The Asia Pacific Screen Academy honoured regional filmmakers at a special presentation on Australia’s Gold Coast last night (November 26).
Thailand-based producer Soros Sukhum took home the 2020 Fiapf Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film in the Asia Pacific region. Sukhum is well regarded for work in the Thai indie space, launching the careers of Aditya Assarat, Sivaroj Kongsakul, Anocha Suwichakornpong, and Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit. His latest credit is Memoria, the English language debut for director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, starring Tilda Swinton.
Hosted by Iranian born Australian presenter Leila McKinnon, the ceremony also awarded its Young Cinema Award to Indian filmmaker Akshay Indikar for Chronicle Of Space (Sthalpuran), with a Special Mention going to Australian Stephen Maxwell Johnson for High Ground.
The Apsa Presentation Ceremony marked the end of the 2020 Apsa Forum, a week-long series of panels and roundtable events delivered both in person and digitally, with participants from 18 countries.
The MPA Apsa Academy Film Fund...
Thailand-based producer Soros Sukhum took home the 2020 Fiapf Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film in the Asia Pacific region. Sukhum is well regarded for work in the Thai indie space, launching the careers of Aditya Assarat, Sivaroj Kongsakul, Anocha Suwichakornpong, and Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit. His latest credit is Memoria, the English language debut for director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, starring Tilda Swinton.
Hosted by Iranian born Australian presenter Leila McKinnon, the ceremony also awarded its Young Cinema Award to Indian filmmaker Akshay Indikar for Chronicle Of Space (Sthalpuran), with a Special Mention going to Australian Stephen Maxwell Johnson for High Ground.
The Apsa Presentation Ceremony marked the end of the 2020 Apsa Forum, a week-long series of panels and roundtable events delivered both in person and digitally, with participants from 18 countries.
The MPA Apsa Academy Film Fund...
- 11/27/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Thai producer Soros Sukhum was Thursday honored with the Fiapf Award for outstanding achievement in film in the Asia Pacific region. The prize was presented as part of a heavily revamped Asia Pacific Screen Awards ceremony, at Gold Coast in Australia’s Queensland.
The Young Cinema Award was won by Indian filmmaker Akshay Indikar for “Chronicle of Space” (“Sthalpuran”), with a special mention going to Australia’s Stephen Maxwell Johnson for “High Ground.”
Earlier this year the Apsa Awards event’s future had seemed deeply clouded due to twin hits from financial problems and the coronavirus. Normally, a dozen prizes are awarded to artistic films from across the vast Unesco-defined Asia region.
In June, the Brisbane City Council and its offshoot Brisbane Marketing, notified Apsa organizers that they would not be able to fund the event due to the impact of the coronavirus on the city’s budget.
The...
The Young Cinema Award was won by Indian filmmaker Akshay Indikar for “Chronicle of Space” (“Sthalpuran”), with a special mention going to Australia’s Stephen Maxwell Johnson for “High Ground.”
Earlier this year the Apsa Awards event’s future had seemed deeply clouded due to twin hits from financial problems and the coronavirus. Normally, a dozen prizes are awarded to artistic films from across the vast Unesco-defined Asia region.
In June, the Brisbane City Council and its offshoot Brisbane Marketing, notified Apsa organizers that they would not be able to fund the event due to the impact of the coronavirus on the city’s budget.
The...
- 11/26/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Stephen Johnson’s High Ground earned a special mention from The Young Cinema Award jury at this evening’s Asia Pacific Screen Awards, held on the Gold Coast.
Set in 1930s Arnhem Land, High Ground follows young Aboriginal man Gutjuk (Jacob Junior Nayinggul), who in a bid to save the last of his family teams up with ex-soldier Travis (Simon Baker) to track down the most dangerous warrior in the Territory – his uncle.
The Apsa jury praised the assured direction of Johnson, noting his film gave “voice to the issue of brutal colonisation.” Jack Thompson, Apsa president and star of the film, accepted the honour on behalf of the director.
