Payal Kapadia (filmmaker) explained

Payal Kapadia
Birth Place:Mumbai, India
Nationality:Indian
Alma Mater:Film and Television Institute of India
Occupation:Film director, screenwriter
Years Active:2014–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

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.

Filmography

Year! rowspan="2"
TitleCredited asNotes
width=65 Directorwidth=65 Writerwidth=65 Other
2014Watermelon, Fish and Half GhostShort film
2015The Last Mango Before the Monsoon
2017Afternoon Clouds
2018And What is the Summer Saying †
2021A Night of Knowing Nothing †
2024All We Imagine as Light

Accolades

AwardYearCategoryWorkResult
Asia Pacific Screen Awards2021Best FilmA Night of Knowing Nothing[10]
2024All We Imagine as Light[11]
Best Director
Best Screenplay
British Independent Film Awards2024Best International Independent FilmAll We Imagine as Light[12]
Cahiers du Cinéma2024Annual Top 10All We Imagine as Light[13]
Camden International Film Festival2021Cinematic Vision AwardA Night of Knowing Nothing[14]
Cannes Film Festival2021Caméra d'OrA Night of Knowing Nothing[15]
L'Œil d'or[16]
2024Palme d'OrAll We Imagine as Light[17]
Grand Prix[18]
Prix des Cinémas Art et Essai – Special Mention[19]
Chicago International Film Festival2024Silver Hugo – Jury PrizeAll We Imagine as Light[20]
Cinema Eye Honors2023Outstanding Nonfiction FeatureA Night of Knowing Nothing[21]
[22]
Outstanding Direction
Outstanding Debut
Fribourg International Film Festival2019Best International Short Film AwardAnd What Is the Summer Saying?[23]
Gotham Awards2024Best DirectorAll We Imagine as Light[24]
Best International Feature
Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival2021Best Film AwardA Night of Knowing Nothing[25]
Mill Valley Film Festival2024Mind the Gap Award[26]
[27]
Mirage Film Festival2022MIRAGE Award – DirectingA Night of Knowing Nothing[28]
[29]
Montclair Film Festival2024Fiction Feature PrizeAll We Imagine as Light[30]
[31]
New York Film Critics Circle2024Best International FilmAll We Imagine as Light[32]
San Diego Asian Film Festival2017Best International ShortAfternoon Clouds[33]
San Sebastián International Film Festival2024RTVE-Another Look AwardAll We Imagine as Light[34]
[35]
Taiwan International Documentary Festival2022Merit PrizeA Night of Knowing Nothing[36]
Toronto International Film Festival2021Amplify Voices Award[37]
[38]
[39]
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival2023Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize[40]
[41]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017-06-10. Meet FTII student Payal Kapadia, whose film Afternoon Clouds, was selected for Cannes 2017. 2021-07-20. Firstpost.
  2. 18 July 2021 . Payal Kapadia wins best documentary award in Cannes . 20 July 2021 . . en.
  3. Web site: 18 July 2021 . Cannes 2021: India's Payal Kapadia wins best documentary award . 20 July 2021 . . en.
  4. News: 19 July 2021 . Mumbai-based film-maker Payal Kapadia wins Best Documentary Award at Cannes . 13 September 2022 . . 0013-0389.
  5. Web site: 2024-05-25 . The 77th Festival de Cannes winners' list . 2024-10-30 . Festival de Cannes . en-US.
  6. Web site: Mogul . Rhea . 2024-05-27 . India celebrates historic Grand Prix win at the Cannes Film Festival . 2024-10-30 . . en.
  7. Web site: 12 February 2018 . AN INTERVIEW WITH PAYAL KAPADIA ABOUT "AND WHAT IS THE SUMMER SAYING" . 26 May 2024 . Berlinale Shorts . de-DE.
  8. Web site: Dore. Bhavya. 7 June 2017. Payal Kapadia: Over the Clouds. Open: The Magazine.
  9. Web site: Who Is Payal Kapadia? The Director Wins Best Documentary Award In Cannes. 2021-07-20. en-US.
  10. Web site: Slatter . Sean . 2021-10-13 . Essie Davis, Leah Purcell nominated for Asia Pacific Screen Awards . 2024-10-30 . . en-AU.
  11. Web site: 2024-10-16 . 17th ASIA PACIFIC SCREEN AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED . 2024-10-30 . . en.
