APSA screening on ABC1.(Aus)
December 6th 2009 12:23
The second instalment of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards Scene by Scene programs will air on ABC1 over the next two weeks featuring highlights from last week's APSA Ceremony on the Gold Coast attended by more than 700 film industry luminaries from Asia-Pacific and around the world. The programs will air to more than 44 countries across Asia, the Pacific and Indian subcontinent through Australia's international television service, Australia Network, on December 7 and December 14. For Australia Network regional
broadcast times, CLICK HERE
Thirty-seven films representing 16 countries and territories were finalists in the APSAs, with winners coming from Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Palestinian Territories, People's Republic of China and Thailand and high commendations from the Jury for films from Australia, India, Republic of Korea and Russian Federation.
Hosted by the ABC's Peter Thompson, the program includes segments from APSA's Scene by Scene productions profiling films and filmmakers of Asia-Pacific. This week we travel to Papua New Guinea, Kazakhstan, Philippines, Middle East, India and Republic of Korea to hear from the directors, producers and stars of the region's film industries about the political, religious and cultural challenges they face.
Covering 70 countries, one third of the earth and half of the world's film output, Asia-Pacific cinema has never been more prominent. This episode also includes a special feature on
the intricate art of stop-motion animation profiling Australia's Mary and Max, which won the Best Animated Feature Film aw ard at last week's APSAs.
"Cinema lovers and armchair travellers will revel in the stories that the Scene by Scene programs have to tell and will appreciate the opportunity to see some of the region's top
filmmakers honoured at the APSA Awards Ceremony," said Chairman of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Des Power.
"One of APSAs aims is to promote the outstanding work of our region's filmmakers to a global audience.
In addition to the Awards Ceremony, the documentaries that produced shinea spotlight on the remarkable talent of Asia-Pacific filmmakers."
Missed last week's episode on ABC1? Watch it now on ABC iView:
Really Long Link
SCENE BY SCENE - EPISODE 2 HIGHLIGHTS
AUSTRALIA
The world's most loved children's art form - animation, is all grown up and now tackles the bigger issues.
This year has seen Australia at the forefront of the intricate art of stop-motion animation, with two feature films reaching cinema screens in 2009. Mary & Max and $9.99 are the first
feature length stop-motion animation features ever to come out of Australia and $9.99 marks the first ever co-production between Australia and Israel. Scene by Scene speaks with the creators of both films about the gruelling yet magical process of creating another world.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Papua New Guinea's exotic landscapes and indigenous people have drawn interest from international filmmakers for decades but there's never been a focus on a home-grown
industry until now. 'Yumi Piksa' is pidgin for 'You Me Pictures'. Scene by Scene takes us into the classroom as Australian filmmaker Verena Thomas teaches filmmaking to students of the University of Goroka in PNG's Highlands in a collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney, Sony HD cameras and Miller Tripods. We see some of the fruits of their
labor including a film that archives the important work of a man making clay flutes used by the women to call their men.
KAZAKHSTAN
Scene by Scene journeys to Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city and cultural epicentre where the spirit of the Kazakh 'New Wave' was born. Scene by Scene speaks with producer, Gulnara Sarsenova, about the internationally awarded Mongol and Tulpan, and about becoming the first female recipient of the 2008 Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award, and catches up with two-time Academy Award nominee Sergei Bodrov who has worked extensively in Kazakhstan in a career spanning more than 30 years as a director, writer and producer.
PHILIPPINES
Removed from office in a bloodless coup amidst massive protests in 2001, former Philippine president Joseph Estrada, once an action movie star, returns to the big screen with his first film since his ousting over allegations of incompetence and corruption.
Estrada starred in 120 movies in a 26 year acting career and used film as launching pad for his political ambitions. Scene by Scene visits Estrada on the set of his new comedy where he plays a minibus driver trying to deal with his daughter's plans to marry her Filipino-American boyfriend. At 72 years of age, Estrada is poised for a star comeback - in both film and politics.
MIDDLE EAST
Scene by Scene focuses on three filmmakers pursuing their craft in the Middle East where two factors dominate all other issues - politics and religion. We meet Palestinian helmer, Najwar Najjar, award-winning Lebanese documentarian Mai Masri and also take a look at Defamation, an Israeli documentary about modern anti-semitism, which explores topics that filmmaker Yoav Shamir says have become taboo.
INDIA
India's prolific film producers are best known world-wide for their bright and colourful Bollywood musicals.
Scene by Scene takes a look at a group of more contemplative filmmakers delving into the subject of what makes us human.
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Scene by Scene travels to South Korea to investigate the surprise success of Old Partner, a documentary about an old Korean farmer, his wife and his trusty ox. The sleeper hit has set the record for the highest grossing independent film in Korean history and has been embraced by festival audiences the world over, confirming the universal appeal of this poetic love story.
APSA CEREMONY HIGHLIGHTS
Highlights of the third annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards on Australia's Gold Coast. Winners of the region's highest accolades in film were presented at a glittering Ceremony on Australia's Gold Coast hosted by Australian television's Indira Naidoo and Peter Thompson and special guest presenter, CNN's Anna Coren.
