Payal Kapadia (filmmaker)

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Payal Kapadia is a Mumbai-based Indian filmmaker. She is best known for having 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]

Biography[]

Born in Mumbai, Kapadia went to Rishi Valley School in Andhra Pradesh. 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.[6] She then went on to study film direction at the Film and Television Institute of India,[7] where she was selected on her second attempt.[6]

Filmography[]

  • Watermelon, Fish and Half Ghost[8]
  • The Last Mango Before the Monsoon (2015)
  • Afternoon Clouds (2017)[9]
  • And What is the Summer Saying (2018)
  • A Night of Knowing Nothing (2021)

References[]

  1. ^ MumbaiJuly 18, India Today Web Desk; July 18, 2021UPDATED; Ist, 2021 10:46. "Payal Kapadia wins best documentary award in Cannes". India Today. Retrieved 2021-07-20.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Mumbai-based film-maker Payal Kapadia wins Best Documentary Award at Cannes". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  3. ^ "Cannes 2021: India's Payal Kapadia wins best documentary award". Hindustan Times. 2021-07-18. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  4. ^ Entertainment, Quint (2021-07-18). "Cannes 2021: Payal Kapadia's A Night of Knowing Nothing Wins Best Documentary". TheQuint. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  5. ^ "Meet FTII student Payal Kapadia, whose film Afternoon Clouds, was selected for Cannes 2017-Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 2017-06-10. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  6. ^ a b Dore, Bhavya (7 June 2017). "Payal Kapadia: Over the Clouds". Open: The Magazine.
  7. ^ "Who Is Payal Kapadia? The Director Wins Best Documentary Award In Cannes". Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  8. ^ "Watermelon, Fish and Half Ghost (Student Film) – Urban Lens". Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  9. ^ "Cannes 2021: FTII Alumna Payal Kapadia's 'A Night of Knowing Nothing' Wins Best Documentary". IndiaTimes. 2021-07-18. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
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