KRNNIVSA | |
Type | National Film Institute |
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Established | 2014 |
Chairman | Saeed Mirza |
Director | Jijoy Rajagopal |
Location | Thekkumthala, Kottayam , , 09°37′26.2″N 76°41′28.9″E / 9.623944°N 76.691361°E |
Campus | spread over 12 acres (0.049 km2) in Kottayam Dist |
Affiliations | CILECT |
Website | https://www.krnnivsa.com/ |
K. R. Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts (KRNNIVSA) is an autonomous institute established by the Government of Kerala at Thekkumthala, Chengalam East Village in Kottayam District of Kerala state as a training-cum-research centre in film/audio-visual technology. The institute, named after K. R. Narayanan who was the President of India during 1997 - 2002, was inaugurated by Hamid Ansari, Vice President of India, on 11 January 2016.[1][2] The Institute is managed by a Governing Council which has Chief Minister of Kerala as Chairman and Minister for Education, Kerala State, as Co-Chairman and twelve members. There is also an Academic Council consisting of people for the film and television industry.