A lot of people have been calling and asking about this, so I thought I better put something up even though it is a little late.

Wildscreen is the world’s largest and most prestigious international wildlife and environmental film festival. The Festival was founded by Sir Peter Scott in 1982 and has been organised every alternate year for the past 25 years. Held in Bristol, the world’s centre for wildlife filmmaking, it attracts hundreds of delegates from around the globe who work in film, television and the press, as well as those actively involved in working to conserve the environment.

The Wildscreen Festival came to India in 2007 and toured Delhi, Pune, Kolkata and Chennai.  The programme included nine filmmakers, eighteen workshops, and seventeen film screenings across four cities, the main attraction being the Keynote address by renowned primatologist Jane Goodall.

British Council/Wildscreen Festival 2009:

9-10 February 2009 – Delhi and Bangalore

12-13 February 2009 – Guwahati, Mumbai and Colombo

If you are passionate and interested in the environment, wildlife and filmmaking and live in one of the above cities, then you cannot afford to miss the opportunity of attending some of the screenings and masterclasses. All the details can be downloaded from the British Council website.

In Bangalore, Jeremy Bristow will be talking about the Role of films in environmental Conservation, Laura Marshall – Managing a production, Harry Marshall about Scriptwriting – Old Wine in New Bottles, and I will be talking about Capturing the story.

Also my documentary, Mountains of the Monsoon will have a screening on the evening of the 11th Feb at 630 PM – British Council Library. It’s free and open to the public, please come by…