6 National Science Film Festival & Competition 2016

6th National Science Film Festival & Competition 2016
and Workshop on Science Film Making
9th to 13th February 2016
Venue: Auditorium, Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai
Organized by
Vigyan Prasar
& National Council of Science Museums
Media Partner: Prasar Bharati
PROGRAMME
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9 February 2016
10:00 - 11:00
Registration & Tea
Inaugural Programme
11:00 – 11:05
Welcome address: Shri Shrikant Pathak,
Coordinator, 6th NSFF & Curator, Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai
11:05 – 11:10
Opening remarks: Shri Shivaprasad M. Khened,
Director, Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai
11:10 – 11:15
Framework of the NSFF: VP's niche through an inclusive approach with films
as the medium
Dr R. Gopichandran, Director, Vigyan Prasar
11:15 – 11:30
Key note address: Mrs Shama Zaidi,
Noted Writer & Art Designer
11:30 – 11:45
Inaugural address:
Chief Guest Dr Mike Pandey
Science Film Maker
Chairman, Earthwatch Institute, India &
President, Indian Documentary Producers' Association
Special Releases:
 Festival Book of the 6th National Science Film Festival 2016
 Apps developed by EARTHWATCH Institute India
11:45 – 12:00
Special Remarks: Process, Outcomes and Relevance of NSFF
Shri Shyam Benegal, Renowned Film Maker
Chairman Jury for the NSFF 2016
12:00 – 12:05
Vote of Thanks
Shri Nimish Kapoor,
Convener, 6th NSFF & Scientist D, Vigyan Prasar
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12:05 – 12:30
High Tea
12:30 – 14:00
Workshop Session I: "Emerging Technologies for Creative Communication" by
Dr Mike Pandey followed by film screening - "Timeless Traveler – The
Horseshoe Crab".
14:00 – 14:30
14:30 – 17:00
Lunch
Screening of films followed by brief introduction of the film by film makers
Category 'A' : Films made by organisations / institutions (competitive)
S.No.
Films’ Title
Duration
Details of Film
(min.)
1.
Nagaland is Changing
27:47
Produced by: The Energy and Resources Institute,
New Delhi
Directed by: Mr Gurmeet Sapal
2.
Sundarata ka Rangmanch
23:51
Produced by: Educational Multi Media Research
'Jayakwadi Baandh'
Centre, Pune
Directed by: Dr Balkrishna D Damle
3.
The Great Indian Hornbill's
23:00
Produced by: Mathrubhumi Television, Kochi
Symphony of Life
Directed by: Mr Biju Pankaj
4.
Barricade to Elephant
20:00
Produced by: Educational Multi Media Research
Menace
Centre, Mysore
Directed by: Mr B. Sreekantachar
5.
Bigyana Ka Baradan
24:30
Produced by: Doordarshan Kendra, Bhubaneswar
Directed by: Mr Pradipta Kumar Behera
17:00 – 17:15
17:15 – 19:45
Tea
Screening of the Films
Category 'A' : Films made by organisations / institutions (competitive)
S.No.
Films’ Title
Duration
Details of Film
(min.)
6. Boond Boond Me Zindagi
25:13
Produced by: Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Urdu,
Arabi - Farsi university, Lucknow
Directed by: Dr Rakesh Nigam
7. DGWT - A Cause for
23:00
Produced by: Educational Multi Media Research
Concern
Centre, University of Mysore
Directed by: Mr Syed Kaleem
8. K- Innovators On The
30:00
Produced by: Educational Multimedia Research
Horizon
Centre, University of Kashmir
Directed by: Dr Shahid Rasool
9. Kaanmane- Nurturing
23:00
Produced by: Educational Multimedia Research
Nature
Centre, University of Mysore
Directed by: Prof. Niranjana
10. Plant Tissue Culture
23:29
Produced by: Central Institute of Educational
Technology, New Delhi
Directed by: Mr Buddhi Prakash Kukreti
20:00
Dinner
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10th February 2016
10:00 - 11:00
Screening of film followed by Workshop Session II
Category E (non-competitive)
S.No.
Films’ Title
11. CONJECTURES Ramanujan's Spiritual
Realization in Mathematics
Duration
(min.)
57:00
Details of Film
Produced by: Nandan Kudhyadi Productions
Directed by: Mr Nandan Kudhyadi
11:00 - 11:15
Tea
11:15 - 12:00
Workshop Session II: "Re-discovering Ramanujan's Spiritualism: A Cinematic
Endeavour" by Mr Nandan Kudhyadi, Sr. Film Maker, Pune
12:00 – 13:45
Screening of films followed by brief introduction of the film by film makers
Category 'A' : Films made by organisations / institutions (competitive)
S.No.
