Prathap Joseph

Prathap Joseph is a Mathrubhumi journalist turned award-winning cinematographer turned filmmaker. He belongs to a league of new-age indie filmmakers from Kerala who are making waves on the festival circuit with films made on shoestring budgets.[1] Active in filmmaking since 2010, he has conducted workshops in cinematography and filmmaking at the K. R. Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts, the National Institute of Technology Calicut and at Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University. He is also the founder of the Light Source Photographic Society and the Minimal Cinema[2] film commune, and a director of the New Wave Film School.

Prathap Joseph
NationalityIndian
OccupationJournalist /Cinematographer /Film Director
Years active2010 – present
Notable work
Sexy Durga, CR No: 89, Savam, Eli Eli Lama Sabachthani, Oru Rathri Oru Pakal

Oru Rathri Oru Pakal (A day, a night),[3][4][5][6][7] a Malayalam film written, cinematographed, and directed by Prathap Joseph, had its Indian premiere in Dec 2019 at the 3rd edition of the Kazhcha-Niv Independent Film Festival (KNIFF),[8] the rebel festival that runs parallel to the International Film Festival of Kerala. Prior to the screenings, the filmmaker and seven others had moved the High Court against the latter festival for irregularities in the official selection process.[9][10] Oru Rathri Oru Pakal and Dr. Biju's Veyilmarangal are the two Malayalam films nominated for the prestigious Pune International Film Festival.[11][12] In January 2020, the former took the 'non-theatrical distribution' route, releasing at the Open Screen,[13] a revolutionary tiny theatre that screens low-budget indie films.

Filmography

As cinematographer

YearTitleDirected byAccolades received for the film
2013CR No: 89Sudevan
2015SavamDon Palathara
  • Best Foreign Language Film, Barni Film Festival
2017Eli Eli Lama Sabachthani? (film)Jiju Antony
  • Official selection, MAMI
2017Sexy DurgaSanal Kumar SasidharanNominations

Awards

  • NFDC FILM BAZAAR – DI Award 2016 [23]
  • Hivos Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2017[24][25]
  • Award for Professional Achievement in the Tarkovsky Film Festival in Russia for the excellence in cinematography
  • The Young Jury award in the 53rd Pesaro Film Festival[26]
  • Special mention from the Official Jury in the 53rd Pesaro Film Festival[26]
  • Jury Mention for Direction in Cinema Jove, International Film Festival of Valencia, Spain.
  • Jury Mention for Music Track in Cinema Jove, International Film Festival of Valencia, Spain.
  • Golden Apricot Award in the International Feature Competition category in Yerevan International Film Festival 2017[27][28]
  • Best International Feature Narrative in Guanajuato International Film Festival, Mexico /Expresión en Corto International Film Festival 2017[29]
  • Best International Feature award Reflet d’Or in the Geneva International Film Festival [30]
2017Akatho PurathoSudevan
2019Unmadhiyude MaranamSanal Kumar Sasidharan

As film director

YearTitleFestival circuit
2014Kuttippuram Palam[31][32]
  • Montage International film festival
  • Guruvayurappan College International Film festival
  • Cochin Film Society Festival
2016With Her[33][34]
  • Delhi International Film Festival
  • Los Angeles CineFest
  • Los Angeles SR Film Festival
  • Darshini International Film Festival, Malayalam University
2017 When Two Kiss[35][36][37][38]
2019Oru Rathri Oru Pakal
  • 3rd Kazhcha-Niv Indie film Fest | Dec 2019 — Trivandrum, Kerala
  • 2nd Kasargod International Film Festival | Dec 2019 — Kasargod, Kerala
  • 12th Panchajanyam International film festival | Jan 2020 — Palakkad, Kerala
  • 18th Pune International Film Festival | Jan 2020 — Pune, Maharashtra
  • 10th Yashwant international film festival | Jan 2020 — Mumbai, Maharashtra
  • 4th Orange City International Film Festival | Feb 2020 — Nagpur, Maharashtra
  • 1st Independent Film Festival of Chennai | Feb 2020 — Tamil Nadu[39]
  • 15th Thrissur International Film Festival | Mar 2020 — Kerala
  • Indian Film Festival of Melbourne | Oct 2020 — Australia[40]

Awards

References
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  3. "ഒരു രാത്രി ഒരു പകല്‍' പൂര്‍ത്തിയായി" [Oru Rathri Oru Pakal shoot completed]. Deshabhimani (in Malayalam). Kerala. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
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