Iran, Turkey dominate Asia Pacific Screen Awards nomsOctober 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 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”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |