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India's Second Film And Television Institute (FTII) Opening Soon

Arunachal Pradesh is coming soon with its first Film and Television Institute. This is going to be India's second, the first Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is set up in Pune. Union Minister of state Dr Jitendra Singh is all set up for the first ever Film and Television Institute in Arunachal Pradesh which would give filmmakers the required infrastructure and equipment which were not available earlier in the state. This would encourage more film shoots in Arunachal Pradesh and develop the potentials Northeastern region.  

7 Jan 2018
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FTII student film to be screened at Cannes

A film made by a student of the Film and Television Institute of India is all set to be screened at Cannes Film Festival.  Directed by Payal Kapadia, Afternoon Clouds has been invited to participate in the cinefondation of the forth coming Cannes Film Festival. The festival is scheduled between May 17 to 28. According to a report in The Times of India, Gilles Jacob, president of Cinefondation has confirmed the selection and invited the movie to be screened.  To mark its 20th year, the Cinefondation selection has chosen 16 films (14 works of fiction and 2 animations) from among 2,600 films submitted this year by film schools from all over the world. The three Cinefondation prizes will be awarded at a ceremony on May 26 at the Buneul Theatre in Cannes. Afternoon Clouds is about Kaki, a 60-year-old widow who lives with her Nepali maid Malati. The film is about one afternoon when a flower blossoms in the balcony of the widow. Malati meets a boy from her hometown unexpectedly. In the meanwhile, men in the passage spray mosquito repellant smoke that gives Kaki bad dreams. This 13-minute short film features Usha Naik and Trimala Adhikari.

14 Apr 2017
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Remembering legendary cinematographer V K Murthy

To commemorate the third death anniversary of renowned cinematographer V K Murthy, The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, is paying a tribute by organizing a three-day festival starting from April 7. V K Murthy was a well-known cinematographer of the classic cinemas like 'Aar Paar,' ' Pyaasa' and 'Love in Tokyo.' One of the many attractions in this festival is a talk by veteran filmmaker Govind Nihalani along with screenings of Murthy’s films. Tom Alter will also be performing in the festival to a song from 'Pyaasa.' There will also be a tête-à-tête session with famous film maker Shyam Benegal who will share his experience about working with Murthy on the TV series 'Bharat Ek Khoj' based on Jawaharlal Nehru’s book ' The Discovery of India.' The festival will be concluded by the screening of film 'Sahib Biwi aur Ghulam.' FTII is known to remember various film makers and other personalities who have devoted their life in the field of Indian Cinema. It is a good endeavor wherein the students the learning in the institute also get an insight of different personalities, see their work and also are able to listen to the discussion and specialized lectures by eminent personality from Bollywood.    

7 Apr 2017
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