Several institutes, both government run and private, provide formal education in various aspects of filmmaking. Some of the prominent ones include:
- AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
- Asian Academy of Film & Television
- Annapurna International School of Film and Media, Hyderabad
- Asian Academy of Film & Television
- Biju Pattnaik Film and Television Institute of Odisha
- FILM -THEATER STUDIES, SOH,TAMILNADU OPEN UNIVERSITY,SAIDAPET, CHENNAI.
- BOFTA – Blue Ocean Film and Television Academy, Kodambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Centre for advanced media studies, Patiala
- Department of Culture & Media studies, Central University of Rajasthan
- Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune
- Government Film and Television Institute, Bangalore.
- K. R. Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts (KRNNIVSA), Kottayam, Kerala.
- L. V. Prasad Film & TV Academy, Chennai.
- Madras Film Institute, Chennai
- Matrikas Film School.
- National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.
- Regional Government Film and Television Institute (RGFTI), Guwahati.
- Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Calcutta
- Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Whistling Woods International
