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Vikramaditya N. Bag, Class IX Subham Sinha Roy, Class XII Sagar Debnath, Class VII

Arkadeep Mal Class VII Koulik Das, Class IX Souvik Maity, Class IX cygnusadvertising.in Powered by Solace Group Green Brigade From The Festival Director's Desk Submissions Minister in charge of Fire and Environment KIWEFF has posted a lot of responsibilities on 2nd December 2016. Noted in our soldier, we have learnt a lot of things conservationist Belina Wright will be the from the mistakes too. Guest of Honour. The inauguration will take We are all set for the 2nd Kolkata place at historic Star Theatre. International Wildlife & Environment Film The organizing committee have received Festival. This year we are coming again on 1910 films from 115 countries. This year 2nd December with one more day and the India tops the list with 307 films, however festival will come to an end on 4th participation from the third world countries December 2016. Our target is to make this is need to be mentioned, as Iran is the world more greener and towards this target, second largest contributor, 218 films came we are going to take lot of initiatives, we from this country, USA sent 150 films. Italy solicit your support. This year we are trying and Spain contributed 83 films each. So to organize more talk shows, seminars and world film on Wildlife and Environment are interactions too. not only Hollywood property anymore. From KIWEFF has announced Green Brigade, a these huge number of entries the screening Amazing! There are around 200 countries new initiative to connect school students in Neelanjan Chakraborty, Class VII committee led by noted actor and wildlife Aryan Laskar, Class IX in the world, among them 115 countries are wild life, nature and environment Nafisha Mullick, Class XI enthusiast Mr. Sabyasachi Chakraborty, coming to Kolkata this winter! The second awareness. More than 200 schools are Debashree Roy and veteran Indian cricketer edition of Kolkata International Wildlife and connected to this movement. This way a Arun Lal finalized of 200 films for Environment Film Festival have created a green initiative can be pass on to the future screening. So from screening 60 films to new history, this year we have received citizens of the Nation. 200 films is a huge jump by the organizer. 1910 submissions from 115 countries, that is two third of the world is with us. This is KIWEFF has a human face too. This festival Aditya Lal Mukherjee more than overwhelming response. was for all, not mentioning to any special community. Students from various schools, Director DESHAM, a non-governmental organization orphanage were brought to this festival Kolkata International Wildlife & works on Nature and Environment ground is arena. Kids fighting with Thalassemia and Environment Film Festival bringing this film festival to Kolkata. cancer were also regular visitor of this This year film festival will be inaugurated festival. Now we want to extend this human by Mr. Shovan Chatterjee, Mayor, Kolkata face in such a way that it will create Municipal Corporation and Honorable awareness among all. The success of First

Akash Chari, Class VIII Arghyadip Roy, Class IX 01 Shashwata Chatterjee, Class IX Inaugural Film The details of festival Committee as hereunder

Chairman : Mr. Soumitra Chattopadhyay Board of Advisors (Noted actor, Dada Saheb Phalke award winner) Ms. Sandhya Roy, Actress & Member of Parliament Festival Director : Mr. Aditya Mukherjee Mr. Tapas Pal, Actor & Member of Parliament (Social Activist) Mr. Chiranjit Chakraborty, Actor & Member of Legislative Assembly Vice-Chairman : Mr. Arun Lal Mr. Sandip Roy, Noted Film Director (Former Indian Cricketer) Ms. Shatabdi Roy, Actress & Member of Parliament Chief Advisor & Face of the Festival : Ms. Debasree Roy (Animal Activist, National Award Mr. Chandan Sen, Noted Film personality & Critic winning Actress & Member of Mr. Udayan Guha, Chairman, West Bengal Forest Development Corporation Synopsis Legislative Assembly) SIROCCO There are only 125 Kakapo parrots left on planet Earth today. So few, that all of them have been individually named. But Mr. Arun Kumar Gupta, IPS one name among these is a world famous celebrity called Sirocco. A parrot so popular, that the government of New Chairman Screening Committee : Mr. Sabyasachi Chakraborty Mr. S. K. Pattanyak, IFS (Retd.) (Noted Actor & Wildlife Activist) How a dud became a stud Zealand gave him a job. Sirocco - How a Dud Became a Stud, is the delightful rags-to-riches story of a bird that shot to superstardom. Mr. Subrata Dutta, AIFF President : Mr. Gitanath Ganguly Country : India Mr. Aswini Choudhury Sirocco is the only bird in the world with a Government Job. The film unfolds the story of a parrot catapulted, by a strange (Environmental Legal Specialist) chain of events, to phenomenal fame and recognition. Today this bizarre New Zealand bird has his own PR team that Mr. Niladri Sekhar Gangopadhay, Media Relation Consultant Chairperson (Reception) : Mrs. Keya Mukherjee Special Mention manages his public image. He has a social media following (almost two hundred thousand) that has surpassed that of (Makeup Artist) Mr. Swapan Mukherjee, Programme Co-ordinator This film has bagged Green Oscar in a Global many human celebrities. He even gets his own VIP seat in the airplane that flies him on official tours. And this is Category, popularly known as the Panda Awards unforgettable story of his life. Coordinators : Mr. Manas Banerjee and has been viewed in over 78 countries. Mr. Pratap Ghosh About the Director Ashwika Kapur is from our own city Kolkata. She is a Wildlife & Natural History Filmmaker and is India's youngest and only woman to win the Green Oscar in a Global Category. Ashwika also has achieved worldwide recognition as a filmmaker for being selected at America's biggest Nature Film Awards - The Grand Teton Awards at the prestigious Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival. Last year, Ashwika also received Save the Tiger Award at our 1st Kolkata International Wildlife and Environmental Film Festival. 02 03 Official Selection Category : Animation Film Animation Film Tree DIFFERENT Imagination Smiley Our Wonderful DEATH TO

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Country : Iran, Islamic Republic of Country : Uzbekistan Country : Uruguay Country : Iran, Islamic Republic of Nature - The Common LIFE

Directed by : sadeg akbari Directed by : Dante Rustav Directed by : florentina Pérez Directed by : Shahin hekmatkhah Synopsis Chameleon Runtime : 4 minutes 15 seconds Despite of what we are what species Country : United Kingdom we belong to and where we live - the H.P Directed by : Roger Bell depletion of habitat depletes us too .... Runtime : 3 minutes 32 seconds Complex forms, past evolution once, Germany "obey to" the circumstances, "adapt" ... Runtime : 5 minutes 7 seconds Country : and "exist" ... Country : Afghanistan Directed by : Tomer Eshed Directed by : hesam pirqadam Synopsis The Lost Jungle This animation is about a family of trees. They have a good life but someone is Runtime : 2 minutes 30 seconds cutting down the trees one by one. Only Country : India the child of the tree family remains. The child wants to find his family and know Directed by : Pushkar Chatterjee what has happened to them. On the way he travels through a jungle without trees because someone has cut all of those trees as well. Finally he finds a bridge and all of his family is there but they have been turned into the bridge. The bad guy comes and the child tree completes the bridge and the man crosses the bridge

04 05 Animation Film Animation Film The Plastic cloud ecology O+AB- Habitat Runtime : 1 minute Runtime : 3 minutes 30 seconds Runtime : 4 minutes 22 seconds Runtime : 2 minutes 20 seconds Country : Ukraine Country : Iran, Islamic Republic of Country : Egypt Country : Switzerland Directed by : Hasan Tvarinamoungou Directed by : Reza Hadiani Directed by : Marwa Abd Elmoneim Directed by : Marcel Barelli Synopsis We live in a society dominated by consumerism, a social and economic system that stimulates the purchase larger than needed quantities, and all this happens Scapegoat through TV ads that offer miraculous ways to our minds, the aim of our call to buy without thinking until we become like toxic or force a person who appear in the ad, Runtime : 8 minutes 30 seconds so I suppose in the film that the TV screen, which sit in front of him it is only the Robinson's forest is made of a lot of perishable plastic materials, Forest are trying to discover, Country : Israel The Awakening we find out a lot of mania such as Mania slim and lengthen the hair and the purchase and acquisition of what we see, even if without the need of. Directed by : Gal Haklay Dream Runtime : 6 minutes 38 seconds Synopsis Country : Bulgaria Ben is struggling to find his place in Runtime : 11 minutes 24 seconds Directed by : Stella Taneva the world. He has problems with his wife and he is a violent alcoholic who Country : Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of doesn't care about anything. He even gets tossed out of a pub. When he has Directed by : Sebastian Noguera nowhere left to go, he finds his way to a place where he thinks he could belong – Azazel. In Azazel he learns that the only way for him to fit in is self-sacrifice.

