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This December, FTII brings its renowned Film Appreciation Course to Lucknow | Lucknow News

This December, FTII brings its renowned Film Appreciation Course to Lucknow | Lucknow News

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The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, has announced a five-day Film Appreciation Course in Lucknow from December 26 to 30. During the inauguration of the recently held Lucknow Short Film Festival, FTII Vice-Chancellor Dhiraj Singh had assured a strengthened FTII presence in Uttar Pradesh. According to the information released by the Press Information Bureau on Monday evening, the Vice-Chancellor said, “At the Lucknow Short Film Festival, the people of Lucknow demonstrated a clear understanding of and love for good cinema. Lucknow is an ideal place for FTII’s short courses. FTII has high ambitions for Uttar Pradesh, and this Appreciation Course is the first but a powerful step in that direction.” As per the statement, the Film Appreciation Course — one of FTII’s oldest and renowned programmes — aims to cultivate a perspective that allows participants to experience cinema with a deeper understanding of its pleasures and impact. The course will discuss various dimensions of cinema in detail — how a film travels from script to screen, how the language of cinema becomes …

THIS Bollywood star was seen in a short film, a diploma film for Film and Television Institute of India, danced on Shashi Kapoor’s iconic song, he is…

THIS Bollywood star was seen in a short film, a diploma film for Film and Television Institute of India, danced on Shashi Kapoor’s iconic song, he is…

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This short film features the young version of the Bollywood superstar, and he was unrecognisable for a few seconds. Can you guess who he is? Bollywood industry The Bollywood industry is known for its vibrant music, dance, and drama, and has produced some of the most iconic films in the world. These are not just films but an emotion. Bollywood’s biggest star This particular actor is one of Bollywood’s biggest stars, and his films are considered some of the best. Some of his films are based on education and gender equality, and have a positive impact on society in India or abroad. Aamir Khan The actor we are talking about is none other than Aamir Khan. He was born on 14 March 1965. He is the son of producer Tahir Hussain and was introduced to movies at a young age. Debut movie He made his Bollywood debut as a hero in the film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988), which earned him a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. Since then, he has never turned back …

Mysore filmmaker bows in Cannes with Kannada folk tale

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Cannes, Film and Television Institute of India student Chidananda S Naik’s 16-minute short fiction film, “Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know…”, premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday afternoon. Mysore filmmaker bows in Cannes with Kannada folk tale The Kannada-language film, based on a folk tale about an old woman whose theft of a rooster plunges her village into perpetual darkness, is in the La Cinef competition for film schools. Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! The awards for the section are scheduled to be announced on Thursday. “Sunflowers Were the Last Ones to Know…” is one of 18 titles that will be judged by a five-member jury chaired by Belgian actress Lubna Azabal. Shivamogga-born, Mysore-based Naik is in Cannes with three principal crew members – director of photography Suraj Thakur, sound designer Abhishek Kadam and production designer Pranav Khot. The film’s editor, Manoj V, has not been able to make it to the festival. The team has …

Right-wing activists enter FTII, attack students over banner decrying Babri Masjid demolition

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Right-wing activists entered the campus of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune on Tuesday and allegedly assaulted students over a banner condemning the 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid, police said. President of the FTII Students Association (FSA) Mankap Nokwoham was among those who were attacked, the association claimed. The banner with the words “Remember Babri, Death of Constitution” had been put up by the FSA on the campus on Monday, said deputy commissioner of police Sandip Gill. The incident at the country’s premier film institute took place a day after the grand consecration ceremony of the Ram Lalla idol took place in Ayodhya. According to police, some 12 to 15 unidentified persons allegedly barged into the campus by overpowering security personnel around noon on Tuesday, assaulted students while shouting slogans, and tore up the banner, and burnt it. “A First Information Report was registered against unidentified persons at Deccan police station under Indian Penal Code sections 143 (unlawful assembly), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 427 (mischief causing damage), and other relevant …