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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