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CMS VATAVARAN partners with the U.S. Consulate General, Mumbai to Launch 'Green Frames: VATAVARAN Short Film Competition and Festival 2023'

Delhi, September 1, 2023 - The Centre for Media Studies (CMS), in collaboration with the U.S. Consulate General, Mumbai, is excited to announce the launch of the 'Green Frames: VATAVARAN Short Film Competition and Festival 2023.'
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IUCN CEC presents Goa CMS VATAVARAN Festival & Forum on LiFE 2023

Goa will be hosting it’s first-ever green film festival and forum on LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment)
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BHUTAN-CMS VATAVARAN FESTIVAL & FORUM ON CLIMATE ACTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, 2022

Bhutan, “the land of the Thunder Dragon” will be hosting it’s first-ever film festival and forum on Climate Action and Biodiversity conservation from the 2nd to the 7th of November in Thimphu and Paro.
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11th CMS VATAVARAN Awards Announced today

India’s longest standing and largest green film festival, CMS VATAVARAN announced the winners of the 11th competitive edition today. A total of 824 entries were submitted to this competition from 61 countries (international section) and 22 states in India (national section).
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CURTAIN RAISER WEEK launched of 11th CMS VATAVARAN Film festival and Forum

To announce and promote the 11th edition of CMSVATAVARAN International Film festival and Forum on Environment & Wildlife, a series of programs as curtain raiser week was launched today.
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11th CMS VATAVARAN Award Jury Meeting Press Note

First time in its history, Asia’s biggest Environmental Film Festival and Forum CMS VATAVARAN is organizing its Awards Jury Meet at Hyderabad from December 19-21, 2021 at the Pragati Green Meadows and Resorts Ltd, Hyderabad.
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11th CMS VATAVARAN Award Nominations Announced

India’s longest standing and largest green film festival, 11th CMS VATAVARAN, has today announced this year’s Award Nominees who are in the running for 21 awards across 10 categories.
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First ever Green Film Festival and Forum at Uttarkashi Concludes successfully

February 26, 2021 The 2-day green film festival held at Uttarkashi concluded successfully today.
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प्रथम हरित फिल्म महोत्सव और संगोष्ठी का उत्तरकाशी में आज उद्घाटन हुआ

फरवरी 25,2021 - जिला कलेक्ट्रेट सभागार, उत्तरकाशी, जिला में आयोजित दो दिवसीय हरित फिल्म परिसर का उद्घाटन करते हुए, जिला मजिस्ट्रेट श्री मयूर दीक्षित ने UNDP और CMS VATAVARAN की SECURE HIMALAYA project के आयोजकों को बधाई दी।
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Unique Green Film Festival and Forum being organised first time at Uttrakashi

February 24, 2021. A two-day green film festival and forum is being organised for the first time at Uttarkashi in Uttrakhand on February 25 & 26, 2021. This is being organised by SECURE HIMALAYA project of UNDP with support from the Uttrankhand Government & Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MOEFCC), GOI and CMS VATAVARAN.
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Green Film Festival and Forum Inaugurated at Gangtok

September 15, 2021 - The three-day green film festival and forum being organised at Sidkeong Tulku Forest Conference Hall, Deorali, Gangtok. The festival began with a lamp lightning ceremony by all the eminent dignitaries present during the occasion.
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Unique Green Film Festival and Forum on Environment and Wildlife to being organised first time in Gangtok

August 14, 2021- A unique three-day green film festival and forum is being organized for the first time in Gangtok. This festival is scheduled from September 15 to 17, 2021.
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Celebrating Biodiversity: Lockdown 2.0 Special Online Festival A series of online programs from May 22 to June 8, 2021

New Delhi, May 20, 2021. On the eve of World Biodiversity Day, CMS VATAVARAN in collaboration with the High Commission of Canada in India, and #LeadtheGreenChange campaign of Delegation of European Union to India (EUDEL), is organizing environmental
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First ever Green Film Festival and Forum at Uttarkashi Concludes successfully

February 26, 2021. The 2 day green film festival held at Uttarkashi concluded successfully today.
This unique green film festival and forum was open for public on February 25 & 26, 2021. This is being organised by SECURE HIMALAYA project of UNDP with support from the Uttrankhand Government & Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MOEFCC), GOI and CMS VATAVARAN.
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First ever Green Film Festival and Forum inaugurated at Uttarkashi

February 25, 2021. Inaugurating the two-day green film festival being organised at District Collectorate Auditorium, Uttarkashi, the District Magistrate Shri Mayur Dixit congratulated the organisers SECURE Himalaya Project of UNDP and CMS VATAVARAN.(Hindi / English)
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Unique Green Film Festival and Forum being organised first time at Uttrakashi

February 24, 2021. A two-day green film festival and forum is being organised for the first time at Uttarkashi in Uttrakhand on February 25 & 26, 2021. This is being organised by SECURE HIMALAYA project of UNDP with support from the Uttrankhand Government & Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MOEFCC), GOI and CMS VATAVARAN.
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CMS VATAVARAN OPENS CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR ITS 11Th COMPETITIVE EDITION

New Delhi, June 05, 2020: On the eve of World Environment Day 2020, CMS VATAVARAN announces its call for entries for the 11th CMS VATAVARAN Environment & Wildlife International Film Festival and Forum to be held in the month of November 2021.
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Treat for Environmental Filmmakers and Film lovers during the global COVID 19 lockdown

India’s longest and Asia’s largest environmental and wildlife film festival and forum – CMS VATAVARAN has been active in engaging during the COVID 19 Lockdown to engage auiences across the world on conteporary conservation issues through the medium of films.
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Asia’s largest green film festival and forum to be held in New Delhi

The 10th Competitive edition of CMS VATAVARAN – Asia’s largest Film festival and Forum exclusively on Environment and Wildlife is all set to be inaugurated at 10 am on Nov 27, 2019 in Dr Ambedkar International Centre, 15 Janpath New Delhi.
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India’s Sherpa to the G20 Shri Suresh Prabhu, chairs the 10th CMS VATAVARAN Award Jury.

Shri Suresh Prabhu, currently India’s Sherpa to the G20 and former cabinet minister, GOI is heading a 12-member jury for the coveted CMS VATAVARAN Environment & Wildlife Film Festival Awards which is being held from August 30th to 31st at the Lemon Tree Premier, Aero city in New Delhi.
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10th CMS VATAVARAN Award Nominees announced

India’s longest standing and largest green film festival, 10th CMS VATAVARAN, has today announced this year’s Award Nominees who are in the running for 20 awards across 9 categories. A total of 77 Indian and International films have been nominated in nine categories out of the total 1020 submissions that were received for the 10th competitive edition.
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Record entries to 10th competitive edition of CMS VATAVARAN

The 10th Competitive Edition of CMS VATAVARAN Environment and Wildlife Film Festival and Forum scheduled to be held from November 27-30, 2019, has received a total of 1020 film entries from 60 countries.
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