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. In 2017, her short film Afternoon Clouds was the only Indian film selected for the 70th Cannes Film Festival.[1] In 2021, she won the Golden Eye award for best documentary film at the 74th Cannes Film Festival for her debut feature A Night of Knowing Nothing.[2][3][4] In 2024, she won the Grand Prix at the 77th Cannes Film Festival for her fiction feature debut All We Imagine as Light.[5][6]

Biography

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Born in Mumbai in 1986 to painter and video artist Nalini Malani,[7] Kapadia went to Rishi Valley School, a boarding school in Andhra Pradesh. Here she had her first exposure to avant-garde filmmakers like Ritwik Ghatak and Andrei Tarkovsky as she was part of the school's film club. She studied at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. She got a one-year master's degree from Sophia College, Mumbai.[8] She then went on to study film direction at the Film and Television Institute of India,[9] where she was selected on her second attempt in 2012. In between for five years she worked in Mumbai, in advertising and assisting a video artist.[8]

Filmography

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† – Indicates Documentary film
Year Title Credited as Notes
Director Writer Other
2014 Watermelon, Fish and Half Ghost Yes No No Short film
2015 Afternoon Clouds Yes Yes No
2017 The Last Mango Before the Monsoon Yes Yes Editor
2018 And What is the Summer Saying † Yes Yes No
2021 A Night of Knowing Nothing † Yes Yes No
2024 All We Imagine as Light Yes Yes No

Accolades

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Award Year Category Work Result Ref.
Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2021 Best Film A Night of Knowing Nothing Nominated [10]
2024 All We Imagine as Light Pending [11]
Best Director Pending
Best Screenplay Pending
Cannes Film Festival 2021 Caméra d'Or A Night of Knowing Nothing Nominated [12]
L'Œil d'or Won [13]
2024 Palme d'Or All We Imagine as Light Nominated [14]
Grand Prix Won [15]
Prix des Cinémas Art et Essai – Special Mention Won [16]
Camden International Film Festival 2021 Cinematic Vision Award A Night of Knowing Nothing Won [17]
Chicago International Film Festival 2024 Silver Hugo – Jury Prize All We Imagine as Light Won [18]
Cinema Eye Honors 2023 Outstanding Nonfiction Feature A Night of Knowing Nothing Nominated [19]
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Outstanding Direction Nominated
Outstanding Debut Nominated
Fribourg International Film Festival 2019 Best International Short Film Award And What Is the Summer Saying? Won [21]
Gotham Awards 2024 Best Director All We Imagine as Light Pending [22]
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Best International Feature Pending
Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival 2021 Best Film Award A Night of Knowing Nothing Won [24]
Mill Valley Film Festival 2024 Mind the Gap Award — Honored [25]
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Mirage Film Festival 2022 MIRAGE Award – Directing A Night of Knowing Nothing Won [27]
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Montclair Film Festival 2024 Fiction Feature Prize All We Imagine as Light Won [29]
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San Diego Asian Film Festival 2017 Best International Short Afternoon Clouds Won [31]
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2024 RTVE-Another Look Award All We Imagine as Light Won [32]
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Taiwan International Documentary Festival 2022 Merit Prize A Night of Knowing Nothing Won [34]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Amplify Voices Award Won [35]
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Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2023 Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize Won [38]
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References

