2nd CMS Vatavaran Film Festival: Events in Hyderabad

You could argue that it is more China that deserves this festival. Well, arguably, we are not that far behind.

The 2nd CMS Vatavaran Film Festival is being organised by the CMS and the Andhra Pradesh National Green Corps, with support from the Ministry of Environment and Forests, at the Indira Priyadarshini Auditorium in Public Gardens, from 7th to 9th December.

This is an environment and wildlife traveling film festival, which started in January 2006 at Kolkata, and followed that up with screenings in Pune, Abu Dhabi, Chandigarh, Kashmir, Chennai, Bangalore and Guwahati, with the last ones in Hyderabad and Ranchi. A total of 40 films will be screened during the festival days, as per details given below:

7th December
10:00AM - Opening ceremony, followed by screening of Many Faces Of Madness (English), by Amar Kanwar
11:30AM - A Second Hand Life (Hindi/English), by Nutan Mankohan
12:10PM - Spunky Monkey (English), by Romlus Earl Whitaker
01:00PM - A Brush With Death (English), by Syed Fayaz
01:30PM - Noise Pollution (Telugu), by Brahmanand Reddy and W G Prasanna Reddy
03:30PM - Whose Forest (Telugu with English sub - titles), by Shriprakash
05:00PM - Mindless Mining - The Tragedy of Kudremukh (English), by Shekhar Dattatri
05:15PM - The Jaws Of Death (English), by Gautham Saikia
05:40PM - Global Warning (English), by Ramesh Menon
06:00PM - GO 111 (Telugu), by Prema Malini

8th December
09:00AM - Point Kalimere - Little Kingdom By The Coast (English), by Shekhar Dattatri
09:35AM - Cute Bunny (Non - verbal), by Dhimant Vyas
09:40AM - The Policing Langur (English), by Vijay And Ajay Bedi
10:15AM - Water Conservation (Telugu), by Brahmanand Reddy and W G Prasanna Reddy
10:35AM - Spandan (Hindi), by Vinay and Meenakshi Rai
10:40AM - Birds Through My Window (English), by Rudransh Mathur
11:30AM - River Taming Mantras (Hindi/English), by Sanjay Barnela and Vasant Sabarwal
12:00PM - Shores Of Silence - Whale Sharks Of India (English), by Mike H Pandey
12:30PM - In God's Own Country (English), by Nina Subramani and Rajni Mani
01:00PM - Living With Giants (English), by Ashish Chandola

02:30 to 04:30 - Panel discussion on Reviving Hyderabad's Forests & Bio-Diversity: Need For Sustainable Approach, followed by screening of film People's Agenda For Bio-Diversity Mobile Festivals Of The DOS (English), by P V Sateesh and Vijendra Patil
05:00PM - Miles To Go (English), by Nina Subramani
06:00PM - The Last Flight (English), by Nutan Manmohan

9th December
09:00AM - Chasing Butterflies (English), by Gurmeet Sapal, Hussain Akbar and Parvez Alam
09:30AM - Ozzy Ozone (English), by TVE/UNEP
09:45AM - Timeless Traveller - The Horseshoe Crab (English), by Gautham Pandey
10:00AM - Cute Bunny (Non-verbal), by Dhimant Vyas
10:05AM - Experiment With Truth (English/Hindi), by Amish Srivastava
10:15AM - Rain Water Harvesting (non - verbal), by Nandita Das and Soumya Sen
10:20AM - Fuel Adulteration (Telugu), by by Brahmanand Reddy and W G Prasanna Reddy
10:35AM - Victims Of Garbage Dump (Hindi with English sub - titles), by Plan India
11:30AM - Leaving No Trace... Cyclists In The City (English/Hindi), by Prayas and Manjusree Abhinav
11:45AM - Bitter Drink (Malayalam with English subtitles), P Baburaj
12:15PM - Healing The Coast (English), by Nina Subramani
12:45PM - Lions Of Gir (English), by Niret and Nikhil Alva

2:30PM to 05:00PM - Symposium on Lakes And Water Bodies Of Hyderabad: Issues And Concerns, followed by film screening Protecting And Preseving A Rich Natural Resource (English), by Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (HUDA)
05:00PM - The Tidal Life Of Krishna (English), by D N Reddy
05:20PM - Indian Leopards - The Killing Fields (English), by Praveen Singh
06:20PM - Life Goes On (English), by Suparna Gangal

CMS Vatavaran, India's premier environment and wildlife film festival, has grown in size, recognition, reach, patronage, association and, most importantly, stature and prestige. Supported by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, GOI, and endorsed by the United Nations Environment Programme, CMS Vatavaran is a visionary initiative of the Centre for Media Studies (CMS).

CMS is an independent professional forum engaged in research, policy advocacy, advisory services and programme evaluation. CMS endeavors for accountability, responsiveness and transparency in policymaking and public systems and services. CMS initiatives, debates and dialogues on important public issues are well appreciated nationally.

The entry to all the screenings is free, with seats available on first-come-first-served basis. For further details, please contact CMS at 2360-8188/98851-49292.