Payal Kapadia

Personal Info

Known For Directing

Known Credits 11

Gender Female

Birthday January 1, 1986 (39 years old)

Place of Birth Mumbai, India

Also Known As

  • Паял Кападия

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Biography

Payal Kapadia (born 1986; Mumbai) is an Indian filmmaker. She is best known for having won the Golden Eye award for best documentary film at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival for her film A Night of Knowing Nothing. In 2017, her film Afternoon Clouds was the only Indian film that was selected for the 70th Cannes Film Festival.

Born in Mumbai, Kapadia went to Rishi Valley School in Andhra Pradesh. She got a Bachelor's degree in economics from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. She did a one-year Master's degree from Sophia college. She then went on to study film direction at the Film and Television Institute of India, where she was selected on her second attempt.

Payal Kapadia (born 1986; Mumbai) is an Indian filmmaker. She is best known for having won the Golden Eye award for best documentary film at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival for her film A Night of Knowing Nothing. In 2017, her film Afternoon Clouds was the only Indian film that was selected for the 70th Cannes Film Festival.

Born in Mumbai, Kapadia went to Rishi Valley School in Andhra Pradesh. She got a Bachelor's degree in economics from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. She did a one-year Master's degree from Sophia college. She then went on to study film direction at the Film and Television Institute of India, where she was selected on her second attempt.

Directing

2024
2022
2021
2018
2017
2015
2014
2014
2012

Writing

2024
2022
2021
2018
2017
2015

Production

Editing

2015

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