Prathap Joseph

Prathap Joseph is an Indian journalist, cinematographer and filmmaker.

Career He belongs to new-age indie filmmakers from Kerala. 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 film commune, and a director of the New Wave Film School.

Oru Rathri Oru Pakal (A day, a night), 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). Oru Rathri Oru Pakal was nominated for Pune International Film Festival. In January 2020, the film took a 'non-theatrical distribution' route, releasing at the Open Screen.

Filmography As cinematographer Year Title Director 2013 CR No: 89 Sudevan 2015 Savam Don Palathara 2017 Eli Eli Lama Sabachthani? (film) Jiju Antony 2017 Sexy Durga Sanal Kumar Sasidharan 2017 Akatho Puratho Sudevan 2019 Unmadhiyude Maranam Sanal Kumar Sasidharan

As film director Year Title Festivals participated 2014 Kuttippuram Palam 2016 With Her 2017 When Two Kiss 2019 Oru Rathri Oru Pakal1st Independent Film Festival of Chennai | Feb 2020 — Tamil Nadu 15th Thrissur International Film Festival | Mar 2020 — Kerala Indian Film Festival of Melbourne | Oct 2020 — Australia

Awards Best Cinematographer – Tarkovsky International Film Festival, Russia [Zerkalo]