'All We Imagine As Light', 'Boong' Winners At APAC Screen Awards

Kapadia's "All We Imagine", which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May, is the first film from India ever to win the Grand Prix award at the prestigious European gala

New Delhi: Payal Kapadia's "All We Imagine as Light" and "Boong", directed by debutante Lakshmipriya Devi, won top honours at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) 2024.

The 17th edition of the awards were presented on Saturday at a ceremony in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia following the four-day Asia Pacific Screen Forum. According to the official Instagram page of APSA, "All We Imagine..." received the Jury Grand Prize and "Boong" was named the Best Youth Film. Kapadia's "All We Imagine", which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May, is the first film from India ever to win the Grand Prix award at the prestigious European gala. The Malayalam-Hindi movie follows Prabha (Kani Kusruti), a Mumbai nurse whose life is thrown in disarray when she receives a rice cooker from her estranged husband.

Divya Prabha plays Anu, her roommate and colleague, who is struggling to find a private spot in the city to spend time with her boyfriend.