High Ground premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and also stars Callan Mulvey, Witiyana Marika, Caren Pistorius and Ryan Corr. Madman Entertainment will release the drama, written by Chris Anastassiades and produced by David Jowsey, Johnson, Marika, Maggie Miles and Greer Simpkin,...
Set in 1930s Arnhem Land, High Ground follows young Aboriginal man Gutjuk (Jacob Junior Nayinggul), who in a bid to save the last of his family teams up with ex-soldier Travis (Simon Baker) to track down the most dangerous warrior in the Territory – his uncle.
The Apsa jury praised the assured direction of Johnson, noting his film gave “voice to the issue of brutal colonisation.” Jack Thompson, Apsa president and star of the film, accepted the honour on behalf of the director.
High Ground premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and also stars Callan Mulvey, Witiyana Marika, Caren Pistorius and Ryan Corr. Madman Entertainment will release the drama, written by Chris Anastassiades and produced by David Jowsey, Johnson, Marika, Maggie Miles and Greer Simpkin,...
- 11/26/2020
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Mariah Carey and James Packer have called it quits after about two years together.
“They are not together right now. They split a couple of weeks ago,” a source close to Packer confirmed to People. “It’s possible they will get back together. They are still talking, but James needed a break.”
Packer, a billionaire Australian businessman, proposed to Carey, gracing her with a 35-carat diamond engagement ring in January — just months after going public with their relationship last September.
The couple had a whirlwind romance, spending last summer in Italy and going on outings with the singer’s 5-year...
“They are not together right now. They split a couple of weeks ago,” a source close to Packer confirmed to People. “It’s possible they will get back together. They are still talking, but James needed a break.”
Packer, a billionaire Australian businessman, proposed to Carey, gracing her with a 35-carat diamond engagement ring in January — just months after going public with their relationship last September.
The couple had a whirlwind romance, spending last summer in Italy and going on outings with the singer’s 5-year...
- 10/27/2016
- by Maria Yagoda
- PEOPLE.com
On Thursday night, Mariah Carey got engaged to James Packer, an Australian businessman (and billionaire) she first met at the 2014 premiere of Hercules. "We were talking and laughing and people were getting mad at us and stuff like that. So we hit it off," Carey recalled on The Steve Harvey Show. The couple have since had a whirlwind romance, spending last summer in Italy and this Christmas in Aspen, Colorado with the singer's 4½-year old twins with ex-husband Nick Cannon, Monroe and Moroccan. #icantski #skilesswonder A photo posted by Mariah Carey (@mariahcarey) on Dec 21, 2015 at 2:04pm PSTSo what's Packer's deal?...
- 1/22/2016
- by Maria Yagoda
- PEOPLE.com
On Thursday night, Mariah Carey got engaged to James Packer, an Australian businessman (and billionaire) she first met at the 2014 premiere of Hercules. "We were talking and laughing and people were getting mad at us and stuff like that. So we hit it off," Carey recalled on The Steve Harvey Show. The couple have since had a whirlwind romance, spending last summer in Italy and this Christmas in Aspen, Colorado with the singer's 4½-year old twins with ex-husband Nick Cannon, Monroe and Moroccan. #icantski #skilesswonder A photo posted by Mariah Carey (@mariahcarey) on Dec 21, 2015 at 2:04pm PSTSo what's Packer's deal?...
- 1/22/2016
- by Maria Yagoda
- PEOPLE.com
On Thursday night, Mariah Carey got engaged to James Packer, an Australian businessman (and billionaire) she first met at the 2014 premiere of Hercules. "We were talking and laughing and people were getting mad at us and stuff like that. So we hit it off," Carey recalled on The Steve Harvey Show. The couple have since had a whirlwind romance, spending last summer in Italy and this Christmas in Aspen, Colorado with the singer's 4-year old twins with ex-husband Nick Cannon, Monroe and Moroccan. #icantski #skilesswonder A photo posted by Mariah Carey (@mariahcarey) on Dec 21, 2015 at 2:04pm PSTSo what's Packer's deal?...
