GLOBAL PARTNERS & EVENT SUPPORTERS
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards acknowledges and thanks the many people and organisations who have contributed to this initiative.
Queensland Government
The Honourable Anna Bligh MP
Premier of Queensland & Minister for the Arts
Queensland Events Corporation Pty Ltd.
Geoff Dixon, Chairman
QEC Board of Directors
Michael Denton, Chief Executive
QEC Management and Staff.
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Des Power AM, Chairman & Co-Executive Producer, Scene by Scene
APSA Board of Directors
Dr Judith McLean
Ms Cathy Hunt
Councillor Paul Pisasale
Richard Watson, General Manager
Sharyn Sawyer, Head of Marketing
Maxine Williamson, Associate Producer, Awards Competition
Melissa Price, Events Manager
Jill Robson, Media & PR Manager
Brett McDougall, Marketing Coordinator – Digital & New Media
Patricia Laksmono, Marketing Coordinator
Nina Riddel, Marketing Assistant
Lung Ong, Awards Competition Coordinator
Alison Roberts, Events Coordinator
Satya Nair, Publicity Assistant
APSA part-time Staff and Volunteers.
Publicity
Tracey Mair, PR Consultant
Cathy Gallagher, Publicist
Alicia Brescianini, Publicist
Sally Steele, Publicist
APSA International Jury
Huang Jianxin, Jury President
Gina Kim
Tahmineh Milani
Aden Young
Andrew Pike
Feroz Abbas Khan
APSA Nominations Council
Prof. Hong-Joon Kim, Chair
Anne Démy-Geroe
Maithili Rao
Mohammad Atebbai
Phillip Cheah
Russell Edwards
Prof. Xie Fei
Yuka Sakano
APSA Nominations Council Founding Members
Aruna Vasudev
Azize Tan
Jeannette Paulson Hereniko
Soheir Abdel Kader
APSA Advisory Committee to the Nominations Council
Adrienne Mc Kibbins, Chair
Faramarz K-Rahber
Peter Thompson
APSA Animation Advisor
Peter Moyes, Lecturer, Art Theory, Griffith University
APSA Academy
Jack Thompson AM, Patron
Alicia Mayer Beverley, Vice Patron
APSA Committee of Honour
Jane Hickey, Advisor
Ian MacIntosh, Consultant, CNN International Asia Pacific
Geoffrey Brown, Executive Director, SPAA
Martin Hadlow, Associate Professor, Director, Centre for Communication and Social Change, School of Journalism & Communication, University of Qld
Jane Smith, Head of Screenwriting, Australian Film Television and Radio School
Anupam Sharma, Managing Director, Temple Film and Casting
Linda Jaivin, Consultant
The Award Commission
Joanna Bone RCA, Glass Artist
Creative/Graphic Design
Underbrand
Management and Staff
Television Production
APSA Productions
Des Power, APSA Executive Producer
Sheri England, CNN Executive Producer
Scene by Scene
CNN Host
Anna Coren
Producers
Karen Berkman
Kerry Lonergan
Associate Producer
Maxine Williamson
Production Manager
Kimberley Sakzewski
Post-Production Manager
Gary Johnson
Camera
Drew Llewelyn
Gary L. Fidelia
Marty Helmreich
Dan Lawson
Sound
Terry Chadwick
Editors
Brad McCrystal
Greg Connors
Russell Maggs
Online Editors
Christian Alcock
Urs Furrer
Music
Bob Davies
Audio Post-production
Dan Brumm
Graphic Design
Michael Murray
Production Accountant
Anthony Ragusa
The Awards Program
Ceremony Hosts
Indira Naidoo
Peter Thompson
Guest Performance
AI
Supervising Producer
Gary Johnson
Line Producer
Prue Miller
Director
Randall Churchill
Consultant
Peter Faiman
Assistant Producer
Kimberley Sakzewski
Script Writer
Donna Meiklejohn
Set Designer
Michael Scott-Mitchell
Lighting Designer
Rohan Thornton
Editors
Brad McCrystal
Greg Connors
Russell Maggs
Graphics Designer
Michael Murray
Music
Bob Davies
Production Accountant
