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*Programme Schedule

CMS Environment and Department of Tourism, Govt of Goapresent

*Participation by registration only

15,000 Participants | 50 Award Winning Films

15 Venues | 6 Days | 1 Platform

India Principal PartnersAn Initiative of Organised by

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Biodiversity Film Festival and ForumOctober 01 – 06, 2012

Ministry of Environment & ForestsGovernment of India

PROGRAMME Welcome to Eminent Guests and Participants

Lamp Lighting CeremonyFelicitation of Green Ambassadors from Goa

Address by Eminent GuestsScreening of the Inaugural Film

Turtles in a Soup | 00:12:00 | English & Hindi | Kalpana Subramanian

RSVP Mr Sundeep Srivastav – 098999 79169 [email protected]

Inaugural Ceremony05:00 pm onwards, Monday, October 01, 2012Goa Science Centre Auditorium, Marine Highway, Miramar, Panaji

Chief GuestHis Excellency Shri B V Wanchoo

Hon’ble Governor of Goa

Guest of HonourSmt Alina Saldanah

Hon’ble Minister of Environment and Forests, Govt of Goa

Special InviteesShri A K Hazarika

Director (Onshore), ONGC, Delhi

Shri Nikhil U Desai Director, Department of Tourism, Govt of Goa

Shri Vishnu Surya Wagh Vice Chairman, Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG)

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October 03, 2012 (Wednesday)Media Roundtable Reshaping the future of Environmental Journalism: Issues, Challenges and Way Forward!

Backgrounder: Media operations depend on profit driven economics. Many news editors and producers consider coverage of environmental issues as yet another option instead of an obligation and to make a difference for the future. In this context the future of environmental journalism looks bleak, and to bring it back to life CMS Environment is organising a media roundtable in Goa.

Chair: Shri Swapnil Naik, Director, Information and Publicity department, Govt. of Goa ( Invited)

Key Speakers: Mr Avit Bagle, Sr Journalist, Dainik Gomantak | Ms Dias Ermelinda, Director – News, Doordarshan Kendra, Goa | Shri Prakash Kamat, Special Correspondent, The Hindu | Shri Raju Naik, Editor, Lokmat | Dr Nand Kumar Kamat, Faculty Department of Botany, Goa University

Time: 02:30 pm- 04:00 pm

Venue: Zuari Hall, The International Centre Goa, Dr E Borges Road, Dona

Paula

For more Information or Registration contact:Avinash Ujjwal – 095822 54612 | [email protected]

Green Filmmaking Workshop Backgrounder: The one-day long filmmaking workshop on the theme ‘Biodiversity

Conservation’ aims to teach basics of filmmaking. The workshop will be conducted by an eminent environment and wildlife filmmaker. The workshop will provide best of all

worlds i.e. focused learning and an opportunity to interact with the filmmaker.

Time: 10:00 am – 05:30 pm (Registration will begin at 09:00 am)

Venue: Abolim Hall, The International Centre Goa, Dr E Borges Road, Dona Paula, Goa

For more information or registration contact:

Sanjay Negi – 095822 54618 | [email protected]

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October 04, 2012 (Thursday)Panel Discussion on Challenges to Biodiversity of Goa from Climate ChangeBackgrounder: The panel discussion forum being organised by the CMS Environment aims to synthesize the latest knowledge on the subject of biodiversity and climate change. The discourse will be to assess the possible impacts of climate change on the biodiversity in the state of Goa. It will also reflect on the possible measures of mitigation envisage and implemented by the planners, policy makers, government departments and others.

Chair: Prof (Dr) G N Nayak, Dean, Faculty of Life Science & Environment, Goa University

Moderator: Shri Sujeet Kumar Dongre, Dy Programme Coordinator, CEE

Key Speakers: Dr Aaron Lobo, Research Fellow, TERI | Dr B S Barbuddhe, ICAR Goa | Prof M K Janarthanam, Head of Botany Department, Goa University | Mr M K Shambhu, IFS, Deputy Conservator of Forest Planning & Statistics, Department of Forest | Dr Savita Kerkar, Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Goa University

Time: 02:30 pm – 04:00 pm

Venue: Zuari Hall, The International Centre Goa, Dr E Borges Road, Dona Paula, Goa

For more Information or Registration contact:Avinash Ujjwal – 095822 54612 | [email protected]

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Screening ScheduleOctober 01, 2012 (Monday)

Venue: St. Xavier’s College of Arts, Science, Commerce, Mapusa

SLOT I: 11:15 am -12:00 noon

Payenge Aisa Ek Jahaan (A Music Video on Climate Change) | 00:05:21 | Hindi | Mohd Akbar and Mohd Azam Quadri

Goa Goa Gone | 00:25:28 | Hindi, English, Konkani (English) | Kurush Canteenwala

SLOT II: 12:05 pm -12:45 pm

Shelter | 00:04:00 | Nonverbal | Raghu Gopalan

Chasing Water | 00:18:19 | English | Pete McBride | USA

SLOT III: 12:50 pm -01:30 pm

Public Service Announcements on the Protection of the Commons | 00:06:57 | Nonverbal | Amar Kanwar | for Foundation for Ecological Security

Amongst Tigers and Elephant (Wild Adventures - Ballooning with Bedi Brothers) | 00:25:05 | Hindi | Naresh and Rajesh Bedi | for Prasar Bharati

October 05, 2012 (Friday)Ecotour: Healing the Forest*Participants: College Students/ School Students/ Partner Organisation officials & their family members

Format: Field Visit will comprise of expert talk, demonstration and hands on experience

Time: 10:00 am – 05:30 pm (Registration will begin at 09:00 am)

