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Asia Pacific Screen Awards to launch movie academy
MUMBAI: The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSAs), along with Australian actor Jack Thompson, is set to launch its movie academy.
APSAs, held in collaboration with UNESCO, FIAPF International Federation of Film Producers Associations and CNN International, attempts to acknowledge the cinematic excellence of Asia-Pacific films that best reflect their cultural origins.
“One of the significant aims of the APSAs is to promote the films and filmmakers of the Asia-Pacific region to a global market and to develop new markets for their work,” said APSA chairman Des Power.
All 65 nominees of the inaugural 2007 APSAs will now be inducted into the academy, with a similar number from 2008 to be inducted later this year. With this induction process, APSAs aims to establish a world-class body of Asia-Pacific filmmakers. In time to come, Academy members will have a voting influence on the Awards.
“The Academy of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards is the next step in encouraging dialogue, collaboration and business opportunities for the region‘s filmmakers,” added Power.
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Rashmika Mandanna, Shanaya Kapoor and Naila Grrewal climb IMDb’s Indian celebrity rankings
Upcoming films and returning shows are driving fan interest across Bollywood and streaming
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s popularity contest has a new weekly scorecard, and the numbers are telling. IMDb’s Popular Indian Celebrities list for this week places Shanaya Kapoor at number six, buoyed by buzz around her film Tu Yaa Main. Naila Grrewal slots in at seven on the back of the returning comedy series Maamla Legal Hai, while Rashmika Mandanna climbs to eighth, riding mounting anticipation for Cocktail 2.
The list, available exclusively on the IMDb app for Android and iOS, tracks trending Indian entertainers and filmmakers each week, drawing on data from more than 200m monthly visits to the platform worldwide.
Further down the rankings, Raaka is keeping two of its biggest names in the spotlight. Deepika Padukone holds 11th position, with Allu Arjun close behind at 13th, as the film continues to find traction with audiences.
The list offers fans a weekly pulse on who is breaking through, who is holding steady, and who is fading. It is a barometer as unsparing as the box office itself.
