Thursday, January 13, 2011

Four-week workshop in film-making in Mumbai

The New York Film Academy (NYFA) will be conducting a four-week-long film-making workshop in the Metropolis this May to prepare aspiring students for a career in film-making.

This is the first time NYFA is conducting a workshop in India, in partnership with Yellow Submarine film pvt ltd, a film production house, located in Delhi and Bangalore.

The workshop is aimed at students who want intensive training in film making from award winning faculty, using professional equipment and starting their film from the first day of their class.

The workshop is a full time hand on 4-week course. the Last date for registering is January 31, its spokesperson told UNI here, Jerry Sherlock, Director New York Film Academy, said ''We have successfully run workshops in over 9 countries of the world in over 16 locations. Our faculty has been traveling to various parts of the world imparting the best in class film training with the latest cameras and film equipment.'' The hands-on workshop will be held at Lilavatibai Podar Senior Secondary School at Santacruz in Mumbai.

Suniti Ghoshal, Director Yellow Submarine Film Pvt Ltd, said ''Several students attend classes in The New York Film Academy every year from India. This is one of the most prestigious and sought after film academies in the world and we are proud to host NYFA in India for the summer workshop'' NYFA is considered the best hands-on film school in the world by many of today's top film-makers, who have sent their family members to study there. They include Steven Spielberg, Al Pacino, Robert Downey Jr., Jamie Foxx, Jodie Foster, Kevin Kline, Pierce Brosnan, Susan Sarandon, Bono(U2) among others.