Founded in 1960 on the historic grounds of Prabhat Studios in Pune, FTII is India’s premier government-funded film training centre. An autonomous institution under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, it offers three-year postgraduate diplomas in direction, acting, cinematography, editing, sound, animation and producing, along with short-term outreach courses nationwide.
FTII’s 21-acre campus retains Prabhat’s original sound stages, complemented by digital labs, ARRI Alexa packages and a 200-seat film archive theatre. Its academic council includes eminent filmmakers, ensuring curricula evolve with industry practice while emphasising India’s diverse linguistic cinemas.
Alumni Powerhouse
Notable graduates include directors Shyam Benegal, Adoor Gopalakrishnan and Rajkumar Hirani; actors Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi; and cinematographers Santosh Sivan and Resul Pookutty. Collectively they have earned National Film Awards, Oscars and Cannes honours.
National Film Heritage
FTII hosts the National Film Archive of India’s training programmes and digitisation labs, preserving sub-continent cinema history.
Global Outreach
Through the SKIFT initiative, FTII conducts mobile workshops from Ladakh to the Andaman Islands, democratizing screen skills across India.
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