New Delhi, November 2024: The National Media Engagement Programme, part of the year-long Wetlands for LiFE initiative, will be held from November 21 to 23, 2024.

October 07, 2024 | New Delhi:The Wetlands for LiFE & 12th CMS VATAVARAN International Film Festival and Forum concluded on 5th October at the Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, New Delhi, ...

October 02, 2024 | New Delhi:The Wetlands for LiFE & 12th CMS VATAVARAN International Film Festival and Forum is set for a grand inauguration on October 3, 2024, at the Ganga Auditorium, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, New Delhi. Running from October 3 to 5, the festival will focus ...

September 17, 2024 | New Delhi:-The 12th CMS VATAVARAN International Film Festival and Forum on Environment and Wildlife continued its impactful journey today with a special session at TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS), engaging around 100 ...

September 16, 2024 | New Delhi:-The Delhi Wetlands for LiFE and the 12th CMS VATAVARAN International Film Festival and Forum on Environment and Wildlife continued its remarkable journey today at the Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad.

September 13, 2024 | New Delhi:-As part of the ongoing outreach program series, Green Film Fete, the 12th CMS VATAVARAN International Film Festival and Delhi Wetlands for LiFE Film Festival made a significant impact today at Sharda University, Greater Noida. Students, educators, and environmental enthusiasts came together ...

September 12, 2024 | New Delhi:-The 12th CMS VATAVARAN International Film Festival and Forum on Environment and Wildlife continued its impactful outreach with an inspiring event at NGF College of Engineering and Technology, Faridabad. Over 150 engineering and business management students gathered to explore the critical role of wetland conservation and its connection to sustainable practices in both business and technology.

September 11, 2024 | New Delhi:--The 12th CMS VATAVARAN International Film Festival and Forum on Environment and Wildlife continued its successful journey today with an inspiring event at Modern Public School, Shalimar Bagh, Delhi. More than 360 students from classes 4 and 5 gathered to engage in thought-provoking film screenings, creative art competitions, and lively discussions on the critical importance of wetland conservation.

September 10, 2024 | New Delhi:--The ‘Delhi Wetlands For LiFE Festival ‘ and ‘12th CMS VATAVARAN International Film Festival and Forum on Environment and Wildlife’ brought together students, educators, and environmental enthusiasts at Birla Vidya Niketan, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi, in a powerful showcase of films, art, and discussions cantered on wetland conservation.

September 9, 2024 | New Delhi:--Leveraging the power of films, CMSVATAVARAN is Asia’s largest film festival and forum exclusively on environment and wildlife. For its 12th competitive edition, it received 800 films from 68 countries and 25 states in India.

Delhi, September 1, 2023 - The Centre for Media Studies (CMS), in collaboration with the U.S. Consulate General, Mumbai, is excited to announce the launch of the 'Green Frames: VATAVARAN Short Film Competition and Festival 2023.'

Goa will be hosting it’s first-ever green film festival and forum on LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment)

Bhutan, “the land of the Thunder Dragon” will be hosting it’s first-ever film festival and forum on Climate Action and Biodiversity conservation from the 2nd to the 7th of November in Thimphu and Paro.

India’s longest standing and largest green film festival, CMS VATAVARAN announced the winners of the 11th competitive edition today. A total of 824 entries were submitted to this competition from 61 countries (international section) and 22 states in India (national section).

To announce and promote the 11th edition of CMSVATAVARAN International Film festival and Forum on Environment & Wildlife, a series of programs as curtain raiser week was launched today.

First time in its history, Asia’s biggest Environmental Film Festival and Forum CMS VATAVARAN is organizing its Awards Jury Meet at Hyderabad from December 19-21, 2021 at the Pragati Green Meadows and Resorts Ltd, Hyderabad.

India’s longest standing and largest green film festival, 11th CMS VATAVARAN, has today announced this year’s Award Nominees who are in the running for 21 awards across 10 categories.

February 26, 2021 The 2-day green film festival held at Uttarkashi concluded successfully today.

फरवरी 25,2021 - जिला कलेक्ट्रेट सभागार, उत्तरकाशी, जिला में आयोजित दो दिवसीय हरित फिल्म परिसर का उद्घाटन करते हुए, जिला मजिस्ट्रेट श्री मयूर दीक्षित ने UNDP और CMS VATAVARAN की SECURE HIMALAYA project के आयोजकों को बधाई दी।

February 24, 2021. A two-day green film festival and forum is being organised for the first time at Uttarkashi in Uttrakhand on February 25 & 26, 2021. This is being organised by SECURE HIMALAYA project of UNDP with support from the Uttrankhand Government & Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MOEFCC), GOI and CMS VATAVARAN.

September 15, 2021 - The three-day green film festival and forum being organised at Sidkeong Tulku Forest Conference Hall, Deorali, Gangtok. The festival began with a lamp lightning ceremony by all the eminent dignitaries present during the occasion.

August 14, 2021- A unique three-day green film festival and forum is being organized for the first time in Gangtok. This festival is scheduled from September 15 to 17, 2021.

New Delhi, May 20, 2021. On the eve of World Biodiversity Day, CMS VATAVARAN in collaboration with the High Commission of Canada in India, and #LeadtheGreenChange campaign of Delegation of European Union to India (EUDEL), is organizing environmental

February 26, 2021. The 2 day green film festival held at Uttarkashi concluded successfully today.
This unique green film festival and forum was open for public on February 25 & 26, 2021. This is being organised by SECURE HIMALAYA project of UNDP with support from the Uttrankhand Government & Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MOEFCC), GOI and CMS VATAVARAN.

February 25, 2021. Inaugurating the two-day green film festival being organised at District Collectorate Auditorium, Uttarkashi, the District Magistrate Shri Mayur Dixit congratulated the organisers SECURE Himalaya Project of UNDP and CMS VATAVARAN.(Hindi / English)

February 24, 2021. A two-day green film festival and forum is being organised for the first time at Uttarkashi in Uttrakhand on February 25 & 26, 2021. This is being organised by SECURE HIMALAYA project of UNDP with support from the Uttrankhand Government & Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MOEFCC), GOI and CMS VATAVARAN.

New Delhi, June 05, 2020: On the eve of World Environment Day 2020, CMS VATAVARAN announces its call for entries for the 11th CMS VATAVARAN Environment & Wildlife International Film Festival and Forum to be held in the month of November 2021.

India’s longest and Asia’s largest environmental and wildlife film festival and forum – CMS VATAVARAN has been active in engaging during the COVID 19 Lockdown to engage auiences across the world on conteporary conservation issues through the medium of films.

The 10th Competitive edition of CMS VATAVARAN – Asia’s largest Film festival and Forum exclusively on Environment and Wildlife is all set to be inaugurated at 10 am on Nov 27, 2019 in Dr Ambedkar International Centre, 15 Janpath New Delhi.

Shri Suresh Prabhu, currently India’s Sherpa to the G20 and former cabinet minister, GOI is heading a 12-member jury for the coveted CMS VATAVARAN Environment & Wildlife Film Festival Awards which is being held from August 30th to 31st at the Lemon Tree Premier, Aero city in New Delhi.

India’s longest standing and largest green film festival, 10th CMS VATAVARAN, has today announced this year’s Award Nominees who are in the running for 20 awards across 9 categories. A total of 77 Indian and International films have been nominated in nine categories out of the total 1020 submissions that were received for the 10th competitive edition.

The 10th Competitive Edition of CMS VATAVARAN Environment and Wildlife Film Festival and Forum scheduled to be held from November 27-30, 2019, has received a total of 1020 film entries from 60 countries.