Armenian project “ Black Star Angel ” claimed the top prize at the Asian Project Market (APM), a key component of Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market, as organizers announced winners across 30 competing film projects.

Director Christine Haroutounian took home the highest honor — the APM Busan Award — for her second feature “Black Star Angel.” Eve Baswel’s “Heaven Helps Us!” and Yoon Eunkyoung’s “Gochi” emerged as the ceremony’s biggest winners, each securing two awards.

The three-day event, featuring pitching sessions and one-on-one meetings, connected filmmakers with international co-producers, financiers and global distributors.

Jordanian filmmaker Darin J. Sallam, whose debut “Farha” represented Jordan at the 95th Academy Awards, won the ArteKino International Award for her soph

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