Jindal Arts Creative Interaction Centre (JACIC) will hold a film appreciation course in collaboration with the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) at the National Centre for Performing Arts from August 11 to 14 between 9.30 am and 8 pm. The course fee is Rs 800 per head and spot registration fee is Rs 1,000 per head. Professor Suresh Chabbria will discuss ways of looking at cinema, image and meaning; the structure and sequencing of representative text films; historical subjects; non-fiction, animation, experimental and short films; and cinema's position in contemporary social consciousness. Each day's programme will conclude with a film screening, followed by a discussion. Completed forms plus the fee must be turned in by August 8. For further details, contact Nikita Mehta at 2833737, 2833838 (extension 204).

Diploma course in translation

The Hindi department of SNDT University, Churchgate, is offering a one-year diploma course in translation(Hindi-English-Hindi). Classes will commence from August 10. For admissions, contact the department; phones: 2052970, 2031879 (extension- 306), 2045711, or 6343639.

Asiatic Library workers' union

Workers of the Asiatic Library, Fort, recently set up a union, The Asiatic Society of Bombay Employees Association. The union, led by Dr B R Rairikar, has been formed to demand an early implementation of the Fifth Pay Commission recommendations for the library's workers and improve working conditions at the library, a press release said.