Payal Kapadia (filmmaker)
Payal Kapadia | |
|---|---|
 Payal Kapadia at 2024 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | 1986 (age 37–38) Mumbai, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Film and Television Institute of India |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2014–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]
Biography[edit]
Born in Mumbai in 1986[7] to painter and video artist Nalini Malani, 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.[8] She got a bachelor's degree in economics from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. She did 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[edit]
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Other | |||
| 2014 | Watermelon, Fish and Half Ghost[10] | 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 | |
References[edit]
- ^ "Payal Kapadia wins best documentary award in Cannes". India Today. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Mumbai-based film-maker Payal Kapadia wins Best Documentary Award at Cannes". The Economic Times. IANS. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Cannes 2021: India's Payal Kapadia wins best documentary award". Hindustan Times. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Entertainment, Quint (18 July 2021). "Cannes 2021: Payal Kapadia's A Night of Knowing Nothing Wins Best Documentary". TheQuint. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Meet FTII student Payal Kapadia, whose film Afternoon Clouds, was selected for Cannes 2017". Firstpost. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "AN INTERVIEW WITH PAYAL KAPADIA ABOUT „AND WHAT IS THE SUMMER SAYING"". Berlinale. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ a b c Dore, Bhavya (7 June 2017). "Payal Kapadia: Over the Clouds". Open: The Magazine.
- ^ "Who Is Payal Kapadia? The Director Wins Best Documentary Award In Cannes". Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Watermelon, Fish and Half Ghost (Student Film) – Urban Lens". Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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