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Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), is an autonomous Institute
under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India. It is fully
aided by Central Government of India. 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.
FTII is a member of CILECT (International Liaison Centre of Schools of Cinema and
Television), an organization of the world's leading schools of film and television.
Dharmendra Jai Narain is the present Director of Film and Television Institute of
India.
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-graduation diploma courses in 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.
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