India’s Quiet Revolution at Cannes 2025: The Changemakers You Should Know About

 Chhaya Kadam is at Cannes this year in support of her film Snow Flower, a Marathi feature directed by National Award-winner Gajendra Ahire

Following a spectacular previous year at Cannes with All We Imagine as Light and Sister Midnight, Kadam is using her presence to champion regional filmmaking on a global platform

Academy Award-winning producer Guneet Monga returns to Cannes with a mission that goes beyond filmmaking

Through her Women in Film Fellowship, she has brought three Indian women producers to the Cannes Producers Network, giving them access to international platforms

At the Cannes Next opening panel, Mugafi founder Vipul Agrawal brought bold ideas to the forefront, emphasising how India is poised to generate the next wave of global intellectual property

Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound is the only Indian feature film officially selected for Cannes 2025

Following his breakout success with Masaan, Ghaywan returns with a poignant new narrative  at the coveted Un Certain Regard section of the festival

Payal Kapadia returns to Cannes not just as a filmmaker, but as a jury member, one of the highest honours at the festival

Her 2024 film All We Imagine As Light was a landmark moment for Indian cinema, winning accolades and affection alike