KVIFF concludes with conference on environment-friendly smart city

NASHIK: The Nashik edition of Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival (KVIFF) came to an end on Friday with a round table conference on 'A way to Smart City' and screening of 'Wild Scandinavia' from Sweden.
The three-day film festival screened more than 22 films highlighting environmental issues. "KVIFF focused on multi-fold discussion on environmental issues.The screening of the world's best documentaries and all the creative events received great response. We received some valuable views from the experts for development of Nashik as a Smart City with optimum use of natural resources. These views will be documented soon," said Hemant Bele, the coordinator for the Nashik edition of the festival.
The concluding function was followed by a screening of Swedish movie 'Wild Scandinavia', which revealed the fascinating behaviour of animals at Sarek National Park in Sweden, where most of the areas are covered with snow for most time of the year. "For the first time, HD cameras were used to capture the animals of this remote area. The screening hall was full of enthusiastic youngsters watching this film," Bele said.
As the theme for this year was 'My City: Smart and Eternal', symposiums and a round table conference concentrating on this subject was organized during the festival. The annual Vasundhara awards were also be distributed to three environment organsiations -- Woman Society for Environment, Culture & Education, Nashik cyclists Group and Samsonite Ltd for their contribution in spreading environment awareness. Architect Sanjay Patil was honoured with a special award for his innovative concept on environ planner architecture.
"Nashik's contribution in environment conservation was highlighted during the festival. We will be moving to Karnataka now for organizing the next edition at Koppal city from August 24 onwards. Thereafter, the same will be held at Hosapete (Karnataka), Rajkot (Rajasthan) and Kolhapur, by the end of September," Bele added.
On Thursday, the award winning documentary 'Living With Elephants', directed by Sravankumar Salem was screened at the festival. The documentary focuses on the effort of Nature Conservation Foundation in neutralizing man-elephant conflict at Valparai, Tamil Nadu. Movies on Gir Lions and a success story of Jadav Payeng, who planted an entire jungle in Darjiling were appreciated by Nashikites.
Nashik edition of Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival (KVIFF) concluded on Friday with a round table conference on 'A way to Smart City' at Kusumagraj Smarak and screening of closing film 'Wild Scandinavia' from Sweden. The three-day film festival screened more than 22 films highlighting different environmental issues. Apart from screenings, it was full of cultural, literary and creative events.
"KVIFF focused on multifold discussion on environmental issues. Screening of world's best documentaries as well as creative events received expected response. We got some valuable views from the experts for development of Nashik as smart city with optimum use of its natural resources. These views will be documented soon," said Hemant Bele, coordinator for Nashik edition of the festival.
The concluding function was followed by screening of Swedish movie 'Wild Scandinavia'. The movie revealed the fascinating behavior of animals in Sarek National Park in Sweden where most of the areas are covered with snow for most of the time of the year. "For the first time, the HD cameras were used in this remote area and the animals were captured in vivid format. The screening hall was full of enthusiastic youths watching this film," Bele said.
This year, the theme of the festival was 'My City: Smart and Eternal'. A symposiums and a round table conference concentrating on this subject was organized during the festival. Annual Vasundhara awards were also be distributed to three environment organziations -- Woman Society for Environment, Culture & Education, Nashik cyclists Group and Samsonite Ltd for their contribution in spreading environment awareness. Architect Sanjay Patil was honoured with special award for his innovative concept of environ planner architecture.
"Nashik's contribution in the environment conservation was highlighted in the festival. We will be moving to Karnataka now to organize the next edition of the festival at Koppal city on August 24 onwards. Thereafter, the same will be held Hosapete (Karnataka), Rajkot (Rajasthan) and Kolhapur by the end of September," Bele added.
Meanwhile on Thursday, award winning documentary 'Living With Elephants' was screened at the festival. Directed by Sravankumar Salem, this documentary focused on the effort of Nature Conservation Foundation which has resulted in neutralizing man-elephant conflict at Valparai area in Tamil Nadu. Movies on Gir Lions, and a success story of Jadav Payeng who planted entire Jungle in Darjiling were also appreciated by Nashikites.