University
Film and Television Institute of India
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Overview
Government-run film institute in Pune that is a deemed university and offers a two-year MFA in Cinema with a Screen Acting specialisation among its film programmes.
Verified training fields: Screen acting, Theatre acting
See Recognition below for what the school states and how it was checked.
Programs and classes
Each offering is listed with its award (or none), audience, format and published price. Prices, schedules, auditions and teaching language belong to the program, not to the school.
Degrees
MFA in Cinema with specialization in Screen Acting
MFA in Cinema with specialization in Screen Acting · Adults
Screen acting, Theatre actingIn person2 Years (4 Semesters)EnglishFTII campus, Pune
₹46,885per term
Teaching locations
Places where teaching actually happens. Facilities are stated per location, only as published. Online programs are not tied to a location.
The source pages do not describe the facilities at these locations in detail.
FTII campus, Pune
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Recognition
Recognition is described exactly as sourced. There is no universal acting accreditation, and association membership is not accreditation. Many good studios hold no accreditation at all; that is normal for non-degree training.
Stated by the schoolMinistry of Education (Government of India), Section 3 UGC Act 1956Licence to operate or award
Scope: Institution has the status of a Deemed to be University
Authorisation from a government body to operate or to award qualifications.
Teachers
Current teachers as named on the provider’s own pages when we checked. A teacher listed here is not assumed to teach every program.
- Siddharth Shasta · Professor & HoD (Screen Acting)
- Benjamin Gilani · Mentor (Screen Acting)
Sources and verification
How this profile was verified
Facts come from the school’s own pages and from official records, each with a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Last checked 16 October 2026. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 16 October 2026)