Summary:
Bhupendra Kainthola informed of the forthcoming Film Appreciation course in Jaipur and announced a new 15-day residential Winter Film Appreciation course in FTII, Pune from 9-23 December 2017. The participants include film makers, journalists, TV Anchors, TV producers, students, a doctor, engineers, school and University teachers, government servants and senior citizens. 138 participants received Certificates recently at the end of a four-day Film Appreciation course held in New Delhi to promote film literacy, disseminate cinematic culture and generate awareness among the general public.Jointly conducted by Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Pune, Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF) and National Film Archive of India , the Film Appreciation course was attended by participants, mainly from NCR Delhi and 18 states including Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. Ajay Mittal applauded the efforts by some of the Ministry's premier institutions to reach out to the masses by way of festivals and short courses..