Online Film Appreciation Course FAQs

1. What is a Film Appreciation Course?

A: It is a course to learn how to see and analyse a film and what goes behind making of it.

2. Will there be hands-on practicals in this course?

A: No. This is not film-making course but different components of film making will be taught through
film clips and lectures.

3. Who is the Course Director?

A: Ms. Arunaraje Patil, Alumna of FTII and multiple National Award winning Filmmaker. More details
about her body of work are shared on the Course page.

4. Is it a Certificate Course?
A: Yes. On successful completion of the course, participants would be given participation e-certificates
subject to 90% attendance. The e-certificate will be emailed to the participant.

4. What are the Course dates?

A: Course dates are 15 June – 11 July 2020 (24 days, Monday-Saturday, Sunday will be a Holiday)

6. What is the last date of submission of application?

A: The last date of submission of application is 2nd June 2020.

7. Where shall I submit my application?

A: Please visit www.ftii.ac.in or www.nfai.gov.in

8. Is there a selection procedure?

A: Yes. Participants will be selected on basis of their Statement of Purpose (SOP) and also information
provided by them in the application form.

9. How the participants will be communicated about their selection?

A: The names of the selected participants will be published on FTII and NFAI websites. The
participants will also be communicated by email.

10. How the Course will be conducted?

A: Course will be conducted through Google Classroom and Google Meet platforms.

11. What do I need to attend the Course?

A: The technical requirements for the participant are shared on the Course Page. Use of Mobile Phone
(in place of Laptop or Desktop Computer) to attend the classes is strictly prohibited and the participant
will not be allowed to join the class.
12. Will there be a demo class to make me aware about online Classroom?
A: Yes. There will be a demo class before 15th June 2020 to familarise the participants about Online
Classroom environment and its structure. The selected participants will be informed about date and
time of Demo lecture in advance.

13. What is the Course Fee?

A: There is a Registration Fee of Rs. 800 for Indian Nationals, while Rs. 2,400 for others including
NRI, OCI etc. Upon selection, Indian Nationals will pay an amount Rs. 9000 towards Course Fee,
while others will pay Rs. 27,000.

14. What is the mode of payment?

A: Both Registration Fee and Course Fee shall be paid through SBI Payment portal only. Links to the
SBI Payment portal are shared on both FTII website and NFAI website on the Course page.

15. To whom should we communicate if there are any queries?

A: Please send your queries to ftiioutreach @gmail.com