INDIAN BIODIVERSITY Films Received 30 Nominated Films 04 Award will recognize films which highlights the role of biodiversity – forests, protected areas, biosphere reserves, mangroves, coral reefs, plant and animal biodiversity, genetic diversity, sustainable use and consumption of biodiversity, habitat degradation and protection, threats from invasive alien species, traditional knowledge and innovative practices - pertaining to biodiversity conservation; The award can also go to a film that provide an insight into the behaviour of animal(s) in its natural habitat, that reveals information or throws new light into some aspect of it which is either new to the people or never filmed before. To be eligible for an award in this category, the film either look at one of the above aspects or some combinations of the above. AnimationBiodiversityi Climate Change Environmental Conservation A Call in the Rainforest Basundhara - The Earth English | 2011 | 00:18:34 | H 264 and MDV Assamese | 2009 | 01:52:32 | 35 MM SYNOPSIS SYNOPSIS The lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus), The film traces the man-animal conflict endemic to the Western Ghats, is an intensifying in Sundarpur, Assam, perpetuated endangered species according to the IUCN by destruction of forests. As wild elephants Redlist. The Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary seek their natural corridors, they come up holds their largest population. This film against human habitats, endangering their and documents the impact of tea-plantations, rapid human lives. An NGO activist decides to tackle growth of Valparai town on the lion-tailed this conflict, illegal trafficking and a plan to set macaque sub-population in the Valparai range up a stone quarry. of Ithe Sanctuary. DIRECTOR (S): Hiren Bora PRODUCER (S): Hiren Bora DIRECTOR (S): Sabyasachi Patra PRODUCTION COMPANY: Suravi Enterprise PRODUCER (S): Sabyasachi Patra EXECUTIVE PRODUCER (S): Rita Bora CAMERAPERSON (S): Sabyasachi Patra PRODUCED FOR: Suravi Enterprise SCRIPT WRITER (S): Sabyasachi Patra CAMERAPERSON (S): Vivek Banerjee MUSIC COMPOSER (S): Anil Nallan Chakravarthy SCRIPT WRITER (S): Hiren Bora, Sagar Sangam Sarkar and Dr Birinchi SOUND RECORDIST (S): Sabyasachi Patra Kumar Medhi EDITOR (S): Vinish Vinayan MUSIC COMPOSER (S): Tarali Sarma NARRATOR (S): Sabyasachi Patra SOUND RECORDIST (S): Dipak Dutta and Bijay Nath GRAPHICS: Babul EDITOR (S): Ashit Basu Biography Biography To make wildlife conservation Hiren Bora has produced and broad-based, Sabyasachi Patra directed television serials “Ashtitwa”, launched IndiaWilds (www. “Atmasanman”, “Parinati”, several indiawilds.com/forums), an documentaries for Doordarshan online conservation and wildlife and plays for All India Radio. Bora’s Sabyasachi Patra photography forum. His Hiren Bora first film titled “A Call in the debut film, “Basundhara”, is based Rainforest” captures the plight on his short story. of the lion-tailed macaques. Suravi Enterprise House No. 18, By-lane No 1 Narikal Bari, Gitanagar 2-10-4 Arihant Majestic Towers Guwahati 781 024 Koyambedu, Chennai 600 107 Assam, INDIA Tamil Nadu, INDIA P: +91 361 2417 448 M: +91 9840 392 831 M: +91 9435 018 474 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: www.indiawilds.com [email protected] 12 Films for Children Livelihoods Newcomer PSA Series Water for All Back to the Roots English | 2010 | 00:46:43 | DV CAM SYNOPSIS Rishu Nigam India’s northeast has a rich heritage of sacred natural sites that have been preserved for generations because of the faith of Biography local communities. Today, science is recognising these sites as rare hubs of biodiversity. The film captures the beautiful As part of TERI, Rishu traditions of the Khasis of Meghalaya, the Meteis of Manipur Nigam has been producing documentaries on issues of and the Vaishnav monasteries of Assam, and brings to fore the sustainable development for ancient and increasingly fragile link between human cultures many years now. They have and biodiversity. highlighted the challenges faced by marginalised communities DIRECTOR (S): Rishu Nigam and their resilience in coping PRODUCER (S): The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) with the business of life. She has PRODUCTION COMPANY: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) also directed a series of films EXECUTIVE PRODUCER (S): Rishu Nigam on sacred ecological traditions PRODUCED FOR: ONGC of India’s tribal communities, CAMERAPERSON (S): Gurmeet Sapal including those in the central SCRIPT WRITER (S): Rishu Nigam Himalayas, the Northeast, the MUSIC COMPOSER (S): H Wahlang, Jun Moni Saikia, Ratul Saikia and Pynshailang Lyngdoh Western Ghats and Rajasthan. SOUND RECORDIST (S): Rajeev Rastogi Nigam is also associated with GRAPHICS: Patanjali Sharma a children’s quiz show on EDITOR (S): Pooja Iyengar environment, TERRAQUIZ, NARRATOR (S): Rishu Nigam aired on National Geographic. Nigam has also guided a small hill community in Mukteshwar, Uttarakhand to produce radio programmes for Kumaon Vani, TERI’s community radio station. