Filmmaker Payal Kapadia became the first Indian filmmaker to win the Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival 2024. Kapadia’s film “All We Imagine as Light” won the Grand Prix, the second-most prestigious prize after the Palme d’Or, which was awarded to American director Sean Baker for “Anora”.
- All We Imagine as Light” was screened is the first Indian film in 30 years, and the first ever by an Indian female director, to be showcased in the main competition at Cannes.
- “All We Imagine as Light” is Kapadia’s first feature film and an Indo-French production, telling the story of a nurse named Prabha who receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband, causing disruption in her life.
- Other Indian films previously selected for the Cannes competition section include works by Chetan Anand, V Shantaram, Raj Kapoor, Satyajit Ray, MS Sathyu, and Mrinal Sen. “Neecha Nagar” is the only Indian film to have won a Palme d’Or.
Q: Who became the first Indian filmmaker to win the Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival?
A) Mira Nair
B) Payal Kapadia
C) Anurag Kashyap
D) Satyajit Ray
Answer: B) Payal Kapadia
Q: For which film did Payal Kapadia win the Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival?
A) A Night of Knowing Nothing
B) The Lunchbox
C) All We Imagine as Light
D) Masaan
Answer: C) All We Imagine as Light
