Lijin Jose Explained

Lijin Jose
Birth Date:1 May 1978
Birth Place:Kerala, India
Occupation:Film director
Years Active:2010-present

Lijin Jose is a Malayalam film director with two feature films and one documentary to his credit. His debut movie was Friday starring Fahad Fazil. He is also the founder of Every Dog has its Day Productions (EDHID)[1] and Make My Theatre.[2] He studied filmmaking from C-DIT. His diploma project film, Night Is Difficult to Cut won the best student film award by UGC-CEC. He worked as a paneled director at C-DIT where he made many documentaries, ad films and public awareness films. Before starting his film career, he also worked as an assistant director with filmmakers V. K. Prakash, T. K. Rajeev Kumar and Deepu Karunakaran

Personal life

Lijin was born in Alappuzha, Kerala, India. He did his PG masters in English language and literature from the University of Kerala. He also has a PG diploma in filmmaking from Centre for Development of Imaging Technology (C-DIT).

Career

Lijin Started his film career as an assistant director in 2003. He assisted Ivar, The Journey, Chacko Randaaman, Winter (2004 film) and Seetha Kalyanam. His first film was Friday starring Fahad Fazil and Ann Augustine. He directed Law Point starring Kunchako Boban and Namitha Pramod[3] soon after and focused on making a documentary on the veteran filmmaker, K.G George on his life and career. [4] [5]

Awards and nominations

(2017) Documentary

(Indian Panorama, International Film Festival of India (IFFI), International Documentary Short Film Festival of India (IDSFFK), Signs International Film Festival, Prisma International Film Festival)

Unfriend (2014) Malayalam short film

(Official Selection International Documentary Short Film Festival of India (IDSFFK), Signs International Film Festival, Shimla International Film Festival)

Friday (2012) Malayalam feature film

(Official Selection, International Film Festival of Kerala)

Conditions Apply (2010) Malayalam short film

Official Selection-International Documentary Short Film Festival of India (IDSFFK), Signs International Film Festival

Night Is Difficult To Cut (2001) Short film

Best Student Film award by UGC- CEC

Filmography

No.YearMovieCastNotes
12012FridayFahadh Faasil, Ann AugustineDirectorial debut
22014Law PointKunchako Boban, Namitha Pramod

Short films

No.YearMovieNotes
12010Conditions Apply
22014Unfriend
32017Documentary Film

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home . everydoghasitsday.in.
  2. Web site: Home . makemytheatre.in.
  3. News: Vijay . George . On Location: Law Point - Case of the strange client . thehindu.com . 24 October 2013.
  4. Web site: 8½ Intercuts movie review: Astonishingly frank biopic of one of the greatest Indian filmmakers of all time. 12 May 2021.
  5. Web site: 8 1/2 Intercuts Documentary Review: A fitting, unbiased tribute to a maverick filmmaker- Cinema express. Cinema Express.