Asian Academy of Film and Television
Overview Information
About College
Asian Academy of Film and Television (AAFT) was established in 1993. AAFT is one of the best leading institute in India and in the world also imparting education in the field of films, television, print, radio, multimedia and communication since more than twenty two years. Academy was also approved as an international level training center by the 125 year old City & Guilds of the United Kingdom in the year 2002
- Vision of the academy is “To excellence in film and television education and training so that its alumni, through their work, may make it a better world one day than it is today”
- Academy was the first of its kind to receive ISO 9001:2000 certification in the South Asian region
- AAFT has subsequently established a notable reputation internationally, with students from as many as 55 countries continuing to enroll for a chance to join the 4000 alumni that the Academy boasts of in its promotional literature
- Academy is affiliated with the International Film & Television Research Center and the Marwah Films & Video Studios
Research -
International Film & Television Research Centre (IFTRC) -AAFT is being increasingly viewed as one amongst the top of the line research institutes of the country in the domain of media arts with its International Film and Television Research Centre having earned a name for itself across the world
International collaborations -
- Mewar University
- University of Jos
- University of Lagos
- University of Northumbria ,UK
- Deakin University ,Australia
- The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute – New York
- National Film Institute Nigeria
- National Film & Television School, UK
- Winchister University UK
- World Bank
Extracurricular activities -
- International Children’s Film Forum (ICFF)
- Indo -Israel Cultural forum
- International Film and Television Club
- International Public Broadcasting Forum
- International Children’s Film Forum
- Shakespeare Society SS
- Indo Nigerian Film Association
Facilities -
|
Items |
Number |
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Books |
4000 |
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Magazines |
50 |
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Newspapers |
20 |
|
DVDs |
1000 |
Festivals -
|
Type |
Festival |
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Yearly Film Festivals |
Global Film Festival Cell Phone Cinema Festival Annual Fest Images Film Festival |
|
Quarterly Film Festivals |
Festival of Short Digital Films |
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Country specific film festivals |
Festival of Japanese Films Peru Film Festival Polish Film Festival Croatian Film Festival Festival of Asian Cinema Festival of Israeli Cinema Festival of Norwegian Films |
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AAFT Institute Partner in Film Festival |
Cannes Film Festival -India Pavilion, France We Care Film Festival 1 Take Media Film Festival |
Ranking -
- Ranked as Top 10 Best Film School by Cine Premiere Hollywood
- First ISO Certified Film School in India
Awards-
AAFT has won lots of awards right from Jewel of India award to National Institute of Fashion Design Advisory Board Award the list is endless
|
Year |
Awards |
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2009 |
Param Shree Award Excellence Award |
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2010 |
Honour Rajiv Gandhi Global Excellence Award BCS Ratna Award |
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2011 |
Jai National Award India Excellence Award |
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2012 |
UP Ratna Award Mahatma Gandhi Award |
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2013 |
Global Vashya Origination Award Indian Achievers Award |
Success stories of AAFT alumni -
- Pyaar ka Punchnama, a romantic comedy film that was released by Viacom 18 was directed by noted AAFT alumni, director Luv Ranjan.
- The story of movie Once Upon a Time in Mumbai was composed by alumni Rajat Arora. He had also written the story for film Taxi no. 9211, dialogue for Bluff master etc.
- Anushree Dutt Kalmakar was the operating cameraperson and for adding special effects in movie Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham
- Piyush Ghosh was the operating cameraman for movies like Black, Fanaa, Bunty aur Babli, Yuva etc.