Naman Ramachandran Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine as Light” leads a diverse slate of nominees for the first-ever Network for the Promotion of Asia Pacific Cinema (NETPAC) Aruna Vasudev Award for Best Asia Pacific Film 2024, celebrating the region’s emerging cinematic voices.
The winner will be unveiled at the 31st FICA (Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema) in Vesoul, France, on Feb.
18. The nominees, culled from over 600 features screened in 2024, represent a cross-section of contemporary Asian and Pacific cinema.
Alongside Kapadia’s India-European co-production are Mahdi Fleifel’s “To A Land Unknown” (Palestine-Denmark), Dea Kulumbegashvili’s “April” (Georgia-France-Italy), Lan Pham Ngoc’s “Cu Li Never Cries” (Vietnam-Philippines-France-Singapore-Norway) and “My Favorite Cake” from Iranian directors Behtash Sanaie Ha and Maryam Moghadam.
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