Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute

Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) is a film and television institute located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Named after renowned Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray, the institute provides higher and professional education and technical expertise in the art and technique of film-making and television production. Established in 1995, the institute is an autonomous society funded by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.^[1][2]

Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute

Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute

Type	Film school Deemed university
Established	1995; 30 years ago (1995)
Chairman	Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India
President	Suresh Gopi
Director	Himansu Sekhar Khatua
Location	Kolkata , West Bengal , India 22.4848°N 88.3953°E / 22.4848; 88.3953
Campus	Urban 40 acre
Affiliations	CILECT
Website	srfti.ac.in

A member of CILECT (International Liaison Centre of Schools of Cinema and Television), in 2019 SRFTI was ranked among the best film schools in the world, along with the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and the National School of Drama, New Delhi by the CEOWorld Magazine.^[3][4][5]

History

The SRFTI was established in 1995, and registered as a Society on 18 August 1995 under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961, and is an autonomous society funded by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.^[2] It has been named after acclaimed Indian film director, Satyajit Ray.^[3] The first session began on 1 September 1996, while Dr Debasish Majumdar joined as the institute's first director in 1997.^[1] On 2 September 2024 On UGC recommendation The Institute has received a Letter of Intent from the Ministry of Education to fulfil the requirements for Deemed to be University status.^[6]

Notable faculty

• Subrata Mitra
• Adoor Gopalakrishnan
• Shakti Samanta
• Ashoke Viswanathan

Notable alumni[7]

Direction & Screenplay Writing

• Vipin Vijay (Chitrasutram)
• Amal Neerad (Big B, Iyobinte Pusthakam, Bheeshma Parvam)
• Sagar Ballary (Bheja Fry, Hum Tum Shabana)
• Haobam Paban Kumar (AFSPA 1958 - Best Non-Feature Film at 56th National Film Awards, Mr. India - Best Film on Social Issues at 57th National Film Awards)
• Kanu Behl (Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, Love Sex Aur Dhokha, Titli )
• Christo Tomy (Ullozhukku)

Cinematography

• Sivakumar Vijayan (Vidiyum Munn, Saala Khadoos)
• Siddharth Diwan (Titli, Bulbbul, Jayeshbhai Jordaar)
• Shehnad Jalal (Chitra Sutram, Bramayugam)

Editing

• Namrata Rao (Ishqiya, Band Baaja Baaraat, Kahaani, 2 States, Fan)

See also

• Cinema of India
• Bhartendu Natya Academy
• Film and Television Institute of India
• State Institute of Film and Television
• Government Film and Television Institute
• K. R. Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts
• M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute
• Jyoti Chitraban Film and Television Institute