hyderabad an institute on the lines of pune based film and television institute of india ftii to teach the art of filmmaking has been proposed in telangana with the bifurcation last year and telangana becoming a separate state the culture department put forward a proposal for starting what will be called the film institute of telangana at a cost of rs 5 cr though no such plan was reflected in the budget the detailed proposals about the institute have been sent officials said taking the ftii as the model because of its reputation the new institute to begin with will offer courses in acting film editing in the latest software script writing cinematography and direction the basic qualification to get admission will be graduation and the duration of the courses could be an yearlong diplomacertificate course and another degree of threeyears duration chief minister k chandrasekhar rao has made it clear that the government would encourage the film industry in telangana he had also announced that a worldclass film city would be come up in nalgonda district 60 km away from the city in a recent meeting with the film industry representatives cinematography minister t srinivas yadav also agreed to the idea put forward by some of the industry representatives that special training should be given to those from telangana on filmmaking preserving the culture of telangana is important we are taking measures to preserve folk and classical art forms however it is also important to use modern art forms like cinema to preserve the cultural and historical heritage of the state on the film screen said mamidi harikrishna director culture though the film industry has been thriving in hyderabad there are just a few filmmakers from telangana in the arena official sources said though a large number of people have interest and are bubbling with ideas it should be channeled properly by providing them the facilities and training to pursue filmmaking the proposal is that the course fee will also be limited to the minimum but the selection will be based on an entrance examination the detailed proposals on the film institute of telangana are pending with the government and it will start once it is approved the one hitch that is reportedly coming in the way of the government taking an immediate decision is that the film development corporation is yet to be divided among the two states once it takes place the state can pursue its own plans of developing cinema in the state