Kapadia’s nomination in the Best Director category is a monumental step for Indian cinema, placing her in competition with distinguished international filmmakers, including Jacques Audiard (“Emilia Pérez”), Sean Baker (“Anora”), Edward Berger (“Conclave”), Brady Corbet (“The Brutalist”), and Coralie Fargeat (“The Substance”). This recognition places "All We Imagine As Light" among an elite group of global films vying for the top awards.
At this year's Cannes, India celebrated multiple prestigious wins. Director Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine as Light” clinched the Grand Prix award, a historic first for an Indian film. Actor Anasuya Sengupta earned the Un Certain Regard Prize for Best Actress for her role in “The Shameless”. Esteemed cinematographer Santosh Sivan was honoured with the Pierre Angenieux ExcelLens in Cinematography, and FTII student Chidananda Naik's “Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know” won the La Cinef award, underlining a momentous year for Indian filmmaking.
In a historic turn of events, two nurses from Kerala have shattered India's long-standing absence from the coveted Palme d'Or contention at the Cannes Film Festival. Prabha and Anu, portrayed by Malayalam actors Kani Kusruti and Divya Prabha, respectively, are the central characters in Mumbai-born director Payal Kapadia's latest film, "All We Imagine As Light”.
Kapadia’s nomination in the Best Director category is a monumental step for Indian cinema, placing her in competition with distinguished international filmmakers, including Jacques Audiard (“Emilia Pérez”), Sean Baker (“Anora”), Edward Berger (“Conclave”), Brady Corbet (“The Brutalist”), and Coralie Fargeat (“The Substance”). This recognition places "All We Imagine As Light" among an elite group of global films vying for the top awards.
At this year's Cannes, India celebrated multiple prestigious wins. Director Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine as Light” clinched the Grand Prix award, a historic first for an Indian film. Actor Anasuya Sengupta earned the Un Certain Regard Prize for Best Actress for her role in “The Shameless”. Esteemed cinematographer Santosh Sivan was honoured with the Pierre Angenieux ExcelLens in Cinematography, and FTII student Chidananda Naik's “Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know” won the La Cinef award, underlining a momentous year for Indian filmmaking.
In a historic turn of events, two nurses from Kerala have shattered India's long-standing absence from the coveted Palme d'Or contention at the Cannes Film Festival. Prabha and Anu, portrayed by Malayalam actors Kani Kusruti and Divya Prabha, respectively, are the central characters in Mumbai-born director Payal Kapadia's latest film, "All We Imagine As Light”.
