Christo Tomy is a two time national award winning independent filmmaker from Kerala, India. After completing his P.G diploma in Film Direction and Screenplay Writing from Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute Kolkata, he assisted Adoor Gopalakrishnan on his latest film ‘Pinneyum(Once again)’. His film Kamuki(Sweetheart) has won the Golden Lotus (Swarna Kamal) for Best Direction and his film Kanyaka(Virgin) has won the Silver Lotus (Rajat Kamal) for Best Debut Film at the 63rd and 61st National Film Awards respectively. His films have won many awards and have been shown at many festivals around the world. He has participated in the 9th International Students Film Camp in Serbia and made a documentary as part of the camp entitled 'Apart', which listed as the second best work in the TV Story category at INTERFER – International Media Festival, Apatin, Serbia(2015).