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You must have heard about the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. It is India's top media Institute. It plays an important role in providing talent to commercial cinema, TV, and web serials. Browse the internet and find information about other institutes in India and abroad, write it in your notebook.

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Given below is the list of institutes that impart world-class courses on the subject of film and media:

  1. Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata:
    This is one of the premium organizations in India that offers Post Graduate courses in four areas, viz. direction in the screenplay, audiography, editing, and cinematography.
  2. Whistling Woods International, Mumbai:
    This top scaled organization based in Mumbai offers courses on areas like acting, cinematography, direction, editing, the business of film & television, sound recording, design and music production, animation, and screenwriting.
  3. Centre for Research in Art of Film and Television, Delhi:
    This organization based in Delhi provides short -term as well as long -term courses in film making, direction, screenplay writing, and cinematography.
  4. Sydney Film Institute:
    This is one of the best institutes in Australia that offers graduate and postgraduate programmes in media and film making.
  5. New York Film Academy:
    This institute is highly accredited and provides some of the best courses in media, filmmaking, cinematography, and direction.
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