Four days of film, fun and celebration from 21 to 24 November 2005 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India. Retrospectives, Panorama of Asian Films, Open Forums, International Environment Journalist's Congress, Workshops, Photo Exhibitions, Film Bazaar, Broadcast Exhibition, Children's Film Festival will all make Vatavaran 2005 a great event.

Vatavaran, a poignant narrative of the state of our environment, an exposition of vivid colours of nature and wildlife, from startling to sublime, compelling to convincing, illuminating to moving.

Vatavaran, India’s premier environment and wildlife film festival, is an endeavour to provide a national platform and promote aspiring and brilliant environment and wildlife film makers. The effort is also to bring to the fore larger environmental concerns, to generate timely debate on the topical environmental issues involving people. Through the platform of Vatavaran, collaborating with individuals, organizations and civil society groups, media and young people, we can inculcate tolerance, respect, understanding and appreciation for nature and wildlife so as to explore and develop ways to coexist.

Vatavaran 2005 Workshops
Shifting Trends in Wildlife Film Making ( Nov. 21, 2005 - Monday at 2.30 - 5.30 pm)
Workshop on e-Journalism (Nov. 22, 2005 - Tuesday at 2.30 -5.30 pm) Registration Fee - Rs. 200/-
Workshop on Broadcast Journalism (Nov. 23, 2005 - Wednesday at 2.30 - 5.30 pm) Registration Fee - Rs. 200/-
Underwater Filming workshop (Nov. 24, 2005 - Thursday at 2.30 -5.30 pm) Registration Fee - Rs. 500/-

Vatavaran 2005 Jury
Mr. Shyam Benegal, Renowned Film maker, Mumbai (Chairperson)
Dr. A. J. T. John Singh, Dean - Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun
Mr. Darryl D'Monte, Chairperson, Forum of Environmental Journalists of India (FEJI) and Administrative Council Member, International Federation of Environmental Journalists (IFEJ), Mumbai
Mr. Ram Mohan, Renowned Animator, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, Graphiti Multimedia Private Limited, Mumbai
Prof. R. Sukumar, Chairman, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore
Dr. Santwana Bardoloi, Assamese Actor and National Award Winning Film maker
Mr. Shyamaprasad, Award Winning Film maker, Theatre Person and Programming Head, Amrita TV, Trivandrum
For more info: http://www.cmsvatavaran.org/vatavaran2005/events.html