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Born in Mumbai in 1986<ref>{{cite web |title=AN INTERVIEW WITH PAYAL KAPADIA ABOUT „AND WHAT IS THE SUMMER SAYING“ |url=https://shortsblog.berlinale.de/2018/02/17/an-interview-with-payal-kapadia-about-and-what-is-the-summer-saying/ |website=Berlinale |access-date=26 May 2024 |date=12 February 2018}}</ref> Kapadia went to [[Rishi Valley School]], a boarding school in Andhra Pradesh. Here she had her first exposure to avant-garde filmmakers |
Born in Mumbai in 1986<ref>{{cite web |title=AN INTERVIEW WITH PAYAL KAPADIA ABOUT „AND WHAT IS THE SUMMER SAYING“ |url=https://shortsblog.berlinale.de/2018/02/17/an-interview-with-payal-kapadia-about-and-what-is-the-summer-saying/ |website=Berlinale |access-date=26 May 2024 |date=12 February 2018}}</ref> 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. She studied at [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]]. She got a one-year master's degree from [[Sophia College, Mumbai]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Dore|first=Bhavya|date=7 June 2017|title=Payal Kapadia: Over the Clouds|url=https://openthemagazine.com/cinema/payal-kapadia-over-the-clouds/|website=Open: The Magazine}}</ref> She then went on to study film direction at the [[Film and Television Institute of India]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Who Is Payal Kapadia? The Director Wins Best Documentary Award In Cannes|url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/drafts/who-is-payal-kapadia-indian-female-director-wins-best-documentary-award-in-cannes/|access-date=2021-07-20|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Payal Kapadia | |
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 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
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. 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
| 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
- ^ "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 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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