The ongoing protest by students of Government Film and Television Institute (GFTI) is garnering more support.
Pedestrian Pictures, a media activist organisation, Alternative Law Forum, Janashakti Karnataka, Karnataka Vidyarthi Sangha extended support to the protest by students in front of Town Hall on Saturday.
Students from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Pune, Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI), Kolkata, K.R. Narayanan Film and Television Institute (KRNFTI), other arts colleges, including Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat (KCP), have also extended support.
‘Minister forgot promises’
“Students’ union leaders of these institutions will shortly visit GFTI,” said Agin Basanth, president, Students Council, GFTI.
Internationally renowned film maker Girish Kasaravalli is also supporting the students. Along with Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy Chairperson S.V. Rajendra Singh Babu, he met the Minister for Higher Education and appealed Mr. T.B. Jayachandra to intervene.
“Unfortunately, Mr. Jayachandra, who promised the directors’ duo of constituting a 10-member committee comprising representatives of Kannada film industry to study the problems of GFTI students, has forgotten his promise,” said Mr. Agin.
“The minister who promised to visit the campus and study the issue did not do so.”
Students of FTII Pune, SRFTI, Kolkata, and other arts colleges have extended support
