Goldfish, A Chronicle of Minor Things Lead Busan APM Awards
Goldfish won three prizes and A Chronicle of Minor Things took two at the Busan Asian Project Market, chosen from a record 604 submissions.
Goldfish, directed by Indonesian filmmaker Aditya Ahmad, won three prizes at the Busan Asian Project Market, while Tribeny Rai's A Chronicle of Minor Things took two, the market announced on October 13, 2026. The two projects accounted for five of the awards handed out at the Asian Contents & Film Market's first combined awards ceremony, according to Variety.
Goldfish received the QCinema Special Award, the Kongchak Studio Award and the VIPO Award. A Chronicle of Minor Things won the Sørfond Award and the APM Busan Award. Six other projects also won APM awards, including 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).
Record submissions and wider market honors
APM received a record 604 submissions from 48 countries, with 30 projects from 17 countries in the official selection. Eight of those projects shared prizes across 11 categories.
At the ceremony, ACFM honored Fukada Koji's Grateful with KRW60 million ($41,700), and Jakrawal Nilthamrong's Rhizome and Boo Junfeng's Trinity with KRW40 million ($27,800) each. Doc Square awarded the Impact Asia Award to Ma Chi Hang's Moon Is Watching You, Jang Minkyung's Our Waves, and Yang Nan and He Peiyun's Restless Farewell, each receiving $5,000. Restless Farewell also won the Newstapa Award, which includes KRW10 million ($6,900) for production.
My Upstairs Neighbors from Clayhouse and Friend Request from Ryoung Studio won the JAFF Market IP Connection Award. Taiwan's imCore Corp. won the MPS Award at InnoAsia, and Korean startups Lumicraft and Reproduction took the AWS Award.
APM hosted 746 business meetings with 133 companies, while the Busan Story Market held 520 meetings with 136 companies. The ACFM ran October 10–13, 2026, and the Busan International Film Festival continues through October 15, 2026. In August, the ACF Co-Production Support Fund honored three international co-productions with Korean involvement.
Quick answers
Which projects won the most prizes at the Busan Asian Project Market?
Goldfish by Aditya Ahmad won three prizes, and Tribeny Rai's A Chronicle of Minor Things won two.
How many submissions did the Busan Asian Project Market receive?
APM received a record 604 submissions from 48 countries, with 30 projects from 17 countries in the official selection.
When did the Asian Contents & Film Market take place?
ACFM ran October 10–13, 2026.