Films’ Title
Duration
Details of Film
(min.)
12. The Vanguards of Angul
26:00
Produced by: The Energy and Resources Institute,
New Delhi
Directed by: Ms Ahona Datta Gupta
13. Sujbuj se Sanshodhan
16:00
Produced by: Dirgha Media, Ahmedabad
Directed by: Mr Sarasvatichandra D Acharya
Category 'B': Films made by individuals / independent film makers (competitive)
S.No.
Films’ Title
14. Kanavu Variyam
15. Saving The Saviour
Duration
(min.)
29:47
27:30
Details of Film
Produced by: DCKAP Cinemas, Tamil Nadu
Directed by: Mr Arun Chidambaram
Produced & Directed by: Mr Jalaal Ud Din Baba,
Srinagar, J&K
13:45 – 14:15
Lunch
14:15 - 14:45
Workshop Session III: "The Core of Science Communication" by Dr T.V.
Venkateswaran, Scientist F, Vigyan Prasar
14:45 –17:00
Screening of films followed by brief introduction of the film by film makers
Category 'B': Films made by individuals / independent film makers (competitive)
S.No.
Films’ Title
Duration
Details of Film
(min.)
16. Monumental Science
18:20
Produced & Directed by: Mr Matiur Rahman, New
Delhi
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17. Sacred Harvest
26:90
18. Ek Prayas Aangan Se
27:32
19. Suniyojit Shahar ke Liye
13:56
20. Birds of Narsinh Talav
20:01
21. Ehsaas - The Feeling
18:17
Produced by: Mr G. S. Unnikrishnan Nair & Ms
Anjana Unnikrishnan, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Directed by: Ms G. S. Unnikrishnan Nair
Produced & Directed by: Mr M. N.
Chikkamuniyappa, Lucknow, UP
Produced & Directed by: Mr Raju Kumar, Bhopal,
MP
Produced & Directed by: Mr Umesh Kathad, Gujrat
Produced by: Shadow Movies Production, Bihar
Directed by: Mr Meraj Ahmad
17:00 – 17:15
Tea
17:15 - 20:15
Screening of films followed by brief introduction of the film by film makers
Category 'B': Films made by individuals / independent film makers (competitive)
S.No.
Films’ Title
Duration
Details of Film
(min.)
22. A Short Story of Universe
27:32
23. Koi to hai : We are not alone
16:35
Produced and directed by: Mr Abhishek Verma and
Mr Sarveshwar Pratap Singh, Lucknow, UP
Produced by: Ms Roofiya Khan, Shahjahanpur, UP
Directed by: Dr Irfan 'Human'
Category 'A': Films made by organisations / institutions (non-competitive)
S.No.
Films’ Title
Duration
Details of Film
(min.)
24. Ped Ki Peed jaan Re…
20:52
Produced by : E.M.M.R.C., Dr Harisingh Gour, Sagar
(M.P.)
Directed by : Mr Dheeraj Hansraj
25. Roshni ko Aanay Do
29:00
Produced by : Shah-i-Hamdar Leaders School,
Anantnag, J&K
Directed by : Mr Bashir Talib
26. The Puppet Communicators
25:23
Produced by : Dr Arnab Kumar Banerjee, Kolkata
Directed by : Mr Sunandit Chaudhury
Category 'B': Films made by individuals / independent film makers (non-competitive)
S.No.
Films’ Title
Duration
Details of Film
(min.)
27. Save Power Save
15:00
Produced by : Ranjit Studio Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
Environment
Directed by : Ms Monica
28. Soil the soul of Earth
12:08
Produced by : T. P. Sasimangala, Kerala
Directed by : Mr Santhosh Vallicode
29. Ullu
20:25
Produced by : Mr Sandip Pandurang Mane,
Maharashtra
Directed by : Mr Sandip Pandurang Mane
20:15
Dinner
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11th February 2016
10:00 - 11:00
Screening of films followed by brief introduction of the film by film makers
Category E (non-competitive)
S.No.
Films’ Title
30. The Man Who Dwarfed
The Mountains
Duration
(min.)
59:07
Details of Film
Produced by: Public Service Broadcasting Trust
Directed by: Ms Rushi Shrivastava & Mr Sumit
Khanna
11:00 - 11:15
Tea
11:15 - 12:00
Workshop Session IV: "Sequence Design: Before and After the Shooting" by
Shri Matiur Rahman, Sr. Science Film Maker
This interactive session would aim at communicating how a "Pre-Production"
script undergoes several modifications after it crosses the "Production" stage,
especially in science film making.
12:00 – 13:45
Screening of films followed by brief introduction of the film by film makers
Category E (non-competitive)
S.No.
