Lok Sabha Question No. 1018 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-04
Subject: Awards Won by FTII Students
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, VIJAY KUMAR S.R.

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF INFORMATION  AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 1018 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2015

## AWARDS WON BY FTII STUDENTS

1018: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION  & BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the students of the Film and Television  Institute of lndia (FTll) have received several national and international awards during the last three years and the current  year;
- (c) the steps /  programmes taken up by the Government to incentivise and encourage  the students of FTll with a view to augment their creative performance?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING  [cOL  RAJYAVARDHAN  RATHORE (Retd.)]

(a) and (b) : Yes, Sir. A list of national and international  awards  in the last three years and the current year won by the Film and Television lnstitute  of India (FTll) students is enclosed  herewith  as Annexure-A.

(c): FTll has signed Memorandum  of Understanding  (MoU) with different film schools  like La Femis- France, Bournmouth-  United Kingdom  etc and also attend workshops  under the Cultural  Exchange Programmes.  Master Class Workshops which are conducted by eminent film personalities  are also held. These platforms  augment their creative performance.

- (b) if so, the details  thereof; and

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## NATIONAL AWARDS WON BY FTII STUDENTS IN THE CURRENT YEAR & LAST THREE YEARS:

| Sl. No   | Year   | Title and Student Name               | Award Name                                                                                    |
|----------|--------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | 2012   | 1, 2 - Gautam Nair                   | 'Best Audiography' with Rajatl Kamal for 59th NationalAwards.                                 |
| 2.       | 2012   | Airawat - Renu Savant                | 'special Mention' Certificate only for 59th National Awards                                   |
| 3.       | 2013   | Kaatal- Vikrant Pawar                | 'Best Short Fiction' with Rajat Kamal - 60th National Film Awards                             |
| 4.       | 2013   | Kaatal - Vikrant Pawar               | : 'Best Direction' with Swarna Kamal - 60th National Film Awards                              |
| 5.       | 2013   | ' Kaatal- Abhimanyu Dange            | 'Best Cinematography' with Rajat Kamal                                                        |
| 6.       | 2013   | After Gtow - Kaushal Oza             | 'Best Film On Family Vatues' award with Rajat Kamal - 60th r National Film Awards             |
| 7        | 2013   | Allah ls Great-Andrea lannetta       | 'Special Mention'- 60th Nationall Film Awards                                                 |
| 8.       | 2014   | ,Chidiya Udh - Pranjal Dua           | 'Best Direction' award with Swarna Kamal - 61st National Film Awards                          |
| 9.       | 2014   | Chidiya tJdh - Gautam Nair           | , 'Best Audiography' with Rajat Kamal - 61st National Film, Awards                            |
| 10.      | 2014   | Mandrake! Mandrake! - Ruchir Arun    | 'Best Short Fiction' wiih Rajat Kamal to the Director - 61st National Film Awards             |
| 11.      | 201t4  | Mandrake! Mandrake! - Kavin Jagtiani | 'Best Cinematography' with Rajat Kamal - 61st National Film Awards                            |
| 12.      | 2015   | Aaranyak - Renu Savant               | 'Best Direction'in 62nd National film Award in non-feature film category.                     |
| 1a.      | 2015   | Seek and Hide - Manoj Nitharwal      | 'special Mention' with certificate in 62nd Nationalfilm award in non feature film category. i |

## lnternational  Awards won by FTll Students  in the current year & last three years:

| Sl. No   | :Year   | Title                                   | Award Name                                                                                              |
|----------|---------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | 2012    | Chumbak - Gaurav Shimpi                 | Kyoto International Student Film and Video Festival 'special Jury n*arO in th"-                         |
| 2.       | 2013    | Kaun Kamleshwar- Anurag Goswami         | Satyajit Ray Foundation's short film award, held in conjunction with London Indian Film Festival, 2013. |
| 3.       | ,2013   | Allah is Great - Andrea lanetta         | '2nd Best Film' i; ildil International Film Festival, (Shorts Section).                                 |
| if 4.    | 2013    | Kaatal- Vikrant Pawar                   | 'Best Student Film' Award in' lnternational Film Festival of Fiji 2013.                                 |
| 6        | 2013    | Dwand - Sahil Bhardwaj, Cinematographer | 'Best Cinematography Award' in 13th International Student Filmi 'Festival Pisek 2013, Czech Republic.   |
| 6.       | 2014    | M ukhabir - Manoj Nitharwal             | 'Best Student Film' Award in International Film Festival of Fiji                                        |
| 7.       | 2015    | Seek and Hide - Manoj Nitharwal         | New York lndian Film Festival New York won in 'Best short film'category                                 |
| 8.       | 2015    | Kamakshi - Satindar Bedi                | 'Night Awards' 1 3th International Festival Signes De Nuit, Saarbruecken, Germany.                      |
| 9.       | 2015    | Kamakshi - Satindar Bedi                | 'Honourable Mention' in the category "Short Film" 12th Indian Film Festival Stuttgart Germany.          |
| 10.      | 2015    | Seek and Hide - Manoj Nitharwal         | 'Best Student Film' Award International Film Festival Fiji 2015. ln of                                  |