Payal Kapadia's feature film All We Imagine As Light was the darling of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere. The movie received rave reviews from international critics and went on to win the Grand Prix award, becoming the first Indian film to do so. All We Imagine As Light stars Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam, and Hridhu Haroon.
Despite its success in May 2024, by September, the film is yet to find a wide release in India. All We Imagine as Light Review: Payal Kapadia’s Directorial Premieres at Cannes 2024; Critics Praise It As ‘A Glorious Film’ In any other situation, a film of this calibre would have had a strong chance at the Oscars and should have been India's first choice for submission to compete for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards. With its international production, involving companies from France, India, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Italy, any of these countries could have submitted the film.
However, France recently submitted Jacques Audiard's Emilia Pérez as its entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards, passing over All We Imagine As Light . Like Kapadia's film, Emilia Pérez competed at the Cannes Festival earlier this year and won the Jury Prize, while stars Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, and Selena Gomez collectively won Best Actress. With France out of the picture, India now has the best chance to submit All We Imagine As Light as its entry for the Oscars.
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