Opera Jawa triumphs at Singapore's Silver Screen Awards

Iraqi Kurdistan-born Shawkat Amin Korki took home best director for his debut Crossing The Dust which he filmedsoon after the US troops arrived in Iraq. The picture also shared the NETPAC jury award with Korean coming-of-age comedy Like A Virgin by Lee Hae-young and Lee Hae-jun.

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