Queensland, Nov. 28 -- Iranian director Jafar Panahi claimed dual honours at the 18th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), with his Cannes Palme d'Or winner 'It Was Just an Accident' (Un simple accident) taking home best film and best director.

According to the APSA website, the Japanese filmmaker Fujimoto Akio's 'Lost Land' received the Jury Grand Prize for its portrait of displaced Rohingya children navigating uncertain futures. The movie was also honoured at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival under the Orizzonti section.

Singaporean filmmaker Tan Siyou and producer Fran Borgia won best youth film for 'Amoeba,' while Korean director Kim Bo-sol's animation 'The Square' claimed best animated film honours.

As for the documentary ...