Events

Academic life is one of the most memorable periods in anyone’s life. Especially when it comes to pursuing our passion. At LVPA, students are going to learn skills that will help them convert their Passion in to Profession. Excited students, parents and faculty, all participated the orientation program on 18th August 2020 through Zoom Video Conferencing. The orientation program was headed by Mr. Hari Balachandran, Director , Mr.Santanu Chatterjee, Director – Academics, Mr.Sivaraman, GM – Operations, Ms. Prachee Mukherjee, Director – Professional Development & Evaluation, Mr. Rajkumar, Registrar, Mr. Ravichander, GM Sales & Marketing.

Jacki is a Production Designer in the South Indian Film Industry. He was at LVPA discussing with students on how to plan and execute various set designs for films. Jacki was widely recognized in the film industry for his works in National Award-winning films such as "Paruthiveeran", "Aadukalam", and "Visaaranai".

Karm Chawla, an Alumnus of LVPA conducted a Cinematography session for current Students. His recently released movies Avane Srimannarayana and Yaanaa were shown to students following which he discussed his cinematography experience. It was followed by a Q & A session.

Ms. Dhamayanthi has penned popular songs in Tamil cinema. She was at LVPA sharing her experience in visualizing and music video scripting based on her work as Executive Producer in Min Bimbangal. Students of LVPA received valuable inputs on planning their music video shoots on the eve of their project commencement.

Noted film maker Mr.Gautham Vasudev Menon conducted a Masterclass for students of L.V. Prasad Film & TV Academy. He shared his experience while directing films including Minnale, Vaaranam Aayiram, Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya, and many others. He discussed the importance of working with the right team and recollected how lucky he has been in this aspect. Some interesting questions were raised by the students which received equally interesting answers from Gautham Vasudev Menon.

Leena Manimekalai is a leading Tamil poet and filmmaker. Her films and writings are deeply driven by social justice. Her narrative documentaries on the dynamics of caste, gender, globalization, art therapy, student politics, eco-feminism, indigenous people's rights and LGBTQ lives have been internationally acclaimed and have won several awards in prestigious international film festivals and civil rights circuits. She screened and discussed her documentary films 'Is It Too Much To Ask', 'My Story Your Story' and 'Rape Nation' for LVPA Students and followed it up with discussions and interactions.

Indian actress, lyricist, screenwriter, voice actor, and director Ms.Rohini Molleti was the Chief Guest for the L.V. Prasad Film & TV Academy Short Term Courses valedictory function. The students were from batches of Direction for Film & TV, Digital Cinematography - Level II, Acting for Cinema and Digital Editing & Color Grading. Starting her acting career at the age of five, Ms.Rohini has worked on about 130 films. She has received the National Award of Special mention and Andhra Pradesh State Award for Best Female Actor in 1996 for the film 'Sthree'. Her recent appearances include the blockbusters "Baahubali: The Beginning" and "Baahubali 2: The Conclusion".

L.V.Prasad Film & TV Academy participated in the 50th International Film Festival of India (IFFI 2019). The Booth at the INOX Multiplex and Maquinez Palace complex attracted a lot of visitors, film enthusiasts and students. L.V.Prasad Film & TV Academy was also part of the NFDC Film Bazaar 2019 at the Marriott Resort, where a host of high profile delegates and celebrities were present. Prasad Group also sponsored the Annual Awards for free post-production to three selected films and offered a 50% discount to all the films that had participated in this year's Work in Progress Lab.

L.V.Prasad Film & TV Academy participated in the 50th International Film Festival of India (IFFI 2019). The Booth at the INOX Multiplex and Maquinez Palace complex attracted a lot of visitors, film enthusiasts and students. L.V.Prasad Film & TV Academy was also part of the NFDC Film Bazaar 2019 at the Marriott Resort, where a host of high profile delegates and celebrities were present. Prasad Group also sponsored the Annual Awards for free post-production to three selected films and offered a 50% discount to all the films that had participated in this year's Work in Progress Lab.

Sigma Corporation made a presentation of its newly launched product FP Mirrorless Raw Camera for L.V.Prasad Film & TV Academy Students. Students were explained the features and working of the camera.

Krishna Sekhar, an alumni of LVPA worked as Cinematographer in recently released film "House Owner" Directed by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan. It was screened for the LVPA Students at the Preview Theatre and was followed by an interactive session. After this, Krishna conducted lighting practicals for the students where he showed different ways of lighting in a location using Par lights, Kino Flo lights and more.

Cinematography Masterclass by Deepak Bagavanth for LV Prasad Film & TV Academy Students. Deepak, an alumni of LVPA has worked as Cinematographer in many feature and short films including Phalana Abbayi Phalana Ammayi, I'll Tell You, India's Forbidden Love, Hora Hori. He was back with us to conduct a very valuable and interesting Masterclass.