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DELHI: Even as the first Hyderabad International Film Festival organised by the
Hyderabad Film Club, the Andhra Pradesh Film Directors' Association, and Films
Anonymous has got underway in the Andhra capital, two other festivals in the South
Asia region have invited entries for their festivals slated for later in the year. The Film South Asia, the
sixth festival of Southasian non-fiction films to be held in Kathmandu from October
four to seven, and the VATAVARAN 2007 – Fourth Competitive Environment and
Wildlife Film Festival - slated for September 12 to 16, have invited entries. Film South Asia , a biennial
festival, will accept documentaries made in and after January 2005 for the competitive
section. The deadline for submission of entries is June 30. Details and entry
forms are available at www.filmsouthasia.org and final selection will be completed
by July 31. VATAVARAN will be held at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi
, and the last date for entries is April 30. The entry forms and guidelines as
well as the delegate registration forms are attached herewith and available on
the website www.cmsvatavaran.org The Festival this year will have seventeen
Awards in Twelve categories including those in achievements in technical excellence,
Festival Director Alka Tomar told indiantelevision.com. An international
Competitive Category is being introduced, and the world’s most outstanding
documentaries on natural world or conservation themes will be honoured. A
FEJI Young Environmental Journalist Award will be presented by the Forum for Environmental
Journalists of India (FEJI) and Centre for Media Studies for excellence in environmental
journalism. The award would be given to an individual who has done exemplary investigative
and inspired reporting. This will be countrywide recognition of two journalists
under 30 years old who have made a significant contribution in either the print
or electronic media to an understanding of the nation’s environmental problems. The
objective of the HIFF is to provide common platform for the filmmakers of the
world to project their excellence of the film art contributing to understanding
and appreciation of film cultures of different nations in the contest of their
social and cultural ethics and promoting cooperation among the world’s population. The
highlights of the Festival are World Cinema (50 films from 25 countries), World
Classics (10 films), Telugu Classics (6 films), Focus on South Africa (7 films),
Telugu Popular Cinema (6 films), Indian Cinema (20 films), Competition of Indian
Short and Documentary Films produced between January 2005 and 2006 (60 films),
and seminars, Workshops, Face-to-Face sessions, etc. | 
