Film Production & Flim Distribution

Film Production & Distribution involves a number of discrete stages including an initial story, idea, or commission, through screenwriting, casting, film directing, cinematography, shooting, sound recording and pre-production, production, editing, film censor, film distribution, film exibition and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a film release and exhibition. Film Distribution is the process of making a movie available for viewing by an audience. Movie exhibition is usually accompanied by film publicity and promotion. When a film is initially produced, a feature film is often shown to audiences in a movie theater.Distribution is the integral process of the Movie Business, it is the way a financier or a film producer gets society their returns. This article gives you the good relation about the Indian Film Distribution.

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We have Certificate and Diploma Courses in Film Production & Distribution for 6/12 months with 100% Placement Assistance & Internship Option. Our courses are Flexible & Customized, Regular Weekdays & weekends, and Full-Time / Part-Time Batches are available. We have a Rolling Admission Policy for the benefit of students. Admissions for current batches have started from 10th March 2025. Live Classes & Practicals will begin from 07th April 2025. Hurry Up Limited Seats, registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis, with 24 Students in One Batch Only. (18 Seats are Available for National Students & 6 Seats for International Students Only) Confirm your seat before 25th March 2025.

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  • 3 Hours Theory Classes
  • Practical Classes 8 Hours
  • 5 Sessions a Week
  • Film Prodution
  • Film Screening
  • Film Shooting
  • Film Appreciation
  • Hands-on Practical
  • Visiting Film Location
  • 240 Class Rooms Sessions - 1000 Hours Classes - Divided into 400 Hours Theory & Screening with 600 Hours Practical Classes & Film shooting.
  • During the Course Student will have to make 8-10 Films ie One Shot Film, Three Shot Film, 7 Shot Film, 1 Ad- Film, 3 Short Films ( Duration 2- 5 Min), 1 Music Video, 1 Documentary Film ( Duration 2-10 Min) & 1 Diploma Film ( Duration 2-10 Min)

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Course Content

A Person who Invest for making the Films is called Producer. They invest in films below a Production House brand make known: For an instance, the film producer Karan Johar owned Dharma Productions, he producing films under that Brand proclaim. A film Producer is answerable to run every single one, the expenses in film such as payment for the artists, technicians and managing the daily expenses.
Cost Of The Film: pre-production+ Film Production+Post Production+ Advertisement Expenses (Condition: 2% to 4% of trailer publicity expenses will be debited from Exhibitors)

A person who distributes the film through the theaters is called film distributor. The distributor buys the distribution rights from the producer, mostly in the intensely start itself (or) sometimes after previewing the colossal clip(trailers). However, the pre-acquiring of film distribution right is based very approximately on the casting, crew, director, credit, story and the producer’s old work. Also, Now days it is a okay tendency in film distribution in India that the producers itself, distributing the films without a third party (or) an independent film producer. They were implementing this method is because of avoiding the distributor expenses. On the basis of entertainment tax and come clean-to-confess connectivity, Film Distribution Association of India divided the state provinces into 11 circuits for distributing the filmss. Sometimes the distributors directly distribute films to every one of portion of these Circuits, even though new era the main distributor rent (or) sell films to a local film distributor.

According To Film Glossary, a person who owned theater is called an Exhibitor. There are two ways an exhibitor, getting right to display a film in their theater. The first method is, going in checking account to the order of for the basis of a pre-appointment considering a distributor hire theater to showcase their films. The Second method is, the releasing centers (A Class Theaters) pay money(theater facilitate) to distributors for getting the right to display that particular film in their theater . Above, the Secondly explained method of Film Releasing is dependable on the subject of the basis of cast and crew; sometimes it is based upon the tie-happening along as well as Film Distributor and Exhibitor. Distributors glamor off the compensation (get the return) from the theater and it is known as Distribution Right. The Distribution right is calculated upon the basis of an concurrence taking into account the theater owner/Exhibitor Association and film distributor.

