Fowzia Fathima
Born
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materFilm and Television Institute of India
Occupation(s)Cinematographer, film director
Years active1998–present
Known forMitr, My Friend
SpousePradeep Cherian
Children2
AwardsKerala State Television Award (2015)

Fowzia Fathima (born 24 January 1972) is an Indian film cinematographer 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 also part 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]

Academic

Film and Television Institute of India Diploma in Cinematography, 1996–1998. First Class, "A "Grade.

Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Master of Arts, in art criticism, 1993–1995, with First Rank.

Stella Maris College, Chennai Bachelor of Arts, in art history, drawing & painting, 1989–1992, with First Class.

Madras Flying Club, Chennai, P.P.L. (Private Pilot License) 1990–1992 (obtained flying license as an NCC cadet).

Career

As a cinematographer

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]

Teaching

  • 2018 – Course Director and Mentor for the Documentary film-making Workshop, at IAWRT, International Association of Women in Radio and Television, New Delhi.
  • 2017 – Workshops on Cinema, Film-making and Ways of Seeing with hands-on training in Digital cinematography at Srishti School of Art Design and Technology Bangalore.
  • 2017-Conducting Lighting Practicals Examination, Assessments, setting of Question papers for Cinematography students at KRNNIVSA, Kottayam
  • 2017 – Workshop for Acting Batch at the State University of Performing and Visual Arts (SUPVA), Rohtak, Haryana
  • 2015–2016 Conducted courses in filmmaking at SJCC, Chenganachery for 2 batches of students of MA in cinema & television.

Recognition

  • 2015 – Won the award for Best Camera person, at the Kerala State Television Awards, 2015 for the film 'Aggedu nayyege' (Mother Tongue) on tribal children's integration into the mainstream schooling in Attapadi hills, Kerala.
  • 2006 – Was listed in the magazine India Today as one of the top ten cinematographers from Chennai making their mark in Indian cinema.
  • 2006 – Awarded for Best Cinematographer for the tamil feature film Uyir by Iyal Isai Nadaga Mandram, Chennai.
  • 2003 – Awarded Best Cinematographer for the tamil feature film "Ivan" by Iyal Isai Nadaga Mandram, Chennai.
  • 2006 – Jury Member in the Kerala State Film Awards
  • 2018 – Jury Member at the First Pondichery International Film Festival, September.
  • 2015 – Jury Member of Indian Panorama selections for the International Film Festival of India, Goa .

Filmography

As director of photography

YearFilmLanguageDirector
2024TrainTamilMysskin
2015Aggedu NayagaMalayalamShort Film-Kerala state Television Award for best Cinematography, Directed by Sindhu Sajan
2013InfectedHindiDirector
2012Choker PaaniBengali Docu-featureShyamal Karmakar[14][15]
2009Gulumaal: The EscapeMalayalamV. K. Prakash
2009Mudhal Mudhal Mudhal VaraiTamilKrishnan Gomatam
2008SilandhiTamilAadirajan
2006UyirTamilSamy
2004In the Shadow of the CobraEnglishTed Nicolaou
2003WhistleTamilJery & JD
2003Kucch To HaiHindiAnil V. Kumar
2002IvanTamilR.Parthipan
2002Mitr, My FriendEnglishRevathi[16]

Direction and cinematography

YearFilmDetails
2019Will to CooperateMalayalam Feature-length documentary (filming)
2018Davidji CodeMalayalam Short Film
2017Nadiyude Moonaam Kara[17]Malayalam Fiction 62 Minutes

References

  1. 1 2 Palicha, Paresh C. (15 January 2014). "The way she sees it". The Hindu.
  2. ↑ "A female perspective". 8 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Cinematographer Fowzia Fathima about women's participation in IFFK 2017".
  4. ↑ "Short film 'Infected' goes to Busan International Film Festival – Times of India".
  5. ↑ "Indian Women Cinematographers Collective".
  6. ↑ "The crisis of confidence: Collective sigh against herogiri". 26 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Women get taken advantage of in the industry".
  8. ↑ "Cinematographer launches group to assist upcoming professionals in the field". 8 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "7 Indian Women Cinematographers We Should Know About". 7 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "Glitterati".
  11. ↑ "Fowzia Fathima, Shalini Agarwal conduct workshop on practicals of handling camera, sound recording".
  12. ↑ "A female perspective". 10 March 2017.
  13. ↑ "Women cinematographers: Through a more equal lens". 24 March 2017.
  14. ↑ "Nandigramer Chokher Pani". Moviebuff.com.
  15. ↑ "Film producer, Nandigram villagers detained for protesting". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 11 November 2012.
  16. ↑ ""Mitr-My Friend"". The Hindu. 15 February 2002. Archived from the original on 25 March 2002.
  17. ↑ Kumar, P. k Ajith (13 March 2017). "When a woman manned the camera". The Hindu.


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