Zee Institute of Media Arts - [ZIMA]

Zee Institute of Media Arts (ZIMA) is one of the fast- growing and exciting worlds of Media and Film making. The institute is built on the strong foundations and rich heritage of Zee Network. ZIMA was envisaged by its founders to be a hub of cutting-edge technology and traditional expertise which will be your platform of limitless opportunities to a career in film making and media world. A digital academy film school which will equip you with skills and nurture your talents – so that you can make your mark in the world of media and film making.

ZIMA - A STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE – REACH FOR THE STARS

ZIMA Digital Academy is an education division of Zee Networks is the latest media education hub and a hot spot for talent showcasing for Bollywood and media world. ZIMA is person’s chance in order to carve their niche and making their mark, be it in any industry or any international media.

The media academy is a state-of-art support which helps to unfold one’s creative urge and sharpening their technical finesse in film making. ZIMA offers globally-accepted standards of media education in the field of Film Making, Direction, Acting, Voicing & TV Presentation, Screenwriting, Executive Producer, Ad Filmmaking, Cinematography, Sound Engineering, Editing, Autodesk Smoke & Flame and other related fields for a successful film career. If it's anything media-related, you can learn it at ZIMA.

THE INSTITUTE: TRAINING AND TAKE-OFF GROUND FOR THE BEST TALENTS

ZIMA Digital Academy is a creative and training community for the media and film making industry. It is designed to provide media education that encourages the freedom to dream and gives the skills to realize that dream. ZIMA aims to provide a free and flexible environment, where ideas can flow without barriers, and where originality and creativity can flourish with the support of the best technical know-how.

ZIMA is the ideal launch pad for creative talent in the media business, tailored to suit international and national media requirements. ZIMA is full of rich wealth with cutting-edge technology and diverse teaching faculty which follows the updated and relevant courseware to suit individual talents and industry demands. 

ZIMA Film School’s Exclusive International Affiliations:

• ZIMA is 1st and only film school in India offering training for Autodesk’s Flame Premium software.
• ZIMA is India’s 1st film school that has been acknowledged as Steinberg Certified Training Centre where you get to study under a Steinberg Certified Trainer.

ZIMA Courses

ZIMA Kolkata offers courses under the aegis of two schools which are:

• School of Film & Television
• School of Journalism & New Media

ZIMA Kolkata Placements

ZIMA offers ample amount of suitable placements and career opportunities in Indian Film Industry. Many reputed media organizations participate in campus recruitment of the academy. The students receive many offers to work with popular brands, renowned film makers and very prominent production houses of the industry at the completion of the project or at various levels during the course.

Zima recruiters have played a very significant and satisfactory role in the placement set-up; some of the recruiters from our long list have been mentioned below:

Reliance Mediaworks, StarPlus, Music India, Radio city 91.1, Meow 104.8 FM, Rajshri, Ramoji Film city, Times Now, Prime Focus and a few more.

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Learning Activities at ZIMA Kolkata

FILM APPRECIATION: A bi-weekly film appreciation workshop where the students appreciate films from the perspective of various technical aspects. After the screening, the students interact freely with Mentors to understand the film & film making better.

MASTER MANTRA: A once in a month open forum where a notable guest from the Film or TV industry comes over to interact and talk about their field of specialization.

ZIMA PREMIERES: A once in a month platform where students get to screen and share their films, music videos, documentaries with other students and also their Mentors. The learning is more as it happens on a peer to peer level.

ZIMA FILM CLUB: it’s an exclusive platform where ZIMA provides indie filmmakers a screening area and an audience to show their films.

ZIMA DIALOGUES: this is a platform where practitioners of film and TV industry come to discuss and debate various facets of film making. These are organized in association with the film industry’s professional associations so as to increase industry-ZIMA student interaction