Saeed Mirza President of FTII

The Government has reconstituted Society of Film and Television
Institute of India (FTII), Pune for a period of three years with
effect from 4th March, 2011 of until further orders whichever is
earlier. According to an order issued by the Ministry of Information &
Broadcasting, Shri Saeed Mirza has been nominated as the President of
the FTII Society and Chairman of its Governing Council.

The Government of India has nominated the following ex-officio members
of the FTII Society. They shall remain members of the Society as long
as they retain the office or status by virtue of which they became
members of the Society:-

(1) Joint Secretary (Films)
Ministry of I&B or his/her
Nominee not below the rank
of Deputy Secretary
(2) Chief Executive Officer,
Prasar Bharati or his/her nominee
Not below the rank of
Deputy Director General
(3) Additional Secretary &
Financial Adviser, Ministry of I&B
or his/her nominee not below the rank
of Deputy Secretary
(4) Chairman, Central Board of Film Certification
(5) Managing Director, National Film Development Corporation
(6) Chief Producer, Films Division, Mumbai
(7) Director, National School of Drama
(8) Director, Indian Institute of Mass Communications
(9) Director, National Film Archive of India (NFAI), Pune
(10) Director, Film & Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune
(11) Director, Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute (SRFTI), Kolkata

In the category of “experts representing the activities of the Central
Government” following persons have been nominated as Members of the
FTII Society:

(1) Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture
(2) Chairperson, Sangeet Natak Academy (Mrs. Leela Samson)
(3) Director General, Doordarshan

In the category of “persons of eminence connected with Films and
Television Education, Journalism, Literature, Fine Arts, Dramatics,
Performing Arts, Etc.” the following persons have been nominated as
members of the FTII Society:

(1) Shri Shiv Kumar Sharma
(2) Shri Ratan Thiyyam
(3) Shri Shazi Zaman
(4) Shri Rajiv Mehrotra
(5) Ms. RamaVij
(6) Shri Benoy K. Behl
(7) Dr. Kiran Seth

In the category of “alumni of FTII”, the following persons have been
nominated as members of FTII Society:

(1) Ms. Zareena Wahab
(2) Shri Rajkumar Hirani
(3) Shri Raza Murad
(4) Shri Subhash Chandra Sahoo