Payal Kapadia (filmmaker)

Payal Kapadia
Payal Kapadia at 2024 Cannes Film Festival
Born1986 (age 37–38)
Mumbai, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materFilm and Television Institute of India
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active2014–present

Payal Kapadia (born 1986) is an Indian filmmaker. She won the Golden Eye award for best documentary film at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival for her film A Night of Knowing Nothing.[1][2][3][4] In 2017, her film Afternoon Clouds was the only Indian film that was selected for the 70th Cannes Film Festival.[5] In 2024, she won the Grand Prix at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival for her film All We Imagine as Light.[6]

  1. ^ "Payal Kapadia wins best documentary award in Cannes". India Today. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Mumbai-based film-maker Payal Kapadia wins Best Documentary Award at Cannes". The Economic Times. IANS. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Cannes 2021: India's Payal Kapadia wins best documentary award". Hindustan Times. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. ^ Entertainment, Quint (18 July 2021). "Cannes 2021: Payal Kapadia's A Night of Knowing Nothing Wins Best Documentary". TheQuint. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Meet FTII student Payal Kapadia, whose film Afternoon Clouds, was selected for Cannes 2017". Firstpost. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia makes history with Cannes Grand Prix win for 'All We Imagine as Light'". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

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