06 07 Animation Film Animation Film RASPBERRY Save the Tiger What A Different The Ark DAGNY

Runtime : 40 seconds Runtime : 5 minutes Runtime : 14 minutes 23 seconds PLAIN Peaceful Worlds Country : India Country : Germany Country : Denmark Directed by : Olga Guse Directed by : Peter Lopes Andersson Directed by : Dheeraj Jindal Runtime : 2 minutes 12 seconds Runtime : 12 minutes Day Country : Turkey Country : Iran, Islamic Republic of Synopsis Synopsis The concept of blasphemy against the Gods has a complex history in Hinduism. However, 4 minutes 45 seconds Directed by : Gökhan CILAM DAGNY is a 10 year Directed by : Zohal Razavi there are several occasions where religion becomes the last resort to enforce acceptable Runtime : old girl, who lives behaviour or code of conduct. These actions are condoned in Hinduism and have a huge Country : Taiwan alone with her father in impact on people and society. Synopsis a small village in the Directed by : Eden Chan The three main characters of these Traditionally, animals have always been considered sacred in the Hindu culture. Some Middle Ages. One day animals have even been symbolically worshipped and are portrayed as the 'vahana' or series consist of a lizard, a glow in harvest the village is vehicles of gods and goddesses. The mighty lord Shiva rides a Bull, Lord Ganesh ride a cockroach, and a spider pictured as offering up apples to mouse and Goddess Durga rides a tiger. Even though tigers are worshipped in India, there the god, Dagny takes a children. These three insects, with is still a lack of awareness about their decreasing numbers among the people. their contradictory characteristics, bite of one of the Using these religious connotations, this film presents a sardonic take on the issue of apples. Suddenly create stories of funny struggles. “Save the Tiger”. thunder and lightening dominate the sky, a sign of the god's anger. The god will come after her, so her father sends her into the woods where the giants rules. Can she survive alone and are the giants really as bad as she has been told?

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always nearby and ready to open its doors in front of you, if you Dado Deep in the Faded No One's The Little Gray only open the book and open your heart and your eyes wider. A world of adventure the book will reveal, Of kind fantasies and heroes of zeal. Runtime : 3 minutes 37 seconds A world that is near to you day and night, Forest Finery Dog Wolfy. The A world where you can be whatever you like. Country : India In his warm cozy lair, awaiting spring, One little grey wolf is having colorful dreams. Directed by : Donna Partha Runtime : 4 minutes 13 seconds Runtime : 10 minutes 4 seconds Runtime : 4 minutes 15 seconds Winter Story Country : Trinidad and Tobago Country : France Country : Spain The film is available in English, Norwegian and Russian Synopsis Directed by : Sarah Wilson Directed by : Sonia Gerbeaud Directed by : Santiago Parres This film is based on my personal life. Runtime : 6 minutes Dado is a small girl living in Coorg with Synopsis Country : Norway her family. She is a dreamer, lost in her Synopsis "Mama Glow" is a half woman, half own world of fantasies. She loves nature In a remote village, a little girl Directed by : Natalia Malykhina snake with long hair. She is the and keeps getting lost in its beauty. This befriends a pack of coyotes. But protector of the forest and river film is an attempt to bring back the villagers brutally put an end to animals. If anyone commits a crime childhood memories, different feelings this relationship, unaware of the Synopsis against nature, they can find and a reminder of the beauty of Coorg , revolution that awaits. This story happened in winter one day, themselves married to her for the rest nature ,which is now on the verge of Wandering home was a wolf that was gray…. of their lives. A man, whose job it is to getting destroyed. It also shows the bond It would seem, that nothing interesting could happen to The Little cut down trees, begins his day as between a mother and her child. The film Gray Wolfy in a boring sleeping winter forest. A world around is usual, however is unaware that he shows different activities she does in the white, silent and cold, and poor little Wolfy feels lonely and would soon encounter her. span of a day, from morning till evening. hungry. She keeps track of a bird's nest that is But everything is changing as if by magic, when he finds some built in front of the house and eagerly unusual thing. Fantastic adventures begins, and all around him is waits to see the hatchlings. She gets suddenly filled with bright colors, life and action. Or is it just his concerned about it when it starts to pour. memories about warm summer days? She rushes home and is happy to see the The film takes us into a wonderful world of one curious, cute and eggs hatched and safe with the mother a bit naive little wolf, his good friends and their funny and bird. exciting adventures. The story for the little ones about how an The music for the film was made first. imagination can change a world around us, make it more The visuals, story and the concept were interesting and fill it with magic. And how one book can help in it. woven into it later. A book is a way to the wonderful world. The magic world, that is

10 11 Animation Film Animation Film Red & Silver Every Drop Counts... Electrofishing Dead Volume Runtime : 1 minute 15 seconds Runtime : 2 minutes 41 seconds Runtime : 1 minute 35 seconds Runtime : 8 minutes 20 seconds Country : India Country : Hong Kong Country : Brazil Country : Norway Directed by : Dhimant Vyas Directed by : Wai Lam Wan Directed by : Fernão Spadotto Directed by : Margaret Emdal Synopsis Synopsis Synopsis Synopsis For most of us living in cities with dependable amenities, drought is In a countryside, there was an old man that his family left him alone. One In 2015, the city of São Paulo (Brazil) faced the worst drought in something we see on TV or read on newspapers. Even if not for all the 24 day, he made friends with some dolphins. However, a fisherman still caught eight decades. The city's biggest reservoir reached technically 0% A film about flying, falling, and finding hours, water does come to our houses and taps. This probably gives us an the fishes by using electrofishing which affected dolphin's lives. Finally, the of its volume capacity, leaving thousands without water supply. a friend. emotional distance from the people, animals, birds and landscapes affected old man caught the fisherman. Through the film, we want to bring out a The water company was forced to drain water from the reservoir The world has great beauty, but it is by a drought. Because of this, we fail to understand that our actions have an message that electrofishing will affect ecology of ocean. “dead volume”; a reserve that is below the level of the water locks and had never been used before. The also a dangerous place. One day may impact too! This film is an attempt to build that bridge. It tells the two sides water quality is questionable due the amount of sediments and mud. The state government had already be your last - if a friend isn't there to of a story, on one screen. It gives the full picture. been warned since 2004 that the collapse was imminent and almost nothing was made to mitigate it. rescue you! Red makes a journey from south to north, from warm to cold, from light to darkness, where he is resqued by Silver. They both go to Reds place, where new problems are waiting. The True Colour film is dedicated to Mother Earth and all her creatures with wings. Runtime : 3 minutes 43 seconds Country : Taiwan Directed by : Hui-Chun Yeh Synopsis At the beginning of the story, the animals from black and white to color, afraid to the favorite, as a symbol of creativity to the meaning of life. By special color and texture to show the animals were stained by the color of the surprise and joy. Humans are social animals, need to jump off the inherent framework for the life of creativity. The animation is different from traditional animation to the story-based style, but in a way to convey our concept. Furthermore, the work combine the motion graphic with grpaphic design to create the new style. The title "True Colour" means to show the true yourself and also intends to refer this animation is excellent.

