During a visit to the King's Summer Palace, the guests were treated to exotic entertainment and a lavish Thai banquet. The awards ceremony took place at the Thai National Museum on the evening of the eighth.
主席齊拉婉在典禮中致詞，她指出，電影是世界性的共同語言，透露不同國家、民族的感情和心聲，舉辦亞太影展的意義在於透過電影藝術，促進亞太地區各國文化和思想的交流。接著開始頒發獎項。