Payal Kapadia has been in the news recently for receiving a prestigious French honor and for her film “All We Imagine as Light” achieving significant recognition .
Key highlights:
- French Honor: Kapadia was honored with the “Officier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres” (Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters) by the French government for her contributions to cinema and the cultural relationship between France and India . The Consul General of France in Mumbai presented the award .
- “All We Imagine as Light”: Her film “All We Imagine as Light” has garnered numerous accolades :
- It won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival . Kapadia is the first Indian director in 30 years to win a major award in Cannes’ main competition .
- She received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Director for the film . Kapadia is the first Indian woman director to be nominated for this award .
- The film was also shortlisted as France’s entry for the Oscars’ international category .
- Other Achievements:
- Her short film “Afternoon Clouds” was selected for the 70th Cannes Film Festival in 2017 .
- She won the Golden Eye award for best documentary at the 74th Cannes Film Festival for her debut feature documentary “A Night of Knowing Nothing” .
- Kapadia’s experimental short “And what was the Summer Saying” won the special jury prize at the International Documentary Film Festival of Amsterdam in 2018 .
- South Asian Documentary Collective: Payal Kapadia has joined the South Asian Documentary Collective for a pioneering lab initiative …