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Darbari Seth Block IHC Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi 110 003 Delhi, INDIA P: +91 11 2468 2100 M: +91 9873 051 144 F: +91 11 2468 2100 E: [email protected] W: www.teriin.org 13 AnimationBiodiversityi Climate Change Environmental Conservation A Biodiversity - The Web of Life Communities in Conservation: Odisha Diary Hindi | 00:20:06 English | 2010 | 00:55:09 | DV CAM SYNOPSIS SYNOPSIS The beautiful documentary focuses on the “Communities in Conservation: Odisha Diary” biodiversity of Madhya Pradesh. It urges human takes the viewers on a tour of committed beings to realise that in their greed to milk the community conservation. Normally, hard-core planet to its maximum, they are destroying conservation paints people as the hindrance in the ecological balance. Only sustainable conservation. But, the communities in Orissa development will ensure healthy sustenance, show us what communities are capable of when without which nature’s richness will vanish and left to their own initiatives and leadership, in life on earth will end. consonance with nature. PRODUCER (S): Madhya Pradesh Madhyam DIRECTOR (S): Vijendra P Patil PRODUCED FOR: Madhya Pradesh State Biodiversity Board PRODUCER (S): Vasundhara Orissa PRODUCTION COMPANY: Bar and Tone Television Pvt Ltd PRODUCED FOR: Vasundhara Orissa CAMERAPERSON (S): Vijendra P Patil and Vaibhav Vidhate SCRIPT WRITER (S): P V Satheesh MUSIC COMPOSER (S): Shashane Power SOUND RECORDIST (S): Deepak Katrela GRAPHICS: Deepak Lonkar ANIMATION: Deepak Lonkar EDITOR (S): Mahesh Phundkar NARRATOR (S): Vijay Marur Biography Some of Vijendra P Patil’s acclaimed films include “Frog Aestivation”, “Monsoon Plants”, “Traditions and Securing India’s Future: On the Vijendra P Patil Trail of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan” (nominated in CMS VATAVARAN 2003) and “Saving the Tiger”. Madhya Pradesh State Biodiversity Board Bar and Tone Television Pvt Ltd 26, Kisan Bhawan, 1st Floor Shiv Ganga Apartment Arera Hills, Bhopal 462 011 Flat 1, 2/10, Opp SNDT College Madhya Pradesh, INDIA Near Palande Courier, Karve Road P: +91 755 2554 549, +91 755 2554 539 Pune 411 004, Maharashtra, INDIA M: +91 9425 029 009, F: +91 755 2764 912 P: +91 20 2544 4750, M: +91 9422 518 232 E: [email protected] E: [email protected], [email protected] W: www.mpsbb.nic.in W: www.bandt.tv 14 Films for Children Livelihoods Newcomer PSA Series Water for All Difference Between Black Crow ‘Churdhar’ The Sacred Hill and Little Black Cormorant Hindi | 2009 | 00:41:23 | DV CAM Bengali and English | 2011 | 00:10:00 | HDV SYNOPSIS SYNOPSIS ‘Churdhar’ in Himachal Pradesh has come to The Little Black Cormorant feeds on fish, occupy a sacred place in local folklore. People crustaceans and aquatic insects. It catches prey from far and wide make a pilgrimage and pay underwater, by diving and swimming using its obeisance here to celebrate the essence of large, fully webbed feet for propulsion. It has life. The film, even as it promotes ecotourism, special nictitating membranes that cover and captures the complementary relationship of protect the eyes underwater. As their feathers human and nature. are not waterproof, cormorants are regularly seen perched with their wings outstretched to DIRECTOR (S): Mayank Ranjan Gupta dry after fishing. PRODUCER (S): Mayank Ranjan Gupta PRODUCTION COMPANY: S Prasad Production EXECUTIVE PRODUCER (S): Mayank Ranjan Gupta DIRECTOR (S): Saroj Khan CAMERAPERSON (S): Mayank Ranjan Gupta CAMERAPERSON (S): Badal Biswas SCRIPT WRITER (S): Mayank Ranjan Gupta GRAPHICS: Sukanya Khan SOUND RECORDIST (S): Mayank Ranjan Gupta EDITOR (S): Sarojkumar Khan GRAPHICS: Mayank Ranjan Gupta EDITOR (S): Mayank Ranjan Gupta NARRATOR (S): Monika Thakur Biography Mayank Ranjan Gupta has been assistant director in Hollywood production, “The Sacred Thread”.His works include “Manikaran - A Divine Land”, Mayank Ranjan “Apple - Pride of Himachal” Gupta (screened at International Short Film Festival 2000, Germany). S Prasad Production Santosh Villa, Rock House 2 A, Second Floor Arindam Chaura Maidan, Shimla 171 004 Apartment, Garia, Himachal Pradesh, INDIA Near Hari Moti Girls School P: +91 177 2653 667 Kolkata 700 084 M: +91 9817 087 070, +91 9022 510 333 West Bengal, INDIA E: [email protected] E: [email protected] 15 AnimationBiodiversityi Climate Change Environmental Conservation Elephant Days and Nights Feather’s Freedom English | 2011 | 00:26:35 | MINI DV Hindi | 2011 | 00:05:29 | DV CAM SYNOPSIS SYNOPSIS The