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Film and Television Institute of India
The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is a film school in Pune, India. Established in the year 1960 on the erstwhile Prabhat studio premises at Pune and thereby inheriting a rich legacy in quality Cinema , the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) has truly lived up to its avowed objective in the field o film imparting training in film making and television programme production. Today the FTII is considered as a Center of Excellence not only in India but also in Asia and Europe . Films made by the students of the Institute are entered in festivals both in India and abroad. Many of them have own National and International awards.
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Brief History
The Institute has indeed come a long way from its humble beginnings. The Government of India purchased the land where the well-known Prabhat film company made films such as ‘Kunku ’, ‘ Manoos ’ ,’ Shejari ’ etc. when it was offered for sale and established the Film Institute in the year 1960.
Today, the studios from the Prabhat era still continue to be in use by the students for their various exercises. These studios have been declared heritage sites by the Pune Municipal Corporation .
Administeration
The FTII is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India. Its policies are determined by a governing council. The latter appoints the director of the institute.
Courses
The Institute offers post graduation courses in Direction, Film Editing, Audiography, Feature Film Screenplay writing and Acting.
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