Vipin Vijay

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1977-03-25 (47 years old)

Place of Birth Kannur, Kerala, India

Vipin Vijay

Biography

Vipin Vijay is a Mollywood/Malayalam cinematographer, film director, and screenwriter. He is the first Indian to attain the prestigious Tiger Award at the Rotterdam IFF for his Malayalam documentary film “Video Game,” and one of the two filmmakers in Focus at the 10th edition of the International Documentary & Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK). He was born in 1977, Kannur, Kerala, India, and grew up in Calicut. Vipin is the son of E.Vijayan Nair (Professor of mechanical engineering at the “National Institute of Technology, Calicut), and Vasanthi Vijayan. He grew up reading his Grandfather’s diaries, which made him understand his great Grandfather’s performances and the experience of the oracle. His Grandfather was an oracle practitioner in Kannur district; later, he became a teacher. Vipin was influenced by most of his nostalgic work during his visit. He was a student of the Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, Kolkata, India. He explores all traditional genres, documentary, fiction, essay, and experimental film. Eight of his films screened at the Fite. His films have been widely shown in film festivals including Mumbai International short & Animation film festival (MIFF), Rotterdam (IFRR), Milan (MIFF), New York, Karachi, Paris, Beverly Chicago Arts Center, Beijing, Hyderabad IFF, Oberhausen, and IFF of Goa, India.

Known For

Director

2018
2018
2018
The Tetrahedron

as Director

2014
2012
Vishaparvam

as Director

2010
The Image Threads

as Director

2008
A Perfumed Garden

as Director

2007
A Flowering Tree

as Director

2006
Video Game

as Director

2003
2001
The Razor's Edge

as Director

2000
Egotic World

as Director

Writer

2018
2018
2018
The Tetrahedron

as Screenplay

2012
Vishaparvam

as Writer

2010
2008
2003
2000
Egotic World

as Writer

Crew

2001

Sound

2001
The Razor's Edge

as Sound Designer

Editor

2001

Camera

2001
The Razor's Edge

as Director of Photography