MUMBAI: Samson & Delilah has won the best film award in the feature category at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), held on 26 November at the Gold Coast.

The directors of two other films that were best film nominees - Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi and Israeli filmmaker Eliz Sulieman - shared the grand jury prize for About Elly and The Time That Remains.

The grand jury prize is awarded at the discretion of the judges. Farhadi was also acknowledged for his screenplay.
A fourth best film nominee out of the five selected, City Of Life And Death from China, earned Lu Chuan the top prize in the category for directing.

Other significant award winners included best animated film Mary & Max, from Australia, and best children‘s film, A Brand New Life, from Korea. Producer Lee Chang-dong won the best feature award in the first APSA ceremony with Secret Sunshine.