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CMS VATAVARAN ON 02-06 NOVEMBER, 2017

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

Online Photography Competition

Technical Advisory Member 2017

Awards 2015

My Name Is Salt By Farida Pacha

Walking with Wolves By Senani Hegde

Flight to Freedom: The Amur Falcon Story By Rita Banerji

Living with Elephants By S U Saravana Kumar

India’s Wandering Lions By Praveen Singh & Martin Dohrn

Forgotten Tigers By Krishnendu Bose

The Battle Begins By Surendra Manan

I Cannot Give You My Forest By Nandan Saxena and Kavita Bahl

Turtle Diaries- The Olive Ridley Turtle By Rita Banerji

Pratibimb By Debanjan Nandy

Walking with Wolves By Senani Hegde

Ultima Chiamata (Last Call) By Enrico Cerasuolo

Pakke Nu Chhadnu Nai (My Nomad Soul) By Harsimran Kaur and Siddharth Govindan

The Hunt By Biju Toppo

Racing to Zero, In Pursuit of Zero Waste By Christopher Beaver

Im Reich Des Schneelleoparden (Realm of the Snow Leopard) By Axel Gomille

Seven Waters By Eberhard Spreng

Divide in Concorde By Kris Kaczor

Missing By Krishnendu Bose

Candles in the Wind By Kavita Bahl and Nandan Saxena

Losing Ground By Rishu Nigam

Record Participation in Asia’s largest Film Festival on Environment & Wildlife 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 BengalFilmmaker & 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