Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur named FTII governing council chairman

Noted Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has been named as the President of Film and Television Institute of India, FTII Society and Chairman of Governing Council of FTII.

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Key-Points

The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India.

It is situated on the premises of the erstwhile Prabhat Film Company in Pune.

It was established in 1960.

The Centre will set up a new Institute in Arunachal Pradesh as part of an initiative to tap the potential of the North Eastern region.