THE DATE OF THE 5TH EDITION OF THE YCA FESTIVAL IS OFFICIALY KNOWN!

LET'S MEET IN PŁOCK BETWEEN THE 7TH - 10TH OCTOBER 2010!

Film submission deadline is July 20th!  submit here...

Last year’s edition of the festival, held thanks to the support of the Plock’s Cultural Centre, made us realize the important role Plock has palyed in the cultural history of Poland!

It took place in Płock between the 22nd - 24th of October, in the POKIS cinema, at 9a Tumska Str.

The fourth edition of the Young Cinema Art Festival was another great chance to familiarize yourself with new trends, teaching methods and the level of education at different film schools all over the world. In the year 2009 366 films from 32 countries from all over the world were submitted for the festival. 87 pictures were selected to be screened within the festival. The professional Jury has decided to adjudge 5 equivalent main awards and three special mentions, whereas the student jury has honoured 9 films(more info HERE). A very important element of last year’s edition of the festival was Indian Focus, presentation of the best diploma films from two famous Indian schools, namely Film and Television Institute of India and  Asian Academy of Film and Television.

Film and Television Institute of India

Established in the year 1960 on the erstwhile Prabhat Studio premises at Pune and thereby inheriting a rich legacy in quality Cinema , the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) has truly lived up to its avowed objective in the field of imparting training in film making and television programme production. Today the FTII is considered as a Center of Excellence not only in India but also in Asia and Europe. Films made by the students of the Institute are entered in festivals both in India and abroad. Many of them have own National and International awards.

The alumni of the FTII have penetrated all corners of the Indian Film and Television industry and have excelled in all its fields. For example Subhash Ghai, Mani Kaul, Nasiruddin Shah, Jaya Bhaduri, Raza Murad, Shatrughan Sinha, Mithun Chakraborty, Tom Alter, Kanwarjit Paintal, Adoor Gopal Krishnan, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Raj Kumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra are alumnies of this Institute.

The FTII is a member of CILECT an international association of film schools.

The Asian Academy of Film & Television

Established in 1993 as a pioneer alternative film school in this part of the world, the Asian Academy of Film and Television is affiliated with the International Film & Television Research Center and Marwah Films & Video Studios. It is located in India's Noida Film City NCR.

The success of AAFT alumni and the thriving Indian film industry has made it as one of the leading film schools in the world. AAFT is attracting students from more than 60 countries of the world. It is the first ISO certified film school in Asia.