RCE Chandigarh - 2021

Location

India
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Environment Film Festival
CSV
Basic Information
Title of project : 
Environment Film Festival
Submitting RCE: 
RCE Chandigarh
Contributing organization(s) : 
Punjab State Council for Science & Technology
Punjab Biodiversity Board
Environment Information System Hub
Centre for Media Studies
Focal point(s) and affiliation(s)
Name: 
Ravleen
Organizational Affiliation: 
ravleenmarwah@gmail.com
E-mail: 
ravleenmarwah@gmail.com
Name: 
ravleenmarwah@gmail.com
Organizational Affiliation: 
ravleenmarwah@gmail.com
E-mail: 
ravleenmarwah@gmail.com
Name: 
ravleenmarwah@gmail.com
Organizational Affiliation: 
ravleenmarwah@gmail.com
E-mail: 
ravleenmarwah@gmail.com
Name: 
ravleenmarwah@gmail.com
Organizational Affiliation: 
ravleenmarwah@gmail.com
E-mail: 
anandu7@yahoo.com
Name: 
Pritpal singh
Organizational Affiliation: 
Punjab State Council for Science & technology
E-mail: 
pritpal.singh@gov.in
Format of project: 
Audio visual
Language of project: 
English
Date of submission:
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Does this project link to any education and/or sustainable development policy or policies?: 
Yes
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At what level is the policy operating?: 
Local
Geographical & Education Information
Region: 
Asia-Pacific
Country: 
India
Location(s): 
punjab
Address of focal point institution for project: 
punjab state council for science & Technology,
MGSIPA Complex, Sector-26
Ecosystem(s):

Target Audience:
Community, Higher, Secondary, Teacher Ed., Youth (Informal)
Contents
Status: 
Completed
Period: 
March, 2021
Rationale: 
Visual representations as an effective channel to communicate important issues related to biodiversity & climate change
Objectives: 
For creating awareness to influence people’s perception about biodiversity and climate change through an engrossing Film Festival which besides screening of films also included interaction with the film-makers as well as a workshop to encourage the specialized art of Green Film Making.
Activities and/or practices employed: 
-Film Screening
-Panel Discussion with Filmmakers
-Green Film Making Workshop
Size of academic audience: 
above 5000
Results: 
-Film Screening: Total seven films were screened, more than 2000 posts reached and 1408 pages were viewed on PSCSTCHANDIGARH Facebook page and 304 posts reached and around 4500 pages were viewed on CMSVATAVARAN Facebook page.

-Panel Discussion with Filmmakers: All panelists discussed about their films and the topics chosen. They also elaborated there search, concept and techniques of their film-making.The session was conducted on Zoom and also made live on Facebook Page of PSCSTCHANDIGARH and CMSVATAVARAN.


-Green Film Making Workshop: The workshop was attended by more than 100 participants on zoom and similar number on the Facebook pages. Total 450 people were registered and more than 250 participants actively participated. Many schools also live streamed the event through smart board in their respective classrooms.
Lessons learned: 
-Importance of copyright issue involved in commercial film-making.
- Use of various techniques for search, concept of film-making.
-Impact and effective social behavioral changes due to meaningful films.
Key messages: 
-Films act as a window to delve into nature & related issues
-The festival connected through stories and motivating to adopt environment friendly practices
-Green Film Making activities can be important tools of communication and awareness about environment, cleanliness and sanitation
Relationship to other RCE activities: 
Yes, awareness & capacity building
Funding: 
Ministry of Environment & Climate Change , Government of India

Pictures:

File Name Caption for picture Photo Credit
Image icon 1.jpg (221.12 KB) FILM FESTIVAL ON BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE CMS & PSCST
Image icon RCE Chandigarh Programme Film Festival.jpg (196.92 KB) Film Festival Programme CMS & PSCST
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
(https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs) and other themes of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
SDG 4 - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all 
Indirect
SDG 13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts 
Direct
SDG 15 - Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss 
Direct
Theme
Disaster Risk Reduction 
Direct
Traditional Knowledge  
Indirect
Agriculture 
Indirect
Forests/Trees 
Direct
Waste 
Direct
ESD for 2030-Priority Action Areas
Priority Action Area 2 - Transforming learning and training environments 
state: 
Indirect
Priority Action Area 3 - Developing capacities of educators and trainers 
state: 
Direct
Priority Action Area 4 - Mobilizing youth 
state: 
Direct
Priority Action Area 5 - Accelerating sustainable solutions at local level 
state: 
Direct
Update: 
No