Payal Kapadia bags historic Grand Prix Award at Cannes Film Festival 2024 — All about the award-winning Indian filmmaker

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Cannes Film Festival 2024: Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia made history on May 25, bagging hers and the country's first Grand Prix Award for the Malayalam-Hindi language film 'All We Imagine As Light', at the 77th Cannes Film Festival.The Cannes Grand Prix is the second-highest accolade at the festival after the Palme d'Or. American director Sean Baker took home the top-most honour for Anora.Also Read | Cannes 2024: Payal Kapadia becomes first Indian to clinch Grand Prix award for ‘All We Imagine as Light’Notably, according to a PTI report, Kapadia became the first female director in India and the first Indian film in 30 years to compete in the festival's main competition.

Shaji N Karun's 'Swaham' was selected for and competed in the main competition in 1994.After its screening at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, the film received an eight-minute standing ovation and was billed as a potential winner by international critics in their reviews.The 38-year-old is no stranger to the global spotlight. While 'All We Imagine as Light' marks Kapadia's feature directorial debut, it is not her first time on the international stage.In 2021, her critically acclaimed documentary A' Night of Knowing Nothing' premiered at the Cannes Film Festival's Director’s Fortnight and won the Oeil d’Or (Golden Eye) award.