Indian cinematographers

Indian cinema has a number of regional film centres: Chennai for Tamil Cinema films, Mumbai for films in Marathi and Hindi, Hyderabad for Telugu Films, Kochi for films in Malayalam films, Kolkata for Bengali films, Bangalore for Kannada films etc. Most Indian cinematographers are known for their work with one regional industry.[1][2]

Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC)

ISC
Full name Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC)
Founded 1995
Members 200
Key people Anil Mehta
S. Kumar
Santosh Sivan
Sunny Joseph
P.C. Sreeram
Rajiv Menon
K.V. Anand
Ravi Varman
Office location Thiruvananthapuram, India
Country India
Website http://www.iscindia.in/

The Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC) is an educational, cultural, and professional organization. Neither a labor union nor a guild, ISC membership is by invitation and is extended only to directors of photography and special effects experts with distinguished credits in the film industry. is a society for Indian Cinematographers. The society is situated at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. The members of this society will show a suffix, ISC with their name in film credits.[3]

Western India Cinematographers' Association (WICA)

WICA
Full name Western India Society of Cinematographers (WICA)
Founded 30 April 1955
Members 3800
Key people Anil Mehta
Office location Oshiwara, Andheri W, Mumbai
Country India
Website http://www.wica.in/

The Western India Cinematographers Association (WICA) is a society for Indian Cinematographers. The society is situated at Mumbai in Maharashtra. The members of this society show a suffix, WICA with their name in film credits. It was formed on 2 August 1953 in Mumbai, and presided over by a leading cinematographer of the time, Faredoon Irani; in the following month the first office bearers were chosen, including Nitin Bose as President and V. Avadhut as the Vice-President.[4]

Southern India Cinematographers Association (SICA)

SICA
Full name Southern India Cinematographers Association (SICA)
Founded 27 November 1972
Members 2650
Key people P. C. Sreeram
B. Kannan
Rajiv Menon
Office location JVL Arcade, 18 North Usman Road
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Country India
Website http://www.thesica.in//

The Southern India Cinematographers Association (SICA), was started on 27 November 1972. A. Vincent was the Founder-President, P. N. Sundaram the General Secretary and S. Maruti Rao the Treasurer. SICA is a TRADE UNION of all South Indian Cinematographers and is affiliated to the Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI).[5]

List of cinematographers

Awards

There are a vast number of awards for Best Cinematography in India.They are...

See also

References

  1. ↑ Vasudevan, Ravi (1 January 2000). "Making Meaning in Indian Cinema". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema".
  3. ↑ http://www.imago.org/index.php/societies/item/131-indian-society-of-cinematographers-isc-associate.html
  4. ↑ "History". Western India Cinematographers' Association. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Search: South Indian Cinematographers Association". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
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