Reza Rahadian’s ‘On Your Lap’ leads Busan Vision Awards with four prizes

On Your Lap, the feature directorial debut of Indonesian actor Reza Rahadian, won four trophies at Busan International Film Festival’s Vision Awards.

At an awards ceremony in Busan on Thursday (September 25), the film was honoured with the KB Vision audience award, Fipresci award, Bishkek International Film Festival’s Central Asia Cinema award and Face of the Future award. They included a combined cash prize of $21,000 (KRW30m).

The film, which received its world premiere at Busan, follows a young mother who flees to a small coastal village to build a new life and makes money serving coffee while having to sit on male customers’ laps. Director Rahadian is one of Indonesia’s leading actors, with more than 70 films to his name, winning five Citra awards. The film, known locally as Pangku, is set for release in Indonesia on November 6.

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The Vision Awards, which recognises rising independent Asian filmmakers, saw 24 prizes handed out across the evening.

The Netpac award went to Natalia Uvarova’s Malika, a Kazakh family drama was picked up for sales by Cappu Films shortly before the festival.

Five films managed to scoop multiple awards. These included Kurak, which explores women’s rights in Kyrgyzstan through the stories of a webcam model and a woman at the start of a relationship. It won the Bangladesh July memorial prize and Vision of Jiseok award. Directed by Erke Dzhumakmatova and Emil Atageldiev, it was previously feted as the first France-Kyrgyz co-production in two decades.

Also winning two was Tribeny Rai’s Shape Of Momo, which picked up the Songwon Vision award and Taipei Film Commission award. The India-South Korea co-production sees a woman return to her native Himalayan village, facing underlying conflict with her family and wider community. It also plays in the New Directors competition of San Sebastian.

South Korean winners included Son Kyeong-su’s fantasy drama The Accordion Door, which earned the Cine21 award and actor of the year for Moon Woo-jin; and Jeong Seung-o’s family drama Coming Of Age, honoured with a DGK Plus M award and Songwon Citizen Critics’ Award. Kim Jinyu’s Journey There also picked up a DGK Plus M award and KBS Independent Film Award.

Busan will announce the winners in its first Competition strand at the festival’s closing ceremony today.

Busan Vision Awards 2025

KB Vision Audience Award
On Your Lap / Dir. Reza Rahadian

Netpac Award
Malika / dir. Natalia Uvarova

Fipresci Award
On Your Lap / dir. Reza Rahadian

Bangladesh July Memorial Prize
Kurak / dir. Erke Dzhumakmatova, Emil Atageldiev

Bishkek International Film Festival - Central Asia Cinema Award
On Your Lap / dir. Reza Rahadian

Face of the Future Award
On Your Lap / dir. Reza Rahadian

Hylife Vision Award
Tiger / dir. Anshul Chauhan

Hylife Vision Award
If On A Winter′s Night / dir. Sanju Surendran

International Film Festival of India - Vision Asia Award
Black Rabbit, White Rabbit / dir. Shahram Mokri

Songwon Vision Award
Shape Of Momo / dir. Tribeny Rai

Taipei Film Commission Award
Shape Of Momo / dir. Tribeny Rai

Vision of Jiseok Award
Kurak / dir. Erke Dzhumakmatova, Emil Atageldiev

Actor of the Year
Lee Seung-yeon, The Gorals

Actor of the Year
Moon Woo-jin, The Accordion Door

DGK Plus M Award
Coming Of Age / dir. Jeong Seung-o

DGK Plus M Award
Journey There / dir. Kim Jinyu

CGV Award
Beautiful Dreamer / dir. Lee Kwang-kuk

KBS Independent Film Award
Journey There / dir. Kim Jinyu

Critic b Award
The Observer′s Journal / dir. Lim Junghwan

Cine21 Award
The Accordion Door / dir. Son Kyeong-su

Songwon Citizen Critics’ Award
Coming Of Age / dir. Jeong Seung-o

Busan Cinephile Award
I, Poppy / dir. Vivek Chaudhary

Documentary Audience Award
Where We Stay For A While / dir. Wang Mincheol

Flash Forward Audience Award
Hana Korea / dir. Frederik Sølberg

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