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MANILA, Philippines — Two Filipino movies were nominated at this year's Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), as well as two films that were joint efforts between Filipino producers and producers from neighboring countries.
The Department of Agriculture has lifted the temporary ban on the importation of live goats from the US.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Two films by women directors, Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine as Light” and Dea Kulumbegashvili’s “April” lead the nominations for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Both films will compete in five categories – best film, best director, best screenplay, best cinematography and best performance – it was revealed Wednesday in a nominations announcement. Also competing for best film are Yoko Yamanaka’s Tokyo-set story of a young woman’s mental illness, “Desert of Namibia” (Japan); Neo Sora’s future Tokyo tale of perilous social surveillance “Happyend” (Japan, U.S.); and Jiang Xiaoxuan’s “To Kill a Mongolian Horse” (Malaysia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, U.S.), a portrait of a Mongolian horseman turned performer, based on a true story. Four of the five films nominated for best film are from female directors, and in an APSA first, all five best film contenders are first or second features. In addition to Kapadia, Kulumbegashvili and Jiang, the nominees for best director include Tato Kotetishvili for “Holy Electricity,” alongside veteran French Cambodian auteur Rithy Panh for “Meeting with Pol Pot.” For the first time since the acting category became an ungendered best performance award, all five nominations go to women. They are: India’s Kani Kusruti for “All We Imagine as Light,” Georgia’s Ia Sukhitashvili for “April,” Japan’s Yuumi Kawai for “Desert of Namibia,” Kazakh performer Madina Akylbekova for “Madina” and Iranian Soheila Golestani for “The Seed of the Sacred Fig.” “In 2024, two thirds of our nominated films are debut or second films, representing the cinematic excellence of the next generation of Asia Pacific voices, and the unique and compelling stories they are choosing to tell,” said APSA chair Tracey Vieira. The awards will be presented Nov.
CEBU, Philippines — Purexfit Cebu fended off the Steadfast Builders, 87-85, to barge into the win column in the Elite Division of Mandaue’s Pride Basketball Association (MPBA) Commissioner’s Cup Season 3 over the weekend at the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) Gym.
NEW YORK — Former NBA stars Vince Carter and Chauncey Billups were among 13 inductees to the Basketball Hall of Fame that were enshrined in ceremonies on Sunday (Monday Manila time).
MANILA, Philippines — A large majority of Filipinos are not inclined to support those who are deemed “pro-China candidates” in the May 2025 midterm elections, according to a commissioned survey conducted by Pulse Asia.
MANILA, Philippines — Zamboanga Master Sardines rode the hot hands of Pedrito Galanza Jr. to rout Paranaque, 94-66, on Monday, forcing a deciding Game 3 in their South Division quarterfinal series in the 6th MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Season at the Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum in Zamboanga City.