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MUMBAI:
The Hyderabad-based Annapurna Studios promoted not-for-profit
institute, International School of Films and Media,
will start film production this year to give its students
hands-on experience.
“We
are planning to make at least two films a year. They
will be full-fledged commercial films. Our faculty,
students and some other stakeholders will take care
of all aspects in producing these films,” observed
Annapurna Studios’ chief executive officer Kurt
Inderbitzin.
The
maiden film by the institute will have Nagarjuna in
the lead role.
“Perhaps
this is the only film institute in the country with
a full-fledged functional studio supporting it. This
runs on the model of a college-hospital," Kurt
said.
The
institute is planning to offer a four-year degree
course in film and television production and acting
. "We are in talks with a university to support
us in certification. We have announced admission schedule
and course will begin in July," the CEO averred.
Quoting
a study, Inderbitzin said that Indian media and entertainment
industry would have three million jobs in the next
10 years.
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