'Separation' 'Anatolia' lead Asia Off-shore noms

"A Separation""Not so long ago in Anatolia"BUSAN, Columbia -- Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's "A Separation" and Turkish pic "Not so long ago in Anatolia" by Nuri Bilge Ceylan have obtained four nominations each within this year's Asia Off-shore Screen Honours.The nominations was revealed in Busan on Monday evening, and both were around the candidate for the best film, that also incorporated Mohammad Rasoulof's "Goodbye," Jiang Wen's "Allow the Bullets Fly" and also the Indian movie "Wedding Organizers."A lot more than 240 films from 43 nations are competing in case, including, the very first time, films from Samoa and Cyprus, with 37 honours over the 13 honours groups."A Separation," which won the Golden Bear in the Berlinale this season, seemed to be nominated within the author and helmer groups for Farhadi, as well as for thesp Peyman Moadi."Anatolia" featured within the best director category for Ceylan, cinematography for Gokhan Tiryaki and script (Ceylan, Ercan Kesal and Ebru Ceylan).Hong Kong film producer Nansun Shi continues to be named as prexy from the jury, and also the prize is going to be introduced in a ceremony around the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, on November. 24.Also around the jury is going to be Cameron Bailey, co-director from the Toronto Film Festival, Japanese helmer and actress Kaori Momoi, Israeli director Samuel Maoz, and mind from the China Film Producers Association, Ming Zhenjiang.There's an obvious Middle Eastern and North African presence within the candidate, and Iranian films feature strongly. Shayesteh Irani continues to be nominated within the actress category for "Facing Mirrors," with Leyla Zareh nominated for "Goodbye." Judy Davis can also be within the running within this category for Australian pic "The Attention from the Storm." Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com