Whistling Woods International


Whistling Woods International is a film, communication and creative arts institute located in Mumbai, India. The institute is promoted by the Indian Filmmaker Subhash Ghai, Mukta Arts and Film City Mumbai. In July 2014, The Hollywood Reporter named Whistling Woods International on its list of "The best film schools in the world". The school was first ranked among the top 10 film schools by The Hollywood Reporter in 2010.
Programmes offered at Whistling Woods International vary in duration from 1 year to 4 years. All the major specialisations of the Media, Communication & Creative industry are catered to in the seven schools housed at Whistling Woods International, namely, School of Filmmaking, Actors’ Studio, School of Animation, School of Design, School of Fashion, School of Media & Communication and School of Music.
Whistling Woods International has partnered with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences to ratify its three and four year courses with BSc, BA & BBA degrees, and Diplomas, Advanced Diplomas and Post Graduate Diplomas.

Supreme Court

The admission arguments for the Review Petitions of Mukta Arts and Whistling Woods International were heard in the High Court on 30 July 2014. The Court has admitted the petitions and issued an interim order, staying its order passed in February 2012, and allowing Whistling Woods to continue its operations in its campus in Film City, Mumbai. The final order will be passed after detailed arguments are heard when the review petitions come up for hearing.