List of selected Participants For Basic Course on Appreciation of Documentary Films from 07 to 11 October 2024.
| First Name | Middle Name | Last Name |
| aryan | bhatia | |
| Sudarshan | Singh | |
| Arjun | Katariya | |
| SWADHIN | KUMAR | PANDA |
| Raj Mani | Maurya | |
| Jaya | Sharma | |
| Raghav | Kakkar | |
| Varun | Mittal | |
| Abhijay | Negi | |
| HIMADRI | MOHARANA | |
| Mashaal | Arora | |
| AKSHAY | KUMAR | |
| Tenzing | Angjuk | |
| Uday | Chaudhary | |
| Madhusudan | Madhukar | |
| Shirish | Kishor | Suryawanshi |
| Bappadittya | Sarkar | |
| Anmol | Ansari | |
| Aratrika | Roy | |
| Vikramjit | Barua |
Offline Course – Basic Course on Appreciation of Documentary Films from 07-11 October 2024
Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, under its ‘Centre for Open Learning (CFOL)‘ initiative, announces Basic Course on Appreciation of Documentary Films in Delhi.
Following are the details in this regard;
Fees: Rs 7,200/- per participant (base fee = Rs 6102/- and GST = Rs 1098/-)
Course fee is excluding breakfast, lunch, tea/ coffee, snacks etc.
Course fee of selected participants will be non-refundable, non-transferrable, non-adjustable, etc. under any circumstances. Course fee of all the non – selected participants will be refunded within 21 working days of the course commencement. Also, due to any reason, if the course is cancelled by FTII, course fee will be refunded.
However, due to any reason, if the course is postponed OR cancelled by the
organisers, course fee will be refunded.
Sudipto Acharyya has studied cinema at FTII Pune, with specialization in Direction
and Screenplay Writing (1997-2000). He has completed his MA in Film Studies from
Jadavpur University, Kolkata. His Diploma film HARBOUR LINE was part of No
Masala Touring Film Festival in Germany. It was exhibited at the Asia-Europe Short
Film Festival-2007, Washington DC, organised by Indian Embassy.
His first independent production is Weekend Chill, a digital film made with crowd
fund. He has directed several short films & one feature length film for television and
other institutions.
Sudipto has a long engagement with teaching Cinema in various institutions like
FTII-Pune, SRFTI-Kolkata, Roop Kala Kendro -Kolkata, Kolkata Film & Television
Institute and Center for Film & Television (Allahabad University). He is currently a
Senior Faculty and Head of Affiliations-Short Course Unit at Whistling Woods
International-Mumbai. His workshops on Film Appreciation, Documentary History:
Ethics and Aesthetics and Short Film Screenplay Writing are well attended by film
students across the country.
His recent academic papers on cinema are published in several international
scientific journals on Cinema and were invited to conferences at film schools like
Lithuania Music and Theatre Academy-Vilnius, Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts &
Humanities-Kaunas University of Technology-Lithuania, Nanyang Technological
University-Singapore, Dodge College of Film and Media Arts-Chapman University,
Witwatersrand University-Johannesburg and Bilgi University-Istanbul.
He is part of an Artistic Research project involving BRICS nation that looks at social
interstices with the help of cinematic practices.
Sudipto Acharyya served as Head of Jury, International and National Feature Film
Competition at Nepal International Film Festival, Kathmandu in March-April 2022
and then as Jury-Chairman for the 5th South Asian Short Film Festival at Kolkata in
August 2022.
1. Click open the link - https://www.onlinesbi.sbi/sbicollect/icollecthome.htm OR visit www.onlinesbi.sbi and further click on “SB Collect” which is at the top left, vertically 06th from left to right..
2. Search/Find FTII Fees Account in Educational institutions name and click submit.
3. In the payment category select “O1 Basic Course in Documentary Appreciation O.”
4. Fill-up the application form with requisite details and proceed for payment.
5. Make necessary payment of Rs 7,200/-.
6. Once payment is done, please note "SBcollect Reference Number" (mentioned in payment confirmation receipt). This may be required for future reference.
7. If possible, digitally store the receipt of payment. This can be carried out in one of the following ways;
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(ii) by taking screenshot of payment (if using mobile) or printscreen (if using computer)
(iii) by simply taking a photograph from mobile
8. No document/ certificate related to educational qualification, age etc. is to be attached. Participants’ self – declaration in the application form is sufficient.
9. Terms & conditions: By agreeing to the terms & conditions in the application form, participants are confirming that they have read & understood the website advt. They are eligible to apply and fulfil all the requirements as stated in the advt. Also, it is presumed that participants will be staying and or attending the course at their own risk & cost and FTII will not be held responsible for anything or matter of what-so-ever nature. Further, participants agree that decision of FTII Director regarding admission to the course and its conduction in all respect will be final.
Course Contents
This workshop is for all those people who have tried their hands in making documentary films and want to know more about its making, for those who love watching documentary films and want to go beyond casual watching, for those persons in government/ngo/private institutions who use documentary film as part of their work to educate, propagate, make aware, critic, argue and communicate and for teachers who want to tell their students about this critical medium.
This workshop will highlight various issues and concerns that has been historically embedded in the practice of Documentary film making around objectivity, advocacy, bias, self/other, history, discourse and aesthetics. These themes will be structured through the grids of mode of addresses and subgenres.
The participants will be introduced to many inspiring films, film makers and their inner world in both World Cinema and in India.
The broad areas that will be covered are Documentary Representations: Claims and Responsibilities, Early Years (Reality as Spectacle, Citizenship and State), Self In The Eyes Of The Other: Ethnographic Documentary of Jean Rouch, Truth of the Matter: Cinema Verite & Direct Cinema and Poetic Documentary.
