AAFT

28°34′6″N 77°19′4″E The Asian Academy of Film and Television (AAFT) is an Indian media and arts college located in Uttar Pradesh, India. It was founded in 1993^{[1][permanent dead link]} and has an affiliated ed-tech platform named AAFT Online.^[2][3] Filmmaker Sandeep Marwah is AAFT's founder and president.

The Asian Academy of Film and Television

Type	Private
Established	1993
Location	Noida, Uttar Pradesh , India
Website	https://aaft.com

History

AAFT was founded in 1993 by Sandeep Marwah.^[4][5] It is located in Noida Film City, Uttar Pradesh, alongside the film studio Marwah Studios.

In 2018, Sandeep Marwah’s sons, Akshay and Mohit Marwah, co-founded the affiliated AAFT University in Raipur, India.^[6][7] AAFT University formed partnerships with the USC School of Cinematic Arts and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and offered classes similar to its predecessor in Uttar Pradesh.^[7] AAFT University is recognised as a university by the University Grants Commission.^[8][9]

In 2021, Mohit and Akshay Marwah launched the affiliated edtech platform AAFT Online.^[10][11]

AAFT has partnerships with Budapest Film School,^[12] the USC School of Cinematic Arts,^[13] the University of Cape Town,^[13] and the St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television.^[13]

Academics

AAFT is primarily a film and performing arts school.^[14][15] In addition to cinema, AAFT offers courses in media-related subjects such as music, photography, journalism and mass communication, and fashion design.^[16][17]

AAFT Online has offered many of the same courses as the main AAFT curriculum, such as media, journalism, cinema, and performing arts.^[18] AAFT Online has also offered courses in retail management^[19][20] and healthcare.^[21]

AAFT has provided scholarships to international students from Asia and Africa.^[15]

Notable alumni

• Kinshuk Mahajan