All We Imagine As Light took house high honors on the 18th Asian Film Awards (AFA), successful the Best Film prize.
Held on the Grand Theatre on the Xiqu Centre in Hong Kong, this 12 months’s AFA choice was overseen by legendary Hong Kong actor and AFA jury president Sammo Hung.
“It is a special thing to win this award in Hong Kong, which is also a special place for cinema,” stated All We Imagine As Light director Payal Kapadia. “Filmmaking is so challenging. Every film that gets made is a prize. To find the financing and the right collaborators, to keep the vision intact, even distributing the movie — everything is a challenge. But doing it with a wonderful crew makes everything easier.”
Japanese filmmaker Daihachi Yoshida gained Best Director for black-and-white absurdist comedy Teki Cometh.
Sean Lau gained Best Actor for his function in Papa, directed by Philip Yung.
Best Actress went to India’s Shahana Goswami from Santosh. Santosh director Sandhya Suri additionally picked up the Best New Director award for her work on the India-UK-France-Germany co-production.
Veteran Taiwanese actor Lee Kang-sheng, who starred in Yeo Siew Hua’s Stranger Eyes, gained the Best Supporting Actor award. Lee has featured in quite a few Tsai Ming-liang movies and in addition not too long ago appeared in Constance Tsang’s Blue Sun Palace. Accepting his award, Lee identified that his has three movies screening on the upcoming Hong Kong International Film Festival and sought audiences for his or her assist for these movies there.
Yang Kuei-mei gained Best Supporting Actress for her function in Taiwanese movie Yen and Ai-Lee directed and written by Tom Lin Shu-yu.
Happyend star Kurihara Hayato picked up the Best Newcomer award for his function within the drama movie helmed by Neo Sora.
Iranian filmmaker and author Mohammad Rasoulof gained Best Screenplay for The Seed of the Sacred Fig.
Korean horror movie Exhuma picked up awards for Best Visual Effects and Best Costume Design.
Best Production Design honors went to Hong Kong field workplace hit Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In.
Best Sound went to long-time Taiwanese sound designer Tu Duu-Chih.
The night additionally noticed Japanese display legend Koji Yakusho receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award, whereas Korean actor Jang Dong-gun and Chinese actress Tang Wei each acquired the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award.
Looking towards the brand new era, Wu Kang-ren acquired the AFA Next Generation Award and Japanese actress-songwriter-model Koki was introduced with the Rising Star Award.