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The Centre for Media Studies (CMS), with support from the U.S. Consulate General, Mumbai, invites short films for its ‘Green Frames: VATAVARAN Short Film Competition and Festival 2023 ’. The theme of this competition is “Environmental Preservation and Climate Advocacy”. This competition aims to highlight the urgency of environment/ biodiversity conservation and climate adaptation/mitigation and demonstrate how our lifestyle decisions affect the environment and promote best practices and positive stories that show how individuals, companies, and communities are grappling with environmental and climate challenges and taking action to improve the situation. more

Green Frames: Film Screening and Award Ceremony in Bhopal

The 'Green Frames: VATAVARAN Short Film Festival and Award Ceremony' will take place in Bhopal on March 5th, 2024, at the Regional Museum of Natural History Bhopal auditorium. Organized by CMS VATAVARAN, supported by the U.S. Consulate Mumbai, and in collaboration with the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). Seven winners will receive non-monetary awards totalling INR 150,000 & there will be screening of films. Chief Guest Ms. Brenda Soya, along with the Guest of Honour Ms. Naaz Rizvi, Director of the National Museum of Natural History, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India and other dignitaries will attend the ceremony celebrating inspiring green films and filmmakers.



Category : Professional Filmmakers & Film Studios

A Smile Of Gandhi

  • Directed by - Biju Das
  • ID - SFC2023 P 004

Alakh

  • Directed by - Janantik Shukla
  • ID - SFC2023 P 087

Arribada - The Circle Of Life

  • Directed by - Vishwajeet Dash
  • ID - SFC2023 P 002

Back To The Roots: How Flood-Hit Odisha Farmers Are Turning To Traditional Crops

  • Directed by - Shawn Sebastian
  • ID - SFC2023 P 203

Barren Land To Dense Forest

  • Directed by - Akanksha Sood
  • ID - SFC2023 P 102

Buddha Darya

  • Directed by - Gagandeep SIngh
  • ID - SFC2023 P 054

Conservation Of Rare Trees - Hiding In The Hills Drypetes Porteri

  • Directed by - serena aurora
  • ID - SFC2023 P 192

Creating An Oasis: How A Rajasthani Village Is Reviving Traditional Water Management Practices

  • Directed by - Shawn Sebastian
  • ID - SFC2023 P 200

Daddumajra - The City Beautiful

  • Directed by - Ritesh Devidas Taksande
  • ID - SFC2023 P 231

Drishtikon

  • Directed by - Kalpesh Rane
  • ID - SFC2023 P 224

Firefighters Of Sitlakhet: How Communities Are Combating Forest Fires In Uttarakhand

  • Directed by - Shawn Sebastian
  • ID - SFC2023 P 201

Go For Organic

  • Directed by - Barnali Medhi
  • ID - SFC2023 P 186

Harbingers Of Rain: Saving Shokaliya's Lesser Floricans

  • Directed by - Biont and RoundGlass Sustain
  • ID - SFC2023 P 243

Irrawaddys Of The Chilika Lagoon

  • Directed by - Biont and RoundGlass Sustain
  • ID - SFC2023 P 242

Mountain Agriculture Marvel

  • Directed by - Barasha Das and Surajit Sharma
  • ID - SFC2023 P 124

Organic Waste To Biofuel

  • Directed by - Priyanka Kar
  • ID - SFC2023 P 094

Putting Waste To Work

  • Directed by - Chandramouli Basu
  • ID - SFC2023 P 086

Returning Home

  • Directed by - Vimal
  • ID - SFC2023 P 006

Rice Is Life

  • Directed by - G.S.UNNIKRISHNAN NAIR
  • ID - SFC2023 P 179

Spirit Of The Forest

  • Directed by - Nandini Rao, Nirupa Rao, Kalp Sanghvi
  • ID - SFC2023 P 172

The Living Encyclopedia Of The Forest

  • Directed by - Priyanka Kar
  • ID - SFC2023 P 103

The Young Conservationist

  • Directed by - Priyanka Kar
  • ID - SFC2023 P 107

Uttarakhand's Young Water Scientists: How Students Are Leading Spring Conservation

  • Directed by - Shawn Sebastian
  • ID - SFC2023 P 238

Category : Civil Society Groups & Amateur

Echoes Of Water

  • Directed by - Bhushan Kankal
  • ID - SFC2023 A 152

Energizing India's Villages: Hariyali Gram (Green Village)

  • Directed by - Bahar Dutt
  • ID - SFC2023 A 165

Firki Ni Dori

  • Directed by - Jahnvi Trivedi
  • ID - SFC2023 A 015

Hapas Ki Ra

  • Directed by - Amit Balasaheb Jadhav
  • ID - SFC2023 A 177

Indigenous Seed Keeper

  • Directed by - Seela Lepcha (Abigail)
  • ID - SFC2023 A 247

Let It Not Happen

  • Directed by - VINEET KHANNA
  • ID - SFC2023 A 173

Lost River In Nandi

  • Directed by - HarisHwaraN Raja
  • ID - SFC2023 A 109

Mon Shugu

  • Directed by - Tallo Anthony
  • ID - SFC2023 A 249

The Boundary Problem

  • Directed by - Rajat Rao
  • ID - SFC2023 A 180

The Last Honey Hunter

  • Directed by - Chentei Khiamniungan
  • ID - SFC2023 A 253

Category : School & College Students

A Spider's Dream

  • Directed by - Tanaya Rele
  • ID - SFC2023 S 181

Care Of The Tree's

  • Directed by - Aakash Kumar
  • ID - SFC2023 S 194

Dearth

  • Directed by - Ayush Sarkar
  • ID - SFC2023 S 068

Inaction

  • Directed by - Alam Mubarak Dange
  • ID - SFC2023 S 168

Jabor

  • Directed by - Gunjan Kashyap
  • ID - SFC2023 S 214

Living Light

  • Directed by - Shubham Kishor Pandav
  • ID - SFC2023 S 151

Ovi's Forest

  • Directed by - Manaar Jafri
  • ID - SFC2023 S 067

Plastic Warriors

  • Directed by - Students of BFA in Digital Filmmaking & VFX, Techno India University
  • ID - SFC2023 S 218

Step

  • Directed by - Sohini Mukherjee
  • ID - SFC2023 S 090

Tale Of A Cell

  • Directed by - Swasti Manoj Desai and Arjun Mahesh Joshi
  • ID - SFC2023 S 146

The Desert Igloo

  • Directed by - Prerona Saikia
  • ID - SFC2023 S 217

The Renewal-Journey Of A Can

  • Directed by - Aakriti
  • ID - SFC2023 S 061

The Silent Agony Of Water

  • Directed by - Joel Fernandes
  • ID - SFC2023 S 144

The Turtle Tale

  • Directed by - Swasti Manoj Desai
  • ID - SFC2023 S 153


Specifications

Environmental Preservation and Climate Advocacy

Rules & Guidelines

Films should be between 3 to 7 minutes long (180 to 420 seconds).

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Participation Criteria

The competition, open exclusively for Indian citizens, includes three categories.

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Prizes

7 Awards in 3 categories. A commendation and a non-monetary award.

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Supported By

U.S. Consulate General, Mumbai.

Curated By

CMS VATAVARAN

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