‘All We Think about as Mild’ Wins High Prize at Asian Movie Awards

Payal Kapadia‘s Indian co-production “All We Think about as Mild” gained greatest movie on the 18th Asian Movie Awards in Hong Kong, capping a exceptional journey that started with a Grand Prix win at Cannes final yr.

Yoshida Daihachi gained greatest director for “Teki Cometh,” whereas Sean Lau gained greatest actor for “Papa” and Shahana Goswami greatest actress for “Santosh.” Sandhya Suri gained greatest new director for “Santosh,” capping a robust yr for Indian co-productions on the awards, the place the nation has been a bridesmaid in recent times.

Honors had been evenly unfold in any other case, with “Exhuma,” “Stranger Eyes” and “Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In” all gathering a brace of awards every.

Proceedings kicked off with a efficiency that includes the composer of the movie that’s the toast of Asia in the intervening time – “Ne Zha 2,” Chu Wan Pin, alongside Jonathan Wong.

Through the awards, Dr. Wilfred Wong, chair of the Asian Movie Awards Academy, which bestows the awards, acknowledged that “the worldwide cinema scene is just not with out its challenges. For instance, the viewing habits of the viewers, the onslaught of streaming platforms, the extra cautious angle of traders, all contribute to a really completely different enterprise surroundings.”

“We at AFAA nonetheless, will proceed our mission to nurture younger subject abilities and to advertise international consciousness of the excellence in Asian cinema,” Wong added.

The AFA Subsequent Technology Award was accorded to “Abang Adik” actor Wu Kangren and the Rising Star Award to “Contact” actor Koki. The excellence in Asian cinema award was offered to actors Tang Wei (“Choice to Depart”) and Jang Dong-gun (“Harmful Liaisons”). The award for the best grossing Asian movie of 2024 went to “Yolo.” “Excellent Days” star Yakusho Koji collected the lifetime achievement award.

The ceremony, that came about on Sunday at Hong Kong’s Xiqu Centre, showcased 30 movies from 25 international locations competing throughout 16 classes. The Asian Movie Awards kicks off a month of frantic movie exercise in Hong Kong. They precede Hong Kong FilMart, the most important movie rights market in Asia, and the HAF movie challenge market. In April, the Hong Kong Worldwide Movie Pageant will swing into motion.

The Asian Movie Awards Academy was established by the Busan, Hong Kong and Tokyo Worldwide Movie Festivals to advertise Asian cinema and foster business connections all through the area.

COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS

BEST FILM

“All We Think about as Mild” (India, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg) – Payal Kapadia
“Black Canine” (Mainland China)
“Exhuma” (South Korea)
“Teki Cometh” (Japan)
“Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In” (Hong Kong)

BEST DIRECTOR

Payal Kapadia (“All We Think about as Mild”)
Guan Hu (“Black Canine”)
Jang Jae-hyun (“Exhuma”)
Rithy Panh (“Assembly with Pol Pot”)
Yoshida Daihachi (“Teki Cometh”) – Winner

BEST ACTOR

Eddie Peng (“Black Canine”)
Choi Min-sik (“Exhuma”)
Sean Lau (“Papa”) – Winner
Nagatsuka Kyozo (“Teki Cometh”)
Michael Hui (“The Final Dance”)

BEST ACTRESS

Kani Kusruti (“All We Think about as Mild”)
Sylvia Chang (“Daughter’s Daughter”)
Kawai Yuumi (“Desert of Namibia”)
Kim Go-eun (“Exhuma”)
Shahana Goswami (“Santosh”) – Winner

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Mitsuishi Ken (“All of the Lengthy Nights”)
Ikematsu Sosuke (“My Sunshine”)
Lee Kang-Sheng (“Stranger Eyes”) – Winner
Chu Pak Hong (“The Final Dance”)
Philip Ng (“Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In”)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Maggie Li Lin Lin (“All Shall Be Effectively”)
Divya Prabha (“All We Think about as Mild”)
Lim Ji-yeon (“Revolver”)
Takiuchi Kumi (“Teki Cometh”)
Yang Kuei-Mei (“Yen and Ai-Lee”) – Winner

BEST NEW DIRECTOR

Yamanaka Yoko (“Desert of Namibia”)
Sora Neo (“Happyend”)
Dong Zijian (“My Buddy An Delie”)
Sandhya Suri (“Santosh”) – Winner
Truong Minh Quy (“Viet and Nam”)

BEST NEWCOMER

Lee Do-hyun (“Exhuma”)
Kurihara Hayato (“Happyend”) – Winner
Putthipong Assaratanakul (“How you can Make Tens of millions Earlier than Grandma Dies”)
Dylan So (“Papa”)
Duy Bao Dinh Dao (“Viet and Nam”)

BEST SCREENPLAY

Wada Kiyoto, Miyake Sho (“All of the Lengthy Nights”)
Payal Kapadia (“All We Think about as Mild”)
Jang Jae-hyun (“Exhuma”)
Pierre Erwan Guillaume, Rithy Panh (“Assembly with Pol Pot”)
Mohammad Rasoulof (“The Seed of the Sacred Fig”) – Winner

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Yang Donglin (“A Tapestry of a Legendary Land”)
Choi Yoon-sun (“Exhuma”) – Winner
Dorjee Dradhul Gurung (“Shambhala”)
Miyamoto Mari (“Teki Cometh”)
Bruce Yu, Karen Yip (“Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In”)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Huo Tingxiao, Li Chang (“Black Canine”)
Pham Phong Lan (“Don’t Cry, Butterfly”)
Search engine marketing Sung-kyung (“Exhuma”)
Hayashida Yuji (“The Field Man”)
Kenneth Mak, Chau Sai Hung Ambrose (“Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In”) – Winner

BEST EDITING

Clément Pinteaux (“All We Think about as Mild”)
Rithy Panh, Matthieu Laclau (“Assembly with Pol Pot”)
William Chang Suk Ping (“My Buddy An Delie”)
Jojo Shek (“Papa”)
Cheung Ka Fai (“Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In”) – Winner

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Hong Kyeong-pyo (“Harbin”) – Winner
Lv Songye (“My Buddy An Delie”)
Aziz Zhambakiyev (“Shambhala”)
Shinomiya Hidetoshi (“Teki Cometh”)
Cheng Siu Keung (“Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In”)

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC

Hello’Spec (“All of the Lengthy Nights”)
Kim Tae-sung (“Exhuma”)
Katsumoto Michiaki (“The Field Man”)
Chu Wan Pin (“The Final Dance”) – Winner
Kawai Kenji (“Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In”)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Danny Yin (“Black Canine”)
Sato Fumiro, Kobari Yasuhiro (“Black Ox”)
Tomi Kuo, Chiu Chun-Yi (“Useless Abilities Society”)
Kim Shin-chul, Daniel Son (“Exhuma”) – Winner
Lin Chun Yue Jules, Ma Siu Fu, Garrett Ok Lam, Yee Kwok Leung (“Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In”)

BEST SOUND

Zurab Kurmanbayev (“Cadet”)
Kim Byung-in (“Exhuma”)
Tu Duu-Chih, Tu Tse-Kang (“Stranger Eyes”) – Winner
Yiu Chun Hin, Cheung Man Hoi, To Burnard Davy (“Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In”)
Vincent Villa (“Viet and Nam”)

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