12 13 Animation Film Animation Film True Colors The Last Jaguar LENHADOR CORAL COLORS ALLEGORIA THE DANGER OF Runtime : 5 minutes 27 seconds Runtime : 7 minutes Runtime : 4 minutes Runtime : 4 minutes Runtime : 7 Minutes PETS ON ISLANDS Country : United States Country : Mexico Country : Brazil Country : Spain Country : Spain

Directed by : Nicole Morciniec Directed by : Miguel Anaya Directed by : FÁBIO TEÓFILO Directed by : NNTONIO RODRIGUEZ Directed by : Nobilis Bellator Runtime : 06 minutes Country : Spain Synopsis Synopsis Synopsis Synopsis Synopsis WOODCUTTER DEVASTATE LIABLE FOR A GREAT Corals are one of the oldest marine animals of our An allegorical representation of a very old historical Directed by : Luis Navarro A small sparrow falls in love with a A small sparrow falls in love with a beautiful bird, and FOREST AREA AND TURN IT INTO THE DESERT planet, but in turn a great unknown. Discover its construction that has become a monument and is given a beautiful bird, and paints himself to be paints himself to be colorful in order to catch her attention. IS touched by ATTITUDE OF TWO CHILDREN AND stunning beauty, its spectacular colors and the human conscience thru the poem of Noufel Bouzeboudja colorful in order to catch her attention. Synopsis RESOLVE YOUR CHANGE ATTITUDES. mystery of his movements. with narration by Conrad Harvey. ALLEGORIA is a call for Cats are succesful invaders on islands because they can the protection of our night skies endangered by humans survive whithout that make acces to fresh water. bad use of They have high u r b a n fecundity, adapt easily l i g h t i n g to new environments, which wastes and have a generalist tremendous predatory behavior amount of that allows them to energy and feed on the most contaminates available prey species. t h e n i g h t It´s not a nice thing to s k i e s . 8 0 say but a large part of Percent of this disaster is the A m e r i c a n s responsability of pet Can't See the owners who do not Milky Way take care to keep their A n y m o r e . pets under control. Read more about this topic here: http://bit.ly/1UNNigS

14 15 Official Selection Category : Documentary Documentary ACROSS ANTARCTICA America's National Parks : Wild Hungary - Kaziranga THE MAN WHO

Runtime : 30 minutes The Everglades A Water Wonderland Runtime : 15 minutes DWARFED Country : France Country : United States Runtime : 51 minutes 37 seconds Stéphanie Gicquel Runtime : 48 minutes 7 seconds THE MOUNTAINS Directed by : Directed by : Mariah Wilson Country : Germany Country : Hungary Synopsis Runtime : 59 minutes 7 seconds Directed by : Zoltan Török Directed by : Zoltan Török Synopsis : 2045 km, 74 days, -50°C. From Country : India November 14, 2014 to January 27, KAZIRANGA explores the battle between 2015, Stéphanie Gicquel (French poachers and conservationists in Directed by : RUCHI SHRIVASTAV woman) skied across Antarctica Synopsis Synopsis Kaziranga Park, the last stronghold for through the South Pole, with two the endangered Indian rhino. We see River of Grass – that's what A country like no other in Synopsis other polar explorers, including her Everglades means. One of the this world through the eyes of Uttam Europe, Hungary is influenced Seldom do a man's deeds loom so large that they dwarf the husband Jérémie. An expedition she Saikia, a local journalist who is trying to largest wetlands on our planet is a by the rhythms of its rivers. very mountains from where they emanate. One such person had imagined, planned and prepared use his community influence to reform puzzle of different fascinating White-tailed eagles, otters and is Chandi Prasad Bhatt, who has strong claims to being the for three years. This is notably the poachers. habitats and home to thousands of enormous catfish share the first modern Indian environmentalist, and arguably also its longest ski expedition for a woman in species. An agile female American wetlands with many other greatest. Bhatt was one of the pioneers of Chipko movement, Antarctica without kiting (Sources: adopting non-violence in preventing deforestation in the alligator and the Wood Stork, species living close to the local Guinness World Records, Garhwal Himalayas by hugging trees to prevent them from perhaps the weirdest looking North people, often unnoticed. “Wild ExplorersWeb, AdventureStats, American bird; and the Key deer being felled during the early 70s. Chipko was not just a fight Hungary” is their story for protecting forests and environment, but a struggle for Adventure Network International). The film is an invitation to discover Antarctica through the that lives in the dense impenetrable presenting some never-before- protecting and renewing livelihoods. It was a fight for social eyes and feelings of Stéphanie. It highlights some of the moments she experienced during this mangrove bushes of Florida Bay are filmed animal behavior like dignity, and for political emancipation. long expedition - when she waited at Union Glacier base camp, started the expedition on the in the centre of the story. The film dancing deer or wintering He is instrumental in putting aforestation and conversation coast at the same place where the mountaineer Reinhold Messner began his own kite-ski presents their struggles against the catfish. of natural resources at the centre of the nation's agenda. Our expedition across Antarctica in 1989, when she skied up and reached the South Pole on brutal forces of South Florida's film seeks to decipher the life, the motivation and works of Christmas eve and arrived on the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf floating on the Weddell Sea after nature and also how they cope with Chandi Prasad Bhatt the man who silently changed the 74 days of extreme effort. the army of new aggressive invasive paradigm of environment This 30 minute film is not only about adventure. It is mainly about the meaning of things, fear, species. And nobody knows yet that activism in India finally who will be the new king of freedom, fulfillment, and boldness. An invitation for everyone to live intensely, without fear and described by nor regret. This film also shows the life of a couple whose strength is tested under extreme the Everglades… Ramchandra conditions. A testimony of being one with the Antarctic landmass - similar as a frozen ocean Guha as one of the located 3,000 meters high, with ice waves shaped by the wind. A sanctuary where nature is so finest Indian alive powerful and strong against explorers who dare to come, but at the same time so fragile. today

16 17 Documentary Documentary The Wild Wet Saving Infinity : UNCHAINED Bhagyale Bachekaharu (Nepal Earthquake : A Journey to Amadai

