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Chennai CMS Vatavaran 2006
Environment and Wildlife Traveling Film Festival
5 - 7 October 2006, Kalaivanar Arangam, Wallajah Road, Chennai
Programme Schedule
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Thursday, October 5, 2006
| Time |
Programme |
| 9.00 am |
Registration |
| 10.00 am |
Inaugural Ceremony
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| 10.50 am |
Inaugural Film Screening (Premier): Point Calimere - Little Kingdom by the Coast, 25', English, Shekar Dattatri, about the coast's remarkable ecosystem and the problems that confront it.
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| 12.00 pm |
Best of CMS Vatavaran 2005: Indian Leopards - The Killing Fields, 53', English, Praveen Singh, on the leopard-human conflict in India and associated research.
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| Venue: Seminar Hall, C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre, Chennai (Parallel Session) |
| Time |
Programme |
| 12.00 to 1.30 pm |
Workshop on Environmental Film Making: Opportunities and Constraints
Panelists: Renowned Wildlife Filmmakers Prithvi Ratna Mr. Naresh Bedi, Mr. Shekar Dattatri, Eminent Wildlife Filmmaker and Mr. Alphonse Roy, Wildlife Cinematographer
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| Venue: Auditorium |
Session 1 |
| 2.30 pm - 4.30 pm |
Film screenings for college students
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| 2.30 pm |
Kanha - Protecting a Paradise, 18', English, Shekar Dattatri, about the role of forest guards in protecting wildlife reserves and the hardships they face.
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| 3.10 pm |
Do Your Bit, 30", Non-verbal, Anand Thakur, on conserving water by showing that individual efforts to conserve can make a big difference.
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| 3.15 pm |
A Second Hand Life, 26', English & Hindi, Nutan Manmohan, about the electronic waste business, a dark side of digital age and its impact on environment and human health leading to environmental crisis in India
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| 3.50 pm |
The Policing Langur, 30', English, Ajay and Vijay Bedi, on the colourful vista of man-monkey relationship and how the Policing Langurs are used to control monkey menace.
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| Venue: Auditorium |
Session 2 |
| 5.15 pm |
Registration |
| 5.00 pm - 8.00 pm |
Special screenings for General public
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| 5.00 pm
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River Taming Mantras, 30', English & Hindi, Sanjay Barnela, about the technological, economical and political rationale that underlies the adoption of flood control measures.
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| 5.45 pm
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Panna - Jewel of Central India, 15', English, Shekar Dattatri, about the wildlife and ecosystem of the Panna Tiger Reserve.
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| 6.15 pm
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The Way to Dusty Death, 28', English & Hindi, Syed Fayaz, about the victims of Silicosis in the Agate grinding industry in Kambath & near by villages of Gujarat.
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| 6.55 pm
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Development Flow from the Barrrel of Gun, 54', English & Hindi, Biju Toppo and Megnath, about the state violence on the people affected by development projects in the country.
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Friday, October 6, 2006
| Venue: Auditorium |
Session 3 |
| 9.30 am - 11.00 am
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Special Screenings for children |
| 9.30 am
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The Policing Langur, 30', English, Ajay and Vijay Bedi, on the colourful vista of man-monkey relationship and how the Policing Langurs are used to control monkey menace.
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| 10.10 am
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Cute Bunny, 3', non-verbal, Dhimant Vyas, on keeping the environment clean
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| 10.20 am
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The Last Flight, 24', English, Nutan Manmohan, about the mystery killer- vetenary drug Diclofenac which kills the Asian vultures.
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| 10.55 am
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Shadows, 3', Non-verbal, Vishal Furia, about the dependence on nature and wildlife.
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| Venue: Auditorium |
Session 4 |
| 11.30 am - 1.00 pm
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Special Screenings for children
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| 11.30 am
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Kanha - Protecting A Paradise, 18', English, Shekar Dattatri, about the role of forest guards in protecting wildlife reserves and the hardships they face.
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| 12.00 pm
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Hitler, 25", English, Rani Jeyaraj, the film draws a parallel between the cruelty of Hitler who killed innocent people in gas chambers and people as users of polluting vehicles.
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| 12.05 pm
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A Second Hand Life, 26', English & Hindi, Nutan Manmohan, about the electronic waste business, a dark side of digital age and its impact on environment and human health leading to environmental crisis in India.
