Voices From The Waters

https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/first-edit/water-crisis-upon-us-677763.html

Water crisis is upon us “60 crore people are facing water shortage.”

Voices from the Waters - 2018
12th International Travelling Film Festival on Water


Bangalore Film Society in collaboration with a consortium of organizations is presenting the 12th edition of Voices from the Waters 2018. The 11th edition of Voices from the Waters received entries from 88 countries across the world underlining the global relevance of this festival. Over the last eleven years the festival brought together film directors, grass-root level water activists, environmentalists, scientists, policy makers, scholars and artists, from all walks of life to engage in a process of learning and debate on various water issues from around the world.

We invite you to be part of the 12th International Travelling Film Festival on Water by contributing short, documentary, animation and feature films on water and related issues.
Voices from the Waters is a travelling film festival. The selected films after being premiered in Bangalore are available for collaborative non commercial screenings at cultural and educational institutions, governmental and non-governmental organizations, small towns and Residential areas in India and abroad.

If you have a film under any of the following categories: Water Scarcity, The Dams and the Displaced, Water Harvesting/conservation, Water Struggles/Conflicts, Floods and Droughts, Global Warming and Climate Change, Impact of Deforestation on Water-Bodies, Water Sanitation and Health, River Pollution, The Holistic Revival of Water Bodies, Water and Life, you may consider sending it to us. Please note that the categories are flexible and your film does not have to necessarily adhere to them while focusing on the larger theme of water.
Selection Process

It is a non competitive film festival to promote water literacy among the public. There is no entry fee for films submitted. Please submit only water related films made in 2016, 2017 and films that will get completed by May 30th 2018.

All the submitted films will be subject to a selection process by the festival selection committee comprising of eminent professionals including documentary film makers, film critics, social activists, academician’s et al.

It will be a 2 tier Selections:
1. Pre-selection- the films will be shortlisted broadly based on the theme water
2. Final Selection- selecting the best films in terms of form and content
Applicant must pay for the shipment of films or appropriate internet transfers to Bangalore Film Society.

Guidelines
Entries to the Film Festival must include:
1. Two DVDs of the film with English subtitles, if sent by courier
2. A signed copy of the entry form (can be sent via email)
3. Three high-resolution stills of the film (can be sent via email)
4. A high-resolution passport size photograph of the director (can be sent via email)
5. Promotional materials: synopsis of the film, brief CV of the filmmaker, awards won, festival attended etc,

All the submitted films will become part of Voices from the Waters archives and will be made available for screening for non-commercial purposes based on a written authorization by you. Please send your authorization letter for the above purpose along with the film.

Last date for submissions: June 15, 2018

Address:
Georgekutty A.L
Bangalore Film Society,
No.33/1-9, IVth Cross, Thyagaraju Layout,
Jaibharath Nagar, M.S. Nagar P.O
Bangalore 560 033.
Karnataka/India.

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All are invited! Please do share and bring your friends too!!

Saving the Saviour
English Title: SAVING THE SAVIOUR SWACHH BHARAT
Year of Production: 2016
Running Time: 27min:00s
Language: English, Kashmiri

Synopsis:

What Swachh Bharat means on ground in blood, flesh and bones. Taking cue from PM’s mission of Swachh Bharat Abiyan, Billa orphaned at 9, never saw life in its beautiful form. For him it was all about pain and responsibilities greater than his age. He had a great aptitude for studies but without school fees it was all a waste. So he left the school and moved on. Billa found a hope in Wular and harped on a new journey. He scavenges Asia’s largest fresh water lake Wular daily for plastic trash. He sells whatever he collects and feeds his family. It’s ironic how the plastic that pollutes and chokes the Wular turn into a savior. It’s a symbiotic relationship. Regardless of all the hardships, Billa faces his fate; same way the Wular is fighting every day to survive the man made destruction. Billa at his own level protects Wular Lake by cleansing it from the garbage; in return he earns his living!

Billa’s effort a real Swachh Bharat in thought, deed and need is incredible, He is making a redeeming difference to the Wular, something that the society in Kashmir has generally overlooked. Billa’s story might be a spark to ignite the debate and therein an effort to invigorate the people’s resolve to save the Wular.

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“Cinema is the ultimate pervert art. It doesn't give you what you desire - it tells you how to desire.”
― Slavoj

Press Meet for Voices from the Waters
11th International Travelling Film Festival on Water 2017

“The Right to Water” that sustains lives and guarantees a safe planet for biodiversity.The gradual commoditization of water is the underlying concept around which varied themes addressing the most fundamental issue of our times will be explored at the festival.

11th edition of Voices from the Waters International Travelling Film Festival 2017from the 14th to 17th December 2017.

10th International Travelling Film Festival on Water
November 23 - 26, 2016 Bangalore, India

www.voicesfromthewaters.org/

Venue: Christ University
Nov. 23rd Inauguration at 5pm
Nov. 24th and 25th 9am to 4pm
Nov. 26th 9am to 12 noon.

Venue: Gandhi Bhavan
Date: November 24-26, 2016 Time: 10am to 9pm

for more information Salomi : 98-4468-7172 [email protected]

10th International Travelling Film Festival on Water
November 23 - 26, 2016 Bangalore, India

www.voicesfromthewaters.org/

Venue: Christ University
Nov. 23rd Inauguration at 5pm
Nov. 24th and 25th 9am to 4pm
Nov. 26th 9am to 12 noon.

Venue: Gandhi Bhavan
Date: November 24-26, 2016 Time: 10am to 9pm

for more information Salomi : 98-4468-7172 [email protected]

Groundwater as Commons demonstrated in Mahbubnagar, Telangana Farmers agreed to pool their groundwater to create a water sharing network. Result? Crops were saved, irrigated area was doubled, and grain production increased by 240%!

Stained teeth, weak bones and untimely death -- all caused by contaminated water 'Tale of Tapatjuri' is the story of a nondescript village in Nagaon district of Assam gripped by fluorosis -- to a degree that could scare many.

The ocean's glory -- and horror Photographer Brian Skerry shoots life above and below the waves -- as he puts it, both the horror and the magic of the ocean. Sharing amazing, intimate shots of undersea creatures, he shows how powerful images can help make change.

Rotaract Club Of Bangalore in association with Bangalore Film Society presents screening of the documentary Haleema.

Date - 3rd July
Time - 7pm
Venue - Oval theatre, Freedom Park

'HALEEMA is a powerful and moving short film about a mother and her two children's quest to survive in the Sudanese desert where water is scarce and the militia is on the prowl. HALEEMA makes issues that seem abstract to an outsider, into vivid, tangible realities. The performances are excellent, particularly that of the caring mother, desperate to help her children, and of the child that plays her young daughter. The cinematography captures the harshness and the beauty of the desert, the score is original and effective, and the editing makes this poetic film move at the right pace. I'm impressed by the writing and the direction.'