A 5-day Course in Film Appreciation by Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Pune begins in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.The Course,first of its kind by FTII in the state capital,is being conducted in association with Uttarakhand Film Development Council (UFDC),Govt of Uttarakhand.
Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand inaugurated the Course in Dehradun today in the presence of Bhupendra Kainthola, Director, FTII, Pankaj Pandey, DG, I&PR, Govt of Uttarakhand, Ramesh Bhat, Media Advisor to CM and Pankaj Saxena, FTII alumnus & Course Director.
In all 126 participants (91 from Uttarakhand) and 9 other states (Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Delhi) have registered for the Course.
Some are Students, translator, teachers, professor, engineer, cameraman, model, government officer,software engineer, IT professional, artist,interior decorator, theatre artist, manager, writer,communication specialist, PhD scholar, radio announcer, journalist, dancer, film maker, animator,railway officer, businessman, radio jockey and sports coordinator.
In Uttarakhand, FTII has so far conducted Film Appreciation courses in Srinagar, Hardwar, IIT Roorkee and Nainital.
FTII has so far conducted over 71 short courses in 20 locations across the country during the last 1 year under its cross country film education outreach initiative SKIFT (Skilling India in Film and Television).
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