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	Environment and Wildlife Film Festival: www.cmsvatavaran.org 21 - 24 November, 2005, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi CMS invites entries for eight categories of awards - Wildlife Natural History & Conservation, Environment, 2005 Festival Theme: Forests for Life, Animation, Public Service Message Spot, Environment Conscious Broadcaster, Student Film, Film Fellowships. Last date for submission is 15 July 2005. Vatavaran aims to encourage innovative attempts to explore nature and analyze topical environment issues through the visual medium, encouraging socially relevant films of aesthetic and technical excellence, contributing to greater understanding of the complex environmental issues and preservation of wildlife. Vatavaran Environment and Wildlife Film Festival was a pioneering effort in 2002 by Centre for Media Studies, a Delhi based not for profit organization. Vatavaran is the only biennial competitive festival of its kind in India with a Traveling film festival in the alternate year. The festival is supported by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. The third competitive film festival Vatavaran 2005 will showcase best of the Indian films, a Panorama of Asian films, Retrospectives of Masters, Film Bazaar, Open Forums, Screenings for Children, International Federation of Environment Journalists Congress and more. Join us as participants and partners in preservation and conservation efforts. We request you to circulate this information and include in your newsletters/publications or websites. For more information contact: The Festival Director Vatavaran Film Festival Directorate Centre for Media Studies Research House, Saket Community Centre, New Delhi 110 017, India Tel: 91-11-24992597, 26522244, 26864020; Fax: 91-11-26968282 Email: vatavaran@cmsindia.org or submissions@cmsindia.org


	Centre for Media Studies: www.cmsindia.org Centre for Media Studies (CMS) is an independent multi-disciplinary research and development organisation. CMS through its research endeavours have also been identifying knowledge gaps and missing links in effective implementation of strategies for environmental conservation and communication. In recognition of its pioneering work in the area of media awareness, environment, CMS has been made an ENVIS CENTRE in the country by Ministry of Environment & Forests specifically in the context of the electronic media. This film festival VATAVARAN is another CMS initiatives in promoting sustainable development endeavours through media. The objective is to applaud and encourage productions, which give the viewing public greater insight into the natural environment. Vatavaran 2003 will be a film festival focusing on promoting environmental and wildlife conservation efforts through electronic media. For more information please log on to www.cmsindia.org/vatavaran2003.


	Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ): www.cpj.org CPJ is a non-profit organisation based in New York. It focuses on Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East exposing violations to press freedom and dangers and threats to journalists. Worth mentioning is their archive of dangerous assignments undertaken by journalists and attacks on the press. Worth a look!


	Humanscape: www.HumanscapeIndia.net Humanscape is a monthly journal of ideas, alternatives and action. Based in Mumbai it gets contributions from journalists, researchers, writers to investigate, report and debate issues that are marginalised by the mainstream press. HumanscapeIndia.net is an interactive forum for all those who are concerned about the human situation and would like to do contribute towards a positive change.


	Internews: www.internews.org A news site, it gives current information on Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Central Asia, Europe, Middle East and South Asia. Topics range from media law, Internet issues, war crimes to gender. Useful links are present.


	Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR): www.iwpr.net UK based IWPR's site is worth a look. Its 'crisis reports' cover the Balkans and Central Asia. It has a host of special reports from hot spots the world over. It reports not only a crisis that may be brewing but other topical issues as well. An award winning site, it has links to other informational sites.


	Media Channel: www.mediachannel.org UK based IWPR's site is worth a look. Its 'crisis reports' cover the Balkans and Central Asia. It has a host of special reports from hot spots the world over. It reports not only a crisis that may be brewing but other topical issues as well. An award winning site, it has links to other informational sites.


	Seminar: www.india-seminar.com The site of Seminar magazine based in Delhi focuses on a single theme in each of its issues. It carries articles and analyses by researchers, journalists, activists, and bureaucrats. The range of topics covered include, environment, population policies, ageing, media, markets among others.


	Z magazine: www.zmag.org ZNet is a web site hosted by the political monthly Z magazine in the US. It provides essays, reports, and links on animal rights, biotechnology, economy, gender, labour, etc. It's crisis section focuses on some facets of current struggles like the Bosnia conflict. The site has articles of Noam Chomsky, the renowned professor of linguist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Worth a look!