18th Asia Pacific Screen Awards

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
Highlights
Best Film	It Was Just an Accident
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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 took 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]

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

Jafar Panahi winner of the Best Director Award

The nominations were announced on 15 October 2025.^[4][5]

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.^[6]

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 Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident Amir Azizi – Inside Amir Akio Fujimoto – Lost Land Garin Nugroho – Samsara Sengedorj Janchivdorj – Silent City Driver
Best Performance Sean Lau – Papa Khairiah Nathmy – Hijra 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 The Square () Directed by Kim Bo-sol Produced by Park So-hye, Kim Bo-sol 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 A Story About Fire () Directed by Wenyu Li Produced by Chen Bo, Wang Anyi	Best Documentary Film Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk () Directed by Sepideh Farsi Produced by Javad Djavahery Always () Directed by Deming Chen Produced by Hansen Lin (Special Mention) 10s Across the Borders () Directed by Chan Sze-Wei Produced by Alemberg Ang, Chan Sze-Wei, Tan Si En, Yasmin C. Rams, Sophia Sim We Live Here () Directed by Zhanana Kurmasheva Produced by Banu Ramazanova Writing Hawa () Directed by Najiba Noori Produced by Christian Popp
Best Screenplay Chie Hayakawa – Renoir Shu Qi – Girl Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit – Human Resource Annemarie Jacir – Palestine 36 Kaouther Ben Hania – The Voice of Hind Rajab	Best Cinematography Batara Goempar – Samsara Artur Tort, Lav Diaz – Magellan Prabhath Roshan – Riverstone Yuta Tsukinaga – Two Seasons, Two Strangers Ronald Plante – Yunan
Best New Performer Yui Suzuki – Renoir	Jury Grand Prize Lost Land () Directed by Akio Fujimoto Produced by Kazutaka Watanabe
Young Cinema Award Rohan Parashuram Kanawade – Sabar Bonda	FIAPF Award Greer Simpkin
Cultural Diversity Award Black Red Yellow () Directed and produced by Aktan Arym Kubat

References

1. "18th Asia Pacific Screen Awards Nominations Announced". FilmInk. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
2. Ramachandran, Naman (15 October 2025). "'Samsara,' 'It Was Just an Accident,' 'Magellan' Lead Asia Pacific Screen Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
3. "18th Asia Pacific Screen Awards Nominations Announced". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
4. Ntim, Zac (15 October 2025). "Asia Pacific Screen Awards: 'Samsara' & Jafar Panahi's 'It Was Just an Accident' Among Leading Nominees". Deadline. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
5. "WINNERS OF YOUNG CINEMA AWARD, BEST NEW PERFORMER, CULTURAL DIVERSITY AWARD & FIAPF AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
6. Keast, Jackie (28 November 2025). "'It Was Just an Accident' takes home Best Film at Asia Pacific Screen Awards". IF Magazine. Retrieved 27 November 2025.

External links

• Official website