Asian Academy of Film and TV or AAFT is a film school that took a holistic and realistic approach in teaching all the intricacies of filmmaking. The film school training is not limited to only classrooms and lectures on theories and techniques. At AAFT the faculty have adopted an all-inclusive training method with equal significance on the practical training of film making and acting. The Asian Academy of Film believes that training and skill building are quite essential in the field of illustration media, Asian Academy of Film and TV has been imparting education and training in the art and craft of film making in television presentation since 1993.

The campus of the Asian Academy of Film is situated in the heart of the sprawling 100-acre landscape of the Film City of Noida.. The 25 acres of the integrated indoor shooting facilities available at the Marwah Studios of the Asian Academy of Film, can beat that of any other world class education center for training in the art and craft film and television in the globe.

The Asian Academy of Film was planned as an alternative platform to formal film schools and has since come an extended way making an exceptional place for itself amongst the best global centers of education of its kind. Growing to be certified as the first ISO 9001:2000 film school in this part of the world in less than a decade since its inception, the Academy was also permitted to be an international level training center by the 125 year old City and Guilds of the United Kingdom in the year 2002.

Students coming to Asian Academy of Film hail from varied background; experience and culture are selected for admission to the academy for their flair and enthusiasm. Although students spend most of their time on the projects, the education and training lessons imparted at AAFT is more than just a craft model. Expert media practitioners supplemented by visiting guest lecturers impart education and training for various courses. The teachers are the leading exponents of their expert skills in the realistic craft of film and television production.

The Asian Academy of Film has also done pioneer work of generating training a world class material in the form of books and video recordings on the various techniques of film and television production both for the benefit of its students and the practicing of film and television professionals. The Documentation Center of the academy also has produced several books on the art and screen presentation. The academy is allied to the International Film and Television Research Center, which aims at raising the proficient standards of films and television presentations. Film and Television personalities from all over the world come as guest faculties of the Research Center. AAFT is also closely associated to International Film and Television club.

Film Festivals of Israel, Japanese, Croatian, Norwegian and Russian films have already been organized by Asian Academy of Film in the past. Students of the academy greatly benefit from these kinds of activities from the parent body and all the other associated organizations. AAFT is declared as the strongest media-training centre in Asia whose 5000 alumni have made a distinguished position in the field of films, TV and other art forms. Films and Television is indeed a window to the outer world. The convergence of telecommunication, computing and television has indeed revolutionized the lifestyle of Indians and the curriculum of Asian Academy of Film goes accordingly. Asian Academy of Film and TV is now an internationally known institution and has been regularly attracting students from various clans like Asian, African and European countries as well as the USA. Students coming from as many as 68 countries have already enrolled at the Asian Academy of Film for various courses of their preference and this union is expanding year after year.

Asian Academy of Film also teaches the art of filmmaking to some of the Government departments. Healthy neighborly relations between India and Bhutan were also strengthened in May 2001, when the academy decided to train a few officials of the Government of Bhutan. AAFT has also trained a few members of the staff of Lok Sabha. Students of various colleges and schools in the country regularly visit the academy to familiarize themselves with the updated art and craft of screen presentation.

Numerous organizations associated to the film studies have been recommending the AAFT. This institution is specially known for offering valuable services and more than 100 local, national and international level awards that have so far been conferred from this academy. The Asian Academy of Film has the

following salient features and thus ensures a custom built education system -

Integrated approach	Already fraternity of 5000 members	Students’ films are offered for telecast	33000 hrs of training experience in last 10 years	Outstanding training films are offered for telecast on satellite and cable TV channels
Maximum hand on practical training	Extensive infield experience faculty	Practical including production exercises are carried out following the professional norms	Placement in entire network of film and television
State of art equipment	Backed up by six fully equipped professional studios	The students produce a large number of training films during each session	Students are part of the talent bank
Job oriented system approach	Links with Bollywood, Tollywood, Dollywood, Hollywood	Applied, and allied technical support	AAFT Alumni are eligible for discount and rebate in booking of studios and equipment for professional work

In Asian Academy of Film and Television, alumni become a part of the institute`s talent store and help and guide in getting the assignments from time to time. AAFT courses are particularly designed to provide requirement-based media education and training to the aspiring students for a full-time career in the field of film and television as well as to those who may take care of art and craft of film-making and television presentation as a hobby.

The Acting and Presentation course offered in Asian Academy of Film and Television aims not only at developing the theatrical skills but it also help the student to develop his or her personality. The guidance in production, direction and TV journalism, video editing and sound recording, camera and lighting technique and acting and presentation lays required stress on cultivation of creative ability and developing necessary technical skill as well as advertising skills in the student. Many distinguished film and television professionals, renowned public figures and intellectuals, come to Marwah Films and Video Studio and participate in the recordings, thus providing an exceptional opportunity to the students to meet people who matter. Architects, businessmen, chartered accountants, school teachers, lawyers, doctors, staff of the central and state governments and officers of armed forces often join the academy from time to time in order to learn the art and craft of film and television production. Special courses are designed and executed on demand for the non-governmental, governmental, and international organizations to fulfill their particular training needs. Students are provided with the Diploma Certificate on the successful completion of the course that gives them a special recognition in the profession related to films.

Asian Academy of Film and Television is probably one of the best institutions of film technology for all those who are interested in the training for filmmaking and are keen to learn the art and craft of filmmaking and television programme production.