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| 12.45 pm
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Irony, 50", Non-verbal, R Sathya Narayanan, about awareness in saving trees and the irony in it.
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| 12.50 pm
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Experiment with Truth, 6', English & Hindi, Amish Srivastava, on the rising pollution that forces us to confront ourselves and shakes our complacence.
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| Venue: Auditorium |
Session 5 |
| 2.30 pm - 4.30 pm
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Special Screenings for College Students
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| 2.30 pm
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Fistful of Steel, 29', English & Hindi, Leena Rani Narzary, Nidhi Bal Singh and Sabir Haque, about the ecological imbalance caused due to concrete construction on the banks of river Yamuna.
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| 3.15 pm
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Do Your Bit, 30", Non-verbal, Anand Thakur, on conserving water by showing that individual efforts to conserve can make a big difference
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| 3.20 pm
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Leaving No Trace - Cyclist in the City, 15', English & Hindi, Prayas and Manjushree Abhinav, to entice the cyclist in every self respecting citizen to come out and cycle.
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| 3.45 pm
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Point Calimere - Little Kingdom by the Coast, 25', English, Shekar Dattatri, about the coast's remarkable ecosystem and the problems that confront it.
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| Venue: Auditorium |
Session 6 |
| 5.00 pm - 8.00 pm
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Special Screenings for General Public
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| 5.00 pm
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Mindless Mining - The Tragedy of Kudremukh, 12', English, Shekar Dattatri, about the devastating impact of the iron ore mining operation in the Kudremukh National Park in Karnataka.
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| 5.25 pm
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Invocations to the Mountain Goddess, 64', English, Christopher Rego, about the issues in Biosphere resource conservation and Management using the Nanda Devi biosphere reserve as a case study
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| 6.45 pm
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The Source of Life for Sale, 58', English, K P Sasi, about the Impact of privatization of water in India.
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Saturday, October 7, 2006
| Venue: Auditorium |
Session 7 |
| 9.30 pm - 11.00 am
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Special Screenings for Children
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| 9.30 am
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A Shivalik Monsoon, 25', English, Rupin Dang, about the life of India's most beautiful bird 'The Paradise Flycatcher' in the foothills of the Shivalik range.
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| 10.05 am
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Cute Bunny, 3', Non-verbal, Dhimant Vyas, on keeping the environment clean.
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| 10.15 am
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Kanha - Protecting a Paradise, 18', English, Shekar Dattatri, about the role of forest guards in protecting wildlife reserves and the hardships they face.
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| 10.50 am
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A Hunter's Tale, 6', Non-verbal, Abhishek Singh, about the harmony between man and nature.
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| Venue: Auditorium |
Session 8 |
| 11.30 am - 1.00 pm
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Special Screenings for Children
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| 11.30 am
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A Second Hand Life, 26', English & Hindi, Nutan Manmohan, about the electronic waste business, a dark side of digital age and its impact on environment and human health leading to environmental crisis in India
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| 12.10 pm
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Why Not?, 4', English, Anitha Balachandran, about basic concepts in conservation.
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| 12.20 pm
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The Policing Langur, 30', English, Ajay and Vijay Bedi, on the colourful vista of man-monkey relationship and how the Policing Langurs are used to control monkey menace.
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| Venue: Auditorium |
Session 9 |
| 2.30 pm - 4.30 pm
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Special Screenings for College Students
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| 2.30 pm
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Walk on the Wild Side, 24', English, Syed Fayaz, a tour of the entire wealth of India's wildlife and ecosystems - with an effective message of responsibility in conservation.
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| 3.10 pm
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River Taming Mantras, 30', English & Hindi, Sanjay Barnela and Vasant Saberwal, about the technological, economical and political rationale that underlies the adoption of flood control measures.
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| 3.50 pm
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The Last Flight, 24', English, Nutan Manmohan, about the mystery killer- vetenary drug Diclofenac which kills the Asian vultures.
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| Venue: Auditorium |
Session 10 |
| 5.00 pm - 6.30 pm
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Special Screenings for general public
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| 5.00 pm
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A Silent Killer, 23', English, Dhananjoy Mandal, about arsenic contamination in underground drinking water in West Bengal.
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| 5.40 pm
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Leopards of Bollywood, 47', English, Animitra Chakravarti, about the man-animal conflict.
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