Civic Studios Builds a Climate Media Ecosystem to Drive Impactful Storytelling

Civic Studios, a global media company committed to creating entertainment that engages and empowers, has unveiled its vision for climate storytelling at the first edition of Mumbai Climate Week (MCW)—India’s first platform dedicated to accelerating climate action across the city.

Incubated at the MIT Media Lab, USA, Civic Studios marked its presence as a climate media innovator with the screening of its short film It’s Only 47°C, positioning storytelling as a powerful tool to address the climate crisis at scale.

Based out of Mumbai and London, Civic Studios has previously produced acclaimed projects including Gurinder Chadha’s international musical feature Christmas Karma, the UK’s Oscar entry Santosh, and IFFR NETPAC Award winner Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust.

Civic Studios’ latest short film, It’s Only 47°C, explores climate inequality through the story of traffic constable Laxman Chaubey. Set in a city pushed to its breaking point by extreme heat, an exhausting shift reveals a brutal truth: climate change is not endured equally.

Starring award-winning actor Sharib Hashmi (The Family Man), the film is written and directed by Tej Sisodia, produced by Naseeruddin Shah and Anushka Shah, and executive produced by Harish Borah. Anchored by a powerful poem by Swanand Kirkire, the film offers an intimate and deeply human portrait of climate inequality in urban India.

The screening will take place on February 4, 2026, at Redbulb Studios, Andheri West, followed by a panel discussion featuring Tej Sisodia, Naseeruddin Shah, Harish Borah, Akshata Samant, and Shishir Joshi (CEO & Founder, Project Mumbai). The session will be moderated by filmmaker Devashish Makhija.

It’s Only 47°C is part of Civic Studios’ larger mission to use compelling storytelling to spark public engagement and drive climate awareness and action. Central to this vision is the creation of a Climate Media Ecosystem—a multi-platform approach designed for scale and long-term impact.

The ecosystem includes Children’s Animation, which adapts Indian environmental books into short animated films for classroom viewing; Rural Radio – HAAT BAAT, an audio storytelling series spotlighting resilience and climate action from rural India; EdTech Integration, partnering with leading Indian platforms to embed environmental messaging into learning ecosystems; and a Climate Media Fund, a ₹10-crore initiative providing grants to Indian studios, filmmakers, and streamers to integrate climate narratives into mainstream films and series.

Speaking about the project, Anushka Shah, CEO and Founder of Civic Studios, said,

Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah, who has produced the short, added,

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