FESTIVAL DIRECTORY 2017 FESTIVAL DIRECTORY 2017 Compiled & Designed by CMS VATAVARAN Team CONTENT NATIONAL Amateur 01 Animation 11 Climate Change: Adaptation & Mitigation 19 Conservation4Water 31 Environment Conservation 51 Livelihoods 71 Public Service Announcement (PSA) 85 Student (Colleges & Schools) 93 Sustainable Technologies 107 Wildlife Conservation 113 INTERNATIONAL Animation 135 Climate Change: Adaptation & Mitigation 143 Conservation4Water 153 Environment Conservation 163 Livelihoods 191 Student (Colleges) 209 Sustainable Technologies 221 Wildlife Conservation 227 CONTINUING YEARS OF CONCERNS AND COMMITMENT MAKING A DIFFERENCE 9th CMS VATAVARAN Centre for Media Studies (CMS) is a multi-disciplinary, not for A Continuing Pursuit...... Impressive Outcomes….. profit, think tank engaged in developing policy alternatives on a Miles to Go... ! wide range of issues of local and global significance. As a fifteen-year-old pursuit, CMS VATAVARAN is a unique mass CMS works in the sectors of Social Development, Environment, movement. It is based on research insight that Government alone cannot Governance, Communication and Media Studies. In these accomplish what is desirable. In fact, creative talent and civil society sectors, generating, compiling and analysing primary and initiatives and involvement is critical and even makes visible difference Dr N Bhaskara Rao secondary data has been its core strength. in the outcome. CMS recognised at the very outset that children and Chairman, CMS youth networks are far more significant in the endeavour. Without CMS is recognised for its rigorous study methodologies, such efforts, contradictions in our policies, priorities and life styles cannot be moderated for restoring innovative approaches to research and for the credibility of and rejuvenating our environment. VATAVARAN festival is for mobilising public for bettering our habitat, its findings. Since 1991, it has completed over 709 projects environment and ecology. in collaboration with 210 public and private partners across the globe. CMS VATAVARAN is more than a film festival. It is an interactive forum for sensitising people, motivating and acknowledging producers of film medium and local civil society groups. Over these 15 years, the The Centre has been articulating its vital concerns by Competetive and Travellling festival (covered so far 54 cities) has involved and awarded or directly engaging in national debates and discussions, by writing encouraged over 1200 local and national film and television producers, brought to fore many more. On and presenting articles, research papers, conference November 04 evening, 35 films will be awarded. More than 500 recently produced films on environment papers, reports, monographs, books, directories, and ecology were screened and considered for an award out of some 4500 entries (600 this year alone). journals, newsletters and in news media. More than 350 citizen groups, and 50 000 school children were participants in this process and as many local citizens groups were activated. There are more than a dozen films of CMS VATAVARAN which led to policy initiatives by state and union governments. The media coverage of environment has gone up from CMS works in dynamic teams which synergise their less than half per cent in 2002 to 3.5 percent now. It has to be at least five percent of agenda setting efforts to promote equitable development and responsive news media. These vigorous efforts have to be kept up and continued. governance in the country. All this CMS could accomplish as a mission, irrespective of the extent of support. Those who knew of what CMS VATAVARAN has demonstrated, think that CMS was being supported by many. In which case we would Social Communication have scaled up the reach many times across the country. We are glad that so many credible organisations Mapping Progress in Development Sector Enhancing Behaviour & Social Change and eminent people are endorsing and participating in this unique green movement. In all these efforts, one national leader who stood by and encouraged is visionary Shri Suresh Prabhu. In fact, VATAVARAN got crystallised early with inspiration from him. The fact that Gandhi Darshan at Rajghat has come forward to join CMS this year in holding VATAVARAN festival at this holy place of Gandhi Memorial and in the backdrop Environment Transparency of Yamuna river is another testimony of VATAVARAN taking roots. Promoting Responsibility Towards Responsive Governance Come and join us at CMSVATAVARAN between November 2 to 5, 2017. Thirty different activities including workshops, interactive sessions, expert meets, etc. are scheduled including continuing screening of specially selected films on various environmental issues particular for water and climate change