Fowzia Fathima
Fowzia Fathima | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Alma mater | Film and Television Institute of India |
| Occupation(s) | Cinematographer, film director |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Known for | Mitr, My Friend |
| Spouse | Pradeep Cherian |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Kerala State Television Award (2015) |
Fowzia Fathima is an Indian film cinematographer, producer, academic and director. Fowzia is known for her cinematography on feature films such as Mitr, My Friend 2012, Gulumaal: The Escape 2009 and Uyir 2006. She is an intuitive practitioner of Cinematography[1] across media technologies, a hands-on Academic with an eye trained in history of art practices along with a wide range of experience in Film Production and Teaching in contemporary cinema based in India.[2]
Fowzia Fathima, an alumnus of Film and Television Institute of India,[3] has also worked as professor and head of department of cinematography at SRFTI and has directed short film Infected that screened at Busan International Film Festival.[4] Fowzia is the founder of “ Indian Women Cinematographers Collective" connecting most practicing professionals in the country today, a forum that functions as a peer group to share experiences and lead founded 2017.[5]
Career
Started career as an assistant to P.C. Sreeram, Fowzia made her debut as an independent camera person with the Revathi directed film Mitr, My Friend, along with an all female technical crew.[1] Fowzia is also the first ever independent woman cinematographer in Malayalam cinema as well as the force behind Indian Women Cinematographers' collective.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Filmography
As director of photography
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Train | Tamil | |
| 2015 | Aggedu Nayaga | Malayalam | Short Film-Kerala state Television Award for best Cinematography |
| 2013 | Infected | Hindi | |
| 2012 | Choker Paani | Bengali Docu-feature | |
| 2009 | Gulumaal: The Escape | Malayalam | |
| 2009 | Mudhal Mudhal Mudhal Varai | Tamil | |
| 2008 | Silandhi | Tamil | |
| 2006 | Uyir | Tamil | |
| 2004 | In the Shadow of the Cobra | English | |
| 2003 | Whistle | Tamil | |
| 2003 | Kucch To Hai | Hindi | |
| 2002 | Ivan | Tamil | |
| 2002 | Mitr, My Friend | English |
Direction and cinematography
| Year | Film | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Nadiyude Moonaam Kara[14] | Malayalam Fiction 62 Minutes |
References
- ^ a b Palicha, Paresh C. (15 January 2014). "The way she sees it". The Hindu.
- ^ "A female perspective". 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Cinematographer Fowzia Fathima about women's participation in IFFK 2017".
- ^ "Short film 'Infected' goes to Busan International Film Festival – Times of India". The Times of India. October 2013.
- ^ "Indian Women Cinematographers Collective".
- ^ "The crisis of confidence: Collective sigh against herogiri". 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Women get taken advantage of in the industry". 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Cinematographer launches group to assist upcoming professionals in the field". 8 March 2017.
- ^ "7 Indian Women Cinematographers We Should Know About". 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Glitterati".
- ^ "Fowzia Fathima, Shalini Agarwal conduct workshop on practicals of handling camera, sound recording". Archived from the original on 17 October 2018.
- ^ "A female perspective". 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Women cinematographers: Through a more equal lens". 24 March 2017.
- ^ Kumar, P. k Ajith (13 March 2017). "When a woman manned the camera". The Hindu.