Runtime : 1 hour 20 minutes Runtime : 25 minutes Return of the Heroes, Survivors and Miracles) (Safar Be Amadai) Country : United Kingdom Country : Australia Directed by : Alex C Rivera Directed by : Joshua Mayo Spider Monkeys Runtime : 45 minutes Runtime : 1 hour 1 minute Synopsis Country : Nepal Country : Iran, Islamic Republic of Runtime : 44 minutes Synopsis “Unchained” follows the work of Carol Buckley Directed by : Ganesh Panday Directed by : Farshad Afshinpour The planet's most ancient rainforest is dark, (Elephant Aid International (EAI)) and her team, to Country : Netherlands enhance captive elephant welfare in Nepal, showing by damp and dangerous - a difficult place to gentle persuasion and example that there is a 'better survive! Come on a journey to the far north Directed by : Michael J. Sanderson way' to treat elephants in human captivity. Carol's is a Synopsis Synopsis eastern corner of Australia where the phased, pragmatic approach to change attitudes; On 25 April 2015 at 11:56 local time, a devastating (7.8) A journey to Amadai documentary displays more than various thirty animal encouraging co-operation, not a confrontation between earthquake struck Nepal with an epicenter in Barpak, a species such as golden eagle, Sand grouse, Kal and Capra, grand squirrel or the descendants of dinosaurs still roam. Nepalese elephant handlers (mahouts) and their Synopsis village of Gorkha district (144 km northwest) of same Marmotini and specially the great lord of this land, Iranian gray wolf or the 'essential' elephant assets, upon which the mahouts rely same timber wolf in a land area 20,000 km2 during all seasons of the year. A A female black-handed spider monkey named Infinity was to sustain themselves in an environment bereft of options. Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal left 9,000 (More than journey to Amadai not only displays the life cycle of this land but also narrates the stolen from the Guatemalan jungle as a baby. Now it is Carol promotes co-operation between man and elephant by 'positive reinforcement,' not dominance half were female) dead, many injured, hundreds of people wonderful secrets of life of various animals during harsh winter, severe and dried time for her to return to the Maya rainforest. After a 7-year and cruelty – indeed a 'better way.' are still missing, internally displaced and homeless summer, colorful autumn and clamorous spring during 61 minutes. rehabilitation, she is ready to return to the wild. But this As we should all 'know,' working in co-operation will always yield a better longer-term result for all (hundreds of thousand) due to deadly quake and more than parties concerned, engendering mutual respect and loyalty. half million houses were destroyed. The earthquake time she is not alone. She joins a makeshift group of other On the other hand, dominance, intimidation, threats and violence yields 'results' of a different kind - severely affected 14 districts, out of 75 districts of Nepal, breeding contempt, duress, leading ultimately to the mental and physical destruction of the abused orphaned monkeys and her newborn baby. Climb into the in the central and western regions of Nepal which includes canopy life of party. The human abuser can also become conflicted with shame and a need for atonement, but with some sadly lacking any such compassion of course. hilly and mountainous regions and the Kathmandu valley. these spider Now imagine a young elephant, taken into a life of captivity, chained so its movements are restricted On May 12 another powerful earthquake (7.3) magnitude monkeys, a to the point where the elephant's limbs can become permanently malformed, scarred, injured and struck Nepal again with an epicenter in Dolakha district perspective never infected. This same elephant's will is drained from repetitive beatings with bars, sticks and metal (75 km east from Kathmandu) in which many (historic) buildings collapsed, temples ruined, roads destroyed and transportation halted and life seen before. This 'bull hooks' to subjugate the elephant into obedience. Sometimes an abused elephant's eye is hit of people completely paralyzed. and maimed, leading to blindness for life. film shows for the All this brutal cruelty and depravity to 'train' an elephant for a potential 60 year life expectancy Ganesh Pandey, a prominent Broadcast Journalist and Award Winner Film Maker as come up with a documentary entitled “Bhagyale first time what subject to man's behest – to provide elephant riding safaris perhaps, or even circus performances as Bachekaharu (Nepal Earthquake : Heroes, Survivors and Miracles) featuring miraculous survivals of those who escaped death in the April 25 happens after human 'entertainment,' the subject elephant's back, limbs, senses bombarded and abused daily. earthquake. The 46-minute long documentary portrays the live footage of Dharahara, a nine-storied ancient monument crumbling down into Then, the elephant chained and denied even the temporary respite of freedom of movement. rubble by the tremor and story of seven earthquake survivors who had a miracle escape from the jaws of death. spider monkeys “Unchained,” tells the story, as Carol and her dedicated team make progress in Nepal to relieve the are released back captive elephant's immediate suffering one case at a time, pioneering a more humane connection The documentary encompasses the horrible story of a four-month-old Sonis Awal, who was rescued alive 22 hours after being buried under the into the wild. Will between man and elephant, shifting the emphasis and acknowledgement towards elephant welfare rubble of his five-story house, Babita Sedhai, who beat death despite falling down from Dharahara; and Pemba Tamang, who was rescued after being trapped for 112 hours, horrible story of ninth grader Priya BK who lost her leg, Shiva Kumari Khaggi, 75 years old lady who was rescued Infinity and her and dignified treatment – a noble pursuit that these truly magnificent, intelligent 'gentle giants' undoubtedly deserve. alive from the debris, a story of Rishi Khanal who was rescued alive from the rubble after 4 days and drank his own urine to save his life. baby survive their “Unchained” needs to be seen. Its message, that through pragmatism and persistence, there is hope The documentary features the interviews of Armed Police Force Inspector Laxman Basnet who rescued many people alive, Nepal Army's n e w f o u n d that 'captive' elephants will gain improved respect and welfare. Ultimately, there will be a transition Deepak Rai and Bikas KC, who rescued baby Sonis; and National Poet Laureate Madhav Prasad Ghimire who survived both the 1934 and 2015 freedom? away from abusive elephant training for 'entertainment,' burdening 'tourists' on their spines, to an 'educated' tourist spectacle of herds of unchained 'captive' elephants to admire without intrusion; earthquakes. the elephants' mahouts able to look on with pride, dignity and we hope at long last, a deeply felt The Miracle Survival is a historical document that vividly portrays the horrifying picture of the devastating situation in Nepal caused by April mutual respect – a potential atonement indeed. Earthquake and the scarred (both physical and psychological) left to the Nepalese people. 18 19 Documentary Documentary The Sea of Life Conquest of the Oceans Suranga: in the foothills of Eco-Didier The Documentary

Runtime : 18 minutes 52 seconds Runtime : 52 minutes Runtime : 52 minutes the Western Ghats Country : Singapore Country : Spain Country : France Directed by : Iris K Directed by : Mónica González Directed by : Guillaume Vincent Runtime : 1 hour 5 minutes Country : United Kingdom Synopsis Synopsis Synopsis A. J. Ullah 'Eco-Didier The Documentary' The Sea of Life is a documentary that invites the viewer to reflect upon the importance More than 50 million years ago, the ancestors of the Whales and other Cetaceans returned to Directed by : explores the lesser known eco- of marine species to life on Earth. It is a profound vision that seeks to garner respect for the ocean. This might seem like a backward step: how could a mammal breathe, give birth, lifestyle of Singaporean our world's ecosystems. On one hand, it takes the viewer through protected areas of the suckle its young, sleep and feed underwater? Nonetheless, they succeeded in conquering the Synopsis independent artist, Didier Ng. planet that are an example of environmental protection while on the other, it shows the depths of the whole planet. This film - Suranga: In The Foothills With her jovial and down to earth root causes that have taken thousands of species to the brink of extinction. Thanks to recent discoveries, and in the company of François Sarano, oceanographer and of the Western Ghats - is a feature character, she pulls through the The underwater paradises delved into are: The Great Barrier Reef of Australia, the former companion of Jacques Cousteau, we discover these giants of the oceans and the length documentary. It explores the struggles of striking a balance largest coral reef in the world. Malaysia's island of Sipadan, an exemplary leader with secrets to their survival. lives of the farmers who use this very between making recycled art and regard to conservation of turtles. Palau in Micronesia, a worldwide reference for marine unique and little-known about earning a living, while sharing her ecosystem conservation projects. The Fiji Islands, renowned for being the world's technique of water harvesting called passion through community- primary location for soft coral. Lastly, Indonesia, a veritable crucible for biodiversity on Suranga (tunnel) on a daily basis, involvement projects and TV Earth. and the differing uses for it, ranging productions. from household use, schools who use it for purely drinking water and mainly farming and irrigation by using gravity to pump water to water their plants via drip and sprinkler The Primordial Turtle systems. This is alongside the journey that Dr Darren Crook and Sudhir Runtime : 52 minutes Tripathi, two University of Hertfordshire researchers, are on, Country : Mexico testing their theories about Suranga Eduardo Quiroz and the potential for this skill-set to Directed by : be transferred to other places in the A film about the serious conflict between the efforts to world with the right kind of preserve sea turtles and the need of fisherman to keep conditions. their profession.

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destruction, the role of humans in a struggling ecosystem, and how understanding the connection between ourselves The Tiger Who Crossed The Line BLACKBEAR AT THE EDGE Jetty Cats EShTA and our environment can inspire positive action.

Runtime : 45 minutes OF THE WORLD Runtime : 58 minutes 34 seconds Runtime : 12 minutes Country : India Country : United States Country : Egypt Runtime : 48 minutes 2 seconds Directed by : Krishnendu Bose Directed by : Sheila Gail O'Rourke Directed by : Sara Hegazi Country : Canada Synopsis Synopsis Synopsis Directed by : Harold Arsenault As the world sleeps, in the dead of night, ghost like figures of big cats roam the fringes JETTY CATS explores contemporary animal rights issues through a A documentary movie about homeless of the cities. They are the tigers who live OUTSIDE the tiger reserves. With little support Synopsis focus on a feral cat colony that has survived on a rocky, seaside jetty in dogs which has trip from countryside from the state , they live in constant conflict with humans . Southern California in Egypt to Netherlands At the very tip of the Gaspe Peninsula in northern Quebec lives close to one hundred black for decades. There is Krishnendu Bose, who has produced wildlife conservation films for the last 3 decades, bears. Most of them are females. They use this protected area as a nursery where they birth an ongoing debate traversed India, in search of these beleaguered tigers. Made over 4 years, the film and raise their cubs. This film follows the daily life and seasonal cycles of a mama bear as over feral cat reports from distant corners of India. Using, infrared night vision cameras and she struggles to reproduce and raise her young in the majestic Forillon National Park. colonies involving compelling found footage, the film brings some never seen images of tigers and The Vervet Forest advocates who leopards. support the trap, Presented Written Edited and Directed by Krishnendu Bose/Camera by Islahuddin neuter, and return -- Runtime : 1 hour 10 minutes 50 seconds Ashraf/Produced by EARTHCARE PRODUCTIONS , ©2016 REWILDING AMERICA : LESSONS or "TNR" -- model of

