Whistling Woods International Institute
| Whistling Woods International Institute for Films, Media, Animation and Media Arts | |
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Goregaon, Mumbai, India India India |
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| Type | Film Institute |
| Established | 2006 |
| Founder | Subhash Ghai |
| President | Meghna Ghai Puri |
| Website | www |
Whistling Woods International is a film, communication and media arts institute located in Mumbai, India. The institute is promoted by Indian Filmmaker Subhash Ghai, Mukta Arts Limited and Film City Mumbai. In July 2014, The Hollywood Reporter named Whistling Woods on its list of "The best film schools in the world". The school was first ranked among the top 10 film schools by The Hollywood Reporter in 2010.
The Institute has affiliations with several film schools, including international student co-productions and credits transfer. Some of the affiliations are with Deakin University and Griffith University in Australia, Bradford College in the UK, Syracuse University in the United States and New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Asia.
Whistling Woods International was founded in the year 2006 by Filmmaker Subhash Ghai. Since then, the institute has diversified into Animation, Media & Entertainment, Communication and Fashion. To date, more than 1000 media and entertainment professionals have graduated from the school. Whistling Woods International has also been accepted as a full member of CILECT (Center International de Liaison des Ecoles de Cinema et de Television). The institute has established several academic partnerships with over 14 international universities, which gives its students opportunities to work on international co-productions.
The admission arguments for the Review Petitions of Mukta Arts and Whistling Woods International were heard in the High Court on 30 July 2014. The Court has admitted the petitions and issued an interim order, staying its order passed in February 2012, and allowing Whistling Woods to continue its operations in its campus in Film City, Mumbai. The final order will be passed after detailed arguments are heard when the review petitions come up for hearing.
Both the state government of Maharashtra and the Film City Corporation had filed petitions in the Supreme Court of India in opposition to this High Court order. The Supreme Court heard them on 22 September 2014, dismissed the petitions and agreed with the arguments of Whistling Woods International and Mukta Arts. The academic operations of Whistling Woods International continue unhindered at this campus in Film City and the institute continues to accept students into its courses.
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