Film and Television Institute of India

Coordinates: 18°30′48″N 73°49′35″E / 18.513226°N 73.826473°E

Film and Television Institute of India
Established 1960
Type Film Institute
Director Dharmendra Jai Narain
Location Pune, Maharashtra, India
Affiliations CILECT
Website http://www.ftiindia.com

The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), is an autonomous Institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India. It is aided in parts by Central Government of India.[1] It is situated in the premises of the erstwhile Prabhat Film Company in Pune, India. Since its inception in 1960, FTII has become India's premier film and television institute, with its alumni becoming biggest known actors and directors in the Indian film industry. It has been accorded the status of Institute of national importance by Government of India.[2]

FTII is a member of CILECT (International Liaison Centre of Schools of Cinema and Television), an organisation of the world's leading schools of film and television.[3] Dharmendra Jai Narain is the present Director of Film and Television Institute of India.[4]

History

The Institute was established in 1960. The institute started running its courses from 1961. The Television Training wing, which was earlier functioning in New Delhi, shifted to Pune in 1974. Thereafter, the institute became fully aided by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. In July 2011, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said that a bill in the parliament to make FTII a 'Centre of Excellence' would be introduced. This would enable the institute to enjoy the academic status and privileges of a university.

Courses

The Institute offers three-year post-graduate diploma courses in film direction, editing, cinematography and audiography; two-year courses in acting, art direction; a one and a half year course in computer graphics and animation; a one-year course in feature film scriptwriting. One-year post-graduate certificate in direction, electronic cinematography, video editing and audiography are also part of the courses.

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

For more refer to Film and Television Institute of India alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ FTII Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India Official website.
  2. ↑ "FTII Pune and SRFTI Kolkata to get institutes of national importance status". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Film Institutes at bollywoodvillage
  4. ↑ "About Us". Film and Television Institute of India. 2008-11-14. Archived from the original on 2008-06-15. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
  5. ↑ "FTII studio reopens after 31 years". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  6. ↑ "FTII-Film and television institute of india,Pune". Virtualpune.com. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  7. ↑ "FTII at Indiatimes Movies". Movies.indiatimes.com. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2014-04-25.

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