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  1. ^ "Meet FTII student Payal Kapadia, whose film Afternoon Clouds, was selected for Cannes 2017". Firstpost. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Payal Kapadia wins best documentary award in Cannes". India Today. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Cannes 2021: India's Payal Kapadia wins best documentary award". Hindustan Times. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Mumbai-based film-maker Payal Kapadia wins Best Documentary Award at Cannes". The Economic Times. 19 July 2021. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  5. ^ "The 77th Festival de Cannes winners' list". Festival de Cannes. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  6. ^ Mogul, Rhea (27 May 2024). "India celebrates historic Grand Prix win at the Cannes Film Festival". CNN. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  7. ^ "AN INTERVIEW WITH PAYAL KAPADIA ABOUT "AND WHAT IS THE SUMMER SAYING"". Berlinale Shorts (in German). 12 February 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  8. ^ a b Dore, Bhavya (7 June 2017). "Payal Kapadia: Over the Clouds". Open: The Magazine.
  9. ^ "Who Is Payal Kapadia? The Director Wins Best Documentary Award In Cannes". Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  10. ^ Slatter, Sean (13 October 2021). "Essie Davis, Leah Purcell nominated for Asia Pacific Screen Awards". IF Magazine. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  11. ^ "17th ASIA PACIFIC SCREEN AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  12. ^ "The actress Mélanie Thierry, President of the Camera d'or Jury". Festival de Cannes. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  13. ^ "L'Œil d'or 2021 - "A night of knowing nothing" by Payal Kapadia". Scam : Société civile des auteurs multimédia (in French). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  14. ^ Ntim, Zac (11 April 2024). "Cannes Film Festival Lineup Set: Competition Includes Coppola, Audiard, Cronenberg, Arnold, Lanthimos, Sorrentino & Abbasi's Trump Movie — Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  15. ^ Richlin, Harrison (25 May 2024). "'Anora' Wins the Palme d'Or at Cannes (Complete Winners List)". Indiewire. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Prix des Cinémas Art et Essai 2024 : LES GRAINES DU FIGUIER SAUVAGE de Mohammad Rasoulof" [2024 art house cinema awards: SEEDS OF THE WILD FIG TREE by Mohammad Rasoulof]. Association Française des Cinémas d'Art et d'Essai (in French). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  17. ^ Carey, Matthew (21 September 2021). "Camden International Film Festival Welcomes Doc Filmmakers Out Of Pandemic Hibernation, Awards Prizes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  18. ^ Blauvelt, Christian (25 October 2024). "Chicago International Film Festival Awards Top Prizes to 'Vermiglio,' 'All We Imagine as Light'". IndieWire. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  19. ^ Feinberg, Scott (10 November 2022). "Cinema Eye Honors: 'Fire of Love' and 'The Territory' Score Field-Leading Seven Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Cinema Eye Honors Announces Full Slate of Nominations for 16th Annual Nonfiction Film Awards". Cinema Eye Honors. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Women and Latin America win big at FIFF 2019 | Award Winners FIFF 2019". Festival International de Films de Fribourg. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  22. ^ "The Gothams Announce Award Nominees for 34th Edition | The Gotham". The Gotham. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  23. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (29 October 2024). "'Anora,' 'Babygirl,' 'Challengers' Among Top Gotham Awards Nominees — Full List". IndieWire. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  24. ^ "15ª Edição 2021". LEFFEST - Lisboa Film Festival. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  25. ^ Johnson, G. Allen (11 September 2024). "Exclusive: 47th Mill Valley Film Festival". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  26. ^ "All We Imagine as Light". Mill Valley Film Festival. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  27. ^ "The Mirage Film Festival wraps its second edition". Cineuropa. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  28. ^ "MIRAGE 2022 | Award Winners". MIRAGE. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  29. ^ Bergeson, Samantha (28 October 2024). "Montclair Film Festival Announces 2024 Winners: 'All We Imagine as Light' Takes Top Prize". IndieWire. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  30. ^ "Announcing The 2024 Montclair Film Festival Award Winners!". Montclair Film. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  31. ^ "Announcing the 2017 SDAFF Award Winners". San Diego Asian Film Festival. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  32. ^ "Awards of the 72nd edition". San Sebastián International Film Festival. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  33. ^ "Busan, Gent and London next up for IFFR-backed titles after San Sebastián". IFFR. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  34. ^ "2022 TIDF Award-Winning List". Taiwan International Documentary Festival. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  35. ^ Grobar, Matt (19 September 2021). "'Belfast' Claims TIFF People's Choice Award, As Jessica Chastain, Benedict Cumberbatch & Denis Villeneuve Nab Other Top Prizes — Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  36. ^ Mullen, Pat (19 September 2021). "The Rescue Wins TIFF People's Choice Award for Documentary". POV Magazine. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  37. ^ "A Night of Knowing Nothing". TIFF. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  38. ^ "Back up the Mountains: Yamagata 2023". International Documentary Association. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  39. ^ "YIDFF 2023". Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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