International Film and Television Club, in association with Asian Academy of Film & Television recently hosted an exhibition of paintings of the Nationally acclaimed artist and muralist Deepa Seth Bhando at the Marwah Films and Video Studios in Noida.
The exhibition was inaugurated by ace Bollywood personality Wg. Cdr. A S Bedi with the Former President of Noida entrepreneurs association and managing editor,Models and Trends,Anoop Bhandari as another guest of honour.Speaking on the occasion, Wg. Cdr. Bedi complimented the passionate zeal of IFTC chairperson, Prof Sandeep Marwah, for promoting all forms of art at the first available opportunity and showered the well deserved praise Deepa's speaking landscapes of the Himalayas so opulently inviting. Anoop Bhandari compared the exhibition to a book and each painting to the individual article of the magazine.
The theme of the exhibition, exclaimed Deepa, " Was to highlight the beauty and mystique's of the giant Himalayas. In all, about a dozen and a half of some of Deepa's best paintings were up on the walls for for this show that also became a launch pad for study of various media courses by the 59th batch of AAFT opened recently.
Thanking all the guests, Prof Marwah said that he had felt proud to be part of Deepa's show explaining in his unique style how the two forms of making films or TV programs and paintings; that do not move but yet speak with the same powerful force were so well inter-related.

Asian Academy of Film & Television maintain its tradition of promoting Art, whether Film & television or Painting. It has given opportunities to many artistes via MEC Art Gallery. Sandeep Marwah , Director AAFT, inaugurated yet another painting exhibition as a guest of honor along with Chief Minister of Delhi Sheila Dixit in a recent event held at The Experimental art Gallery.

A Premiere Art and Media Academy of USA, The Academy of Art University joined hands with the Premiere Art and Media Academy of India, Asian Academy of Film & Television. With the visit of delegates from the Academy of Art University, Ms. Mia Kim & Ms. Sori Kim, an abiding rapport between two pioneer media educators was strengthen.
The two delegates came to India just to visit the Academy whose applause they have been listening back in USA. Impressed by the infrastructure and the quality of training given by the Academy, Ms. Mia Kim & Ms. Sori Kim spoke to the students about how difficult the media training is and that they were in the right place. Mr. Sandeep Marwah thanked the two respected ladies and offered them with the life membership of International Film & Television Club.

Sanjay kapoor, The Renowned Cine Star, dazzled the inaugural ceremony of 58th batch of Asian Academy of Film & Television with his presence recently. The star shared his experiences both good & bad which he came across during his career. After the ceremony, he wished students good luck and said that it’s the hard work put in which pays at the end of the day. The proud Sandeep Marwah said that almost 5000 AAFT alumni are already working in the Industry and promised to deliver professionals with same enthusiasm.The 58th Batch saw enrollments from

the life of a bollywood actor and an Indian author. The writer who herself is inspired by bollywood, motivated the students of AAFT by letting them know how Bollywood films are appreciated by the world and they must work hard to be a part of it. The seminar on scriptwriting was followed by a formal function on the release of the book .

In the modern day life, our ethnicity still seem to be deep rooted within our hearts .While we dance on the modern tunes, folk music and Bhajans bring us peace. In an attempt to bring peace Mr. Sandeep Marwah released a CD of devotional compositions; ‘Traditions I’. Introduced by famous religious singer and composer Shri Anup Jalota, the CD contains traditional songs by Madhu Mathur Anand.The CD which contains 9 songs including some from the Mathur Family Traditions has sorted out bhajans like Gayatri Mantra.Traditions has sorted out bhajans like Gayatri Mantra.

Catherine Ann Jones, an award winning playwright and screenwriter visited Marwah studios recently. Some of her award winning film include ‘ The Christmas Wife nominated for the best picture and best writing, Unlikely Angel , Angel Passing which went on to win fifteen awards in festivals all over the world. During her visit,the writer guided students of AAFT & ASMS on scriptwriting, narrated some of her works and taught them the art of writing. Taking everyone in her stride the writer even spoke to the faculty of AAFT & ASMS.Sandeep Marwah hanked her for sharing her experience with the young film makers.

