The Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) hosted the 12th annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) on Thursday 29 November. More than 500 guests celebrated Asia Pacific filmmaking at a glittering gala ceremony in the Great Hall, honouring films that best reflect the region’s cultural origins and the people behind this excellence. Kore-eda Hirokazu’s Shoplifters (Manbiki Kazoku) was named Best Feature Film, Burning from the Republic of Korea, was awarded the Jury Grand Prize, while the Cultural Diversity Award, went to Indonesia’s Garin Nugroho and Ifa Isfansyah for Memories of My Body.
Readers also enjoyed seeing the socials from the 24th Annual Queensland Sports Awards.
Andrew & Michelle Williams
Madonna & Rod Watts
Leah Hornibrook & Tenzin Choegyal
Klaudija & Matt Tsin
Jessica knight & Grant Flynn
J'aimee Skippon-volke & Osvado Alfaro
Doug & Donna Gunn
Belinda Bennett & Julia Baker
Michelle Allsop & Joseph Saolheira
Olga Rudneva & Natalya Naumova
Ted Cawrey & Sue-Anne Chapman
Tom Murphy & Jason Marles
