Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Mar 27: A month-long Foundation Course in Digital Film Production jointly organized by Film & Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune and Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), J&K commenced here today.
“This unique course is aimed at equipping the media professionals from J&K with advanced filmmaking skills,” said Director, FTII, Pune, Bhupendra Kainthola while inaugurating the course.
He said FTII’s professional association with DIPR-JK has just begun and it would continue in future to expose media professionals from the State to the advanced technologies and skills in different areas of film production and to enable them meet the job market challenges.
Kainthola said the spirit behind conducting courses in different cities is to groom film makers and acquaint them with story-telling and latest film production techniques.
He said under the initiative of Skilling India in Film and Television (SKIFT), FTII has already trained around 2600 youth in 19 cities in different courses like digital editing, cinematography, direction, action, script writing and acting.
“This is a maiden one month long Foundation Course in Digital Film Production to be taught anywhere in the country. The journey has begun and we will keep coming here as long as State Government keeps us encouraging for conducting different courses for the local youth,” he said while referring to the course which commenced at Srinagar today.
Overwhelmed by the enthusiasm shown by JK’s media students to the FTII initiative, Kainthola announced that FTII Pune will shortly organize a crash course for 15 media students from J&K in Digital Film Editing at FTII campus in Pune.
Speaking on the occasion, Director Information & Public Relations, Muneer-ul-Islam said DIPR will always facilitate the exposure and means of honing skills in any form of media for aspiring journalism and media professionals from the State.
Muneer-ul-Islam said the Chief Minister is very keen to encourage the budding film makers of State and is very glad to know about FTII initiative for JK youth. “The Chief Minister has even promised to provide scholarship to the students who can secure admission at FTII Pune,” he said.
Jayshree Kanal, Course Director said that participants will be taught storytelling techniques, visual grammar, acting and other genres in the month long course.
She hoped that it will be a wonderful learning experience for trainees and a five minute product is expected from each of them.
Sandeep Shahare from FTII faculty gave a brief resume of the Foundation Course.
The inaugural function was attended by Joint Director Kashmir Zahoor Ahmed Mir, Deputy Director Information (PR) Headquarters, Sheikh Zahoor, Administrative Officer Munnawar Khawaja, Field Publicity Officer Muhammad Aslam Khan and other officials of DIPR.
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