Payal Kapadia (filmmaker)

Payal Kapadia is an 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]

Payal Kapadia
Kapadia at the 2021 Directors' Fortnight
Born
Mumbai, India
Alma materFilm and Television Institute of India
OccupationFilmmaker

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. "Payal Kapadia wins best documentary award in Cannes". India Today. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. "Mumbai-based film-maker Payal Kapadia wins Best Documentary Award at Cannes". The Economic Times. IANS. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  3. "Cannes 2021: India's Payal Kapadia wins best documentary award". Hindustan Times. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. Entertainment, Quint (18 July 2021). "Cannes 2021: Payal Kapadia's A Night of Knowing Nothing Wins Best Documentary". TheQuint. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. "Meet FTII student Payal Kapadia, whose film Afternoon Clouds, was selected for Cannes 2017". Firstpost. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. 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 20 July 2021.
  8. "Watermelon, Fish and Half Ghost (Student Film) – Urban Lens". Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  9. "Cannes 2021: FTII Alumna Payal Kapadia's 'A Night of Knowing Nothing' Wins Best Documentary". IndiaTimes. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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