Prejish Prakash

Prejish Prakash is an Indian film editor and entrepreneur known for his contributions to Malayalam cinema. He is best known for editing the National Award-winning film Home (2021 film), for which he received the Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for Best Editor. He is the founder of Peppino Studios and School of Editing, based in Kochi, Kerala.

Early life and education Prejish Prakash completed his schooling at Mount Bethany EHSS. He graduated with a degree in Multimedia from St. Joseph College of Communication in 2007.

Editing career Prejish Prakash began his professional career as a video editor with Yes Indiavision Satellite Communications in 2008. He later worked as a freelance editor on film trailers, advertisement films, short films, music videos, television programmes, and other video productions. He subsequently worked as an associate editor on several feature films before making his debut as an independent film editor withMullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O. in 2012.

He gained wider recognition with Philips and the Monkey Pen a Malayalam children's film directed by Rojin Thomas & Shanil Muhammed. The film was a commercial success and received several accolades, including the Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film, Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist and Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film Director.

In 2021, Prejish edited Home (2021 film) directed by Rojin Thomas. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam while Prejish received the Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for Best Editor for his work on the film.

Entrepreneurship Prejish founded Peppino Studios and School of Editing in 2015. Peppino Studios is a post-production and creative media company that provides editing and digital media services. School of Editing, based in Kochi, Kerala, offers professional training in film and video editing.

Filmography

Film Editor

Documentary editor He edited the documentary "After Life" directed by Sanjeev Sivan, which was based on a real-life incident of a couple of Kerala fighting a legal battle to get access to their dead son's semen in hopes of producing an heir.

"Water Whatever" is another Documentary Film edited by Prejish which has become an official selection of the Stockholm Project Green festival is one of only seven films selected worldwide by festival co-hosts Nomad Films (US) and Sweden's GAP (Global Action Plan) The 35mm film recounts 3 stories based on a single theme, water scarcity. Directed by Sudip Joshiy, Shot in Ladakh, Rajasthan and Kerala by renowned cinematographer Amal Neerad

Awards Year Award Film 2021 Kerala Film Critics Association Awards Home (2021 film) Best Editor