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SAMARPAN FOUNDATION , BRITISH COUNCIL &
CENTRE FOR MEDIA STUDIES
in collaboration
with the
INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
cordially invite
you to a lecture on
‘Wild
Films’
A selection of
clips from films, describing the process of how one puts together a
film
project from
its inception to its completion. Also, how a film producer
gets his initial ideas andthen raises the money to make the film and
finally has it broadcast.
Speaker:
Dr. Mike Birkhead*
Eminent Wildlife Film Maker
Chair:
Dr N Bhaskara Rao
Chairman, Centre for Media Studies, New
Delhi
Monday, 13
October 2003 at 6:30 PM
in Conference Room 1
(above Library)
India International Centre
40, Max Mueller Marg
New Delhi – 110
003
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This is the FIFTH in a series of lectures that
SAMARPAN FOUNDATION is organizing in collaboration with IIC
on various aspects of “Nature Conservation”. The series aims at
widening understanding, through awareness at the popular level,
of ecological issues that affect the lives and welfare of our
people. |
Previous Lectures
For
information on this
Lecture Series
kindly contact any of the following: -
Chairman, SAMARPAN
Foundation: Samar Singh -
samarsingh@now-india.net.in
(Tel: 011-2696 9030), or
Trustee: Avenash
Datta -
avenash_datta@mantraonline.com
(Tel: 011-2642 7553)
*Dr. Mike Birkhead
Specialization: Wildlife Conservation, Endangered Species and
Landscapes
Dr. Birkhead did post-doctoral work in the Department of
Zoology at the
University of
Oxford
before joining London Weekend Television in 1984. He has worked on
issues concerning the natural world in the Indian Sub Continent. He
has directed and produced films for BBC, PBS, HTV/Partridge Films,
National Geographic, WNET, Discovery and
Animal Planet. He
has done several outside broadcasts and live studio programmes.
Books and Publications
Written numerous articles for papers and magazines. Written or
co-authored, and/or photographed the following books; The Survival
Factor (an Anglia survival TV/tie in book), Brave New Wilderness (an
LWT tie in book), City Safari (an LWT tie in book), The Mute Swan,
The Zoo in the Garden, The Zoo in the Town, The Zoo in the House,
The Zoo in you, The Kestrel in the Town and Postcards from the
Country.
Titles produced/directed
Danger in Tiger Paradise, Leopard Hunters, The Tigers’ Fortress, The
Timeless Thames, The Monkeys of The Rock, The Last Tusker, Tiger –
BBC & National Geographic Special, Land of the Tiger, Tiger Crisis,
The Tale of the Peacock and the Tiger, Thunderbirds, Grand Canyon,
Badlands, Land of Giants, The Return of the Royal Swan, The Camargue,
Chateau Safari, Ants and Plants, In Search of Hammerheads, Web of
Steel, Brave New Wilderness, The Survival Game, The Crown of the
Continent
Some
recent India related work
The
True Story of the Indian Wolf
Mike
Birkhead and Mark Smith (Emmy Award winning photographer) are
working on an ongoing research project to make a comprehensive film
about the Indian wolf. The Indian wolf was immortalised by Kipling’s
“Jungle Book. Are they solitary or do they live in packs and, would
they befriend humans or kill them? The Indian Wolf, as with most
wolves around the world, has had mixed publicity over the years.
Scientists believe they are an endangered species (fewer than
tigers) with a fascinating life style that needs to be protected at
all costs. This programme will for the first time tell the truth
about the Indian Wolf. It will not rely on Kipling’s Tales or
over-hyped journalism to frighten its audience into believing large
packs of wolves are going to kill children at every opportunity.
The
Ultimate Guide to Tigers
The
45-minute documentary is being made in conjunction with the
production of Jean-Jacques Annaud's. The film stars Guy Pearce in
the role of a 1920’s adventurer whose life is changed forever by his
encounter with two tiger cubs in the temples of South East Asia. The
documentary is, as the title suggests an exciting, informative guide
to all aspects of the cultural and natural history of the tiger.
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