Cultural Diversity Award (UNESCO)
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The Cultural Diversity Award Under the Patronage of UNESCO, known simply as the Cultural Diversity Award,[1] is an award category of the annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards.[2] It is awarded annually to a film practitioner and film from the region for their exceptional contribution for upholding and promoting cultural diversity through the medium of the film.
The winners of the Cultural Diversity Award include:[3]
| Year | Film | Director | Nationality of Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Band's Visit (Bikur Ha-Tizmoret) | Eran Kolirin |  Israel
|
| 2008 | Tinar | Mahdi Moniri |  Iran
|
| 2009 | Agrarian Utopia | Uruphong Raksasad |  Thailand
|
| 2010 | Bal (Honey) | Semih Kaplanoğlu |  Turkey
|
| 2011 | Toomelah | Ivan Sen |  Australia
|
| 2012 | Warriors of the Rainbow : Seediq Bale | Wei Te-sheng |  Taiwan
|
| 2013 | Hoze Haghashi (The Painting Pool) | Maziar Miri | Iran
|
| 2014 | For Bîranînên Li Ser Kevirî (Memories on Stone) | Shawkat Amin Korki |  Iraq
|
| 2015 | Ya Tayr El Tayer (The Idol) | Hany Abu-Assad | Israel
|
| 2016 | Hussein Hassan For Reşeba (The Dark Wind)[4] | Hussein Hassan | Iraq
|
| 2017 | Dede | Mariam Khatchvani |  Georgia
|
| 2018 | Memories of My Body | Garin Nugroho |  Indonesia
|
| 2019 | Rona, Azim's Mother | Jamshid Mahmoudi |  Afghanistan
|
| 2021 | Children of the Sun (Gaadi) | Prasanna Vithanage |  Sri Lanka
|
| 2022 | Muru | Tearepa Kahi |  New Zealand
|
Reference List
[edit]- ^ "Film Categories and Awards". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "APSA Nominees & Winners". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Cultural Diversity Award Under the Patronage of UNESCO".
- ^ Rigg, Julie (25 November 2016). "Australia's best kept cultural secret: Asia Pacific films land in Brisbane". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 September 2017.