Founded by senior cinematographer Fowzia Fathima, IWCC joins the global movement of female cinematographer organisations such as the ICFC in United States and Illuminatrix in the UK. It is already a 60-member strong body which includes founder Fathima, Deepti Gupta (Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd), Priya Seth (Airlift), Archana Borhade (Phuntroo), Preetha Jayaraman (Tadka) to name a few.
Archana Borhade:
"Attitudes are changing. By 2011 when I became an independent cinematographer, the same people who'd passed those comments now totally respect me and my decisions. Most of the industry has gotten used to women cinematographers thanks to our burgeoning numbers."