management, and Country : United States those who argue that Directed by : Kyle Salazar LEARNED FROM THE CAPE COD BEAR trapping and euthanizing the cats is more humane. Synopsis Runtime : 52 minutes capture the elusive bear himself. The film This documentary's chronicles this bear's travels while digging into the The Vervet Forest tells the story of five orphaned point-of-view Country : United States dilemma of human co-existence with an increasingly baby Vervet monkeys rescued by a few emboldened wildlife population across North supports the TNR compassionate humans in South Africa. model and the Directed by : MARYANNE GALVIN America. Blending humor and hard hitting facts, the The film documents the monkeys' arrival as related “no-kill” doc includes a range of perspectives from a wildlife helpless infants at the Vervet Monkey Foundation, biologist, zoo curator, veterinarian, cub rescuer, park animal shelter Synopsis following their growth into intelligent, playful rangers, hunter, Cape Cod nature writer and a policy, and features In May 2012, a black bear altered the course of juveniles until they are adopted by foster mother Provincetown entrepreneur. an exclusive Massachusetts wildlife history, completing a monkeys and integrated into one of the foundation's The film examines conservation with a focus on the journey from the mainland to the tip of Cape Cod. interview with conditions that lead individuals to participate in existing troops. The first bear sighting in centuries captured the Richard Avanzino, environmentally sustainable behaviors, thus Meanwhile, outside the foundation, the ever- imagination, attention and hearts of everyone from the "Father" of the assuring the continuity and health of wildlife and locals to tourists, law enforcement to TV crews no-kill movement. evolving landscape of South Africa sparks our shared landscapes. and Tweeters all hoping to catch a glimpse or even conversations about the causes of monkey habitat 22 23 Documentary Documentary Our Environment BIKPELA BAGARAP (Big Damage) E-WASTELAND Kiribati..

Runtime : 10 minutes Runtime : 43 minutes Runtime : 20 minutes Runtime : 4 minutes 45 seconds Country : India Country : Australia Country : Australia Country : India Directed by : Suraj Wadekar Directed by : David Fedele Directed by : David Fedele Directed by : Sairam Sagiraju Synopsis Synopsis Synopsis Synopsis This Documentary show the evolution of earth. How plant Bikpela Bagarap (Big Damage) Have you ever wondered what It is about the Island nation of Kiribati.. this country is going to be the first of grows and how the population grows and also the effect reveals the human face of logging in happens to your electronics at the country in the world to go underwater due to Global Warming. The country will of our pollution & the solution of all there problem. Papua New Guinea. end of their life? submerge and disappear during our life time. The President to Kirbai to speak It is a tale of exploitation and broken Almost 50 million tonnes of e- on this.. promises, where local people are waste (electronic waste) are treated as second-rate citizens in generated worldwide every year. A their own country by Malaysian large volume of second-hand and logging companies and corrupt condemned electronic goods politicians. arrive in developing countries Customary landowners are forced from the “developed” world, with into signing documents they don't a significant quantity arriving as understand, for the promise of e-waste, exported illegally as “development” – fresh water, health second hand goods. and education, but these essential Without dialogue or narration, E- services are rarely provided. Instead, WASTELAND presents a visual their traditional hunting grounds are portrait of unregulated e-waste destroyed, waterways polluted, and recycling in Ghana, West Africa, their way of life ruined forever. where electronics are not seen for what they once were, but for what they have become.

24 25 Documentary Documentary The Great Indian Hornbills Sea Lion Island: AFRICAN SUSTAINABLE FUTURES: ANTARCTICA - Wild Bucks Symphony Of life Breeding Season NOSTALGIA SURVIVOR GIRLS WHITE LOVER Runtime : 10 minutes Country : United Kingdom Runtime : 11 minutes 39 seconds Runtime : 52 minutes Runtime : 8 minutes 55 seconds 35 minutes 23 seconds Runtime : 28 Minutes Runtime : Directed by : Tom Hartwell

Country : India Country : Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Country : Italy Country : United States Country : Bulgaria

Directed by : biju pankaj Directed by : Milda Sukyte Directed by : Valter Torri Directed by : Nicole Watson Directed by : Jivko Konstantinov Synopsis Synopsis Synopsis Synopsis Sea Lion Island is the most southern destination of Africa seen and described through the eyes of a Sustainable Futures: Survivor Girls documents the impact of a Synopsis The Great Indian HornBill is most popularly seen in the Western Ghats. It is also the the Falklands, lying 17km to the south of mainland wildlife photographer who has always been solar energy and water filtration system that has been donated to Journey to the end of the world. A story about official bird of the state of Kerala. The magnificence and life style of the Great East Falkland. The lack of human intervention and fascinated by the unique atmosphere of this a trafficking Antarctica. Discovery, science and power of the human Indian Hornbill is various landscapes make convenient breeding sites for extraordinary continent. rescue shelter in spirit. A real challenge! Try it! the main attraction resident and visiting species every year. Three types of A tale of the sensation of breathing the air of Kolkata, India for Africa, admiring its fiery skies and observing the of these birds. They penguins, Imperial Cormorants, Striated Caracara and underage girls. It have a strong daily activities of its animals, frequently caught Southern Elephant Seals share this small island and in unusual poses. parallels their family bonding and fill it with life in November, as they start pairing up, A story that shuns the spectacle of animals rehabilitation take care of its building nests and getting ready for the birth of their suffering and inspiring partners and offsprings. and dying in stories with the infants alike. favour of set-up and Human greed and striking implementation Pride its consequences colours and of the solar the light, have been a major energy. threat to these smells and Runtime : 14 minutes 31 seconds landscapes birds. Also the fast unique to Country : United States deforestation of this Western Ghats , that is causing climatic changes across the state. continent. Directed by : Roshan Patel The Great Indian HornBill's Symphony of Life is a short documentary that portrays A story that the life cycle of these magnificent birds. This is the first time such a documentary of describes this scale have been shot which took months in the making. We intend to create the cause of his longing awareness among the masses about the godly life cycle of the Hornbill. We will be for Africa, very pleased if even a single person is influenced by this film and comes forward to the sweetest preserve the ecosystem of these birds. sadness.

26 27 Documentary Documentary With Grace Moving to live! A Trip That Created Bond Wild Seas of Ireland - Ireland's Ocean Predators

Runtime : 14 minutes 23 seconds Runtime : 30 minutes 50 seconds Runtime : 2 minutes 58 seconds Runtime : 50 minutes abounded with these creatures. Porbeagle sharks, close relatives of the great white, have been decimated in recent decades in Irish Country : India Country : Italy Country : India Country : Ireland and North Atlantic waters. Ken O'Sullivan We follow the conservation efforts of Dr. Edward Farrell in placing satellite tags on porbeagle sharks Directed by : Rajbir Kaur Directed by : Marco Tessaro Directed by : Aqib Mirza Directed by : off Donegal and look at the global decimation of sharks, scientists estimate that 100 MILLION sharks are being killed annually, mostly to use their fins in shark fin soup, and human joint remedies. Synopsis Synopsis Synopsis A narrow natural corridor. A bridge uniting two Short story of a Travel Trip. A girl become an animal activist after a There are 27,000 common dolphins living in Irish waters and half the European population of worlds – the Alps and the Po plain – running heart changing travel trip. bottlenose dolphins, and yet we still have very limited knowledge of important their diets and breeding between the Campo dei Fiori mountain range, habits. Scientists Dr. Joanne O'Brien and Dr. Simon Berrow unveil the secrets of dolphin social groups and Lake Maggiore, and the Ticino river valley. look at the welfare of dolphins in Irish waters. Simon investigates what may be causing dead dolphins Unfortunately, it risks being interrupted forever to wash up at an alarming rate on our Atlantic shores. by human activities. Can a fragmented landscape Dusty is a solitary bottlenose dolphin that has been living off the Clare coast for ten years. In the be made whole again? The Life Trans Insubria summer of 2013, she made global headlines when she attacked several swimmers, causing serious Bionet targets the Insubria ecological corridor in injury. We meet people who have built their lives around developing a relationship with Dusty and hear order to tackle this challenge. from Dr. Simon Berrow what exactly might be going on with these interactions and what the English subtitles overlayed on video. consequences may be. instant Africa With almost forty species of sharks and thirty species of rays, the seas around Ireland have always

Runtime : 1 hour 8 minutes “The Bitter Truth” (Dal losing the battle between locals

