Filmmaker from Delhi & US-based activist to take home green award

PUNE: New Delhi-based

filmmaker

Gurmeet Sapal,

US-based

activist Parineeta Dandekar and Youth of Integration, a Tripura-based organization, will receive this year’s Vasundhara Mitra

Award

.

The award will be presented at the 12th Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival on January 4 at Balgandharva Rangmandir. The festival will be organized from January 4 to 8 at Balgandharva Rangamandir and Ghole Road Art Gallery.

Addressing a news conference here on Wednesday, festival director Virendra Chitrav said, “The recipients of the award work for betterment of the environment. Sapal won the Vatavaran award in 2002 for his film Chasing butterflies’. Dandekar is a well-known name in the area of river conservation and rejuvenation. Youth for Integration is an organization that was started with the aim of creating awareness among the youth on environmental issues. Its president Bibhuti Debbarma will receive the award.” Apart from films related to this year’s theme ‘Prevent Pollution, Protect Rivers’, the festival will also host activities like eco-quiz, eco-bazar and river walks.

“When we began 12 years ago, the festival was more of films and had very few activities. With every passing year we are striving to increase the number of activities and spread awareness among citizens,” said Arti Kirlosakar, convener of the festival.

Kirloskar Vasundhara Eco Rangers is an initiative involving 80 colleges from across Pune in the

Green

College Clean College (GCCC) mission. The students were required to carry out environment protection activities and capture these activities in the form of a short film.

Sir Parashurambhau College and Tikaram Jahannath College, Khadi, bagged the first and second prize respectively. The third prize was shared between Fergusson College and Banuben Nanavati College of Architecture. Consolation prize will be given to H V Desai College and D E S College.


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