Brisbane, Australia, wants to enhance the city's charm with "Asia-Pacific film"

The first Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival

1905 film network news recently, Australia's new international city Brisbane Mayor Graham. Mr Quirk announced that 80 films had been confirmed for screening at the inaugural Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival on November 29. The 16-day festival will showcase the finest films from the Asia Pacific region and will prove Brisbane's "Asia Pacific Film Festival" to be a rare Australian film event.

The festival will feature a variety of films, including dramas, comedies, art films, science fiction, cartoons and other classics, which are suitable for viewers of different ages. "Hosting the Asia Pacific Film Festival in Brisbane will provide a greater platform for the eight editions of the Asia Pacific Film Awards, a greater stage for the film-makers, films and documentaries coming to the Awards, showcase the high level of film creation in the Asia Pacific region and further tap into the investment opportunities in Brisbane's film industry." 'said Mr Cook.

Among the nominees for the 8th Asia Pacific Film Awards announced by Mayor Graeme Cooke, 36 films from 21 Asia-Pacific countries and regions will compete for the region's top film honor. In recent years, Chinese style has become an indispensable highlight on the screen of the Asia Pacific Film Awards. At the 7th Asia Pacific Film Awards held last year, Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi won the Best Actress Award for her role in the film The Grandmaster, and cinematographer Lu Le won the Achievement Award for Cinematography for 1942. This year, six films from China were nominated, tied with Russia for the most nominations.

Tang Wei nominated for Best Actress Award for The Golden Age

Lu Zhong shortlisted for Best Actress Award for The Intruder

Among them, Tang Wei and Lv Zhong were nominated for the Best Actress Award for their roles in The Golden Age and The Intruder respectively. Liao Fan was nominated for the Best Actor Award for "Black Coal, Thin Ice"; "Frog Kingdom," created by Zheng Liguo, was nominated for Best Animated film. Dong Jinsong and Zeng Jian were also shortlisted for the "Photographic Achievement Award" for "Black Coal, Thin Ice" and "Massage" respectively.

In addition, Asia Pacific Film Award winner and Oscar nominee Lu Lecheng is one of the six members of the international jury of the 2014 Asia Pacific Film Awards. The Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear Award-winning producer Wen Yan was also named to the jury for Best teen film, Best animated film and Best documentary. As a member of the Asia Pacific Film Awards, the China Film Producers Association actively submits films for competition every year.

The 2014 Asia Pacific Film Awards will be held at Brisbane's historic City Hall on December 11, a glittering event attended by nominees and industry luminaries. "This is the third year that the Asia Pacific Film Awards have been held in Brisbane, and we are very proud to host this prestigious event for the film industry and hope to take the opportunity to better understand Brisbane's fascinating art scene," said Lord Mayor Graeme Cooke. Michael Hawkins, Chairman of the Asia Pacific Film Awards, said: "This year's Asia Pacific Film Awards presents the strongest lineup of nominees to date. In a remarkable year for the Asia Pacific Film Awards, we look forward to using the region's most prestigious awards to promote the growth of the Asia-Pacific film industry and the flourishing of the arts and culture in the region." He also noted that eight films screened at the inaugural Asia Pacific Film Festival will also compete for this year's Asia Pacific Film Awards.

Liao Fan nominated for Best Actor Award for Black Coal, Thin Ice

Frog Kingdom, created by Zheng Liguo, is up for Best Animated Feature

Professor Hong Joon-Kim, who has been the chairman of the International Nomination Committee of the Asia Pacific Film Awards since its inception, commented on the 2014 nominations: "2014 has been another year of great films from the Asia Pacific region. What is striking about this year is that nearly half of the eventual nominees come from first-time or second-time directors, and this influx of new talent is making the nominations for future Asia-Pacific Film Awards even more competitive." All nominees will be inducted into the Asia Pacific Film Awards Academy, which is made up of the region's most influential filmmakers (including past Asia Pacific Film Awards nominees, international judges and nominating committee members) and has expanded over the years.

The Asia Pacific Film Awards, which began in 2007, are jointly administered by the Brisbane Promotion Board, the Paris-based United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the International Federation of Film Makers. The award is the top film award in the Asia-Pacific region, the fastest growing film industry in the world. The region includes more than 70 countries, 4.5 billion people and accounts for half of the world's film production.