Pema Tseden (1969-2023) was a Tibetan director, screenwriter and author. Most of Pema Tseden’s films were shot in the Tibetan language by Tibetan teams. Widely recognised as a pioneer of the Tibetan New Wave, Pema Tseden created a body of cinematic works that includes The Silent Holy Stones, The Search, Old Dog, Tharlo, Jinpa and Balloon amongst others. His films have been selected at the Venice Film Festival, the Locarno Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival and many other major international film festivals, winning over forty international prizes.
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.
