2010 APSA MPA Film Fund Recipient - A Separation - Official Trailer

Four grants, each of US $25,000, are allocated to the script development of four projects. A member of the APSA Academy must be attached to the project in one of the following roles: Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Actor, Actress or Cinematographer. Projects are assessed on the same criterion which applies to films in the APSA competition -- films that best reflect their cultural origins, demonstrate cinematic excellence and are deemed Asia-Pacific in origin.

The film fund is intended to stimulate production in the region, particularly at the development phase, among the 70 countries embraced by APSA.

The inaugural recipients were Academy members Asghar Farhadi (Islamic Republic of Iran), Lee Chang-dong (Republic of Korea), Sergey Dvortsevoy (Kazakhstan) and Peng Tao (People's Republic of China).