Sanju, Newton & Gali Guleiyan Nominated For AACTA Asian Film Awards!
Three Indian films, Gali Guleiyan, Sanju and Newton, have been nominated in the Best Asian Film category of Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards.
Three
Indian
films,
Gali
Guleiyan,
Sanju
and
Newton,
have
been
nominated
in
the
Best
Asian
Film
category
of
Australian
Academy
of
Cinema
and
Television
Arts
(AACTA)
Awards.
The
nominations
were
announced
on
Thursday
and
AACTA
said
the
Asian
films
have
contributed
36
million
dollars
at
the
Australian
box
office
in
last
one
year,
signalling
the
immense
popularity
of
Asian
cinemaDown
Under.
The
AACTA
Award
for
Best
Asian
Film
was
incepted
to
recognise
the
exceptional
calibre
of
films
from
the
Asian
region
as
well
as
their
growing
popularity,
not
just
with
audiences
domestically
within
Australasia
but
also
globally.
"This
year's
Best
Asian
Film
nominees
form
a
unique
snapshot
of
the
finest
Asian
films
from
the
past
year,
from
box-office
hits
and
international
film
festival
favourites
to
a
Palme
d'Or
winner
and
multiple
Best
Foreign
Language
Film
Oscar
entries," AACTA
said
in
a
statement.
Other
nominees
include
South
Korean
film
1987
When
The
Day
Comes,
Taiwanese
film
The
Bold,
The
Corrupt
and
The
Beautiful,
two
Chinese
films,
Dying
to
Survive
and
"Youth",
Japanese
film
"Shoplifters"
and
"Tombiruo"
from
Malaysia.
The
winner
will
be
determined
by
the
jury
led
by
Oscar
winner
Russell
Crowe,
who
returns
as
its
president.
Veteran
Bollywood
actors
Shabana
Azmi
and
Anupam
Kher
continue
to
be
on
the
jury
along
with
Australian
film
critic,
producer
and
presenter
Margaret
Pomeranz.