Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light Receives 5 Nomination For Asia Pacific Screen Awards

Filmmaker Payal Kapia's Cannes-winning title "All We Imagine As Light" has bagged five nominations at 17th edition of Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

Asia Pacific Screen Acemy announced nominations, which saw representation by 31 films from 23 Asia Pacific countries and areas, a press release said.

"All We Imagine As Light", which scripted history by becoming first Indian movie to win Grand Prix award at Cannes Film Festival, has been nominated for top honour of best film as well as best director and best screenplay for Kapia.

Actor Kani Kusruti received a nod for best performance and lensman Ranabir Das for best cinematography.

Malayalam-Hindi film is an official collaboration between Chalk and Cheese Films and Anor Birth from India and petit chaos from France.

Led by Kusruti and Divya Prabha, “All We Imagine As Light” narrates story of two Kerala nurses Prabha and Anu co-habiting in Mumbai. It is titled “Prabhayay Ninachallam” in Malayalam. It also features Chaya Kam in a pivotal role.

Asia Pacific Screen Awards aims to honours "cinematic excellence of 78 countries and areas of Asia Pacific and films that best reflect ir cultural origins and diversity of vast region".

Besides Kapia's movie, "April" by Dea Kulumbegashvili is nominated for five awards. film, which presents story of an obstetrician-gynecologist, is also nominated for best film, best director, best screenplay, best cinematography and best performance.

Anor Indian title "Boong", backed by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, received a nomination in best youth film category. movie, which h its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival, is directed by debutante director Lakshmipriya Devi.

Filmmaker PS Vinothraj bagged a best screenplay nomination for his Tamil language movie "Kottukkaali". movie is titled " amant Girl" in English.

17th Asia Pacific Screen Awards will be held on November 30 at Langham, Gold Coast, Australia. 

--PTI---