Asif Kapadia is an Academy Award, Grammy an dfour-time BAFTA winning Director, Writer and Producer. Kapadia is known for his emotionally engaging, visually striking, genre-breaking films exploring 'outsiders' characters living in extreme circumstances. Working in drama and documentaries, Kapadia is best known for his trilogy of narratively driven, archive-constructed documentaries 'Senna', 'Amy' and 'Diego Maradona'.

His debut feature film 'The Warrior' was nominated for three BAFTAs, winning Best British Film and Best Debut Film. His fourth feature 'Senna', the story of Brazilian motor racing legend Ayrton Senna, was nominated for three BAFTAs, winning Best Documentary and Best Editing. It broke UK box office records to become the highest-grossing British Documentary of all time. 'Amy', about singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse then overtook 'Senna' to become the most successful British Documentary of all time, winning numerous awards including the Academy Award, BAFTA, European Film Award, and a Grammy for Best Documentary.