Country : Israel time to 25 km's in the recent past and reduced to a meager 11 km's today, Dal is asking for all the attention that is and authorities) possible. It is a heritage that is being lost to pollution and greed. Directed by : Dondi Schwartz The Bitter truth is a film that looks at the plight of the Dal from a different point of view. In spite of talking of its infestations the film looks at the faulty policies and the ongoing unsorted battle between the Dal dwellers and the Runtime : 28 minutes 19 seconds authorities. The result is that the attention that Dal should be receiving is being diverted to sort issues of different Synopsis stakeholders. And the sufferer is the lake. A lot of funding has been diverted towards the protection and conservation of Country : India the lake but the outcome does not show on any level. a tale of aphoto journey of 12 Israeli photographers to The lake is falling prey to greedy people, farming, sewage and weeds. The film is a responsible attempt to bring forth the south Ethiopia. the film is with an artistic view of Africa problems that the lake is facing and to generate awareness about the lake. The film tackles the faulty policies that are Directed by : Er. Abdul Rashid being used for the conservation but are ending up hurting the lake in the process. through western eyes, showing old tribes and trying to Rehabilitation of the Dal dwellers is the top priority policy but it's weaknesses is making the dwellers to choose to come tell their story. Synopsis back to the lake. It seems more of wastage of time and money while Dal is silently moving towards a silent death. While looking at the issue you cannot decide whose side to be on? The dwellers or the authorities! What we are forgetting Dal the heart of Srinagar city and of Kashmir's tourism per se. though is that the main protagonist- The Dal- is missing from the action. From a majestic vastness of tens of kilometers is the ancient 28 29 Documentary Documentary Nature Reclaims the Border Flying Rainbow Life is One SUNDARBAN : It's Not Pangolins in Peril- Runtime : 43 minutes 40 seconds Runtime : 48 minutes 44 seconds Runtime : 52 minutes About The Tiger Only A story of Country : Germany Country : India Country : France Runtime : 34 minutes 35 seconds Directed by : Uwe Müller Directed by : Vishal Jadhav Directed by : Patrick Rouxel rare scales Country : India Synopsis Synopsis Directed by : Pratap Ghosh Runtime : 15 minutes For decades, barbed wire divided Germany. It separated two political systems, “Life is One” is the story of three orphan sun bear Synopsis Country : Pakistan families and friends and made border crossings almost impossible. cubs from Indonesia and their return to the wild. The The Western Ghats in India is one of Synopsis In the shadow of the restricted zone, which no-one was permitted to enter, a refuge story is told by the foster parent of these cubs who important biodiversity hotspot of the world, Directed by : Muhammad Ali Ijaz developed for threatened plants and animals. Rarities such as the black stork, otter, accompanied them to their independence. The SUNDARBAN, The Largest mangrove in the whole of the story is based in the part of the Ghats adjoining Western state of Maharashtra in year 2015, Wanstschrecke, which is a large grasshopper, and the whinchat have found ideal viewer is placed in total immersion with the bears in Asia is mainly famous and overly popular for being covering the period from end May to October which is period of the Monsoon in India and the living conditions here in the marshy the rainforest and discovers how beautiful, joyful and the home of the famous Bengal Tigers. But apart Synopsis effect the El- Nino had on the weather condition and life in the Ghats. land, the moors, pioneer woodlands energetic they are. The film is a tribute to life on from the tiger, Sundarban also boasts od many The scaly anteater or Indian Pangolin is a little known Story is based around the smallest Kingfishers of Asia that lives in these parts of the Ghats called and sparse grasslands of Germany's earth, a reminder that we are all connected and that unique and endangered species of fauna which are secretive mammal that lives on a diet of ants and termites. the Oriental Dwarf kingfisher. This bird is super adaptable when it comes to prey and feeds on Green Belt. In excess of 5,000 we owe respect and compassion to those we share not less important than the tiger. and there are the The Pangolins in Pakistan are currently under threat anything it can catch including fish. Monsoon is the breeding season for this bird and arrival of different animal and plant species live the planet with. rivers, the mystifying pneumatophores of the gothic because of extensive illegal hunting for their scales which the monsoon triggers the breeding for them. The Oriental dwarf builds the nest and starts its in this unique habitat; more than 600 mangroves and the unique folkore of the charismatic are exported to China for use in traditional medicine. breeding, however relent-less part of the Monsoon floods its nest and causes failure of the brood. of them are critically endangered. islands. We tried to capture these , in this Around the Oriental Dwarf kingfishers, other 2 kingfishers share this habitat and nest during The documentary tells the story of two brave wildlife Today, this former 'no-man's land' is documentary. Monsoons they are Blue eared kingfisher and the common kingfisher, which are primarily fish watchers as they fight against the odds to save the Pangolin Germany's longest wildlife corridor – eaters. The Monsoon rains disappear due to the ongoing El-Nino effect from our part of the Ghats, from massive illegal hunting in Kashmir and Chakwal. The and a part of the Europe's Green Belt. drying up most of the running streams which provide regular food to the kingfishers, Oriental documentary highlights the many local myths associated The film reveals the ways and paths Dwarf kingfishers normally will raise 2 broods in a season but disappearance of the rains it doesn't with the Pangolin and hopes to educate people about the wild cats, sea eagles, beavers and undertake the next cycle. There does exist a constant danger from the predators to these amazing wildlife of Pakistan and the need to preserve it for whinchats used to use and how they kingfishers. The Oriental Dwarf kingfisher waits for the monsoon to return, unless that happens it our future generations. claim the former border strip for their won't breed again that season. own. The Monsoons return to the Ghats, Oriental dwarf kingfisher builds a new nest and breeds. It's Breathtaking wildlife observations and finally able to raise a brood this season, the Monsoons defeated it once but the kingfisher fought thoughtful observations of hard to be successful, the practice of raising 2 broods a season is more like an insurance policy contemporary witnesses and for these birds as it gives them a window from June to October and they can time the breeding conservationists form a fascinating accordingly, adapting to the changing weather patterns. bond of stories and history. The super adaptability of the Oriental Dwarf kingfisher is the key to its survival and also to its better success than any other kingfishers around these Ghats.

