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.Â
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.
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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. 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
Shri Debasish Ghoshal
07 Feb 2022 – PresentÂ
Director