The 19th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, presented by UNESCO, FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Associations) and the Brisbane City Council, in partnership with APSA will take place on 30 October 2026 at The Star Gold Coast, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, to recognize the best in cinema of the Asia Pacific Region of 2026.
This year, the award ceremony and the 8th Asia Pacific Screen Forum (to be held from 28–30 October 2026) will take place at the same venue as the Australian International Movie Convention, so the whole Asia-Pacific film industry will gather in one place for the first time.
Nomination invited in four categories: Feature Film, Animated Feature Film, Youth Feature Film and Documentary Feature Film, were announced on 9 September 2026.
Winners and nominees
The nominations were announced on 9 September 2026.
9 Temples to Heaven () Directed by Sompot Chidgasornpongse
All of a Sudden () Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi Elephants in the Fog (}) Directed by Abinash Bikram Shah No Good Men () Directed by Shahrbanoo Sadat Guria () Directed by Levan Koguashvili Abinash Bikram Shah – Elephants in the Fog Aung Phyoe – Fruit Gathering Jennifer Peedom – Tenzing Ryusuke Hamaguchi – All of a Sudden Sompot Chidgasornpongse – 9 Temples to Heaven Light Pillar ()Directed by Xu Zao Magic Atlas ()Directed by Sun Xun A Mighty Adventure ()Directed by Toe Yuen The Violinist () directed by Ervin Han, Raúl García Zsazsa Zaturnnah () directed by Avid Liongoren 32 Meters ()Directed by Morteza Atabaki Colors of White Rock () directed by Khoroldorj Choijoovanchig Baby Jackfruit Baby Guava () directed by Nhật Quang Nông One in a Million () directed by Itab Azzam, Jack MacInness Rehearsals for a Revolution () directed by Pegah Ahangarani Big Girls Don't Cry ()Directed by Paloma Schneideman Our Share of Sand ()Directed by Shalini Adnani Don’t Tell Mother () directed by Anoop Lokkur En Route To () directed by Yoo Jaein Funky Freaky Freaks () directed by Han Chang-lok Batara Goempar – Four Seasons in Java Emo Weemhoff – The Burning Giants Nguyễn Vinh Phúc – Hearing Gigi Samsonadze and Giorgi Shvelidze – Guria Warwick Thornton – Wolfram Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto – All of a Sudden Anwar Hashimi – No Good Men Pushpa Thing Lama – Elephants in the Fog Ghassan Saad – Pipes Yeo Yann Yann – We Are All Strangers Ghasideh Golmakani – Head to Head Yashasvi Juyal and Ankit Thapa – The Ink Stained Hand and the Missing Thumb Mohammed Hammad – Safe Exit Sara Ishaq and Nadia Eliewat – The Station Rakan Mayasi – Yesterday the Eye Didn’t Sleep
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