30 31 Official Selection Category : Feature Film Feature Film Kalichaat Paglipay (Crossing) Killer Catfish of NELUMBO Mermaid From The Sky Runtime : 01:10:16 Indian Premiere The Kanawha World Premiere Asian Premiere Runtime : 1 hour 11 minutes Country : India Runtime : 1 hour 36 minutes World Premiere Runtime : 1 hour 29 minutes 10 seconds Country : Iran, Islamic Republic of Runtime : 52 minutes Directed by : Sudhanshu Sharma Country : Philippines Country : India Directed by : YaAmir Masoud Aghababaiandu Vijayakrishnan Country : Spain Zig Dulay Synopsis Directed by : Runtime : 30 minutes 30 seconds Directed by : Yadu Vijayakrishnan Directed by : CARLOS PéREZ ROMERO In the Malwa-Nimar Synopsis Country : United States Synopsis Synopsis region of Western Synopsis Madhya Pradesh (An In order to fulfill his arranged marriage with fellow aeta, Directed by : Austin David Susman Yones (Jonah) is a Twenty-two villages and cities of Extremadura, in A troubled young photographer Indian State), diver that lives along southwestern Spain, have Special Bird Protection Atan crosses the travels to an unexplored jungle the shores of the Zones because of the importance of the species living 'Kalichaat' is the mountain river Synopsis to discover a rare medicinal name for a kind of Persian Gulf; he between the walls of their churches, palaces and going to town to Austin Susman Productions is proud to present their newest short film “Killer Catfish plant. However, on his way he exceptionally hard earn for the of the Kanawha.” A big fish story with its roots in a news story that is still lingers in finds himself lost. The wants to install a streets, a pioneering initiative in Europe. The white rock. Encountering it bandi (dowry). our minds. January 14 2014 is a day photographer encounters a memorial at the sea storks, the jackdaws, the lesser kestrels and many other while digging for As he adapts WV will never forget after a leaking neanderthal man who would for his friend that birds that choose the Spanish cities and towns as their storage tank owned by Freedom later save his life from a tiger. killed in the war (Iran homes, bring new life energy into the clefts of history water is considered himself with the Industries leaked over 75 thousand Both of them resume their no less than a modern way of gallons of a chemical known as & Iraq). At the same written on their monuments. The cracks that history has journey together. On the way disaster in this often 4Methylcyclohexanemethanol into time he is facing with opened in the monuments enable the swifts to build life, he meets a the photographer finds the drought-affected the Elk River which supplies drinking oil pollution at the their nests in which they can take care of their chicks. city girl who water to the majority of the Kanawha plant he was searching for but region. At the same would make his Valley. Life in the area came to a before even taking the seashores, he decides Almost the only reason not to fly, as they can eat, mate time, it also presents life turn. Atan standstill for weeks as a state of photograph, the neanderthal to collect samples of or even sleep in the air. The picture of the white storks a ray of hope because faces cross- emergency was declared and man grabs the plant from its this oil pollution and on the bellfries and towers brings history together and restaurants, schools and stores were root and crushes it. They both bring the oil company represents the it is believed that c u l t u r a l closed. Bottled Water became the beneath 'Kalichaat' modifications currency of the day. Things slowly confront in which the to trial. victory over neanderthal man dominates. The neanderthal man leads the lies boundless water, amid changes in returned to normal, and after a few oblivion. photographer to a site where cave paintings are found. The photographer if it can be broken to months the whole thing had been the mountain forgotten. Our film picks up a year finds himself extremely happy and the neanderthal man subsequently reach it. brought about by and a half later, when people start explains the laws of nature to him. They resume their journey together and i m m e n s e disappearing into the river. Could consequently come to a place where human presence is detected. The these strange occurrences be modernity. photographer accidentally steps on a bomb planted to catch animals. He connected to chemical leak over a year ago? That's the question Sgt. wakes up to find himself cured by the neanderthal man using the plant he Lisa Crutchfield (Janna Drake) hires grabbed the previous day. After achieving ecstasy understanding nature, Freshwater Marine Biologist Jason McCroix (Aaron Stull) to find out. After Dr. the photographer returns home. However, he owns the only source of McCroix's findings show the worst he calls on Jeddediah Jenkins, Kira McConnel and evidence of the neanderthal man's existence which may endanger the Captain JJ (Nik Tidquist, Caitlin Moore and Roger Massey) to save the day! Featuring whole environmental balance. an original song by Mark Scarpelli and Austin Susman

32 33 Official Selection Category : Public Service Announcement Public Service Announcement armour Swachh Indian IMBIBE India : My Garden Smiles! CLEAN & CLICK

Runtime : 2 minutes 57 seconds Runtime : 2 minutes 48 seconds Runtime : 5 minutes 58 seconds Runtime : 2 minutes 58 seconds Runtime : 2 minutes 58 seconds Country : India Country : India Country : India Country : India Country : India

Directed by : Sanyog Mohite Directed by : ANUDEEP POTUNUKA Directed by : NIRAV AJUDIA Directed by : Chakravarty Devulapalli Directed by : DR. D.Deepa Synopsis Synopsis Synopsis IMBIBE IS THE STORY OF A DOG WHO COMES ON HIGHWAY IN A beautiful but, fragile rose plant A Young guy takes photos of SEARCH OF FOOD. AND IN NEXT MOMENT SHE TRY TO CROSS The Cove : becomes vulnerable to reckless and a child. The child looks those THE HIGHWAY AND GET HIT BY THE VEHICLE. mindless actions of a disdainful photos and asks the young AFTER A VEHICLE HITS THE ANIMAL, RESPECTIVE VEHICLES individual. However, it finds a guy to zoom and see those My Friend is.... CRUSHED IT AGAIN AND AGAIN TILL ITS DISAPPEARANCE. tending gardener in the form of a photos. When the young guy EVERY DAY IN little girl. She instinctively, feels a zooms it ,he notices the back UNITED STATES need for a holistic change and ground location, which is full Runtime : 2 minutes 190 MILLION fights back poignantly, employing of garbage and poor MOTOR an urgent corrective action ― sanitation and realizes that it Country : United States VEHICLES HITS tidying up her neighborhood and is his responsibility to keep Directed by : Andres Useche THE ROAD, AND cleaning up her Rose that she the environment clean. OUT OF IT 1 dearly adores and loves, thus The Day After Ganpati MILLION HITS bringing a smile to her garden! THE ANIMALS. This film therefore, is an allegorical EACH YEAR narrative where the Rose garden Visarjan 350,000 DEAR represents India (Bharat). COLLIDE WITH VEHICLES. Runtime : 2 minutes 48 seconds FROM THE STUDY 97% OF India Country : ACCIDENTS ARE Directed by : Ajit Sawant CAUSED BY RUSH OR NEGLIGENT DRIVING.

34 35 Official Selection Category : Short Film Short Film Every Drop THE OTHER SIDE CHOCOLATE WE FLY AGAIN METAMORPHOSIS MICROWORLD Counts... Runtime : 5 minutes 8 seconds (Don't throw wrap) IN A BALCONY

Country : Australia Runtime : 8 minutes 12 seconds

Directed by : Anna-Marie Harding Country : India

Synopsis Directed by : Kling Johnson A wildlife short, taking a look into the other side of lion hunting and discussing the role it plays in the conservation of the species in South Africa.

Runtime : 1 minute 15 seconds Country : India Runtime : 14 minutes 46 seconds Directed by : Dhimant Vyas Country : Mexico Runtime : 20 minutes 20 seconds Directed by : Adrian Arce Runtime : 7 minutes 9 seconds Synopsis Country : Romania Country : Colombia For most of us living in cities with dependable amenities, Directed by : Alexandru Vlad Synopsis drought is something we see on TV or read on Directed by : Gabriel Jaime Escobar Hernandez The Guadalupe dam watershed, located at the northeast newspapers. Even if not for all the 24 hours, water does Synopsis of Mexico City, is a region of great biodiversity. It's a come to our houses and taps. This probably gives us an source of oxygen, drinking water, wood, food, medicinal Synopsis emotional distance from the people, animals, birds and The movie 'We Fly Again' tells the unwritten story of the plants and cultural elements for the inhabitants of the Even in the middle of a city there is so much to explore landscapes affected by a drought. Because of this, we fail birds we cohabit with, the crows. Although they live in Synopsis Valleys of Mexico and Toluca. While an important home that is worth to stop and contemplate. to understand that our actions have an impact too! This very big groups near the metropolis and the increase the A Gentleman who throws Domestic waste in public place for the Otomí ethnic group, the watershed also shelters a Many beings in constant motion with an infinite range of film is an attempt to build that bridge. It tells the two risks of spreading an entire list of epidemics among the learns a lesson from a Slum Kid when he sees him pick peculiar species: the mountain axolotl (Ambystoma textures, shapes and colors. sides of a story, on one screen. It gives the full picture. human population, since they feed from the cesspools Chocolate covers thrown by his friends and taught by his and they rest in towns during the night fall, the birds are altamirani), a micro-endemic, endangered amphibian, This is a closely look at some fantastic beings with whom teacher not to throw waste in open places. harmless and they love people. unique in the world. we live every day and many times we pass unnoticed. 36 37 Short Film Short Film When The Peacocks Sing: PSYCHOANIMALIA APACHETA WATERBACKPACK PAUL A Prequel to The Monsoons Runtime : 7 minutes 12 seconds Runtime : 14 minutes Runtime : 7 minutes Country : Poland Country : Peru Country : Germany Directed by : Izabela Chamczyk Directed by : Jorge Monsalve Directed by : Miriam Steen Runtime : 12 minutes 52 seconds Country : United Kingdom Synopsis Synopsis

