The Film Institute of India was set up by the Government of India in 1960 under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.   Following the addition of the Television Wing in 1971, the Institute was re-designated as Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). The Institute was registered as a Society in October, 1974 under the Societies’ Registration Act, 1860. The FTII Society consists of eminent personalities connected with Film, Television, Communication, Culture, Alumni of the Institute and ex-Officio government Members. The Institute is governed by a Governing Council, headed by Chairman. The academic policies of the Institute are formulated by the Academic Council. The matters involving finance are controlled by the Standing Finance Committee.

The Institute consists of two Wings: Film and Television, which offer courses in both Film and Television. The Three Year Courses lead to award of Post Graduate Diploma in Direction & Screenplay Writing, Cinematography, Sound Recording & Sound Design, Editing and Art Direction & Production Design. The Institute also offers a Two Year Post Graduate Diploma Course in Screen Acting and Screen Writing (Film, TV & Web Series). The Television Courses consist of One Year Post Graduate Certificate Course with specializations in TV Direction, Electronic Cinematography, Video Editing, Sound Recording & TV Engineering.

FTII, Pune has started short-term courses since May, 2017 to provide affordable and accessible quality cinema literacy across the country by a new initiative: Skilling India in Film and Television (SKIFT) in association with State Governments/ Universities/ Educational Institutes.

The link of the website is mentioned below:

https://www.ftii.ac.in/