APSA honours the cinematic excellence of 78 countries and areas from the region producing half the world’s film, celebrating cinematic storytelling that best reflects its cultural origins and the diversity of the Asia Pacific.

Awards are presented for the following achievements:

• Best Film
• Best Animated Film
• Best Documentary Film
• Best Youth Film
• Best Director
• Best Screenplay
• Best Cinematography
• Best Performance
• Best New Performer
• Jury Grand Prize

Additional awards are presented for outstanding achievement

• • FIAPF Award – for outstanding achievement in film in the Asia Pacific region.
  • Cultural Diversity Award under the patronage of UNESCO – for outstanding contribution to the promotion and preservation of cultural diversity through film.
  • Young Cinema Award in partnership with NETPAC and Griffith Film School (GFS) – awarded to a first or second time feature director to recognise the abundant emerging talent of the Asia Pacific.