Whistling Woods International (WWI)

Whistling Woods International (WWI) is India’s premier institute of Film, Communication & Creative Arts. Founded by one of India’s leading filmmaker – Subhash Ghai, WWI has been successfully delivering world-class education in all creative & technical aspects of Film, Communication & Creative Arts to students since 2006.

• The Hollywood Reporter has rated Whistling Woods International amongst the Ten Best Film Schools in the world on multiple occasions. WWI has also been regarded as a Global Institute of Influence by Forbes in 2015. It has also been awarded the Best Institute for Creative & Performing Arts in India by FICCI (The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry) in 2019.
• The primary campus of WWI is located inside Mumbai’s Filmcity Complex and offers programmes that vary from 1 to 4 years in duration catering to all the major specialisations of the Film, Communication and Creative Arts industry. WWI offers undergraduate, postgraduate & diploma programmes in Cinematography, Direction, Editing, Producing, Production Design, Screenwriting, Sound Recording & Design, Visual Effects, Animation, Game Design, Comics, Previsualisation, Fashion Design, Visual Communication Design, Acting, Music Production & Composition, Advertising, Journalism, PR, Event Management and Sports & E-Sports Management.
• The curriculum at WWI is a unique blend of theoretical and practical, ensuring that the education of the creative aspects of an industry dovetails well with the business aspects. The teaching methodology is designed to ensure that the students’ learning is collaborative and industry-oriented. In addition to education, Whistling Woods International also has interests in research & development in emerging technologies & workflows in the Media & Entertainment industry.
• The full-time faculty of WWI is a body of academicians and renowned industry professionals like Subhash Ghai, Ravi Gupta, Rahul Puri, Anjum Rajabali, Ashwini Kaul, Abhijit Majumdar, Prashant Naik, Rabiya Nazki, Sabyasachi Bose, Salim Arif, Sudipta Basu, Rakesh Ranjan, Laili Dutta, Yusuf Mehta, Jewellyn Alvares, Milindo Taid, Mandar Deshpande, Deepak Choudhary, Jateen Rajput and many more. Further, WWI has regular guest lectures by leading Indian & international filmmakers, artists, actors, technicians, fashion designers and design professionals. Students at WWI have a unique opportunity to interact one-on-one with some of the most successful & talented professionals in the Indian & international Media & Entertainment industries.
• WWI has partnered with two of India’s most reputed universities for all its Bachelors & Masters Degrees and Diploma programmes, that vary in duration from 1 to 4 years. They are the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute for Youth Development (RGNIYD) – an Institute of National Importance and the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) – a Category 1 University in the NAAC ratings. All WWI students receive Bachelors & Masters Degrees and Diplomas from these universities.
• These unique elements in the curriculum & the teaching methodology have seen WWI’s student body grow over 10 times and achieve multiple successes over the past thirteen years. Further, over 10% of the student body comprises of international students.
• The institute is also highly committed to ensuring that its students move into the industry in rewarding areas of employment. Since its first batch graduated in 2008, WWI has graduated over 3700+ students and almost all them are gainfully employed with several leading organisations in the Indian & global Media & Entertainment industry.
• WWI has also entered into technology partnerships with the leading global tech-brands in the Media & Entertainment space, like Apple, Adobe, Autodesk, Avid, Carl Zeiss, Dolby, Entertainment Partners, Final Draft, Foxconn, Fraunhofer, Google (YouTube), GoPro, HP, NVIDIA, Red Cameras, Sennheiser, Sony, Stereovision, ToonBoom & many more.