If, a Film not earns 70% of revenue from all of its three theatrical shows (A Day Count), later it is called as Hold Over. In such a exploit there will be a 10% less in Profit Percentage Sharing of distributors in the first week and 5% less in by now-door two weeks.
After Five-seven weeks, the producer in addition to has right in the Distribution Share. But, the condition is- if the distributor obtain the film wholly from a producer, along with the producer is not entitled to lessening any theatrical distribution share and satellite right (sometimes) from the distributor.

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Students get Opportunity to wok as as Film Maker, Director for Films, Tv Serieals, Webseries & Production House.

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Samir Ganguly is an Indian film director. He also directed many episodes of the television serial Paying Guest. Samir Ganguly complete movie(s) list from 1984 to 1957 all-inclusive: Exclusive complied list with movies like Pakhandee (1984), Marriage Bureau (1984), Phande Baaz (1978), Anjane Mein (1978), Deewangee (1976), Koi Jeeta Koi Hara (1976), Jaggu (1975), Sharmeelee (1971), Shagird (1967), Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957)

Professor F.R. Khan is a post-graduate diploma holder in motion picture photography from the Film and Television Institute of India 1969 batch. He has an experience of over 45 years in the Indian film industry as a cinematographer. He has worked as a cinematographer & Director of Photography in more than 70 films. He has been associated with Mumbai Film Academy since its inception.

DOP Ajay Tandon is an ace cinematographer having graduated from FTII in the year 1982. Ajay Tandon began his career with Hindi feature Film Abodh in 1984 and was the DOP for 2004 Film Abra Ka Dabra. Besides Hindi films, he has shot a lot of AD films, documentaries TV serials for renowned production houses.

Mukesh Kabir Kapoor has a 3 year post graduate diploma in Cinema from Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute. He was faculty in Whistling Woods International for 3 years. He also did casting for Kundan Shahs Flm P se pm tak. He was associate director in one segment of feature Flm X past is present starring Rajat Kapoor and Radhika Apte.

Anand D. Ghatraj was awarded as The Best Director for Kab Hoi Gavna Hamar at the 53rd National Film Awards. He is an experienced cinematographer, the director having more than 25 years of experience in films. He is one of the best directors of Bollywood. Some of his popular films are Ladaaai, Lagi Those Lagan, Ye Mohabbatein. upcoming Films Shehenshah & Ghaat.

Sharad Raj has a 3 year post graduate diploma in Film Making & Direction from Film and Television Institute of India. He has an experience of 20 years in identifying and producing high quality TV properties. He was an integral member of the core team of ZEE TV.

Jill Mistry is a very concerned film maker who has got a special place for workers in the film industry. She has made a beautiful documentary on the state of junior artists in the film industry. She is one of the direction faculties of Mumbai Film Academy.

Jessica Sadana is a freelance film producer & director working for major projects of films division, India. She is a post graduate From Film And Television Institute Of India. She has been commissioned by the films division of india to make a documentary film on a personal journey into the life of the tibetan Refugee. Jessica produced a feature-length documentary Film.

Sudhakar Sharma is an Indian Film Director & Lyrics Writer. He is been associated with Mumbai Film Academy since 2001 as a Direction & Script Writing Faculty. He is been in the Indian Film Industry for the last 40 Years.

Sudhanshu Dubey is an Indian Film Writer who has written a film for Amitabh Bachchan, Sharukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Jackky Bhagnani and many more. Sudhanshu Dubey having Experience of more than 20 years in the Bollywood Industry. His Famous films such as Bhoothnath, Humko Deewana Kar Gaya, Kal Kisne Dekha, Anjaan, etc.

Satya Prakash Rath completed post graduate diploma in cinematography from the Film & Television Institute Of India. He has shot commercials, feature films, documentaries, ads, short Fictions, and corporate Films. Some Hindi Feature Æ’ilms are Saavy: A Bonded Bride, Rainbow Fields, Xoixobote Dhemaliteis, Guns, and Guitars: A Musical Travelogue... (Documentary), Adomya, 47 to 84 Hun Main Kisnu Watan Kahunga, Nabar: A Rebel with a Cause are his popular Bollywood Films as the Director Of Photography. Satya Prakash Rath is an associate professor Cinematography at FTII, Pune since 2017.

