The Film and Television Institute (FTII) of Pune is all set to be turned into a global film school with the Indian Government planning to upgrade it at a cost of Rs 52 crore.
The upgrading would be done keeping in view the
futuristic requirements of the film industry, officials of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry said.
As part of the process, a slew of new short-term and long-term courses would be introduced like movie image archiving, music composition, documentary analysis, introduction to cinema for film enthusiasts and business in
film and skills for film-making.
The officials said that to keep up with international standards, a benchmark analysis has been done with National Film School, Lodz, Poland, National Films and Television Institute, United Kingdom, University of South California
School of Cinema and Tich school, New York.
After the conceptualisation, talks have also been held with all stakeholders in the film industry as well as outside.
In total, 33 stakeholders were consulted and a detailed project report prepared which has been submitted to the office of the Information and Broadcasting Minister.
The stakeholders also demanded a research and innovation wing, infrastructure deployment and manpower deployment.
In fact, the film industry has expressed keenness to have a partnership with the FTII in Pune in west Indian state of Maharashtra.
The entertainment sector grew at a rate of 1.4 per cent from Rs 579 billion in 2008 to Rs 587 billion in 2009.
According to industry projection, the sector is expected to grow at 11.2 per cent in 2010. The expected growth from 2009 to 2014 is 13 per cent.