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Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)

Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)

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  • Basic Facts
  • Mission & Strategy
  • Degree Areas
  • Key Teaching Staff
  • Successful Graduates

Basic Facts

  • Year of Foundation:

    1960

  • Name of Director (Rector, Dean, Head of School):

    Sandeep Shahare

  • Address:

    Law College Road, Pune 411004

  • Country:

    India

  • Website:

    https://www.ftii.ac.in/

  • Points of Contact

    CILECT Contact Person:
    Director: Sandeep Shahare
    Telephone:
    +91 20 25 58 00 05
    Email:
    director@ftii.ac.in
    Email:
    filminst@gmail.com
    Email:
    outreach@ftii.ac.in
    Email:
    fro@ftii.ac.in
    CILECT Contact Person:
    Dean Film: Dhiraj Meshram
    Telephone:
    +91 20 25 58 00 08
    Mobile:
    +91 98 23 02 10 47
    Email:
    deanfilms@ftii.ac.in / deanfilmftii@gmail.com
    CILECT Contact Person:
    Dean TV: tbc
    Telephone:
    +91 20 25 58 00 10
    Mobile:
    +91 99 23 24 26 54
    Email:
    deantv@ftii.ac.in

Mission & Strategy

Established as ‘Film Institute of India’ in 1960 on the erstwhile Prabhat Studio premises at Pune, FTII boasts of a rich legacy in quality Indian cinema. The Prabhat Studios were declared heritage sites by the Pune Municipal Corporation and are used by the students to this day. The Institute was renamed ‘The Film and Television Institute of India’ in 1971. The Television Wing, earlier located at the Mandi House, New Delhi was shifted to Pune in the early seventies, bringing together the training in film and television under a common roof. At its inception in 1974, the Television wing was concerned with the provision of in-service training to personnel from Doordarshan. This Wing has in recent years launched a one-year course in Television.

The Institute has come a long way from its humble beginnings. Today, the FTII is commonly regarded as a center of excellence across the world. Films made by the students of the Institute have enjoyed excellent receptions in festivals in India and abroad and have gone on to win National and International awards. The alumni of the FTII have left an indelible imprint across all facets of Indian Cinema and television and have built an excellent reputation in its allied industries.

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.

The FTII is a member of CILECT, an international association of film schools.

Degree Areas

Direction & Screenplay Writing

  • Degree Awarded

    PG Diploma

  • Training Type

    Full-Time

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Cinematography

  • Degree Awarded

    PG Diploma

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Editing

  • Degree Awarded

    PG Diploma

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Sound Recording & Sound Design

  • Degree Awarded

    PG Diploma

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Art Direction & Production Design

  • Degree Awarded

    PG Diploma

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Screen Acting

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    PG Diploma

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Screen Writing (Film, TV & Web Series)

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    PG Diploma

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Direction

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    PG Certificate

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Electronic Cinematography

  • Degree Awarded

    PG Certificate

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Video Editing

  • Degree Awarded

    PG Certificate

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Sound Recording & Television Engineering

  • Degree Awarded

    PG Certificate

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    Full-Time

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Key Teaching Staff

Professor Sandeep Shahare

Field of Teaching: Dean (Television), Director
Major Achievements:
He holds Diploma in Electronics from Cusrow Wadia Institute of Technology, Bachelors Degree in Electronics & Telecommunication (E&Tc) and Masters Degree (ME – E&Tc) from Govt. of Engg. under Pune University.  Before joining FTII in 2006 he rendered his services as Service Engineer at Cusrow Wadia Institute of Technology,  Technical Assistant at Army Institute of Technology (AIT), Assistant Professor at MIT Women Engineering College (MIT WEC).
At FTII, in addition to the post of Professor, he also worked as Liaison Officer, Purchase Officer, OSD (Administration), In-charge Radio FTII, Controller of Examination, Registrar etc. Presently, he is holding additional charge of National Coordinator, Skilling India in Film & Television (SKIFT), an initiative of FTII under which various short courses are being conducted all over India.
He is a Research Scholar at JJT University, Rajasthan and has published number of National & International papers in the field of Electronics & Telecommunications. He has more than 20 years of experience in the field of professional & academics.

