Top 5 Film Making and Television Colleges in India

If you are hunting for a job in Film making and television in India, stop searching as we are going to rank the Top 5 Film Making and Television Colleges in India that are offering the best courses in this quickly growing study discipline.

List of Top 5 Film Making and Television Colleges in India 2016 Rankings

5. Asian Institute of Film and Television

The fifth institute is Asian Academy of Film and TV (AAFT) located in Noida. It has been training learners in the art and craft of film making since 1993. The Academy was formed as an alternative to formal film school and since then has shown itself as one of the best film colleges in India. It proudly stands as the only film school in India to be certified by ISO 9001:2000. AAFT is offering four kinds of courses- 3 months course, one-year diploma, two years diploma and three years course. These records are taken into account based on the impact of media present in the daily life. AAFT offers almost all the areas one wishes of when he/she is thinking of getting film making/television as their life’s purpose!

All the modern facilities wanted for the curriculum are available at AAFT, which includes six shooting floors, Rehearsal Hall, film club, conference rooms, library, private screening rooms and 16 air-conditioned classrooms. The health enthusiastic students can use the gymnasium, or they can play games like badminton or volleyball on the ground attached to the hostel. Students are living in the shelter often get the opportunity of observing professional filmmaker and television producers at work. Safety, as well as an attendant, has been provided around the clock at the hotel. The living area of AAFT students is looked after by an individual cell for rendering opportunities in the film and television industries, and since its inception, the sense of AAFT has been known for properly guiding and helping the students with their position in the industry. The students are additionally given the opportunity to work with Mukta Arts Ltd., Tips India ltd., Venus Ltd., Maruti International and also B.A.G Films.

4. Center for Research in Art of Film and Television

The fourth on our list is the Center for Research in Art of Film and Television (CRAFT) that is situated in Delhi. It is famed as a non-profit, non-governmental group registered as a public charitable trust to impart quality education in the field of film, TV, and other media arts. It was established in the year 2009. It has a small teacher-student ratio, with ten seats per course, visiting faculty from the Mumbai Film Industry, training oriented towards film aesthetics, the hands-on experience meant on current industry requirement and rigorous training assuring guaranteed top placements. It is giving all the courses that FTII is offering, and it also covers News Reading, Creative Writing and Radio Jockeying. But the sad thing is that it does not provide any accommodation for the students. Facilities are comparatively available and faculty, though good, is not as impressive as the different colleges mentioned here. Overall, CRAFT is not so bad when it comes to satisfying students regarding Teaching.

3. Whistling Woods Global

On the Top Five list, the third spot is given to the Whistling Woods General Institute that is situated in Mumbai. It was established in 2006. It is headed by the iconic Filmmaker and director of Mukta Arts Production, the showman Subhash Ghai. The campus is designed with the specialist guidance of Australian Film, Radio and TV School. It gives a balanced, modern and complete course to the filmmaking industry. It provides unparallel training in different aspects of Filmmaking. The infrastructure is excellent and is geared with all the latest equipment. You can get every detail from this institute from its official website. It gives specialization in Acting, Design and Music Production, Business of Film & Television, Cinematography, Direction, Editing, Sound Recording, Animation and Screenwriting.

There are Subhash Ghai, Nagesh Kukunoor, Shyam Benegal, Mahesh Bhatt, A.R. Rahman, Om Puri, Ramesh Sippy, Naseeruddin Shah, Hema Malini, Shah Rukh Khan, Karan Johar, Dilip Kumar, Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Ashutosh Gowariker, Satish Kaushik and several more as the faculty and part of the instructional board. Now, what more can we ask of this institution? The Institute is also helping students from less affluent backgrounds in receiving loans and scholarships. Mind You boys and girls, this is the Institute which is entirely equipped with Sony Media Technology! And it is a stage for any of the aspirant candidates from all types of backgrounds as they have the chance to get their dream come true. Overall, WWI is improved, amazingly equipped and it will provide a hands-on approach to both hypothetical and practical aspects of film making and television.

2. Satyajit Ray Film and TV Institute

The next spot is given to the Satyajit Ray Film and TV Institute (SRFTI) is located in Kolkata and was founded in 1995. It is an independent academic college that is administered by the ministry of information and broadcasting of Indian government. Similar to FTII, it is also offering the Postgraduate courses but only in four areas including Management in the screenplay, video graph, editing and cinematography. There is an excess of opportunities for the students as they are permitted to watch films in the college. The college consists of two theaters; one is the main stage, and the other is named preview theatre, in addition to this there is also an open-air theatre and 35mm and 16mm projection screen ability. Libraries are luminously equipped. Batches are limited to 40 seniors and SRFTI attracts some exceptional students as well. The college has a canteen along with the hostel facilities. And if someone wants to try out for Fiction and Non-fiction Films production and everything associated with it then SRFTI is the best option!

1. Film and Television College of India

Amid the top five, the first rank is given to the Film and Television College of India (FTII) that is located in Pune. It was founded in 1960 and is presently partying its Golden Jubilee year. The atmosphere of the place is filled with premium features of film-making. It is regarded as a centre of excellence not only on the domestic level but an international level. Its alumni develop such stars as Naseeruddin Shah, Shatrughan Sinha, Jaya Bhaduri, Subhash Ghai, Shabana Azmi, Mani Kaul, Tom Alter, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Mithun Chakraborty, Raj Kumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Oscar winner Resul Pookutty. The campus is covered with an area of about 30 acres and is planning to add 27 acres of land behind the present building for an international school. “We believe in providing students with the freedom to interpret and learn things their way. So we do not follow any text rigidly. Apart from some essential principles and theories, all is fluid,” says Kedarnath Away, academic of music.

It is offering various courses in Direction, Acting, Sound record and sound design, Cinematography, Editing, Art Direction & Production Design, Animation & Computer Graphics, Story and screenplay writing. Apart from drama, where it gets 26 students every year. All the other courses take 14 students. Apart from the above courses, it also introduces new courses in film directors; ad films, television journalism and 3D moving the picture, and these courses will have a lot of 30 students, 2/3rd of the students being Indians and the rest foreigners. For admission to the above courses, one must have a bachelor degree. For animation and computer graphics course, one must clear the XII class examination. Physics at +2 level is essential for those seeking to study radiography. For these programs, this Institute has an outstanding faculty. Students get hands-on knowledge in all regards of filmmaking and television. It is provided with two film studio floors and two TV studios while in the sound section; it is completely equipped with Harrison audio mixing console. It has a great movie and video library with an excellent collection of movies and videos all around the world, and also a PC library that has been set up recently.

List of Top 5 Film Making and Television Colleges in India 2016 Ranking at a Glance

Rank	College	Location
1.	Film and Television College of India	Pune
2.	Satyajit Ray Film and TV Institute	Kolkata
3.	Whistling Woods Global	Mumbai
4.	Center for Research in Art of Film and Television	Delhi
5.	Asian Institute of Film and Television	Noida

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