India’s ‘All We Imagine As Light’ Wins Cannes Grand Prix

May 27, 2024

In May 2023, the Cannes Film Festival showed some of the best movies from around the world. Indian producers got a lot of attention. Notably, All We Imagine As Light, director Payal Kapadia’s first full-length movie, won the Grand Prix. This shows that India is becoming a bigger force in foreign film. As usual, the event was also a place where people, especially Bollywood stars dressed in stunning clothes, could show off their amazing fashion sense.

Activities at Cannes

People who go to the festival can look forward to many film openings and screenings, most of which happen at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. Many famous people and movie stars from around the world attend the famous red carpet events, but most people and the press are not allowed to. The following exchanges with the media and the many side events that happen around it make it even more exclusive and high-class.

More About Cannes Film Festival history

The first Cannes Film Festival took place in 1946 in Cannes, France. It was supposed to happen in 1939 but had to be pushed back because of World War II. Jean Zay pushed for it to be made so that it could compete with the Venice Film Festival. In 1955, the Palme d’Or took the place of the Grand Prix. In 1968, the festival was cut short in the middle because of the political unrest caused by the French New Wave directors. The board of the festival is mostly French, which is unusual for an international event. After the war, the event only didn’t happen in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though the competition is seen all over the world, the main jury was all men until 2014. By 2022, only two female directors had won the Palme d’Or.

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