NATIONAL
SCENARIO
:
Introduction of formal courses for film making
was made in S.J.Polytechnic,
Bangalore in the year 1943. Thereafter in 1945,
similar courses were introduced in Central
Polytechnic, Chennai. There was no systematic
and organised approach to this educational
process. During 1960 an independent institute of
film technology was established in Chennai by
Government of Tamilnadu through transfer of
courses from Central Polytechnic. In the same
year Film & Television Institute of India, Pune
was established under the Ministry of
Information & Broadcasting, Government of India
based on the recommendation of the Film Enquiry
Committee. Subsequently, an independent Film &
Television Institute was established in
Bangalore under World Bank assisted project in
1996 by shifting the courses introduced 55 years
back in S.J.Polytechnic, Bangalore. Satyajit Ray
Film & Television Institute was established in
the same year at Kolkata under the Ministry of
Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.
