker Tov Adon Fidelman", literally "Good Morning Mr Fidelman"). Plot The film concerns a small furniture-restoration business in downtown Tel Aviv, Malamud & Fidelman. As the film begins, one of the partners (Malamud, played by Rami Danon) has died, and bequeathed his share in the business not to his longtime partner Yaakov Fidelman (Sasson Gabai), but to Yaakov's son Noah Fidelman ( Nevo Kimhi). The aging Yaakov is a skilled craftsman, who loves his work and keeps exacting standards. However, he has little sense for financial issues, which had always been taken care of by his dead partner, Max Malamud. The business is going down, demand for Yaakov's services is falling off and banks refuse to give him loans. Noah, who had refused to follow in his father's footsteps and became a successful lawyer, is pressing Yaakov to retire and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasson Gabai
Sasson Gabai (or Gabay; he, ששון גבאי; born ) is an Israeli actor. He is the winner of an Ophir Award, Asia Pacific Screen Award (nominated), European Film Awards and Jerusalem Film Festival in 2007 as Best Actor in the highly acclaimed Israeli film ''The Band's Visit''. Biography Gabai was born in 1947 in Baghdad, Iraq, to a Baghdadi Jewish family. During his childhood he immigrated together with his family to Israel. After serving his mandatory military service in the Israel Defense Forces, he studied theater and psychology at the Tel Aviv University. After graduating, he began playing in the Khan Theater in Michael Alfreds group. Afterwards, he played in several stage productions at the Hacameri Theater, the Be'er Sheva Theater and the Beit Lessin Theater. He is one of the permanent staff members at the Beit Lessin Theater. Among the many plays he participated in were ''Servant of Two Masters'', ''Catch-22'', ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'', and ''Rain Man''. Gaba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Orator (film)
''The Orator'' ( sm, O Le Tulafale) is a 2011 Samoan and New Zealand film written and directed by Tusi Tamasese. It is the first ever Samoan feature film, "entirely shot in Samoa, in the Samoan language, with a Samoan cast and story"."Samoan Feature Film First" New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage, 11 October 2010 The film was selected as the New Zealand entry for the at the , but it did not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fa'afiaula Sagote
Fa'afiaula Sagote (1980 or 1981"Tusi Tamasese: A voice from Samoa" ''New Zealand Herald'', 8 September 2011 – 24 October 2022) was a Samoan actor. Sagote was working as a farmer and carpenter when he was approached by the director , who offered him the lead part – that of farmer Saili – in what was to be Samoa's first ever |
Toomelah (film)
''Toomelah'' is a 2011 Australian drama film written and directed by Ivan Sen and starring Daniel Connors, Christopher Edwards, and Michael Connors. It was shown at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival on 11 May in the Un Certain Regard program, where it received a two-minute long standing ovation. The film's story takes place in Toomelah Station, New South Wales. Plot Daniel is a ten-year-old boy living in Toomelah, NSW. After being suspended from school for threatening to stab a classmate with a pencil and finding there is little to do in his town, he decides he wants to be a part of the gang controlling the drug trade in his township, so he decides to help Linden, a well-known local drug dealer. Bruce, one of Linden's rivals, is released from prison and a turf war erupts. Meanwhile, Daniel faces problems at school and in his family, such as his mother's addictions, the estrangement of his alcoholic father and the return of his aunt who was forcibly removed from the mission as a chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peyman Moaadi
Payman Maadi ( fa, پیمان معادی; born 1972), also known as Peyman Moadi, is an Iranian American actor, screenwriter and director. He is best known for starring in the films ''A Separation'' (2011) and ''About Elly'' (2009) by Iranian Academy Award-winning director Asghar Farhadi and ''Last Knights'' (2015) and the independent drama film '' Camp X-Ray'' (2014). For his role in ''A Separation'', he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival (2011). Early life Maadi was born in New York City to Iranian parents. When he was 5 years old, his father, an attorney decided to move back to Iran. He graduated from Karaj Azad University with a degree in metallurgical engineering. Maadi later decided to become a screenwriter. Career Maadi started his film career as a screenwriter with the film ''Swan Song'' in 2000. He later wrote several renowned Iranian films. He began his acting career in Asghar Farhadi's film ''About Elly'' (2009), con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asia Pacific Screen Award For Best Performance By An Actress
The Asia Pacific Screen Award for Performance by an Actress has been given annually by the Asia Pacific Screen Academy since 2007. Winners and nominees 2000s 2010s See also * Asian Film Award for Best Actress Asian Film Award for Best Actress has been awarded annually since 2007 by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society. Winners and nominees 2000s 2010s 2020s See also * Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance ... External links * {{Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best Performance by an Actress Lists of films by award Awards for actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