  12. Web site: Szalai . Georg . 2024-11-05 . British Independent Film Awards: ‘Kneecap,’ ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Lead Nominations . 2024-12-04 . . en-US.
  13. Web site: 29 November 2024 . TOP 10 – Rédaction 2024 . 2024-12-04 . . fr-FR.
  14. Web site: Carey . Matthew . 2021-09-21 . Camden International Film Festival Welcomes Doc Filmmakers Out Of Pandemic Hibernation, Awards Prizes . 2024-10-30 . . en-US.
  15. Web site: 2021-06-29 . The actress Mélanie Thierry, President of the Camera d'or Jury . 2024-10-30 . Festival de Cannes . en.
  16. Web site: L'Œil d'or 2021 - "A night of knowing nothing" by Payal Kapadia . 2024-10-30 . Scam : Société civile des auteurs multimédia . fr-FR.
  17. Web site: Cannes Film Festival Lineup Set: Competition Includes Coppola, Audiard, Cronenberg, Arnold, Lanthimos, Sorrentino & Abbasi's Trump Movie — Full List. Ntim. Zac. 11 April 2024. Deadline Hollywood. 9 May 2024.
  18. Web site: 'Anora' Wins the Palme d'Or at Cannes (Complete Winners List). Richlin. Harrison. 25 May 2024. Indiewire. 20 October 2024.
  19. Web site: 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. 20 October 2024 . Association Française des Cinémas d'Art et d'Essai . fr.
  20. Web site: Blauvelt . Christian . 2024-10-25 . Chicago International Film Festival Awards Top Prizes to 'Vermiglio,' 'All We Imagine as Light' . 2024-10-30 . . en-US.
  21. Web site: Feinberg . Scott . 2022-11-10 . Cinema Eye Honors: 'Fire of Love' and 'The Territory' Score Field-Leading Seven Nominations . 2024-10-30 . . en-US.
  22. Web site: Cinema Eye Honors Announces Full Slate of Nominations for 16th Annual Nonfiction Film Awards . November 10, 2022 . 2024-10-30 . . en-US.
  23. Web site: Women and Latin America win big at FIFF 2019 Award Winners FIFF 2019 . 2024-10-30 . Festival International de Films de Fribourg . en.
  24. Web site: Zilko . Christian . 2024-12-02 . ‘A Different Man’ Wins Best Feature at Gotham Awards (Complete Winners List) . 2024-12-04 . . en-US.
  25. Web site: 15ª Edição 2021 . 2024-10-30 . LEFFEST - Lisboa Film Festival . en.
  26. Web site: Johnson . G. Allen . 2024-09-11 . Exclusive: 47th Mill Valley Film Festival . 2024-10-30 . San Francisco Chronicle.
  27. Web site: All We Imagine as Light . 2024-10-30 . Mill Valley Film Festival.
  28. Web site: 2022-10-20 . The Mirage Film Festival wraps its second edition . 2024-10-30 . . en.
  29. Web site: MIRAGE 2022 Award Winners . 2024-10-30 . MIRAGE.
  30. Web site: Bergeson . Samantha . 2024-10-28 . Montclair Film Festival Announces 2024 Winners: 'All We Imagine as Light' Takes Top Prize . 2024-10-30 . . en-US.
  31. Web site: Announcing The 2024 Montclair Film Festival Award Winners! . 2024-10-30 . . en-US.
  32. Web site: Ford . Rebecca . 2024-12-03 . 'The Brutalist' Tops NYFCC Awards . 2024-12-04 . . en-US.
  33. Web site: Announcing the 2017 SDAFF Award Winners . 2024-10-30 . . en-US.
  34. Web site: Awards of the 72nd edition . 2024-10-30 . . en.
  35. Web site: 2024-10-04 . Busan, Gent and London next up for IFFR-backed titles after San Sebastián . 2024-10-30 . . en.
  36. Web site: 2022 TIDF Award-Winning List . 2024-10-30 . . 11 December 2023 . en.
  37. Web site: Grobar . Matt . 2021-09-19 . 'Belfast' Claims TIFF People's Choice Award, As Jessica Chastain, Benedict Cumberbatch & Denis Villeneuve Nab Other Top Prizes — Complete Winners List . 2024-10-30 . . en-US.
  38. Web site: Mullen . Pat . 2021-09-19 . The Rescue Wins TIFF People's Choice Award for Documentary . 2024-10-30 . POV Magazine . en.
  39. Web site: A Night of Knowing Nothing . 2024-10-30 . . en.
  40. Web site: 2023-11-15 . Back up the Mountains: Yamagata 2023 . 2024-10-30 . . en.
  41. Web site: YIDFF 2023 . 2024-10-30 . Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival.

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