4th CMS VATAVARAN2007 Competitive Environment and Wildlife Film Festival

CMS VATAVARAN 2007 Award Winners

BEST STORY TELLING
'Wild Dog Diaries' directed by Senani Hegde
Prize money: Rs 50,000/-

JURY MENTION
'Riding Solo to the Top of the World' directed by Gaurav Jani, produced by Dirt Track Productions

CANARA BANK CMS -UNEP PRITHVI RATNA AWARD
Shekar Dattatri - For outstanding contribution in the field of environment and wildlife filmmaking, conservation and the public's understanding to the environment Prize money: Rs 1,00,000/-

4th CMS VATAVARAN 2007 AWARD WINNERS (INTERNATIONAL)

BEST OF FESTIVAL
'The Queen of Trees' directed by Mark Deeble and Victoria Stone

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
'Cuttlefish - The Brainy Bunch' directed by Gisela Kaufmann

SDC INDIA FESTIVAL THEME: CLIMATE CHANGE
'Strange Days on Planet Earth - The One Degree Factor' directed by Rob Whittlesey and Mark R Shelley
'Climate Change Season - Can We Save Planet Earth' directed by Nick Brown

NATURE AND PEOPLE
'Natural World: Bear Man of Kamchatka' directed by Jeff Turner

JURY SPECIAL MENTION
'The Cathedral Forest' directed by Patrick Rouxel

	ANIMATION The jury decided to withhold the award because there were not enough nominations, none to compare this with. In itself the film was not outstanding enough to win the awards. CHILDREN FILM 'Carpa Diem' directed by Sergio Cannella ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION 'Global Focus III: The New Environmentalists' directed by John Antonelli previous...