All We Imagine as Light Director Payal Kapadia Named Jury President for Cannes Critics' Week

Payal Kapadia, All We Imagine as Light director, to head jury at 65th Cannes Critics' Week

Payal Kapadia, director of All We Imagine as Light, will serve as the president of the jury for the 65th edition of Cannes Critics’ Week. For those who may not know, Cannes Critics’ Week is a parallel section of the Cannes Film Festival. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Payal Kapadia said, "My own journey as a filmmaker was supported early on because of film festival selections." She also added, "Through these, I had the opportunity to meet …

All We Imagine as Light director Payal Kapadia named Jury president for Cannes Critics' Week

Payal Kapadia will return to the Cannes Film Festival for the third consecutive time. Her film, All We Imagine as Light, won the Grand Prix in 2024.

Payal Kapadia Appointed Jury President of Cannes Critics’ Week

Her first feature documentary \"A Night of Knowing Nothing\" was selected at the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes in 2021 and won L'Oeil d'Or for Best Documentary.

Payal Kapadia to serve as president for Cannes Critics’ Week Jury

Critics’ Week will be held in Cannes from May 13 to 21

Indian Filmmaker Payal Kapadia to Be President of the Jury for Critics’ Week in Cannes

Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia will serve as president of the jury for the 65th edition of Critics’ Week in Cannes. She will be joined on the jury by Quebecois actor Théodore Pellerin, singer-songwriter Oklou, Ghanaian-British producer Ama Ampadu, and journalist and director of the Bangkok World Film Festival Donsaron Kovitvanitcha. Kapadia has, over the course of six short and feature-length films, “crafted a body of work where poetry contr…

Cannes 2026: Payal Kapadia Announced As Jury President For Cannes Critics’ Week

Payal Kapadia has been announced as the president of the jury for the 65th edition of Cannes Critics’ Week. She will be joined by Théodore Pellerin, Oklou, Ama Ampadu, and Donsaron Kovitvanitcha.