Shri Dhiraj A. Meshram

Field of Teaching: Dean (Films)
Major Achievements:

B.A., Graduated from FTII’s Department of Film Directiion in year 2004 and started teaching at FTII in 2006. While in service, Mr. Meshram has completed his M.F.A. in Drama from Nagpur University.

He is currently associated as Dean Film in the Institute.

Shri Jijoy P R

Field of Teaching: Associate Professor Acting
Major Achievements:
Jijoy P.R. is a theater artist, film actor, trainer, producer who observed performing art as a tool for scientific temperament and incorporates it through acting workshops mostly in India and in Middle Eastern countries.  A graduate in B.A. Economics and in B.T.A (Theater Arts) from Calicut University, Jijoy Secured First Rank in both M.A. And M.Phil (Drama and Theater Arts) from Pondicherry University.  As an actor Jijoy has 55 Films, 40 Plays, 10 Serials and 25 Short Films in his credit. He has performed nearly 400 International Theater shows across the 4 continents i. e. Australia, Europe, North America and Asia, along with The Royal Shakespeare company, Act Productions UK, The British Council and The Japan foundation Asia Center.
He is recipient of Junior Fellowship from Ministry of Culture and the young artist scholarship from MHRD.  He has been teaching at FTII’s acting department since year 2014.

Shri M. D. Negi

Field of Teaching: Professor TV Production

Shri Vaibhav A. Gham

Field of Teaching: Associate Professor TV Engineering (Technical Operations)

Shri Ashwin sonone

Field of Teaching: Associate Professor TV Production Management

Shri Mandar Digrajkar

Field of Teaching: Associate Professor TV Graphics
Major Achievements:

Holds Diploma in Commercial Arts from Kolhapur, Advanced Diploma in Computer Animation from C-DAC Pune, Masters degreein Indology from TMV Pune and Master of Fine Arts from University of Aurangabad. After working in Animation and VFX industry for 14 years he joined FTII in December 2011.

Shri Harish K M

Field of Teaching: OSD Dean Films, Associate Professor Sound Engineering
Major Achievements:

BSC Maths Physics Statistics from Calicut University and Diploma in Audio Engineering from SAE, Chennai in 2003. Teaching since 2010.

Shri Milind Bapat

Field of Teaching: Assistant Professor TV Production
Major Achievements:

Shri. Bapat is currently handling various responsibilities in ‘Sound department’ in film wing, FTII

He has completed his M.B.A. finance and Diploma in Cinema (SR &SD) from FTII

Shri Thivakaran T.

Field of Teaching: Assistant Professor Cinematography

Shri Syed Tanveer Tahir

Field of Teaching: Assistant Professor TV Graphics

Shri A.R. Kavishwar

Field of Teaching: Assistant Professor Art Direction
Major Achievements:

Holds BFA in Applied arts from J.J. School of Arts, Mumbai, 1995. Masters in Indology and completed PG Diploma in Art Direction from FTII, batch of 1996. He has teaching and professional experience of20 years at Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.

Dr. Milind Damle

Field of Teaching: OSD Dean TV, Assistant Professor ETV Film Production
Major Achievements:

Milind Damle is a FTII alumni with specialization in film and TV editing 2004. He has been practicing Radio, TV, Film in various creative positions such as writer, producer and director. Dwijaa, the Diploma film he wrote and edited won a National Award in 2005. Adwait Sangeet, which was honored as opening film of Indian Panaroma, IFFI 2011 was co-produced by him. He has also worked as Coordinator for UNDP FTII Planning Commission Project “Films for Human Development” producing 32 films in 13 states of India.

After working with the Star TV as Executive Producer, now he serves FTII as faculty since 2012. While in service Mr. Damle has completed MA Mass Communication and Journalism from Madurai Kamraj University. Along with teaching, he also practices Film Editing in Regional Indian Cinema.

