Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurates FTII Pune's 586-seat auditorium with horizontally movable screen
The 50 ft x 20 ft remote-controlled screen is believed to be a first of its kind; FTII has filed for a patent.
Summary
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the new Cinema Theatre cum Auditorium of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, on 11 January 2025, on his first visit to the institute. The 586-seat auditorium has a cinema projector, a PA system and a Dolby Atmos surround sound system. Its horizontally movable screen, 50 feet wide and 20 feet high, can be adjusted by remote control to turn the auditorium into a cinema theatre; FTII has filed for a patent on the feature. FTII is an autonomous society under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Key facts
- Date
- 11 January 2025
- Place
- FTII, Pune
- Inaugurated by
- Ashwini Vaishnaw (first visit to FTII)
- Capacity
- 586 seats
- Screen
- Horizontally movable, 50 ft x 20 ft, remote-controlled; patent filed
- Sound
- Dolby Atmos
Practice MCQs 4 questions
The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), whose new auditorium was inaugurated on 11 January 2025, is located in:
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Correct answer: A — Pune
PIB: the Minister inaugurated an auditorium of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.
What is the seating capacity of FTII's new Cinema Theatre cum Auditorium inaugurated on 11 January 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 586
PIB: the auditorium has 586 seats.
Which feature of FTII's new auditorium is believed to be the first of its kind, with a patent filed for it?
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Correct answer: B — A horizontally movable 50 ft x 20 ft screen
PIB: the horizontally movable screen, 50 ft wide and 20 ft high, is believed to be the first of its kind; FTII has filed for a patent.
Under which Union Ministry does FTII function as an autonomous society?
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Correct answer: D — Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
PIB: FTII is an autonomous institute registered as a society under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.