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{{short description|Indian film cinematographer, producer, academic and director}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Fowzia Fathima
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| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| alma_mater = [[Film and Television Institute of India]]
| other_names =
| occupation = 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<ref name="auto">{{Cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-way-she-sees-it/article5578808.ece | title=The way she sees it| newspaper=The Hindu| date=15 January 2014| last1=Palicha| first1=Paresh C.}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/090317/a-female-perspective.html | title=A female perspective| date=8 March 2017}}</ref>

Fowzia Fathima, an alumnus of [[Film and Television Institute of India]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/videos/video-featured.iffk-2017.5677035645001.html | title=Cinematographer Fowzia Fathima about women's participation in IFFK 2017| work=ManoramaOnline}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Short-film-Infected-goes-to-Busan-International-Film-Festival/articleshow/23337544.cms | title=Short film 'Infected' goes to Busan International Film Festival – Times of India| newspaper=The Times of India| date=October 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iwcc.in/member/fowzia-fathima/ | title=Indian Women Cinematographers Collective}}</ref>

==Career==
Started career as an assistant to [[P.C. Sreeram]], Fowzia made her debut as an independent camera person with the [[Revathi (actress)|Revathi]] directed film ''[[Mitr, My Friend]]'', along with an all female technical crew.<ref name="auto"/> Fowzia is also the first ever independent woman cinematographer in Malayalam cinema as well as the force behind Indian Women Cinematographers' collective.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/271217/the-crisis-of-confidence-collective-sigh-against-herogiri.html | title=The crisis of confidence: Collective sigh against herogiri| date=26 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/apr/25/women-get-taken-advantage-of-in-the-industry-1806367.html | title=Women get taken advantage of in the industry| date=26 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/cinematographer-launches-group-to-assist-upcoming-professionals-in-the-field/story-IegUSiCNewSAPTZptx3yiK.html | title=Cinematographer launches group to assist upcoming professionals in the field| work=Hindustan Times| date=8 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://feminisminindia.com/2017/12/08/listicle-indian-women-cinematographers/ | title=7 Indian Women Cinematographers We Should Know About| date=7 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.outlookindia.com/glitterati/350 | title=Glitterati}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/mar/10/11643/fowzia-fathima-shalini-agarwal-conduct-workshop-on-practicals-of-handling-camera-sound-recording | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017083702/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/mar/10/11643/fowzia-fathima-shalini-agarwal-conduct-workshop-on-practicals-of-handling-camera-sound-recording | url-status=live | archive-date=17 October 2018 | title=Fowzia Fathima, Shalini Agarwal conduct workshop on practicals of handling camera, sound recording}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.asianage.com/life/more-features/100317/a-female-perspective.html | title=A female perspective| date=10 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Bhatia| first1=Uday| url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/atnBD2X92I66T54UTQvxQL/Women-cinematographers-Through-a-more-equal-lens.html | title=Women cinematographers: Through a more equal lens| work=mint| date=24 March 2017}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===As director of photography===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year!! Film !!Language
!Notes
|-
|2002||''[[Mitr, My Friend]]''|| English ||
|-
|2002||''[[Ivan (2002 film)|Ivan]]''||Tamil ||
|-
|2003||''[[Kucch To Hai]]''|| Hindi||
|-
|2003|| ''[[Whistle (2003 film)|Whistle]]'' ||Tamil||
|-
|2004||''In the Shadow of the Cobra''||English||
|-
|2006||''[[Uyir]]''|| Tamil||
|-
|2008||''[[Silandhi]]''||Tamil||
|-
|2009||''[[Mudhal Mudhal Mudhal Varai]]''||Tamil||
|-
|2009||''[[Gulumaal: The Escape]]''||Malayalam||
|-
|2012||''Choker Paani''||Bengali|| Docu-feature
|-
|2013||''Infected''||Hindi||
|-
|2015||''Aggedu Nayaga''||Malayalam||Short Film-Kerala state Television Award for best Cinematography
|-
|2024||''[[Qadeesso]]''|| Malayalam ||<ref>{{cite web |title=ജോണ്‍ എബ്രഹാമിന്റെ സഹോദരീപുത്രന്‍ പ്രദീപ് ചെറിയാന്‍ സംവിധാനം ചെയ്ത 'കദീശോ' കാന്‍ വേള്‍ഡ് ഫിലിം ഫെസ്റ്റിവലില്‍ മികച്ച ഫലോസഫിക്കല്‍ സിനിമ പുരസ്‌കാരം നേടി |url=https://www.mangalam.com/news/detail/719432-latest-news.html |publisher=[[Mangalam]] |access-date=14 March 2025 |date=28 June 2024}}</ref>
|-
|2025||''Train''||Tamil||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2024-09-24 |title=Narain reunites with Mysskin for 'Train' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2024/Sep/24/narain-reunites-with-mysskin-for-train |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Direction and cinematography===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year!! Film !!Details
|-
|2017||''Nadiyude Moonaam Kara''<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/when-a-woman-mans-camera/article17459725.ece | title=When a woman manned the camera| newspaper=The Hindu| date=13 March 2017| last1=Kumar| first1=P. k Ajith}}</ref>||Malayalam Fiction 62 Minutes
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|nm1029364}}
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqJo6kC5q_M]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXe_-4GvcOM]
[https://www.channelnewsasia.com/watch/we-dont-play-dolly/part-1-2527206]
[https://www.channelnewsasia.com/watch/we-dont-play-dolly/part-2-2549596]
[https://www.mipcom.com/en-gb/conferences-events/diversity-inclusion.html]

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[[Category:Tamil cinematographers]]
[[Category:Malayalam film cinematographers]]
[[Category:Cinematographers from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category: Indian women cinematographers]]
[[Category:Hindi film cinematographers]]
[[Category:Bengali film cinematographers]]
[[Category:Film and Television Institute of India alumni]]
[[Category:1972 births]]

Fowzia Fathima - Revision history

HarrisonHinson2 at 18:23, 10 April 2026