Moscow, writer and director Alexey German Jr, son of the late Russian master Alexey German studied filmmaking at the VGIK before making three award-winning short films. His first three features, The Last Train (2003), Garpastum (2005) and Paper Soldier (2008) all screened at the Venice Film Festival where The Last Train received a special mention in the Nuovi Territori section and Paper Soldier, won the Silver Lion for the Best Director and the Osella for Best Cinematography. Paper Soldier was also nominated for the 2009 APSA Achievement in Cinematography. Under Electric Clouds screened in competition at the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for Cinematography.
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and present. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
