History

Biju Pattanaik Film and Television Institute of Odisha, established in 1998 intend to produce graduates with state-of-the art facilities and provide a creative ambiance to inspire the student film makers.

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Years of history and education

Biju Pattanaik Film and Television Institute of Odisha, established in 1998 intend to produce graduates with state-of-the art facilities and provide a creative ambiance to inspire the student film makers with an innovative technical language in fusion with artistic expression. The mission is to ensure BPFTIO scholar to gain the confidence and knowledge to launch their career and begin to fulfill their dreams. 

In consonance with its objectives, the Institute has emerged today as the premier institution of the state for providing skilled and trained manpower to the growing film and television industry in our country.

      

Our Director and Principal

Shri BataKrushna Tripathy, IPS

1997 – 1998

Director

Shri Gopal Chandra Nanda, IPS

1998 – 1999

Director

Shri M.Naneswar Rao, IPS

1999 – 31 Mar 1999

Director

Er.R.K.Ray

Er. Rajendra Kumar Ray

01 Apr 1999 – 31 Jan 2001

Director

Shri Parag Gupta, IAS

01 Feb 2001 – 28 Feb 2001

Principal (I/C)

Er. Ramesh Chandra Rath

01 Mar 2001 – 26 May 2005

Principal (I/C)

Shri Surendra Kumar Sahu

27 May 2005 – 28 Mar 2007

Principal (I/C)

Sri Atulya Kumar Sahoo

29 Mar 2007 – 16 July 2009

Principal (I/C)

Er. Ashok Kumar Barik

17 July 2009 – 24 Jun 2012

Principal (I/C)

Er. Saroj Kumar Dash

25 Jun 2012 – 05 Jan 2014

Principal (I/C)

Er. Narayan Patel

05 Jan 2014 – 18 Sep 2015

Principal (I/C)

Er. Pradipt Ranjan Mohanty

19 Sep 2015 – 22 Feb 2017

Principal (I/C)

Shri Dillip Kumar Panda

23 Feb 2017 – 15 Sep 2020

16 Sep 2020 – 31 Mar 2021

Principal (I/C)

Er. Amarendra Kumar Ray

01 Apr 2021 – 06 Feb 2022

Director

Debasish Ghoshal

Shri Debasish Ghoshal

07 Feb 2022 – Present 

Director