Payal Kapadia Reacts to Anurag Kashyap's Criticism of Indie Film Support
5 months, 1 week ago

Payal Kapadia Reacts to Anurag Kashyap's Criticism of Indie Film Support

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Payal Kapadia responds to Anurag Kashyap's statements about the lack of support for independent films in India. She agrees with him and highlights the need for structural changes in the industry, including opportunities for independent filmmakers and grants to support their projects. She also expresses her gratitude to Spirit Media for distributing her film and the positive attention it has received at international festivals. However, she acknowledges that it is still early to say whether mainstream production houses will open their doors for her, but she is hopeful that they will take note of the film's success and support independent filmmaking in the future.

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All that remains is pure cinema
2 months, 2 weeks ago

All that remains is pure cinema

New Indian Express  

Yahi Sach Hai was the short story by Mannu Bhandari on which director Basu Chatterji based his new film. After the shooting, Chatterji and producer Suresh Jindal faced rejections from multiple distributors, with one of the reasons being that all three lead actors in the film—Amol Palekar, Vidya Sinha and Dinesh Thakur—were either debutants or with insignificant experience in film …

Payal Kapadia to get Spirit of Cinema award
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Payal Kapadia to get Spirit of Cinema award

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia will be honoured with the Spirit of Cinema award at the 29th International Film Festival of Kerala on December 20. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will present the award to Kapadia at the valedictory of the festival at the Nishagandhi Auditorium. The award honours fearless cinema personalities who fight against injustice in society, the academy said …

Payal Kapadia reacts to jurors claiming All We Imagine... 'wasn't Indian enough'
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Payal Kapadia reacts to jurors claiming All We Imagine... 'wasn't Indian enough'

India Today  

Director Payal Kapadia's Cannes winner, All We Imagine As Light, was not selected as India's submission to the Oscars. Speaking to Deadline, Payal Kapadia said, "One answer could be that because it was co- production — which is a very new thing in India." Payal Kapadia's comments invited a lot of opinions from the internet, with one person writing, "What …

Payal Kapadia: The chronicler of dreams
4 months ago

Payal Kapadia: The chronicler of dreams

India Today  

Seated in One World Centre, a 20-storeyed glass monolith darting out of Lower Parel’s busy skyline in Mumbai, filmmaker Payal Kapadia finds herself in a flux, a lot like the characters in her films. was sidelined for Laapataa Ladies because the all-male committee at the Film Federation of India felt Kapadia’s film did not feel like “Indian cinema”. Kapadia recalls …

All We Imagine As Light director Payal Kapadia reacts to Aamir Khan-Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies being India's Oscar entry: 'When you don't have money...'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

All We Imagine As Light director Payal Kapadia reacts to Aamir Khan-Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies being India's Oscar entry: 'When you don't have money...'

Firstpost  

When asked if she is disappointed with her film not being sent as India’s official entry, Payal said that she already got a lot from All We Imagine As Light Filmmaker Payal Kapadia, who made waves at the Cannes Film Festival, winning the Grand Prix award for her movie All We Imagine As Light, reacted to Laapataa Ladies being selected …

MIFF 2024 | ‘Committed to extending financial help’: I&B secy on independent films, Payal Kapadia’s movie
9 months, 2 weeks ago

MIFF 2024 | ‘Committed to extending financial help’: I&B secy on independent films, Payal Kapadia’s movie

The Hindu  

Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sanjay Jaju on Friday said the government is committed to extending financial assistance to independent filmmakers, including Payal Kapadia, whose movie “All We Imagine as Light” won the Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival. So, the government is not just doing selection and investing in films, but the right films.” At the 77th edition …

Anurag Kashyap says India can't claim Payal Kapadia's Cannes win: ‘India just likes to take credit'
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Anurag Kashyap says India can't claim Payal Kapadia's Cannes win: ‘India just likes to take credit'

Hindustan Times  

Anurag Kashyap contradicts ‘India@Cannes’ Anurag, while speaking about Payal's Cannes achievement opined, “I get very upset when it’s said ‘India@Cannes’. India has stopped supporting such cinema, the kind of cinema that was at Cannes.” Anurag Kashyap says India never supports indie filmmakers He further said, “Payal Kapadia's film happened because of the French fund. Let's stop this useless celebration.” About …

India doesn’t support ‘Cannes kind’ of cinema, says Anurag Kashyap
9 months, 3 weeks ago

India doesn’t support ‘Cannes kind’ of cinema, says Anurag Kashyap

The Hindu  

India didn’t have any moment at Cannes, says filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, stressing that the victory of independent filmmakers at the European gala is theirs alone and the government doesn’t support that kind of award winning cinema. India won an unprecedented three awards at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival last month — Payal Kapadia became the first ever …

Payal Kapadia, who was on warpath with FTII, earns praise from her alma mater for Cannes win
10 months ago

Payal Kapadia, who was on warpath with FTII, earns praise from her alma mater for Cannes win

The Hindu  

Amid the outpouring of congratulatory messages for Payal Kapadia, who won the second highest honour at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, a message from her alma mater FTII lauding her has garnered much attention. As we witness a phenomenal year for Indian Cinema at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, FTII cherishes the glorious achievements of its Alumni at this Mega …

PM Narendra Modi Congratulates Payal Kapadia For Cannes Win
10 months ago

PM Narendra Modi Congratulates Payal Kapadia For Cannes Win

ABP News  

Cannes 2024: Filmmaker Payal Kapadia's movie ‘All We Imagine As Light’ took home the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. Modi wrote, “India is proud of Payal Kapadia for her historic feat of winning the Grand Prix at the 77th Cannes Film Festival for her work All We Imagine as Light”. India is proud of Payal Kapadia for her …

Meet Payal Kapadia: Director Who Went From Facing Disciplinary Action, FIR in FTII To Winning at Cannes
10 months ago

Meet Payal Kapadia: Director Who Went From Facing Disciplinary Action, FIR in FTII To Winning at Cannes

News 18  

Indian director Payal Kapadia made history at Cannes 2024. The filmmaker bagged the Le Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival for her film, All We Imagine as Light. The film not only became the first Indian movie in 30 years to compete in the film festival, Payal also became the first Indian to win the Grand Prix. Some of …

Payal Kapadia’s ‘All We Imagine As Light’ brings India back in competition at Cannes with an 8-Minute standing ovation
10 months, 1 week ago

Payal Kapadia’s ‘All We Imagine As Light’ brings India back in competition at Cannes with an 8-Minute standing ovation

The Hindu  

A landmark moment for Indian cinema came last night as Payal Kapadia’s debut fiction feature, All We Imagine As Light, received an enthusiastic eight-minute standing ovation at its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival 2024. A rare French-Indo co-production, the film was brought to life through a collaboration between Paris-based producers Hakim and Julien Graff of Petit Chaos and …

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