Payal Kapadia to receive the Spirit of Cinema Award at the 29th IFFK

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Indian filmmaker and Cannes Grand Prix winner Payal Kapadia is set to receive the prestigious Spirit of Cinema Award at the 29th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK).

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Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will present the award, which includes a cash prize of ₹5 lakh and a memento, during the festival’s closing ceremony on 20 December.

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Payal Kapadia is the first Indian filmmaker to win the Cannes Grand Prix for her debut feature All We Imagine As Light.

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Her documentary A Night of Knowing Nothing, inspired by the FTII student protests, won the Golden Eye Award at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and other international accolades.

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Born in Mumbai in 1986, she studied at FTII, where her short film Afternoon Clouds earned a rare Cannes competition slot.

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Instituted at the 26th IFFK, the Spirit of Cinema Award celebrates filmmakers who use cinema to challenge oppression.

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