Education Methodology
At RACPA Film Institute Kolkata students’ creative abilities are mobilised and developed by different innovative approaches.
Resources
The institute is comprised of classrooms, audio visual lab, studio, library and production facilities.
Great Teachers
Our faculty is a team of award-winning, experienced entertainment business veterans and highly-qualified academic educators form all over the world.
Industry Exposure
RACPA Film Institute Kolkata is a non-profit venture of HLC STUDIOS, a leading multinational film production, and distribution company. So students will have direct industry exposure during and after the course.
RACPA Institute of Acting & Film Studies
Royal Academy of Cinema & Performing Arts (RACPA) is an first of its kind Film & Television Institute & Acting school in Kolkata with its International connect and standard. Founded by the collegium of Award-winning Eminent Writers, Directors, Producers, Artists and Scholars from all over the world. RACPA is an educational initiative from Royal Society of Television and Motion Pictures. This the very first & only institute in this state of West Bengal , which is affiliated to University of Cambridge – UK, ICA – Boston, AFI - California , Film Society of Lincoln Centre - New York, UCLA - Los Angeles. Top 5 Institutes of Film Education of the World
The core objective and vision of RACPA acting school Kolkata is to promote education and awareness about film, television and motion pictures in general, and the messages these all medium convey to the society through their arts to enrich lives of the audiences, the citizen of the country. We aim to establish, care for and develop collections reflecting the moving image history and heritage of the world. We believe that cinema has the power to promote the fundamental values of humanism in this individualistic world to transform lives. We present & take our students through year-round curriculum that includes professional training programs, workshops, seminars, publication of research papers, premieres of new films from an international roster of established and emerging directors, major retrospectives, in-depth filmmaker talks and high profile events. As a non-profit educational and social welfare organization, RACPA receives private funding and public membership.
The mission of Royal Academy of Cinema & Performing Arts (RACPA) is to develop a culture through film studies that inspire and brings together cross-cultural innovations which enrich people’s lives with entertainment and services that inform, educate and entertain. We believe that a story driven by a genuine expression can stimulate new thoughts that have the power to promote the fundamental principles of humanism; expand creative frontiers; stimulate new levels of compassion, and even lead to social change.
RACPA is committed to its responsibility to render the service of educational excellence, which is deeply linked with Society. Our mission is to inspire a new community of creative screen professionals, educating them in the evolving digital world of story-telling across multiple devices and platforms. The organization best equips its graduates eyeing for a successful career by putting the best interest of the industry at the heart of everything we do. Our goal is to offer the Greatest Acting School with it's uniquely designed acting courses in Kolkata of Global Standard, allowing our students to walk through seamlessly into work, using learnt experience from RACPA, to help businesses adapt and bring change in the consistent evolving multichannel world.
RACPA’s mission to stand as an educational institution with distinctive difference than prevailing others, yet with Significant value , to provide students with a practical on the job , high-quality learning experience grounded in professional industry practice and preparation. Through our course provision, we equip students with the knowledge, skills, and mindset to prepare them for successful careers within the film industries. We seek to foster an inclusive environment in which creative, mature, focused, and considerate individuals are valued as members of a Dynamic community. We believe collaboration is the bedrock of professional practice tha reflects in the creative screen industries, and students are required to treat each other with respect and to work together professionally.
COURSES of RACPA FILM INSTITUTE KOLKATA

SCREEN ACTING
The aim of the acting course is to help performers to become confident and comfortable in the skills needed by an actor today in order to secure quality and regular acting works. Learn More

FILM DIRECTION
RACPA follows the curriculum of leading international film institutes. The courses are comprehensive and would ensure the all-round development of students, turning them into proper film-makers. Learn More

CINEMATOGRAPHY
RACPA’s CINEMATOGRAPHY course is a comprehensive course which includes theoretical as well as practical training with light and sound that separates a professional from an amateur. Learn More

SCRIPT WRITING
In RACPA’s Script Writing program, students will work with leading industry practitioners to develop their screenwriting, pitching and story-breaking skills. This course could be said as a genuine gateway of the film and television industries. Learn More

ART DIRECTION
Its a unique course that explores the practical, conceptual and managerial skills relating to design and art direction. In this course, students learn a range of skills associated with being a practice-based designer and develops their creative vision. The course takes a multi-disciplinary approach to Learn More

EDITING COURSE
Editing includes storytelling, rhythm, tempo, and emotion. A good editing sense is absolutely necessary to creatively structure a cinematic work. This course will teach students the basic knowledge and concepts of editing, and develop their editing sense in practical editing assignments. Learn More
Our Associates
Our Teachers

Chandan Sen

Rita Dutta Chakraborty

Papiya Adhikari
