Tribeny Rai's 'A Chronicle of Minor Things' wins two awards at Busan Asian Project Market

Mixed · 2Indian filmmaker Tribeny Rai's project "A Chronicle of Minor Things" (a working title) won the APM Busan Award and the Sørfond Award at the close of the 2026 Asian Project Market (APM) in Busan. 1 2 Mixed · 2Indonesian director Aditya Ahmad's "Goldfish" won three prizes (the QCinema Special Award, the Kongchak Studio Award and the VIPO Award), so the two projects took five of the awards between them. 2 1 Mixed · 2The jury said Rai's project stood out for its original story and narrative structure and for the way she weaves a social issue subtly into the story. It also said the distinctive landscape and themes could appeal to audiences outside India. 1 2

Left · 1Variety described the project before the awards as a drama in which two villages dispute jurisdiction over the spot where a 15-year-old girl died. It said the girl is found hanging from a tree rooted in one village whose branch stretches over the other, so her death becomes a border dispute. 3 Left · 1Rai said she is turning her attention to her own village, which she sees as a microcosm where "power, money, and politics enter ordinary life in intimate ways". She said she wants viewers to realise the film's world is "the world we already live in". 3 Left · 1Producer Kislay, who worked with Rai on her debut "Shape of Momo", said the new film widens her lens from a single family to a whole hilltop community. At the market, the team hoped to find co-producers and financiers. 3

Left · 1"Shape of Momo" premiered at Busan in 2025, where it won the Songwon Vision Award and the Taipei Film Commission Award. It later won the Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award at the Kolkata International Film Festival and the Grand Jury Prize at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. 3 Mixed · 2Other winners included Reza Rahadian's "Casparina" (CJ ENM Award), Kim Jinyeong's "Red Hunger" (Kantana Picture Award), Panu Aree's "Fātimah" (Kantana Virtual Production Award), Yen Hao-hsuan's "Uncle" (CathayPlay Award), Park Syeyoung's "Satellite of Love" (Songwon Award) and E Del Mundo's "Once Upon a Time in the Philippines" (ArteKino International Award). 2 1 Mixed · 2APM received a record 604 submissions from 48 countries. Its official selection had 30 projects from 17 countries, and eight of them shared prizes across 11 categories. 2 1

Left · 1Variety also reported that APM hosted 746 business meetings with 133 companies, and that the awards were part of the Asian Contents & Film Market's first combined ceremony. The market ran Oct. 10–13, and the Busan International Film Festival continues through Oct. 15. 2 Left · 1ACFM director Ellen Y.D. Kim said the awards "do not end in Busan" and travel on to Jakarta, Manila, Oslo and Bangkok. Variety also covered the ceremony's co-production fund recipients, Doc Square documentary prizes, Busan Story Market and InnoAsia awards. 2