Anthony Ragusa
OB Manager
Dennis Dovale
Post Production
Cutting Edge
John Lee, President/Founder
Ray Smith, Chief Executive Officer
Peter Laird, Business Development Manager
Guilds
Special thanks to the following guilds for their participation and contribution:
The Writers Guild of America
Screen Actors Guild
American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada
Directors Guild of America
Australian Writers’ Guild
Event Production
DG3
David Grant
Annie Rechner
Johnny Ellis
Rebekah Hay
CNN
Mike McCarthy, Vice President, Coverage and Feature Programming
Sheri England, Executive Producer, Special Projects
Phil O’Sullivan, Executive Producer
Eslinda Hamzah, Senior Vice President - Broadcast and Commercial Sales, Marketing and Affiliate Relations
Nicky Robinson, Director of Marketing, Asia Pacific
Anjali Kapoor, Manager – Integrated & Strategic Marketing, Asia Pacific
Jennifer Lui, Marketing Executive - Brand & Consumer Marketing, Asia Pacific
Abbie Wong, Marketing Coordinator - Affiliate Relations & Partnerships, Asia Pacific
Chris Dwyer, Executive Director, Public Relations, Asia Pacific
Evonne Inn, Manager, Public Relations, Asia Pacific
Lydia Tsui, Public Relations Executive, Asia Pacific
Anna Coren, Anchor & Correspondent
William Hsu, Vice President CNN AdSales, Asia Pacific
Michiko Hashida, Associate Director, Marketing & Public Relations, Japan
Robi Stanton, Executive Director - Sales & Network, Australia
Ian MacIntosh, Consultant
FIAPF
Executive Committee
Luis Alberto Scalella (Argentina), Chairman/President
Aurelio de Laurentiis (Italy), Honorary President
Chris Marcich (USA), First Vice-President
P.V. Gangadharan (India), First Vice-President for Asia-Pacific
Han Sanping (China), Vice-President
John Barrack (Canada)
Zhu Yongde (China)
Suresh Laxamanan (India)
Gianni Massaro (Italy)
Isao Matsuoka (Japan)
Vladimir Dostal (Russia)
Fabia Buenaventura (Spain)
Börje Hansson (Sweden)
Jean Prewitt (USA / Europe)
Geoffrey Brown (Australia)
FIAPF, Paris
Benoît Ginisty, Director-General
Brigitte Chapus, Head of Administration & Economic Affairs
SPAA (Screen Producers Association of Australia)
Antony I. Ginnane, President
Geoffrey Brown, Executive Director
Julie Marlow, Senior Policy Consultant
Gaylee Butler, Conference Producer
Bethwyn Serow, SPAA Policy Manager
Fran Lanigan, SPAA Publicist
UNESCO
UNESCO, Paris
Irina Bokova, Director-General
Abdul Waheed Khan, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information
Francoise Rivière, Assistant Director-General for Culture
Wijayananda Jayaweera, Director, Communication Development Division
Australian Permanent Delegation to UNESCO
Sally Manfield, Minister-Permanent Delegate
Anne Siwicki, Policy Officer Australian National Commission for UNESCO
Anthea Tinney PSM, Chair
Dr James Moody, Natural Sciences
Abdullah Saeed, Social Sciences
Chrissy Grant, Culture
Martin Hadlow, Communications/IT
Professor Denise Bradley AO, Education
Samah (Sam) Hadid, Youth Representative
Film Distributors and Sales Agents
APSA thanks the many film distributors and sales agents from across the Asia Pacific region.
Screening Partners
Brisbane International Film Festival
Casey Marshall-Seimer, Gold Coast Film Fantastic
Footprint Films / Transmission Films
Icon Films Distribution
Melbourne International Film Festival
Madman Entertainment
Palace Films
Sydney Film Festival
Interpreters
APSA thanks the many interpreters engaged across the Asia-Pacific region.