Shri Monal Aron

Field of Teaching: Assistant Professor Sound Engineering

Shri Amlan Chakraborty

Field of Teaching: FRO, Assistant Professor Editing
Major Achievements:

Educated at St.Xavier’s College, Kolkata, Amlan Chakraborty, holds degree in B.Sc from the University of Calcutta in (1998) and Post-graduate Diploma in Editingspecialization from FTII in (2002). He has also completed Initiation to Filmmaking programmeat Chitrabani, Kolkata in 1999. As student in FTII, he received “Outstanding Asian Student Film Award” in 2005 at the Student Film and Video Festival organized by the Beijing Film Academy.

His area of specialization includes early historical practices in Film editing, Continuity Editing styles of Classical Hollywood Cinema and Post-classical trends in Film &Video Editing. He started teaching in Film &Video Editing since 2010 at Pailan Film &Television institute and later at West Bengal State University, Barasat for M.A. in Film Studies with specialization in Photography, Documentary, and Short Fiction Film.

He joined FTII as Assistant Professor in 2014.

Shri Issac Newton

Field of Teaching: Assistant Professor Sound Recording
Major Achievements:

Studied B.Sc Physics (1999-2002) from Vivekananda College of Arts and Science Kanyakumari, M.S University Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu.

Studied Sound Recording and Sound Engineering (Honours) (2003-2006) Batch from Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu (FTIT), Taramani, Chennai.

Has completed more than 40 projects (Feature films, Documentaries, Cartoon Animation films/Television Series) as a Sound Recordist / Sound Editor / Re-Recording Mixer / Sound Designer.

Worked as a Freelance Quality Control Engineer, Trade Channel for Walt Disney and Cartoon Network Productions (TV Animation series and Theatrical releases).

Has designed 5.1 Digital Surround Sound Studio in Films Division, Ministry of I&B,  Govt. of India, Mumbai and also designed more than 5 theatres and studios (preview theatres, sound design and Recording studios) all over in India.

Worked as a Sound Designer for Columbian film maker Hugo Santander Ferreira -First Film productions, Colombia.

Shri Sumit Kumar

Field of Teaching: Assistant Professor Editing
Major Achievements:

Sumit Kumar graduated from BHU, Varanasi and also completed his Diploma in Film Editing in 2014 from FTII, Pune.

His edited documentary “The donkey fair” got selected in Indian Panorama, IFFI- Goa, 2013 and also got special mentioned in 1st National Student Film Award, 2013. His directed and edited short film “Innovative Dream” selected and won best film award in “Porsche Film Award 2015, Stuttgart, Germany.  His edited advertisement for EESL won PR Asia awards-2016. His edited feature film “1982 a love marriage” won “Best Romantic Film” award at the 9th Jaipur International Film Festival in India. He edited the campaign “Make Love, not scar” which won prestigious Silver Lions in Creative Effectiveness for Good at Cannes Lions-2017, France.

Shri. Kumar, worked several years as a lead graphics designer and VFX artist before joining FTII as an Assistant Professor at TV wing, Editing Department in 2017.

Successful Graduates

Jaya Bachchan

Website Reference: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0080149/
Major Achievements:

Jaya Bachchan is an Indian actress and politician known mainly for her work in Hindi films. She is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from the Samajwadi Party, serving since 2004.

Danny Denzongpa

Website Reference: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0219939/
Major Achievements:

Danny Denzongpa is an Indian actor, singer, and film director who primarily works in Hindi and occasionally in Bengali, Nepali, and Tamil films.

David Dhawan

Website Reference: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0223522/
Major Achievements:

David Dhawan is an Indian director of Hindi films. A member of the Dhawan family, he has directed over 42 films. The 1993 action thriller Aankhen and 1999 comedy Biwi No.1 earned him nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Director.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000818/

Website Reference: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000818/
Major Achievements:

Shabana Azmi is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. Her career in the Hindi film industry has spanned over 160 films, mostly within independent and neorealist parallel cinema, though her work extended to mainstream films as well as a number of international projects.

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