18th Asia Pacific Screen Awards

The 18th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, presented by UNESCO, FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Associations) and the Brisbane City Council, in partnership with APSA and Jewel Private Residences will take place on 27 November 2025 at The Langham, and Jewel Private Residences, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, to recognize the best in cinema of the Asia Pacific Region of 2025.^[1]

18th Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in cinema and performance in Asia Pacific region
Awarded by	Asia Pacific Screen Academy
Presented by	UNESCO FIAPF
Date	27 November 2025 (2025-11-27)
Site	The Langham, Jewel Private Residence, Gold Coast, Australia
Official website	asiapacificscreenawards.com
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The nominations were announced on 15 October 2025. Nomination were invited in four categories: Feature Film, Animated Feature Film, Youth Feature Film and Documentary Feature Film.^[2][3]

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on 15 October 2025.^[4]

Best Film It Was Just an Accident () Directed by Jafar Panahi Produced by Jafar Panahi, Philippe Martin Magellan () Directed by Lav Diaz Produced by Joaquim Sapinho, Marta Alves, Albert Serra, Montse Triola, Paul Soriano, Mark Victor Samsara () Directed by Garin Nugroho Produced by Gita Fara The Sun Rises on Us All () Directed by Cai Shangjun Produced by Ma Shuang, Huang Titi, Justine O. Two Seasons, Two Strangers () Directed by Sho Miyake Produced by Masayoshi Johnai	Best Director Amir Azizi – Inside Amir Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident Akio Fujimoto – Lost Land Garin Nugroho – Samsara Sengedorj Janchivdorj – Silent City Driver
Best Performance Khairiah Nathmy – Hijra Sean Lau – Papa Xin Zhilei – The Sun Rises on Us All Ariel Bronz – Yes! Georges Khabbaz – Yunan	Best Youth Film Amoeba () Directed by Tan Siyou Produced by Fran Borgia Before the Bright Day () Directed by Tsao Shih-Han Produced by Lin Shih-Ken The President's Cake () Directed by Hasan Hadi Produced by Leah Chen Baker Village Rockstars 2 () Directed and produced by Rima Das The World of Love () Directed by Yoon Ga-eun Produced by Kim Se-hun, Jenna Ku
Best Animated Film Another World () Directed by Tommy Ng Kai Chung Produced by Polly Yeung, Chan Gin Kai ChaO () Directed by Yasuhiro Aoki Produced by Eiko Tanaka The Lost Tiger () Directed by Chantelle Murray Produced by Kristen Souvlis, Nadine Bates, Chantelle Murray The Square () Directed by Kim Bo-sol Produced by Park So-hye, Kim Bo-sol A Story About Fire () Directed by Wenyu Li Produced by Chen Bo, Wang Anyi	Best Documentary Film 10s Across the Borders () Directed by Chan Sze-Wei Produced by Alemberg Ang, Chan Sze-Wei, Tan Si En, Yasmin C. Rams, Sophia Sim Always () Directed by Deming Chen Produced by Hansen Lin Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk () Directed by Sepideh Farsi Produced by Javad Djavahery We Live Here () Directed by Zhanana Kurmasheva Produced by Banu Ramazanova Writing Hawa () Directed by Najiba Noori Produced by Christian Popp
Best Screenplay Shu Qi – Girl Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit – Human Resource Annemarie Jacir – Palestine 36 Chie Hayakawa – Renoir Kaouther Ben Hania – The Voice of Hind Rajab	Best Cinematography Artur Tort, Lav Diaz – Magellan Prabhath Roshan – Riverstone Batara Goempar – Samsara Yuta Tsukinaga – Two Seasons, Two Strangers Ronald Plante – Yunan
Best New Performance	Jury Grand Prize
Young Cinema Award	FIAPF Award
Cultural Diversity Award