Event Supporters
Australian Koala Foundation
Bruce Dover, Australia Network
Clayton Utz
Clovely Estate Winery
Coca-Cola Amatil
Craig Voevodin, Photographer
Currumbin Wild Life Sanctuary
Cutting Edge
Dreamworld
Exhibitors Crafts
Fagaleo
Gold Coast City Council
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Gold Coast Tourism
Griffith University and Griffith Film School, work placement students
Jelly Belly, Manassen Foods
John Michell, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
John Mobbs, Go Productions
KPMG
Lattouf™ Hair Spa
Lime Photography
Loeb & Loeb (Los Angeles)
Marc Grimwade, Photographer
Minjaara Art - The Artwork of Glennys Briggs
Pacific Film & Television Commission
Q1 Observation Deck
Queensland Art Gallery and The Gallery of Modern Art
Richard Palk, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Rocky the Koala
SomethingDrastic Artist Management
Stage and Screen Travel Service
Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort and Spa
The Hollywood Reporter
Tony Simson, Australian Customs Service
Tourism Queensland
Trade Queensland
Universal Australia
Universal Japan
OFFICAL SUBMITTING ORGANISASTIONS
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards and FIAPF thank the following organisations for their invaluable assistance in submitting films to represent their country or area in the 2009 APSAs.
Afghanistan
Afghan Union of Artists (Film Department)
Armenia
Independent Filmmakers’ Association - South Caucasus
Australia*
SPAA – Screen Producers Association of Australia
Azerbaijan
Independent Filmmakers’ Association - South Caucasus
Bahrain
Gulf Film Festival
Bangladesh
International Film Festival Bangladesh
Bhutan
Motion Picture Association of Bhutan
Cambodia
CamboFest – Film, Video & Animation Festival of Cambodia
Cook Islands
New Zealand Film Commission
Fiji
Fiji Audio Visual Commission
Georgia
Independent Filmmakers’ Association - South Caucasus
Hong Kong (SAR China)
Hong Kong International Film Festival Society
India*
Film Federation of India & National Film Development Corporation
Indonesia
Indonesian Film & TV Producers Association
Israel
Israel Film Fund
Japan
UNIJAPAN – Japan Association for the International Promotion of the Moving Image
Jordan
Royal Film Commission
Kiribati
Nei Tabera Ni Kai Society Incorporated
Kuwait
Gulf Film Festival
Lebanon
Lebanon Ministry of Culture – Department of Film
Macao (SAR China)
Macao Cultural Centre
Malaysia
National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS)
Mongolia
Mongol Kino
Nepal
Nepal Film Producer’s Association
New Zealand
New Zealand Film Commission
Niue
New Zealand Film Commission
Oman
Gulf Film Festival
Pakistan
Karachi International Film Festival
Palestinian Territories
Al-Kasaba Theatre and Cinematheque
People’s Republic of China*
China Film Producers Association
People’s Republic of Lao
Ministry of Information and Culture - Cinema Department
Philippines
Movie Producers and Distributors Association of the Philippines (MPDAP)
Qatar
Gulf Film Festival
Republic of Korea
Korean Film Producers Association
Russian Federation*
Film Producers Guild of Russia
Saudi Arabia
Gulf Film Festival
Singapore
Singapore Film Commission
Sri Lanka
National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Department of Motion Pictures - Government Information Office
Tajikistan
Union of Filmmakers of Tajikistan
Thailand
Federation of National Film Associations of Thailand
Tokelau
New Zealand Film Commission
Turkey**
International Istanbul Film Festival
United Arab Emirates
Gulf Film Festival
Uzbekistan
Uzbekkino National Cinema Agency
Vietnam
Vietnam Cinema Department, Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism.
Yemen
Gulf Film Festival
* Denotes a FIAPF Member Organisation
** Denotes a FIAPF Accredited Film Festival