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Annapurna College of Film and Media
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana

India
Information
TypePrivate film school
Established30 June 2011
FounderNagarjuna & Akkineni Nageswara Rao
CampusAnnapurna Studios
AffiliationsJNAFAU
Websitewww.acfm.edu.in

Annapurna College of Film and Media is a Film School based in Hyderabad, India. It's India's first private, non-profit media school. The institute was founded by the Akkineni family, including Nagarjuna and Akkineni Nageswara Rao.

ACFM offers courses in acting, directing, cinematography, editing, writing and producing.

Campus

ACFM is on the grounds of an Annapurna Studio. Spread across 22 Acres, Annapurna Studios showcases itself as a technically advanced and integrated film & media hub.

Academics

On 20 June 2012, Annapurna College of Film and Media (AISFM) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University, to provide India's first government-recognized, full-time degree courses in filmmaking. The MoU is for a period of four years.[1]

Acting Course

ACFM holds two six-month acting courses every year.

International collaborations

Northwestern University

Annapurna College of Film and Media (ACFM) and Northwestern University's School of Communication recently completed the first Indian Cinema Seminar - a student and cultural exchange program conducted in Hyderabad, India. As part of this activity, 27 students and faculty from the Northwestern University's School of Communication campuses at Evanston (USA) and Doha (Qatar) spent a week at ACFM in Hyderabad. The seminar began with site visits to important radio and TV stations and film production studios, and completed with a 48-hour film making challenge. Five films were made collaboratively by Northwestern and AISFM students.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Annapurna International School of Film teams up with JN varsity.url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/marketing/article3551313.ece?ref=wl_industry-and-economy". The Hindu. 20 June 2012.
  2. ^ "India Glitz". India Glitz. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
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