Venue: Bondla Forest

Start and End Venue: Abolim Hall, The International Centre Goa, Dr. E Borges Road, Dona Paula

For more information or registration contact: Sanjay Negi – 095822 54618 | [email protected]

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October 03, 2012 (Wednesday)Venue: Kendriya Vidyalaya, INS, Mandovi, Verem, Panaji

SLOT I: 09:30 pm -10:45am




A Second Hand Life | 00:26:30 | Hindi and English | Nutan Manmohan

SLOT II: 10:45 am -12:00 pm


Tiger Queen | 00: 51:09 | English | S Nallamuthu | for National Geographic Channel International (NGCI)

Venue: St. Xavier’s College of Arts, Science, Commerce, Mapusa

SLOT I: 11:15 am -12:00 noon


Kosi: Injustice with Millions of Villagers and Revolt by Kosi River | 00:27:05 | Hindi with English Subtitles | Vishal Nityanand | for HelpAge India

SLOT II: 12:05 pm -12:45 pm

What Goes Around, Comes Back Around | 00:02:31 | Nonverbal | Anand Kusumakar



SLOT III: 12:50 pm -01:30 pm


Point Calimere - Little Kingdom by the Coast | 00:25:00 | English | Shekat Dattatri

Venue: Sharada Mandir School, Miramar, Panaji

SLOT I: 02:00 pm -03:00 pm






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FESTIVAL SCHEDULEDEHRADUN: July 30-August 4

JAIPUR: September 3-8 GOA: October 1-6

HyDERABAD: October 9-18KOLKATA: December 3-8

Why this Schedule?The year 2012 will see India hosting a very important meeting relating to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) - the 11th Conference of Parties - at Hyderabad, from October 8-19.

This meeting is very important because it is the first conference of the CBD process after the United Nations declared 2011 to 2020 as the ‘Decade for Biodiversity’.

Hyderabad CMS VATAVARAN Biodiversity film festival and forum, incorporating the best of world’s biodiversity films, will be one of the important event for the delegates of CoP-11.

These facts are hardly known outside environmentalist circles. CMS VATAVARAN wants to change that.

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Purposive platformWho can participate to make the CMS VATAVARAN travelling film festival a success? Everybody else, and you.

Development Sector Organisations working on environment and sustainable development, climate change, livelihoods, ecotourism, natural heritage, energy, water, agriculture and sustainable technologies.

Corporate Sector and Industries Industries in the areas of power, renewable energy, water, waste management, transport, food grains, tourism, film and television, carbon trading, real estate and buildings.

Government – Central and State Pollution control boards, municipal corporations and councils, state councils for science and technology, forest, environment and wildlife departments, etc.

Filmmakers Local, regional and national filmmakers from the fields of science, natural history and conservation filmmaking.

Media Regional, national and international journalists from print, electronic and new media.

Educators Teachers, professors, researchers, principals and vice chancellors.

Students Mass Communication, journalism, environmental sciences, engineering and management.

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CMS VAtAVArAn teamPriya VermaFestival [email protected]: 98999 79165

Alka TomarFestival [email protected]: 98999 79151

Sundeep [email protected]: 98999 79169

Avinash [email protected]: 95822 54612

Deepti [email protected]: 98990 46592

Sanjay [email protected]: 95822 54618

CMS is a multi-disciplinary, research and facilitative think-tank. We endeavor to work towards equitable development and transparency in governance through research, advocacy and capacity

building. www.cmsindia.org

The CMS Environment team has been involved multifariously in policy research and programmes evaluation aimed at creating sustainable solutions for environment protection. The team’s thematic focus is on climate change, low carbon practices, biodiversity, conservation and livelihoods, sustainable eco-tourism, drinking water and sanitation. India’s premier film festival and forum on wildlife and environment, CMS VAtAVArAn is an initiative of the eclectic CMS Environment Team.

About the organiser

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EntryDEADLINE

July 31 2013

www.cmsvatavaran.org

ORGANISED BYFor submission forms and guidelines contact: CMS VATAVARAN, RESEARCH HOUSESaket Community Centre, New Delhi 110 017, INDIA P: 91-11-2686 4020 M: 91-98990 46592 F: 91-11-2696 8282 E: [email protected], [email protected]

INDIAN AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS & CATEGORIES Best of the Festival Award Prithvi Ratna Award Bio-diversity Climate Change and

Sustainable Technologies Environmental Conservation

Water for All Series (based on Environment

and Wildlife) Films for Children Newcomer Animation

Livelihoods Public Service Announcements

(PSA) Technical Excellence Awards

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AWARD MONEYINR 50,000/-

INR 1,50,000/-(Indian filmmakers only)

International Awards in 10 Categories

PRITHVI RATNA AWARD

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Indian Awards in 10 Categories

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EnvironmentPromoting Responsibility

Ms Deepti Roy | M: 098990 46592 | E: [email protected]

CMS Environment, RESEARCH HOUSE | Saket Community Centre

New Delhi 110 017 | India | P: 91 11 2652 2244/ 55 | F: 91 11 2696 8282

www.cmsvatavaran.org

our Partners

india Associate Partner

Knowledge Partners

WATeR ReSoURceS DePARTmeNT

Programme Partners Venue Partner

Faculty of Life Science & Environment, Goa University

GoA ScieNce ceNTReNational council of Science museums, india

Environmental Education Partners

State Principal Partner in Collaboration with organising Partner

india Principal Partners

Ministry of Environment & ForestsGovernment of India

Government of Goa

DePARTmeNT of ToURiSm Government of Goa

Sub Jail SadaVasco-da-Gama

Headquarter, 2 Signal Training Centre

G. S. Amonkar Vidya Mandir

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