Leviathan leads contenders; 36 films from 21 countries in the running.

Films in the running for the 2014 APSA for Best Feature Film include Winter Sleep (Turkey, France, Germany), Leviathan (Russia), I’m Not Angry (Iran), The Owners (Kazakhstan), and Memories on Stone (Iraqi Kurdistan, Germany).

Leviathan, also nominated for Achievement in Cinematography for Mikhail Krichman, has received three nominations in total, the most for any film.

In total, 36 films from 21 countries are in the running for awards.

Nominees vying for the award in the Achievement in Directing category are: Rolf de Heer (Charlie’s Country, Australia), Andrey Zvyagintsev (Leviathan, Russia), Im Kwon-taek (Revivre, South Korea), Rakhshan Banietemad (Tales, Iran) and Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Winter Sleep, Turkey, France, Germany).

For the first time, a film from Syria has received a nomination, with Silvered Water, Syria Self-portrait (Syria, France) nominated for the APSA for Best Feature Documentary. 

Films from the China and Russia lead the nominations with six each, closely followed by Iran with five.

The awards will be held in Brisbane’s historic City Hall on Thursday, December 11.

 

Nominees in full:

 

Best Feature Film

Asabani Nistam! (I’m Not Angry!)

Islamic Republic of Iran

Produced by Reza Dormishian

 

Leviafan (Leviathan)

Russian Federation

Produced by Alexander Rodnyansky and Sergey Melkumov

Co-Produced by Marianna Sardarova

 

Bîranînên li ser kevirî (Memories on Stone)

Iraqi Kurdistan, Germany

Produced by Mehmet Aktaş

 

The Owners

Kazakhstan

Produced by Adilkhan Yerzhanov, Olga Khlasheva and Serik Abishev

 

Kiş Uykusu (Winter Sleep)

Turkey, France, Germany

Produced by Zeynep Özbatur Atakan

Co-Produced by Alexandre Mallet-Guy and Mustafa Dok

 

BEST YOUTH FEATURE FILM

 

52 Tuesdays

Australia

Produced by Bryan Mason, Matthew Cormack, Rebecca Summerton and Sophie Hyde

 

Klass Korrekzii (Corrections Class)

Russian Federation

Produced by Natasha Mokritskaya and Uliana Savelieva

Co-Produced by Mila Rozanova

 

Sivas

Turkey, Germany

Produced by Yasin Müjdeci

Co-Produced by Nesra Gürbüz and Çiğdem Mater

 

Killa (The Fort)

India

Produced by Madhukar R. Musle, Ajay G. Rai and Alan McAlex

Co-Produced by Sajid Mansuri and Akshay M. Musle

 

Theeb

Jordan, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Produced by Bassel Ghandour and Rupert Lloyd

Co-produced by Nasser Kalaj and Laith Majali

 

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM

 

Hezar-o yek Siv (1001 Apples)

Iraq

Produced by Taha Karimi

 

Bidesia in Bambai

India

Produced by Surabhi Sharma

 

Sanda (Sanda: Surviving)

Republic of Korea

Produced by Kim Mi-re

 

Eau Argentée, Syrie autoportrait (Silvered Water, Syria Self-Portrait)

Syrian Arab Republic, France

Produced by Serge Lalou, Camille Laemlé, Orwa Nyrabia, and Diana El Jeiroudi

 

Wukan: Minzu Zhi Guang (Wukan: The Flame of Democracy)

Singapore

Produced by James Leong and Lynn Lee

 

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

 

Qingwa Wangguo (Frog Kingdom)

People’s Republic of China

Produced by Zheng Liguo

 

Maya The Bee Movie

Australia, Germany

Produced by Barbara Stephen and Thorsten Wegener

 

Chang-baek-han Eol-gul-deul (On The White Planet)

Republic of Korea

Produced by Kim Ki Hwan

 

Woo-ri-byul Il-ho-wa Ul-ruk-so (The Satellite Girl and Milk Cow)

Republic of Korea

Produced by Cho Young-kag

 

Kaguya-hime no Monogatari (The Tale of The Princess Kaguya)

Japan

Produced by Yoshiaki Nishimura

 

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING

 

Rolf de Heer for Charlie’s Country

Australia

 

Andrey Zvyagintsev for Leviafan (Leviathan)

Russian Federation

 

Im Kwon-taek for Hwajang (Revivre)

Republic of Korea

 

Rakhshan Banietemad for Ghesseha (Tales)

Islamic Republic of Iran

 

Nuri Bilge Ceylan for Kiş Uykusu (Winter Sleep)

Turkey, France, Germany

 

BEST SCREENPLAY

Prasanna Jayakody for 28

Sri Lanka

 

Alexey Fedorchenko, Denis Osokin and Oleg Loyevsky for Angely Revolucii (Angels of Revolution)

Russian Federation

 

Nima Javidi for Melbourne

Islamic Republic of Iran

 

Shawkat Amin Korki and Mehmet Aktaş for Bîranînên li ser kevirî (Memories on Stone)

Iraqi Kurdistan

 

Giancarlo Abrahan for Dagitab (Sparks)

Philippines

 

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY

 

Dong Jinsong for Bai Ri Yan Huo (Black Coal, Thin Ice)

People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong (PRC)

 

Zeng Jian for Tui Na (Blind Massage)

People’s Republic of China, France

 

Mikhail Krichman for Leviafan (Leviathan)

Russian Federation

 

Levan Kapanadze for Ispytanie (Test)

Russian Federation

 

Yerkinbek Ptyraliyev for The Owners

Kazakhstan

 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR

Mahendra Perera in 28

Sri Lanka

 

Liao Fan in Bai Ri Yan Huo (Black Coal, Thin Ice)

People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong (PRC)

 

David Gulpilil in Charlie’s Country

Australia

 

Navid Mohammadzadeh in Asabani Nistam! (I’m Not Angry!)

Islamic Republic of Iran

 

Cliff Curtis in The Dark Horse

New Zealand

 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS

 

Ronit Elkabetz in Gett (Gett, The Trial of Viviane Amsalem)

Israel, France, Germany

 

Nora Aunor in Hustisya (Justice)

Philippines

 

Lü Zhong in Chuangru Zhe (Red Amnesia)

People’s Republic of China

 

Tang Wei in Huangjin Shidai (The Golden Era)

People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong (PRC)

 

Merila Zareie in Shiar-E 143 (Track 143)

Islamic Republic of Iran

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