Mahesh V Patil is an International Award Winning Director having experience of 30 years in the Film Industry. Mahesh V Patil is Graduated from NSD and he has trained more than 1100 students all over India.

Rajkumar Pandey is an Award Winning Indian film director, producer, music composer and screenwriter, known for his works in Regional films, Having experience of 25 years in Indian film Industry. Rajkumar Pandey is also an Hon. Sr. Vice President at Indian Film and Television Director Association.

Arvind Ranjan Das is a renowned Film producer, writer & director. He is the direction faculty of Mumbai Film Academy. He is a a passout from FTII. He was a senior project director at Zee TV, creative head at Atn. He is also the writer & director of the Hindi feature films, Ghazab Nagariya and System .

Saeed Khan is an Apple Certified trainer in Film and Video Editing, He is a well experienced and senior faculty at Mumbai Film Academy, he has given FCP training to the Editors Sony TV editors, Kanika Bala, AajTak TV channel editors, MTV channel editors, Disney TV, UTV STARS TV and FCP Setup and Supports to Rajkumar Santoshi Films, Dharma productions, Aamir Khan Productions, ZOOM Television channel, currently working as a Data Manager on film projects like Sacred Games (Netflix Show), Super 30 (Film), Koi Jaane naa (Film), 83 the film (Film), Mira (The Girl on the train) (Film).

One of the most popular sound engineers from FTII who has recorded more than a thousand super hit songs with almost all singers, music directors and has been in the music industry since 1989, he is the head of sound design & music production department at Mumbai Film Academy.

Anil started his career with Pratima Infotainment in the Creative Department for Concept Creation, Development and Execution. He is trained from the Hollywood Director & Bollywood Directors Later he joined Mumbai Film Academy as a Creative Director in the Filmmaking and Direction department. He directed Hindi Feature Film SHAUKEEN KAMINAY under the banner of MFA Motion Pictures Pvt. Ltd.

Neeharika Mishra is a trained scriptwriter currently involved in scripting popular TV serials. She is also writing screenplay & dialogues for some big banners. She is very popular among the young Film enthusiasts who are taught right from script to screen.

Param Kalra is an experienced writer formerly worked in story department of mukta arts, Film maker & director currently working for Artha Motion Pictures he worked at the direction department of big screen entertainment. He has directed some of the best short films which participated in international film festivals, He has been associate with Direcor Anurag Kashyap.

Santosh Gour studied cinema at FTTI, Pune. He made his directorial debut with the Film Nirjan Godhuli which received Spectrum India award in the Mumbai International Film Festival. Since then he has been making short films, documentaries. His films have been screened at various international Film festivals.

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Chirag Shah

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Namskara, I am Chirag Shah i have completed my 6 Months advance Diploma Course in Cinematography & Lighting Course at Mumbai Film Academy. Talking About Training Experience i would love to thank you to my faculties (Ajay Sir, Ashutosh Sir, Roshan Sir Etc.) for polishing my my skills, making me more curious about shorts, frame, and the whole camera techniques. also thank you to Anil sir and all the management staff whose been part of my film making journey.

Yogesh Gaikwad

Cinematographer
Hello there this is Yogesh Gaikwad i have recently done my 1 Year Diploma Course in Cinematography & Lighting Course. The 1 Year experienced was truly amazing having great faculties is definitely a plus point i have learn from best faculties like Ajay Tandon Sir, Dhruvan Sir, Ashutosh Sir, Nazir Sir and Many more they all were gave us more practical than theory its help us to explore more... last Thanks You Mumbai Film Academy for great experienced & Great Faculties.

Kai Kuruma

Film Director
Hello I am Kai from Japan I am very interested in Films especially Indian Cinema. When I got an opportunity to learn Film Making & Direction at Mumbai Film Academy I was thrilled as I got an opportunity to shoot at Film city with the entire crew. The faculty here is highly qualified and experienced. The management takes special care of International Students. i am glad that i chose the Mumbai Film Academy
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