The Asia-Pacific Screen Awards with its associated Academy of nominees has been running for thirteen years. Various forces in Queensland, led by journalist and political web-spinner Des Power, have combined to keep it alive and grow the Asia Pacific Screen Forum around it. This year it runs to four days with the awards ceremony at the climax on Thursday November 21.
Unfortunately for its national impact, the privilege of buzzing around filmmakers from all over the region works best for Brisbane filmmakers – great for them but with limited national impact.