Department
of film and TV at AAFT is a world class
facility to learn different aspects of Film
and TV production
The department of film
and TV of the Asian Academy of Film &
Television is part of the University of
Media Arts that is the only film university
in the country, dedicated for media studies.
Since we began our journey in 1993, the
department of film and TV at AAFT has maintained
a high standard of education and hence,
within a short period, we have earned the
rare distinction of being an ISO 9001:2000
certified film institute. Moreover, the
fact that we are affiliated by 125 year
old City
& Guilds of United Kingdom,
further proves the standard of film and
television education that is imparted by
our department of film and TV. This meticulous
rise of the department of film and TV of
AAFT is a cumulative result of number of
factors that we have discussed one by one
in the following paragraphs :
Located within a film
city - The students of the department
of film and TV at AAFT enjoy the advantages
of being located within the Noida Film City,
that also houses the world famous Marwah
Studios. This studio is one of the busiest
studios in India today, with state of the
art facilities for film
and TV productions. Therefore, many
top of the line film and television directors
prefer to do their works at the Noida Film
City. Being a student of the department
of film and TV of AAFT, you will get the
opportunity to see these exponents of the
Indian Film Industry working and have hands
on training of the film and TV productions,
while learning the theoretical know-how
in the classroom. Following are some the
films and television projects which were
carried out at the Noida Film City in the
recent past.
- Films - Bunty aur Babli, Fanah, No Entry,
Milenge Milenge, Run, Sirf Tum, Prem,
Badhai Ho Badhai.
- Television - Tol Mol ke Bol, Star Talk,
Ji Mantriji, Jiradhan Mantrji, Good Morning
India, Subha Savere.
Proximity with the Film
Industry - AAFT is fortunate to get
the patronage of the Indian Film Industry.
Many eminent film directors, actors and
technicians of Bollywood have close ties
with AAFT. They regularly visit our campus
and share their valuable experiences and
suggestions with our students of the department
of film and TV. Being a student of our film
and TV school you can benefit immensely
from our association with the eminent personalities
from the world of film and television education
as well as with professionals of film and
TV productions. Following are some of the
names that we are proud to be associated
with,
- Bhaskar Ghose [Former Secretary, Ministry
Of Information & Broadcasting]
- Shiv S.Sharma [Former Director General
Doordarshan]
- Vinay Shukla [Former Director, FTII,
Pune]
- Baba Azmi [Cinematographer]
- Bijon Das Gupta [Art Director]
- Pahlaj Nihalani [President, Association
of Motion Picture & Television Producers
India Film Producer]
- Ashok Pandit [Film & Television
Producer]
- P.K. Nair [Former Director, National
Film Archive of India, Pune]
- Govind Menon [Film Director]
- Vashu Bhagnani [Film Producer]
- Boney Kapoor [Film Producer]
- Jagat Murari [Former Director FTII,
Pune]
- Javed Akhtar [Film writer]
- Shri L.N. Goel [Director, ZEE News Group]
- Prem Sagar [Film Production]
- Amarjeet Singh [Cinematographer]
- Arun Chaddha [Documentary Film Maker]
- Kirit Desai [Film Distributor]
- Siddheswar Dayal [Film Exhibitor/Critic]
- Prof. J.S. Yadav [Former Director, IIMC]
- Shri Jaspal Singh Sawhney [Director,
Plaza]
Research Institute -
The department of film and TV has been benefited
by the "International Film & Television
Research Centre" that is also the part
of our film and TV school. The research
institute is regularly visited by experts
of the film and television industry from
all over the world. They attend seminars
and conduct workshops on the film and television
production, through which they introduce
the students of the department of film and
TV to the latest
trends of the world cinema. Though the
list of experts, who have visited AAFT is
endless, following are some names of our
foreign advisors,
- Prof. Karl Bardosh [Tisch School of
Arts, New York University]
- Gil Alon [Theatre & Film Artist
of Israel]
- Brian Antonson [Associate Dean of Broadcast
& Media Communication at British Columbia
Institute of Technology, Canada]
- Mrs. Teri C. McLuhan [Visiting Professor
of Films, New York University]
- Allan King [Managing Director of Group
K. Broadcasting Ltd.]
- Laura A. Davie [Associate Dean of Digital
Arts Program at British Columbia Institute
of Technology, Canada]
- Jean Marie Lamour [Cine & TV Artist
of France]
Film Club - "International
Film & Television Club" functions
as an adjunct to film and TV school. The
club is continuously working for promotion
of good films and television programs through
screenings, retrospectives, seminars and
symposia. The club organizes film and short
film festivals on regular intervals that
let the students of department
of film and TV to get a glimpse of the
contemporary world cinema.
So, at the department of
film and TV of AAFT, you get world class
education on film and television production
along with the right kind of exposure to
the professional world.
For
a successful career in film or television
production, join our department of
Film and TV.
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It
is high time AAFT conduct training on Sound Recording
Techniques and prepare radio jockeys.