All We Imagine as Light is back in the headlines, this time for bagging five Asia Pacific Screen Awards nominations. The Payal Kapadia flick is tied with Georgian film April, directed by Dea Kulumbegashvili.
Both films were nominated for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Performance.
Ranabir Das was nominated for Best Cinematography, and Kani Kusruti for Best Performance.
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The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) was established in 2007 as a UNESCO initiative to promote, preserve, and understand different cultures through the medium of cinema.
This year, 31 films from 23 Asia Pacific countries were represented at APSA.
India received one more nomination for the Manipuri film Boong. Director Lakshmipriya Devi's debut project will compete for the Best Youth Film award.
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All We Imagine as Light gained media attention when it won the Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. This award is the second-most prestigious award after the Palme d'Or, which went to Sean Baker's Anora.
The movie created history by being the first Indian film to win the award. It was also the first ever film by an Indian female director to be showcased in the main competition, receiving an outstanding eight-minute standing ovation.
All We Imagine as Light
All We Imagine as Light is a Malayalam–Hindi feature film about two roommates, Prabha and Anu, who are nurses. Prabha receives an unexpected package from her estranged husband that brings her life down to a spiral of confusion. Anu, eager to be alone with her boyfriend, tries to find a private spot in the big city where she resides.
Prabha and Anu embark on a journey to a coastal town, where a mystical forest becomes a space for their dreams to manifest.
Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhayam Kadam, and Hridhu Haroon make up the main cast.
The 17th edition of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards will be held on November 30 in Australia's Gold Coast.