Iran, Turkey dominate Asia Pacific Screen Awards noms October 24, 2016 - 11:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Two films each from Iran and from Turkey are nominated for best picture at the 10th edition of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, according to Variety. “Daughter” and “Muhammad: Messenger of God” from Iran will compete with Turkey’s “Cold of Kalandar” and “Ember,” along with Russia’s “The Student.” A total of 39 films receive nominations across all the awards categories. “Cold,” “Daughter” and “Ember” lead the field with three nominations each. Also with three is Anurag Kashyap’s “Psycho Raman. There is no representation from Asia’s most prolific production countries India, China, Japan or Korea in the best picture category. Prizes will be decided by a jury headed by David Puttnam and handed out at a ceremony in Brisbane, Australia on Nov. 24.  Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
