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The Hindu,
November Friday,15,2003
NEW DELHI NOV. 14. The Capital is all
set for India's second exclusive National Environment and Wildlife
Film Festival, Vatavaran 2003, to be held at India Habitat Centre
from November 18 to 20. Organised by the Centre for Media Studies
(CMS) with the support of the Union Ministry of Environment and
Forests, the festival will focus on "Water for Life''.
Of 154 entries received, the 30-member
strong Screening and Nomination Committee headed by well-known
writer and columnist Bhaskar Ghose has chosen 70 films as nomination
of final entries under seven categories. Of this, depending on the
points and comments of the jury, around 30 films would be screened
during the festival. The Jury for the final selection of films will
be headed by film-maker Adoor Gopalakrishnan.
Apart from the screening, panel
discussions on "Water Crisis— Thinking Beyond'', "Green Programmes
on Indian Television'' and "Wildlife Filmmaking in India'' have been
organised. A theatre workshop for dance teachers of schools to
encourage use of theatre for environment education is also on the
itinerary.
"We are heartened by the response to the
festival, especially from the children. We have received over 4000
letters from all over the country,'' said the Communications
Officer, CMS, V.V. Sundar.
In a boost to the festival, CMS has
received requests from several government and non-government
organisations like CPR Environment Education Centre (Chennai),
Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (Hyderabad) and Centre for
Environment Education (Ahemdabad) among others to host "Vatavaran''
in their respective cities. According to CMS, international
organisations like Wild Screen (UK), Television Trust for the
Environment, Asia Pacific (TVE Asia Pacific) and Planet in Focus
(Canada International Environment Film Festival) have also shown an
interest in the festival.
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