<p>New Delhi: <em>All We Imagine As Light</em> director Payal Kapadia on Tuesday bid farewell to 2024 on a happy note, saying the year was nothing short of wonderful.</p>.<p>Kapadia, an alumnus of Pune's Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), scripted history at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year with <em>All We Imagine As Light</em>, which became the first Indian movie to bag the Grand Prix Award. And released to great reviews in India in November.</p>.<p>Sharing artworks by the film's fans on her official X handle, Kapadia said the year turned out to be way beyond her expectations.</p>.<p>"Thank you everyone for a really wonderful year for our film. It has been way beyond our expectations. Signing off for the year with these amazing artworks some of you made," she wrote.</p>.<p>An official India-French co-production, <em>All We Imagine As Light</em> competed in the main competition of the Cannes.</p>.<p>The film follows two nurses Prabha (Kani Kusruti) and Anu (Divya Prabha) from Kerala navigating life and love in Mumbai along with their friend and cook Parvaty (Chhaya Kadam).</p>.<p>The movie was recently named the Best International Film by New York Film Critics Circle and won an award in the same category at the Gotham Awards.</p>.<p>At the Golden Globe Awards 2025, the film has received nominations for Best Motion Picture Non-English Language and the Best Direction (Motion Picture ) for Kapaida. It has also bagged a nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Critics Choice Awards.</p>.<p>The film is being distributed in the US by Janus Films and Sideshow. Rana Daggubati’s Spirit Media released the film across India in November. </p>
<p>New Delhi: <em>All We Imagine As Light</em> director Payal Kapadia on Tuesday bid farewell to 2024 on a happy note, saying the year was nothing short of wonderful.</p>.<p>Kapadia, an alumnus of Pune's Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), scripted history at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year with <em>All We Imagine As Light</em>, which became the first Indian movie to bag the Grand Prix Award. And released to great reviews in India in November.</p>.<p>Sharing artworks by the film's fans on her official X handle, Kapadia said the year turned out to be way beyond her expectations.</p>.<p>"Thank you everyone for a really wonderful year for our film. It has been way beyond our expectations. Signing off for the year with these amazing artworks some of you made," she wrote.</p>.<p>An official India-French co-production, <em>All We Imagine As Light</em> competed in the main competition of the Cannes.</p>.<p>The film follows two nurses Prabha (Kani Kusruti) and Anu (Divya Prabha) from Kerala navigating life and love in Mumbai along with their friend and cook Parvaty (Chhaya Kadam).</p>.<p>The movie was recently named the Best International Film by New York Film Critics Circle and won an award in the same category at the Gotham Awards.</p>.<p>At the Golden Globe Awards 2025, the film has received nominations for Best Motion Picture Non-English Language and the Best Direction (Motion Picture ) for Kapaida. It has also bagged a nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Critics Choice Awards.</p>.<p>The film is being distributed in the US by Janus Films and Sideshow. Rana Daggubati’s Spirit Media released the film across India in November. </p>