Dhoni fever filled Marwah studios when famous cricketer M.S. Dhoni visited studios for a shoot. Cricket fans were all going gaga over the young dynamic cricketer. When asked about the secret of the success, he said he believed in God and his powers. On this occasion he was requested to launch a spiritual music Cd on Shirdi Sai baba produced by Sandeep Marwah and composed by Mahinder pal. Dhoni stated the importance of spirituality in our day to day life which he himself believes in and he also emphasized that spirituality and all the religions believe in one thing that is’ Humanity.’ The occasion was breathtaking and incredible.

Under the Indo-Welsh student exchange program, the second team that visited AAFT included Sound and music composition tutor Paschall de Paor (from the Creative and Cultural Industries faculty of the University of Glamorgan) with Carl Boland and Divakar Subranamiam, The Phd students from University of Glamorgan. Pascall de Paor was happy to see the state of Arts Audio studio & Equipments at Marwah studios. The three member team composed some incredible music with the musicians from AAFT which possibly will be included in the short films made by the students. The elite style of music composing inspired the students of AAFT .Mr. Sandeep Marwah, Director; AAFT & ASMS presented lifetime membership of International Film and Television Research centre to the Professor which elated the atmosphere even more.

Director of Films like Chaalbaaz, Inteqaam, Tumko na bhool payenge and the latest traditional Banaras – A mystic Love story, Pankaj Parashar visited Marwah studios for a comprehensive conversation with the students on Filmmaking. All the films that he made touched diverse topics altogether, with so much of variations in his ideas the director had a lot of things in store for the young film makers. Pankaj Parashar during his chat shared with students not only his know-how but also what was missing in the current phase of filmmaking. He said he had lot of expectations with the young film makers and also expressed his gladness on the quality of training provided by AAFT.

‘Models n Trends’ magazine featuring the latest trends in fashion and hottest models in the industry proudly announced Mr. Sandeep Marwah as a member of its advisory board recently. Mr. Anup Bhandari, Chief Editor of the magazine exclaimed that He could think of none other than Mr. Marwah as he himself is trendy and keeps himself updated about what’s latest in fashion. The magazine has featured some of the successful students of AAFT along with other models. Sandeep Marwah was happy to accept the membership and said that it is important for any person in this profession to be up-to-the-minute.

The first ever Indo-Wales film student exchange program was completed with Asian Academy of Film and Television (AAFT) to gain first hand experience of India’s dynamic film industry. The students from Wales who attended this first exchange were: Vivien Muller Rommel, Producer, Paul Allen, Writer-Director, Nick Booth, Cinematographer, Benjamin Brundle, Sound Recordist, Sam Bees, Lead actor representing University of Gilamorgan, Newport University and Royal welsh Institute. Being their first visit to India all the five students were enthralled by the beauty and Culture of India. They exclaimed that India was even more beautiful that what they have read and known about. Their appreciation and fondness for the country’s culture could be seen in the 10 mins Film “INDIAN BOYO” which was made along with the support of AAFTians Amit Malhotra, Anuj Gera, Sidharth Tiwari as Assistant Directors and Sumit,as an Actor in the film. The film is produced by Sandeep Marwah, Director AAFT & ASMS in association with Skillset screen academy, Wales sponsored by International Business Wales.

AAFT proudly hosted a splendor event in its campus on a recent weekend. The event was hosted to venerate 186th Anniversary of the Peru’s Independence by organizing a Peruvian Film Festival which showed some of the Award winning films like Dias De Santiago directed by Josue Mendez with Tinta Roja and Ojos Que No Ven. It is needless to say that AAFT provided the ideal ambience for the Festival. Making the event dazzling and vivacious The Director of AAFT Mr. Sandeep Marwah himself participated in the reverential event and proudly exclaimed that the event gave the trainees of AAFT and ASMS not only an exposure to the Peruvian art of film making but also inculcated in them the patriotic feeling by this gracious event.
The event saw who’s who of Delhi and NCR on this weekend .All the guests which included the Top media personalities, socialities and corporate biggies returned excited and stimulated.
The Acting Ambassador of Peru Carlos A. Irigoyen along with his better half thanked the organizers AAFT and Brandsmith for making the Anniversary such a grand event to remember.