The 53rd Asia Pacific Film Festival will conclude on today with its

The 53rd Asia Pacific Film Festival will conclude on today with its annual awards ceremony attended by a host of international stars. The festival is being held for the first time in Kaohsiung County in southern Taiwan.

This year’s event has seen screenings of 58 films from sixteen countries, the largest event in its history. This year has also seen a delegation from China attend for the first time.

Two of the child stars from last year’s Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire — Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail — have travelled from India to help give out the awards at today’s ceremony. Hong Kong director John Woo is to be awarded a special prize for outstanding achievement in Asia Pacific cinema.