Asian Film Awards: Iran finds gold
A Separation won four out of five nominations it received at the Asian top film event.
Iranian film The Separation, which presents a social expose of the Islamic republic behind the veneer of a taut family drama, was screened at the Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong on Monday.
The social drama took home top prizes including best film and best director, while China dominated the ceremony with six prizes.
The Separation, which won Iran’s first-ever Oscar last month, won four out of five nominations it received at the Asian top film event organised by the Hong Kong International Film Festival. The two other awards were for best screenwriter and best editor. The only nomination that it did not win was in the best actor (female) category, which went to actor Deanie Ip for her role in the film A Simple Life.
(With additional input from AFP)
And the winner is:
Best Film: A Separation (Iran)
Best Director: Asghar Farhadi (A Separation — Iran)
Best Actor: Donny Damara (Lovely Man — Indonesia)
Best Actor (female): Deanie Ip (A Simple Life — Hong Kong)
Best Newcomer: Ni Ni (The Flowers of War — Mainland China)
Best Supporting Actor: Lawrence Ko (Jump! Ashin — Taiwan)
Best Supporting Actor (female): Shamaine Buencamino (Niño — The Philippines)
Best Screenwriter: Asghar Farhadi (A Separation — Iran)
Best Cinematographer: Jake Pollock, Lai Yiu-fai (Wu Xia — Mainland China/ Hong Kong)
Best Production Designer: Yee Chung-man, Sun Li (Wu Xia — Mainland China/ Hong Kong)
Best Composer: Chan Kwong-wing, Peter Kam, Chatchai Pongprapaphan (Wu Xia — Mainland China/ Hong Kong)
Best Editor: Hayedeh Safiyari (A Separation — Iran)
Best Visual Effects: Wook Kim, Josh Cole, Frankie Chung (The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate — Hong Kong/Mainland China)
Best Costume Designer: Yee Chung-man, Lai Hsuan-wu (The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate — Hong Kong/Mainland Chia)
source: entertainment.inquirer.net
Published in The Express Tribune, March 21st, 2012.