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CMS VATAVARAN Film Festival and Forum !!

Awards 2017

Festival Directory 2017

Thank you for making 9th CMS VATAVARAN a GREAT Success !!!

About Us

CMS VATAVARAN – India’s only International Environment & Wildlife Film Festival and Forum is a unique initiative of Centre for Media Studies (CMS). Based on extensive research, this festival was initiated for encouraging environment films and forums that result in perception, practice and policy change.

This festival has an international recognition and is in its fifteenth year of eventful journey since 2002. It has organised 8 competitive and 55 travelling festivals in 41 cities of 26 Indian states during this period. CMS VATAVARAN has now become a movement and inspired many organizations & individuals to use films and film festivals as a medium to catalyse change. It has reached to more than 5, 00,000 people directly. As a result, it has created a strong network of Indian and International filmmakers, policymakers, academicians, research think tanks, environmentalists, journalists, students of all streams, defence & paramilitary forces and nature enthusiasts. …Read More

Mission

Encourage environment films and forums that result in perception, practice and policy change.
Enhance understanding of the natural world and its conservation.
Stimulate production of high-quality films on wildlife, nature and environment.
Nurture a new generation of alternate filmmakers to widen public dialogue and debate.
Increase space for environmental issues in the mass media
Strengthen collaboration between individuals, government, corporate, scientific and academic institutions on environment, conservation and sustainability issues

IN FOCUS

Signature film 2017

Vrikshdaan

Nature and Wildlife Film Festival 31 Mar. & 01 Apr. 2018

Awarded Films 2017

SEE FULL LIST OF AWARDED FILMS

Announcement:-

17 Awards in Indian and 14 Awards in International Category conferred to filmmakers ! Read More

LATEST

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Films competing in the CMS VATAVARAN are of extremely high standards and the Jury had difficulty in selecting the winners. Initiatives like CMS VATAVARAN help environmental films find a regular place in the media’s agenda and does a great deal for creating environment awareness.
Shri Shyam BenegalFilmmaker & Recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award

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• Embassy of Norway, once again, takes pride in being the Principal Partner of CMS VATAVARAN this year.
It is due to Norway’s commitment to environmental conservation and sustainable development that the Norwegian Embassy in India has been partnering with CMS for the last few years with their Film Festival initiative. We see the festival growing, not only in size but also in significance.
Ms Ann OllestadFormer Norwegian Ambassador

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The efforts of CMS VATAVARAN are commendable. It has successfully organised this international film festival by bringing together films that talk about nature. We need to work together and take these films to the people to sensitise them for a lasting impact.
Shri Prakash JavadekarFormer Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change