FTII student wins Short Fiction award by IDPA

FTII student wins Short Fiction award by IDPA New Delhi: FTII student Piyush Thakur has made The Real Millionaire, the only short film from India which will compete at the prestigious 34th Clermont-Ferrand short film festival in France, starting January 27, 2012. The film has won the Best Student Short Fiction award 2011 by the Indian Documentary Producers' Association (IDPA) and will have a screening at MIFF shortly. The Real Millionaire is the story of a villager whose...
03:05 PM, Jan 27, 2012

Govt to give centre of excellence status to FTII

Govt to give centre of excellence status to FTII New Delhi: Government will table a bill in Parliament granting centre of excellence status to Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), which will enable it to enjoy the privileges of a University. The status would also facilitate students to pursue higher studies and research both in India and abroad, I&B Minister Ambika Soni said on Saturday. The move will also enable the FTII to draw a road map to...
08:38 PM, Jul 02, 2011

Nepali student's husband denies hand in deportation

Nepali student's husband denies hand in deportation Neetu's husband is an influential leader in Nepal. ...
04:05 PM, Jan 05, 2010

Extradited student Neetu's husband to return to Nepal

Extradited student Neetu's husband to return to Nepal FTII student Neetu Singh was deported to Kathmandu. ...
05:50 PM, Jan 03, 2010

Nepali student at FTII deported for anti-national behaviour

Nepali student at FTII deported for anti-national behaviour The girl alleges she was deported at the behest of her husband. ...
12:51 AM, Jan 02, 2010

Answers sought on Nepali film student's deportation

Answers sought on Nepali film student's deportation Union Home Ministry asks Maharashtra govt to send report. ...
05:07 PM, Jan 01, 2010

Reality check: What you need to know about filmmaking

Reality check: What you need to know about filmmaking If the big screen amazes you, visiting a film set can be quite a revelation. ...
04:10 PM, Jun 05, 2008

Chasing Angelina Jolie, 15 minutes of fame

Chasing Angelina Jolie, 15 minutes of fame Mumbai: The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) will hold a conclave for the captains and coaches of the Ranji Trophy teams on March 22 at a city hotel here to chalk out the future course for domestic cricket. During the conclave, the views of all the Ranji team captains and coaches as far as the senior domestic cricket is concerned will be taken into consideration, BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale informed. The...
06:17 PM, May 02, 2008

FTII's museum of celluloid memories to public

FTII's museum of celluloid memories to public Melbourne: Cricket Australia (CA) eagerly wants India's batting great Sachin Tendulkar to play in the ODIs to make the ensuing triangular series, also involving Sri Lanka, a commercial success. The triangular ODI series have been introduced by the CA for the first time since 2007-08, when India and Sri Lanka were also involved. Each team will play each other four times through February before reaching the finals in March. The...
03:07 AM, Apr 11, 2008

FTII offers Bollywood-aspirants a leg up

FTII offers Bollywood-aspirants a leg up Lahore: The new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Zaka Ashraf has made it clear that he will deal with an iron hand with players who bring a bad name to Pakistan with their illegal and unethical behaviour. Since I was appointed Chairman of the board on October 11, people have been calling me up from all over the world and urging me to bring in improvement to Pakistan...
04:31 PM, Mar 12, 2008

Special: Aamir's unseen debut

Special: Aamir's unseen debut Unofficially Aamir Khan's first film Subah Subah was ex-FTII student Indrajeet Singh Bansal's diploma film. ...
12:37 AM, Jan 25, 2007

FTII students 'euphoric' about new role

FTII students 'euphoric' about new role FTII students will produce Indi-pop group, Euphoria’s next video from their latest album Mehfooz. ...
11:15 PM, Sep 03, 2006

FTII wants to get right with writing

FTII wants to get right with writing The FTII, Pune held its first ever conference on scriptwriting trying to focus on the film scriptwriters. ...
10:25 PM, Aug 20, 2006
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