Directed by : Shaz Syed 3 MINUTE A LATER Chopo, a city man, has been searching for a The world is a paradise legacy buried under an old ranch. He builds but sometimes Synopsis apachetas as a reminder of his search. Now, catastrophies break in. Runtime : 3 minutes 22 seconds cut off from all modern life, he has found a The state of Rajasthan is one of the driest Tsunamis, earthquakes - comfortable routine that is about to end when ecologies in the world, known for acute water Country : Iran fatal polluted water after he gets what he sough. shortages and sparse landscapes. environmental desasters Directed by : Mobin Apacheta is the portrait of a man who is on a is a huge danger for Set broadly in the state's Aravali hill ranges- place that does not belong, in the middle of a people's life. A research amidst semi-arid jungles, rocky outcrops and tangible and materialistic search, but from Cotonou to Kassel mesmerizing cultural and architectural heritage, eventually finds quite the opposite; a new how people find the film showcases life in the region- its home, a new routine or even himself. solutions like a professor biodiversity including animals and birds that are and his students who truly wild in their essence, as well as those that Production note: invent a tiny but ingenius co-exist with people; and the change that Apacheta is in South América a pile of stones bag to clean water ushers in as one season gradually gives way to made by andean people on the mountains without chemicals and the next. mainly as part of a ritual honoring the earth electricity. The time frame being the pre-monsoons- a brief since pre hispanic times and as a mark of his period between the extreme summer and the Synopsis pass by lone and far roads of this world. The wet season, each animal behaves differently. Old man janitor production was shot in a remote and part of while working sees Perú, where the only access possible is by Based on their nature and adaptability, for some it is a matter of survival, others through wit and human perception remain young suspicious walking for 5 hours through the mountains. In largely unaffected, a few benefit owing to their position in the food chain and yet others seem to flutter and revel .with Carefully follow real life the actor, Roberto Barrenechea, instinctively in a quest to attract the other sex of their species. him goes Finally, he decided to move out from the city 30 years Both man and beast seem to await the end of the year's dry spell; and then the Monsoon rains finally descend, transforming find his body. ago to live in the lonely mountain house that everything around it- playing their part in the cyclic rotation of seasons that has been going on since time immemorial. appears in the film to live as a breeder.

38 39 Short Film Short Film PATAGONIA . WILD SPIRIT II THE CALL FROM MORE THAN JUST GRAND TETON PLASTIC GARBAGE- Runtime : 1 minute 47 seconds Synopsis THE SEA PARKS I REDWOOD Runtime : 3 minutes 45 seconds SCOURGE OF THE SEAS

Country : Argentina A special look at the patagonian wildlife. This is the Country : United States second short film of the series “Wild Spirit”. Directed by : Kevin Zaouali Runtime : 15 minutes 5 seconds Directed by : Jim Pattiz Runtime : 4 minutes 38 seconds Country : United States Country : United Kingdom PATAGONIA . WILD SPIRIT Directed by : Taylor McNulty Directed by : Giacomo Mantovani Synopsis Synopsis What is the ocean Award winning filmmaker Runtime : 1 minute 51 seconds Giacomo Mantovani talks about saying if we could hear Synopsis a massive issue worldwide that

Country : Argentina A special look at the patagonian wildlife. its voice? This is the the majority of the people is not question that brought considering: the huge amount of Directed by : Kevin Zaouali Runtime : 3 minutes 48 seconds me from Florida to live plastic waste in the with the Bajau in Country : United States environment. The problem is that plastic is made to last, and Indonesia. As a Directed by : Jim Pattiz / Will Pattiz indeed it last for a very long filmmaker, I wanted to time. Plastic breaks in many share the life of people Synopsis tiny pieces, but it never who live intimately with Synopsis This film is the culmination of nearly a disappear completely from the water. All of this little pieces keep breaking until the sea. month spent filming in spectacular they become so small that is no more possible to see them, but they are still there, MTJP | Redwood is the culmination of several weeks contaminating the water. Jackson Hole Valley and the foothills of The Bajau are a sea spent exploring Redwood National and State Parks. Fishes, sea creatures and seabirds, they all eat this toxic materials, and eventually the Teton Range. Encompassing nearly people eat them. So this is not safe for the creatures, this is not safe for us, this is nomadic group who Redwood National and State Parks in Northern 500 square miles, Grand Teton National not good for the environment, where plastic garbage increases the temperature of have lived on the ocean California are home to the tallest trees in the world, Park boasts an awe-inspiring array of the seas and oceans, and this consequently have a strong impact to the global for centuries. I wanted the mighty Redwood, which can reach staggering pristine wilderness, glacial lakes, winding climate change. Life in the seas does still exist, but it's in real danger because of to see the ocean through their eyes and hear the ocean's voice. heights of over 360ft and weigh more than 500 tons. the unmerciful fishing and because of the massive amount of pollution in the water. rivers, diverse wildlife, and the "The Call from the Sea" addresses the future of our oceans and what we These parks feature magical forests, miles of Fishes eat this stuff and it's very sad, as they deserve a better life as our children magnificent Teton Range. Journey with us do. The entire world deserve to be in a better condition, and because we are are leaving behind. It is a personal and poetic story about life as a Bajau spectacular beaches, stunning overlooks, and the as we explore a land dominated by responsible for this, we are the only solution. We need to do something about it and how our actions affect their world, ten thousand miles away. largest herd of Roosevelt elk on the planet. This short towering peaks, apex predators, and now, we can't wait no more. film was shot entirely in 4K. We really owe this to ourselves, we owe it to the next generations, to all the living majestic beauty. This is Grand Teton. creatures of this world and to this wonderful planet. 40 41 Short Film Short Film FOR THE LOVE OF NATURE NEEDS YOU Reflections of an BORNEO'S HEART CATS Runtime : 9 minutes 11 seconds underwater cameraman OF DARKNESS Country : Australia Directed by : Mark Pearce Runtime : 3 minutes 5 seconds Synopsis Runtime : 5 minutes Synopsis Runtime : 10 minutes 27 seconds A short film about my life and work Country : United States While industrial resource developments continue to put at risk Country : Ireland Country : United States swimming about in the seas around our natural and cultural significance, people across Australia Ken O' Sullivan Mike Deeter Directed by : Hasina Jamal Directed by : Ireland documenting our wonderful Directed by : are standing their ground for nature. marine world. Short Synopsis: While industrial resource developments continue to put at risk Synopsis our natural and cultural significance, people across Australia A short film made while traveling in Indonesian Borneo during the summer of 2015. are standing their ground for nature. These everyday This film is dedicated to the spirit of adventure and preserving the jungles of Borneo. Australians take extraordinary steps toward working with their SHORT FILM ABOUT communities to minimize the impacts of climate change on these places by keeping oil, coal and gas in the ground. Long Synopsis: SCOTLAND While industrial resource developments continue to put at risk WILD AT HEART our natural and cultural significance, our great national parks, Runtime : 4 minutes 20 seconds and our food and water, people across Australia are standing Runtime : 12 minutes 59 seconds their ground for nature. Country : United Kingdom Country : United States From Australia's iconic landscapes in the Kimberley – Western Directed by : Struan Kerr Australia, to the Pilliga woodland of New South Wales, and the Directed by : Gabriel Carnick towering rainforests of Tasmania and Victoria, people like Albert Wiggan, Anne Kennedy, Bob Davey, Hedley Hoskinson and Maddy Dee are working with their communities to Synopsis Synopsis minimize the impacts of climate change on these places by keeping oil, coal and gas in the ground. A short film narrated about Scotland A story about Cheryl and Tom Millham, who strive to save traumatized and dying giving an insight into what it means to animals in the mountains, and the journey of the couple's lives and marriage as they These everyday Australians take extraordinary steps toward be Scottish. prepare to move on from their life's work. Synopsis inspiring us all to act from the heart so that our children and Meet Don Juan, a Miami cat found in Baltimore, and the hero grandchildren can enjoy the Australia we were lucky enough to who saved him. grow up with. 42 43 Nominated Short Films List Nominated Documentary Films List

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46 47 Nominated Animation Films List Some More Nominated Films : Feature Films Documentary Albino's Trees FROM THE SKY

Runtime : 1 Hour 26 Minutes Runtime : 52 Minutes Country : Japan Country : Spain Directed by : Masakazu Kaneko Directed by : CARLOS PéREZ ROMERO Animation Films BIRD'S OF NARSINH TALAV

Madagaskar's Scars Runtime : 20 minutes 1 second Nominated PSA Films List Country : India Runtime : 5 Minutes Directed by : Umesh Kathad / Naresh Gohil / Country : United States Vijay Kathad Directed by : Camile wanier Rhacophorus

Runtime : 5 minutes 53 seconds Visit us : www.kiweff.in Country : Belgium kiweff Directed by : Laura Verlinden Kiweff India

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