Khandu hails setting up of film institute in Itanagar

Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday expressed happiness over the opening of the prestigious National Film and Television Institute and Animation (NFTIA) here that began teaching courses on film making from Monday.

The sister branch of Kolkata’s Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) began its classes from the temporary campus here with 25 students enrolled They are pursuing a ten-week course ‘Journey to Cinema’.

Khandu told SFRTI Director Debamitra Mitra that the newly functional institute has the best ambience and Arunachal provides best shooting spots.

Mitra explained Khandu about the basic course involving cinematography, editing, sound designing and direction.

Khandu suggested the institute enroll as many students from Arunachal who are naturally gifted with creativity and felt that such institutes would catalyse promotion of talent in different aspects of film making.

To help youths who wants to explore the field of creativity such as film making, Khandu said the state government has come up with Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Swalamban Yojana to support funding for such projects. (IANS)