FTII, OP Jindal Global University collaborate to launch practice-based courses in filmmaking

NEW DELHI: OP Jindal Global University (JGU) has signed an agreement with the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, for academic and practice collaborations.

“The partnership with JGU will enhance FTII’s outreach to a relatively younger group of students,” said Mr. Sayyid Rabeehashmi (IIS), Registrar, FTII. “We will soon launch elective courses at JGU and design regular academic programmes in film and television productions.”

Jindal School of Journalism and Communication (JSJC) launched an undergraduate programme in Film and New Media this year. “The MoU between JGU and FTII, India’s gold standard in film making is a fascinating opportunity for the youth to pursue their aspirations in contemporary filmmaking that is at par with global standards of cinematic excellence,” said C Raj Kumar, founding vice chancellor of OP Jindal Global University.

The FTII team that visited JGU’s campus in Sonipat included Sandeep Shahare, dean Television, Jijoy PR, Dean Films and Sayyid Rabeehashmi, the institute’s registrar. The institute said, “They visited JSJC's cutting-edge studios for film, television, radio, as well as sound and video editing and interacted with the faculty and students on a range of issues.”

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The partnership is in consonance with the vision of the Jindal School of Journalism and Communication that will enable us to launch academic and practice-based courses related to film making in an interdisciplinary setting, it said.

“This would augment our regular programmes at the Jindal School of Journalism and Communication and would also hugely benefit our students and members of our community,” said Professor Dabiru Sridhar Patnaik, Registrar, JGU.

It will also allow students to get access to FTII's pedagogy and practice and open opportunities for both institutions to imagine a different approach to film education in the digital era.

“We want to offer the best available resources to enhance JSJC's reputation as a training ground for a new generation of storytellers who use moving images and sound to capture the world around us," Kishalay Bhattacharjee, Dean JSJC, said.