being Media Lab Survey Advocacy the focus this year. Insights from River festivals in four cities that CMS had held earlier this year are also Monitoring Trends & Empowering Media Field Based Scientific Studies Innovative Engagements & Strategies shared along with screening of nominated films from 30 countries. We welcome your suggestions for next year and beyond. CMS endeavours to conduct path breaking Research, Advocacy and Capacity Building to facilitate a vision of Equitable Development & Responsive Governance. www.cmsindia.org BEHIND THE SCENE FIFTEEN GLORIOUS Years (2002-17) About CMS VATAVARAN: CMS VATAVARAN is India’s premier environment and Milestones and Flashback... wildlife film festival and forum – it is aimed towards enhancing understanding, 2017: The 9th competitive CMS VATAVARAN Blair, Shillong, Bhubaneswar, Patna and Ahmedabad) appreciation and shift in attitudes towards the natural world and to increase International Environment and Wildlife Film Festival across India, with film screenings at more than 70 space for environmental issues in mass media and evolve a nationwide and Forum, is scheduled for November 2-6, 2017 at venues and participation of nearly 95,000 people. For environment outreach framework. The festival taps into an important New Delhi. The theme of this edition of the festival is the first time ‘Green Heroes’ were also felicitated. “Conservation4Water” and it will delve into the issues motivating factor for audiences everywhere: the emotional draw of connecting of climate change and water. 2009: The fifth competitive film festival attracted with a compelling story or character. The festival reaches out to people 366 entries from 20 Indian states and 23 foreign from all walks of life including filmmakers, civil society groups, government 2016: The 7th travelling edition was dedicated to the countries. Shri Jahnu Baruah, eminent director was the organizations, environmentalists, researchers, conservationists, policy five riverfront cities of India – Brahmaputra (Guwahati), chairperson of CMS VATAVARAN 2009 Award Jury. Mula- Mutha (Pune), Sabarmati (Ahmedabad), Musi makers, activists, public and private sector organizations and students of all (Hyderabad) and Ganga (Allahabad). 2008: The third travelling film festival screened 304 ages and is recognized as a calendar event amongst filmmakers, environment, films over a span of 24 days in 8 cities. Six national and wildlife and conservation sector. 2015: The 8th competitive edition of CMS VATAVARAN 51 state partners lent support and approx. 80,000 was organized on the theme of water. The Prithvi participants attended. Bhushan Award was introduced in this edition. Along Its unique twin track approach of organizing competitive and traveling with films and forums, tribal food festival also drew 2007: The festival drew 275 entries from 19 film festivals and environment forum has positioned it as one of the most attention of the participants. countries. Awards for technical excellence and the prestigious film festivals across the globe. Since its inception in 2002, eight young environmental journalist award were initiated. competitive and 52 travelling festivals in 41 cities of 25 Indian states have 2014: The 6th Travelling Edition of CMS VATAVARAN Renowned filmmaker Shri Shyam Benegal was the jury was organised at five locations i.e. Puducherry, Agra, chairperson. been organized. Amritsar, Gangtok, and Raipur. 2006: The travelling film festival went overseas to Abu CMS VATAVARAN is a pioneering enterprise initiated by CMS in 2013: The theme of the 7th edition was Dhabi and Sao Paulo apart from visiting 10 Indian cities 2002 to: ‘Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation- to build a – Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, future of living in harmony with nature’. Total 86 films Kashmir, Kolkata, Pune, Ranchi and Sirmour. Encourage environment films and forums that result in perception, practice were nominated (52 Indian and 34 International films) and policy change. in 11 categories. 2005: The third competitive film festival received 244 entries. The steering committee was chaired by Enhance understanding of the natural world and its conservation. 2012: CMS VATAVARAN has travelled to Dehradun, Dr Karan Singh and Shri Shyam Benegal headed the Goa, Hyderabad, Jaipur and Kolkata with programmes Award Jury. Stimulate production of high-quality films on wildlife, nature and built around the theme of biodiversity conservation. environment. Also, Hyderabad CMS VATAVARAN – Biodiversity Film 2004: The first travelling film festival went to Chennai, Festival was organised for 11th Conference of the Coimbatore and Mumbai. People began recognizing Nurture a new generation of alternate filmmakers to widen public dialogue Parties