Highlights include Samson & Delilah director Warwick Thornton accepting the award for Best Feature Film, Japanese star Masahiro Motoki receiving the Best Performance by an Actor Award and a special performance by Japanese singer, AI, who performed the feature track from Okuribito (Departures).
Online at ABC iView:
Internationally through Australia Network:
Scene by Scene, Episode 1, Monday December 7
Scene by Scene, Episode 2, Monday December 14
Source:APSA PR
broadcast times, CLICK HERE
Thirty-seven films representing 16 countries and territories were finalists in the APSAs, with winners coming from Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Palestinian Territories, People's Republic of China and Thailand and high commendations from the Jury for films from Australia, India, Republic of Korea and Russian Federation.
Hosted by the ABC's Peter Thompson, the program includes segments from APSA's Scene by Scene productions profiling films and filmmakers of Asia-Pacific. This week we travel to Papua New Guinea, Kazakhstan, Philippines, Middle East, India and Republic of Korea to hear from the directors, producers and stars of the region's film industries about the political, religious and cultural challenges they face.
Covering 70 countries, one third of the earth and half of the world's film output, Asia-Pacific cinema has never been more prominent. This episode also includes a special feature on
"Cinema lovers and armchair travellers will revel in the stories that the Scene by Scene programs have to tell and will appreciate the opportunity to see some of the region's top
filmmakers honoured at the APSA Awards Ceremony," said Chairman of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Des Power.
"One of APSAs aims is to promote the outstanding work of our region's filmmakers to a global audience.
In addition to the Awards Ceremony, the documentaries that produced shinea spotlight on the remarkable talent of Asia-Pacific filmmakers."
Missed last week's episode on ABC1? Watch it now on ABC iView:
Really Long Link
SCENE BY SCENE - EPISODE 2 HIGHLIGHTS
AUSTRALIA
This year has seen Australia at the forefront of the intricate art of stop-motion animation, with two feature films reaching cinema screens in 2009. Mary & Max and $9.99 are the first
feature length stop-motion animation features ever to come out of Australia and $9.99 marks the first ever co-production between Australia and Israel. Scene by Scene speaks with the creators of both films about the gruelling yet magical process of creating another world.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Papua New Guinea's exotic landscapes and indigenous people have drawn interest from international filmmakers for decades but there's never been a focus on a home-grown
industry until now. 'Yumi Piksa' is pidgin for 'You Me Pictures'. Scene by Scene takes us into the classroom as Australian filmmaker Verena Thomas teaches filmmaking to students of the University of Goroka in PNG's Highlands in a collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney, Sony HD cameras and Miller Tripods. We see some of the fruits of their
labor including a film that archives the important work of a man making clay flutes used by the women to call their men.
KAZAKHSTAN
PHILIPPINES
Removed from office in a bloodless coup amidst massive protests in 2001, former Philippine president Joseph Estrada, once an action movie star, returns to the big screen with his first film since his ousting over allegations of incompetence and corruption.
Estrada starred in 120 movies in a 26 year acting career and used film as launching pad for his political ambitions. Scene by Scene visits Estrada on the set of his new comedy where he plays a minibus driver trying to deal with his daughter's plans to marry her Filipino-American boyfriend. At 72 years of age, Estrada is poised for a star comeback - in both film and politics.
MIDDLE EAST
Scene by Scene focuses on three filmmakers pursuing their craft in the Middle East where two factors dominate all other issues - politics and religion. We meet Palestinian helmer, Najwar Najjar, award-winning Lebanese documentarian Mai Masri and also take a look at Defamation, an Israeli documentary about modern anti-semitism, which explores topics that filmmaker Yoav Shamir says have become taboo.
INDIA
India's prolific film producers are best known world-wide for their bright and colourful Bollywood musicals.
Scene by Scene takes a look at a group of more contemplative filmmakers delving into the subject of what makes us human.
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Scene by Scene travels to South Korea to investigate the surprise success of Old Partner, a documentary about an old Korean farmer, his wife and his trusty ox. The sleeper hit has set the record for the highest grossing independent film in Korean history and has been embraced by festival audiences the world over, confirming the universal appeal of this poetic love story.
APSA CEREMONY HIGHLIGHTS
Highlights of the third annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards on Australia's Gold Coast. Winners of the region's highest accolades in film were presented at a glittering Ceremony on Australia's Gold Coast hosted by Australian television's Indira Naidoo and Peter Thompson and special guest presenter, CNN's Anna Coren.
Highlights include Samson & Delilah director Warwick Thornton accepting the award for Best Feature Film, Japanese star Masahiro Motoki receiving the Best Performance by an Actor Award and a special performance by Japanese singer, AI, who performed the feature track from Okuribito (Departures).
Online at ABC iView:
Internationally through Australia Network:
Scene by Scene, Episode 1, Monday December 7
Scene by Scene, Episode 2, Monday December 14
Source:APSA PR
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