- 1/22/2016
- by Maria Yagoda
- PEOPLE.com
Miranda Kerr’s rumored boyfriend, Australian casino mogul and millionaire James Packer, got into a physical altercation with his childhood friend David Gyngell, who is the chairman of Nine Entertainment Co.
Miranda Kerr's Beau James Packer Fights Pal
Packer and Gyngall’s public spat occurred on May 4 outside of Packer’s Sydney’s home, reported the Daily Mail. Gyngell had come over to Packer’s house to confront him about his treatment of his estranged wife Erica Packer, with whom he has three children and from whom he allegedly split because of his relationship with Kerr. Gyngell had been the best man at Packer's wedding.
"He fully accepts that he was the instigator of the incident," a spokesman for Gyngell said in a statement. "Clearly, had he not turned up at Packer's premises in an angry mood then the confrontation would never have occurred."
One person who found the...
Miranda Kerr's Beau James Packer Fights Pal
Packer and Gyngall’s public spat occurred on May 4 outside of Packer’s Sydney’s home, reported the Daily Mail. Gyngell had come over to Packer’s house to confront him about his treatment of his estranged wife Erica Packer, with whom he has three children and from whom he allegedly split because of his relationship with Kerr. Gyngell had been the best man at Packer's wedding.
"He fully accepts that he was the instigator of the incident," a spokesman for Gyngell said in a statement. "Clearly, had he not turned up at Packer's premises in an angry mood then the confrontation would never have occurred."
One person who found the...
- 5/16/2014
- Uinterview
The hosts for coverage of the London 2012 Olympics on Australian television have been announced. Karl Stefanovic, Leila McKinnon, Eddie McGuire, Mark Nicholas, Ken Sutcliffe and Cameron Williams will front the Nine Network's Olympic Games coverage later this year. The network's managing director Jeff Browne, who has been accused of sexism for only hiring one woman compared to five male presenters, denied that the channel is too male-orientated. "It's an easy thing to say that and I don't believe there is any proof of that whatsoever," he told the Herald Sun. "We have some talented people at our network - as many women as there (more)...
- 3/8/2012
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Karl Stefanovic has agreed to host a new evening talk show, it has been reported. The Australian television presenter and journalist, who currently co-hosts the Today show with Lisa Wilkinson, is believed to be in talks with Nine Network bosses along with TV star Leila McKinnon. According to The Daily Telegraph, the show will feature a studio audience putting questions to a panel of experts. Each episode will apparently have a theme such as sport. Nine refused to disclose details of the show or if Stefanovic and McKinnon have been confirmed (more)...
- 4/8/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Millions of dollars were raised during a special celebrity charity telethon last night for victims of Australia’s devastating floods.
Stars such as Hugh Jackman, Simon Baker, Terri Irwin, Bindi Irwin, The Veronicas, Kasey Chambers, Tina Arena and X Factor Australia winner Altiyan Childs supported the telethon, hosted by Eddie McGuire, Leila McKinnon and Karl Stefanovic.
The two-hour telethon ran 90 minutes overtime, with phone lines crashing after a few minutes. This didn’t stop over $11 million being donated during the program.
Read more...
Stars such as Hugh Jackman, Simon Baker, Terri Irwin, Bindi Irwin, The Veronicas, Kasey Chambers, Tina Arena and X Factor Australia winner Altiyan Childs supported the telethon, hosted by Eddie McGuire, Leila McKinnon and Karl Stefanovic.
The two-hour telethon ran 90 minutes overtime, with phone lines crashing after a few minutes. This didn’t stop over $11 million being donated during the program.
Read more...
- 1/11/2011
- Look to the Stars
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