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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

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  1. ^ "Film Categories and Awards". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ "APSA Nominees & Winners". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Cultural Diversity Award Under the Patronage of UNESCO".
  4. ^ Rigg, Julie (25 November 2016). "Australia's best kept cultural secret: Asia Pacific films land in Brisbane". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
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