Film Making colleges in Lucknow

ICE Balaji Telefilms - Institute of Creative Excellence has been rated 5 for faculty as per reviews by students. This represents that Institute has decent, qualified and experienced faculty members.

MSE Institute of Film and Media provides programmes including Certificate in streams such as Mass Communication & Media, Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ), and are excellent for students to build their careers. The institute has specializations in Film Making, Sound Engineering, Acting.

Opulent School of Acting and Fine Arts provides programmes including UG Diploma, Certificate in streams such as Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ), Mass Communication & Media, and are excellent for students to build their careers. The institute has specializations in Cinematography, Direction, Film Making, Acting.

Maya Academy of Advance Cinematics, Lucknow is a well-known institution for Certificate courses. These programs are delivered by highly experienced faculty. As per Shiksha's verified reviews, Maya Academy of Advance Cinematics, Lucknow has a rating of 4 on the basis of Shiksha-verified reviews by students. Not just this, it has also been rated 4 on Campus Life, 3.33 on Placements, 4.33 on Faculty and 4.33 on Infrastructure.

Arena Animation, Alambagh provides programmes including Certificate in streams such as Animation, IT & Software, Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ), and are excellent for students to build their careers. The institute has specializations in Illustrator, Photoshop.

MAAC Lucknow provides programmes including UG Diploma, Certificate in streams such as Animation, Architecture & Planning, Design, and are excellent for students to build their careers. The institute has specializations in Final Cut Pro, Game Design, 3DS Max.

Galgotias University is one of the eminent university which offers quality to the students. The university has been ranked 1201-1400 band by the QS World University Rankings 2026,  101-150 in Engineering,  36 in Law and 50 in Pharmacy by NIRF 2025. The university offers financial assiatnce to the students under the guidance of experts. During Galgotias University placement, a placement of 98% was recorded. The university appoints experienced and trained faculty members with years of experience.

AAFT is a private academy; however, it is approved by the UGC. The academy also has multiple associations with international universities such as New York University, USA, Oxford Business College, United Kingdom and Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. Established in 1990, the Asian Academy of Film and Television (AAFT), is a Media and Communication academy located in Delhi/ NCR. It is located in Film City Noida and is known for offering various undergraduate, postgraduate, Diploma and short-term courses in the fields of Cinema, Mass Communication, Animation, Fashion and Photography.

Bennett University offers decent placements annually for courses like BTech, MBA, BBA, BCA, etc. As per the latest report, the highest and average salary offered to BTech batch 2025 was INR 137 LPA and INR 11.10 LPA. The highest and average package offered to MBA students was INR 33 LPA and INR 7.41 LPA. For BBA, the top and average salary stood at INR 23.5 LPA and 5.16 LPA.

Some of the leading companies that were part of Arena Animation placements in recent years are listed below:

Arena Animation Placements: Top Recruiters
Vasu Healthcare	Rockstar Games
Rede Design Studio	Prana Studios
Meditab Software	MPC Studios
Lakshya Digital	Golden Robot Animation
DQ Entertainment	Creatiosoft Solutions

Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences provides the flagship Bachelor of Science (BSc) program, which provides a solid Scientific foundation to students. The course is available in various specializations, and is geared towards the Agricultural fields. The SHUATS BSc programme is available in various relevant specializations like Nursing, Agriculture, Biotechnology, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Community Science, among others.