Santonio Terzio

Santonio Terzio is a versatile cinematographer who has worked on various feature films in India. He was born in Portugal and lived in Goa before moving to Chennai to study film. In 2001, he started work on his debut short film Adayalam, which won best cinematography at the Europe Film Festival. Since then, Santonio has worked on films such as Dishyum, Vedha, Dhik Dhik, Anthony Yaar, Yuva, Murattu Kaalai Click to look into! >> Read More... , Aadu Magaadra Bujji, and Well Done Baby. He also served as a second unit DOP in the film Villu directed by Prabhu Deva Story soon >> Read More... . Santonio received a second international honor for the 2016 Marathi film 1234 from the KIFF International Film Festival.

He worked on a music video with acclaimed Indian music composer A.R. Rahman. In 2022, Santonio’s work on the short film Musketeer, directed by Philip Shaw, earned him the best cinematography accolades at the European Cinematographers Awards 2022 and the New York Cinematographers Award. He lives in London.