Cultural Diversity Award (UNESCO)
Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) awards The Cultural Diversity Award under the patronage of UNESCO annually to a film practitioner and film from the region for their exceptional contribution for upholding and promoting the cultural diversity through the medium of the film.
The winners of the Asia Pacific Screen Award's UNESCO Award are:[1]
| 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
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| 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
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| 2016 | Hussein Hassan For Reşeba (The Dark Wind)[2] | Hussein Hassan | Iraq
|
| 2017 | Dede | Mariam Khatchvani |  Georgia
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| 2018 | Memories of My Body | Garin Nugroho |  Indonesia
|
| 2019 | Rona, Azim's Mother | Jamshid Mahmoudi |  Afghanistan
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| 2021 | Children of the Sun (Gaadi) | Prasanna Vithanage | [[Sri Lanka| Sri Lanka]]
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Reference List
- ^ "CULTURAL DIVERSITY AWARD UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF UNESCO".
- ^ "Australia's best kept cultural secret: Asia Pacific films land in Brisbane". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 September 2017.