Staff Editor, Asia
[Busan Int'l Film Festival] 2024 Asian Contents & Film Market is where idea and opportunity meet
Kingdom Of The Insomniacs, directed by Chinese filmmaker Kang Bo, won the Busan Award at the Asian Project Market (APM) at the Busan International Film Festival.
Produced by Xie Meng, the project follows a group of mushroom growers plagued by insomnia and an age-related illness. After his father dies, a young member of the community tries to free himself from this evil kingdom. Kang Bo is a documentary filmmaker whose debut film Family At Large, starring Hu Ge, is currently in post-production.
Hum, by American-Filipino filmmaker Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, was the only project to win multiple awards, including the Artekino International Award and the Sorfond Award. The project, produced by Hannah Schierbeek and Alemberg Ang, tells the story of a rodeo couple who are haunted when mysterious ecological changes threaten to destroy the stadium where they live.
