India is one of the fastest-growing media and entertainment industries in the world, with some estimates showing that the segment is expected to reach USD 100 billion by the year 2030. Despite being one of the sunrise sectors in the Indian economy, Media and Entertainment education remains an afterthought, when compared to other mainstream higher education verticals. Even though media and entertainment education come under the purview of the information and broadcasting ministry, there was no governance structure or framework for higher education in this stream.
Owing to this, education in this vertical has been hugely fragmented which has adverselyimpacted the potential of media and entertainment education in India. To ensure that India’s creative potential is tapped for domestic and global success by educating aspiring students, Whistling Woods International was set up. The aim is to offer worldclass, high-quality education in film, entertainment, and creative arts. The institute is a by-the-industry, made-up-of-industry, for-the-industry institution focusing on creating the next generation of media and entertainment professionals.
Aspiring to be a change-bringer
Whistling Woods International has multiple schools operating under the larger institutional umbrella – School of Filmmaking, The Actors’ Studio, School of Media and Communication, School of Event Management, School of Sports & Esports Management, School of Design, School of Music, School of Animation and Game Design and School of Fashion. Talking about the institute, Chaitanya Chinchlikar, the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Whistling Woods International, says “With all the hard work and all-round focus on education, WWI today is India’s premier film institute.
About a decade ago, we were rated amongst the ten best film schools in the world by n‘The Hollywood Reporter.’ To the best of my knowledge, there isn’t another Indian Institution that has been rated among the top 10 institutes globally in its segment, except for WWI. We are proud to