# ‘Guria’ Wins Best Film At Asia Pacific Screen Awards; ‘9 Temples To Heaven’ Takes Best Director

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/guria-wins-best-film-at-asia-pacific-screen-awards-9-temples-to-heaven-takes-best-director/
- Published: 2026-10-30T14:29:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T15:51:47+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/asia-pacific-screen-awards-guria-9-temples-to-heaven-1237209398/
- Topics: Asia, Entertainment, Film, World

## Key points

- Guria won Best Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
- Sompot Chidgasornpongse won Best Director for 9 Temples To Heaven.
- Five film projects received $10,000 development grants.

## Summary

Guria, directed by Georgia’s Levan Koguashvili, won Best Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards on Australia’s Gold Coast. The awards also recognised filmmakers from across the region and beyond, highlighting a wide range of international co-productions and stories.

Sompot Chidgasornpongse won Best Director for 9 Temples To Heaven, while Shahrbanoo Sadat received the Jury Grand Prize for No Good Men. Other winners included Big Girls Don’t Cry for Best Youth Film, The Violinist for Best Animated Film and One In A Million for Best Documentary. Five projects also received $10,000 grants from the 2026 MPA APSA Academy Film Fund.

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