Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi claimed dual honors at the 18th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, with his Cannes Palme d’Or winner “It Was Just an Accident” (Un simple accident) taking home best film and best director.
Japanese filmmaker Fujimoto Akio’s “Lost Land” (Harà Watan) received the Jury Grand Prize for its portrait of displaced Rohingya children navigating uncertain futures. The co-production spanning Japan, France, Malaysia and Germany was produced by Kazutaka Watanabe.
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Singaporean filmmaker Tan Siyou and producer Fran Borgia won best youth film for “Amoeba,” while Korean director Kim Bo-sol’s animation “The Square” claimed best animated film honors.
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