Asian Project Market, winners were announced at a ceremony in Busan, South Korea, on Tuesday evening. The project market is held as part of the Asian Contents & Film Market, which is closely aligned with the Busan International Film Festival.
Some 30 film projects were pitched by their directors and producers, seeking finance, co-production partners and international distribution.
Market organizers reported that they facilitated 706 meetings. “Kingdom of the Insomniacs” was the winner of the prestigious Busan Award. “Hum” from The Philippines was the only project to win multiple prizes.
Singapore-based producer Tan Si En, who previously produced Venice award winner “Don’t Cry Butterfly,” Sundance award winner “Pop Aye” and Anthony Chen’s “Wet Season,” notably picked up prizes for both her APM entries, “Levitating” and “Crocodile Rock.” “Kingdom of the Insomniacs” is a drama thriller set in an old forest farm, “where mushroom farmers are plagued with insomnia and an aging disease.
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