Photography. Cinematography.AI Filmmaking.
One year. One campus. Every frame made here.
Two Diploma Programmes.
Professional Diploma in Photography and Cinematography
- Photography across 10+ genres
- Lighting, studio and livestreaming
- Cinematography, gimbal and drone
- Documentary and short-film portfolio
- Editing in Premiere and DaVinci
- Hands-on with AI tools
Professional Diploma in AI Filmmaking and Digital Cinematography
- Fundamentals of photography and cinematography
- Drone, gimbal and livestreaming
- AI image and video, Runway, Veo, Seedance
- AI ads and content creation, Higgsfield, Magnific
- Credit on a full AI feature film
We do not just teach AI filmmaking.
We make it.
Mentors behind the frame, alongside the students.
Abin Alex
Anu Joseph
Rahul Rao
Punnia Jones
Joseph Alex
Ahamed Shaheen
Pranav Jose Narisetty
Prithesh Rao
Sagar Gosavi
Made by students. Frame by frame.
The wins keep coming in.
What families ask before they visit.
Anyone who has completed Class 12, from any board and any stream, can join. Graduates and Post graduates are welcome too. No prior filmmaking or photography experience is required. Each batch takes 30 students, and seats are first come, first served.
Yes. Both diplomas are one year and fully residential, on our Gurukul-model campus in Mattakkara, Kottayam, Kerala, with separate hostels for boys and girls. Food is available on all working days. Students live and learn alongside their mentors. They stay and study in the campus, which is what the real Gurukul model means in practice.
The fee is identical for both diplomas: Rs 4,03,498 on instalments, Rs 3,83,498 early bird, or Rs 3,68,651 paid in full, plus a refundable Rs 10,000 caution deposit. It includes tuition, hostel, food and GST. It does not include your laptop, personal project production, optional tours or exam fees. Fees are not refundable once paid. Full terms are at Terms, clause 05.
Both build the photography and cinematography foundation in the first semester. PDAP then goes deeper into stills, lighting, motion and the edit. PDAC layers AI filmmaking on top, and every PDAC student earns a credit on an AI feature film. If you are unsure, call or message us and we will guide you through it rather than guess for you.
No. The first semester builds your visual foundation from the beginning, photography, lighting and cinematography, before anything advanced. Beginners and working creators both start in the same place.
Alongside the Creative Hut Academy diploma you can earn KGTE in Photography from the Department of Technical Education Kerala, NCVET-MESC skill certification under Skill India, and an Adobe qualified credential. The campus is powered by Sony.
Classes are conducted in English, Hindi and Malayalam, so students from across India can follow along. Our current students come from more than 15 states.
Creative Hut Academy is located in the serene beauty of a place called Mattakkara, Karimpany P.O, Kottayam, Kerala, India, 686564. It is a 1,70,000 sq ft residential campus with a river on one side and hills on the other. Established in 2007, we welcome you to visit the campus rather than take our word for it.
Yes. Both diplomas include 100% placement support and access to a graduate network of more than 520 alumni working across studios, agencies, OTT and independent practice. What we support is the search. The work you show is what gets you hired.
It is the world’s first photography Gurukul. Students live and learn on campus with their mentors, 30 to a batch, for one year. It has run since 2007, holds 18 world records, and has produced more than 520 alumni. It made Rising Embers, the world’s first AI feature film made inside a film school.