Applications are invited for Online Foundation Course in Screenplay Writing by Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. The last date of application is December 28, 2023.

About FTII

The Film and Television Institute of India is a film institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India and aided by the Central Government of India.

Course Details

Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, under Centre For Open Learning (CFOL) and Vijay Tendulkar Writers’ Academy (VTWA), announces Weekend Online Foundation Course in Screenplay Writing.

This foundation course, spread across two months period, intends to introduce the participants to theΒ art of storytellingΒ and theΒ craft of film screenplay writing.Β 

To begin with, this course will guide the participants to internalize the concepts ofΒ pattern,Β rhythm, andΒ visual and auditory thinking. Elaborating on the history and basic principles of storytelling, the participants will be enabled to understand the bone structure of a narrative i.e. theΒ promiseΒ andΒ premiseΒ of a story. With rigorousΒ writing exercises and film analysis, the participants will learn how to buildΒ characters, scriptΒ spaces and weave them into a well – constructedΒ plotΒ in aΒ three – act structure. Fleshing outΒ scenes,Β writingΒ dialoguesΒ for the scenes, and an insight into how to useΒ songs as a part of the narrativeΒ will also be discussed and practiced in this course.

The course also desires to help the participants find theirΒ swabhaavΒ and write stories and screenplays that are in tune with it. Believing that writing is more than just the physical act of writing, this course also focuses on the necessaryΒ riyaazΒ for writing, and to achieve this it takes an interdisciplinary approach.

Dates

20thΒ January to 24thΒ March 2024 (Only on Saturdays & Sundays).

Timings

11 am to 1 pm and 3 to 5 pm (Indian Standard Time – IST).

No. of Participants

24.

Age

18 years & above as on 01stΒ January 2024.

Educational Qualification

HSC (12thΒ pass). In exceptional cases, 10thΒ pass may be considered.

Online Platform

Google Classroom & Google Meet platform.

Medium of Instructions

English & Hindi.

Course Fee

  • For Indian Nationals: Rs 20,000/-Β 
  • For Foreigners including NRI, OCI etc. and also those who are presently staying outside India: Rs 60,000/-Β 

How to Apply?

Interested participants can apply online via this link.

Application Deadline

The last date of application is December 28, 2023.

Contact

Email: info[at]ftii[dot]ac[dot]in

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