Payal Kapadia won the Grand Prix award for her film ‘All We Imagine as Light’
Recently, Payal Kapadia’s ‘All We Imagine as Light‘ won the Grand Prix award at the 77th Cannes Film Festival.
Key Points of All We Imagine as Light
- Kapadia’s film All We Imagine As Light won the second place in the Grand Prix category.
- FTII alumnus Payal Kapadia became the first Indian to receive the prestigious award.
- All We Imagine As Light, which focuses on the lives of two nurses.
- All We Imagine As Light was nominated for the Palme d’Or or Golden Palm.
- 30 years ago, Shaji N Karun’s ‘Swaham’ competed for the top honour.
India wins four awards at the 77th Cannes Film Festival 2024
- Chidananda Naik:
- Won the first award for India.
- His short film “Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know” won the La Cinéfe award.
- Actress Anasuya Sengupta:
- She became the first Indian to win the Best Actress award in the ‘Un Certain Regard’ category for her performance in ‘Shameless’.
- Payal Kapadia
- The film ‘All We Imagine as Light’ directed by him won the Grand Prix Award.
- Santosh Sivan
- Won the prestigious Pierre Angenieux Tribute Award for Cinematography at the 77th Cannes Film Festival.
Note:
- Maisam Ali’s film “In Retreat” was screened in the ACID Cannes sidebar programme. This was the first time since its inception in 1993 that an Indian film was screened in the section run by the Association for the Diffusion of Independent Cinema.
- Shyam Benegal’s film ‘Manthan’ has been screened in the Classical Film section of the 77th Cannes Film Festival.
About 77th Cannes Film Festival
- The 77th Cannes Film Festival was held in the city of Cannes, France from 16 to 27 May 2024.
- It is a prestigious annual film festival which is considered a very important event for world cinema.
About FTII (Film and Television Institute of India)
- Established: Year 1960
- It is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India and functions as a society receiving financial aid from the Central Government.
- Headquarters: Pune, Maharashtra
- Its objective is to develop trained human resources for the Indian film and television industry.
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