Films’ Title
31. Wise Spice - Call of the
Corn, Pepper
Duration
(min.)
24:39
32. What does the Insect world
look like?
33. For a Safer Future
21:36
34. Scientific Awareness on
Good Personal Hygiene
28:38
18:57
Details of Film
Produced by: Vigyan Prasar
Directed by: Ms Seema Muralidhara and H. B
Muralidhara
Produced by: Vigyan Prasar
Directed by: Mr Rajendra Kondapalli
Produced by: The Energy and Resources Institute
Directed by: Ms Rishu Nigam
Produced by: Heart Care Foundation of India
Directed by: Dr K. K. Aggarwal
13:45 – 14:15
Lunch
14:15 – 15:00
Workshop Session V: "Research & Scripting : The Backbone of Science
Communication" by Ms Seema Murlidhara, Sr. Science Film Maker
15:00 - 17:00
Screening of films followed by brief introduction of the film by film makers
Category 'C': Films made by college students (Competitive)
S.No.
Films’ Title
Duration
Details of Film
(min.)
35. Barbarik
15:29
Produced by: Govt. Dungar College, Bikaner,
Rajasthan
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Directed by: Ms Bharti Gurnani
36. Bundeli Pora
10:05
37. Cleanliness - It Starts with
ourselves
10:21
38. Easy Telephone
39. Shifting Tides
05:36
16:33
40. Tap Twist & Turn The
'Piezo' Way to Smart
Electricity
41. Vicious Bites
21:33
15:34
Produced by: Nehru Mahavidyalaya, UP
Directed by: Dr Avnish Kumar
Produced by: Deviprasad Goenka Management
College of Media Studies, Mumbai
Directed by: Mr Priyesh Kava
Produced & Directed by: Mr Meraj Ahmad, Bihar
Produced by: Mr Sanjay Barnela, Bangalore,
Karnataka
Directed by: Mr Aakash Doshi
Produced by: Central University of South Bihar
Directed by: Mr Aman Ranjan
Produced by: Punjabi University, Punjab
Directed by: Mr Sukhdarshan Singh
17:00 – 17:15
Tea
17:15 - 18:00
Workshop Session VI: "How to Make Science Films More
Appealing" by Shri G. S. Unnikrishnan Nair, Sr. Science Film Maker
18:00 – 20:15
Screening of films followed by brief introduction of the film by film makers
Category C: Films made by college students (non-competitive)
S.No.
Films’ Title
Duration
Details of Film
(min.)
42. The Darken Life of Women
28:30
Produced by : Educational Multimedia Research
Centre, University of Mysore
Directed by : Mr Mahesh P Hiremath
Category D: Films made by school students (competitive)
S.No.
Films’ Title
Duration
Details of Film
(min.)
43. Ants: A Tiny Creature
04:14
Produced & Directed by: Mr Aditya
44. Korba: A City in Peril
09:35
Produced & Directed by: Mr Anhad Mishra
45. Bristi's day out
05:56
Produced by: Patha Bhavan
Directed by: Ms Sreejani Chaudhury
46. Chakkar ke pichhe ka
08:21
Produced by: Sir J. P. High School, Kharodi
chakkar
Directed by: Mr Vikas B. Singh & Nitay A Jha
47. Ek Kadam Swachhta ki ore
17:16
Produced by: Bal Bharati Public School
Directed by: Mr Rachit Bansal
48. Invading Possibilities
29:00
Produced by: Veda Vyasa DAV Public School
Directed by: Mr Rajat Gandharva
49. Jhilmil's Boat
13:30
Produced by: City Montessori School , Lucknow
Directed by: Mr Divyashish Prakash
20:15
Dinner
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12th February 2016
10:00 – 11:00
Screening of films followed by brief introduction of the film by film makers
Category E (non-competitive)
S.No.
Films’ Title
50. Losing Ground
51. Wise Spice - Queen of
Fragrance, Cardamom
Duration
(min.)
29:41
24:53
Details of Film
Produced by: The Energy and Resources Institute
Directed by: Ms Rishu Nigam
Produced by: Vigyan Prasar
Directed by: Ms Seema Muralidhara and Mr H. B
Muralidhara
11:00 – 11:15
Tea
11:15 – 12:00
Workshop Session VII: "Digital Story Telling" by Dr Anubhuti Yadav,
Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi
12:00 - 13:30
Panel Discussion : "Films: Smartest Way to Communicate Science"
Panelists:
 Mr. Shivaprasad Khened Director, Nehru Science Centre
 Dr Deoki Nandan, Sr. Writer & Ex Scientist, BARC, Mumbai
 Dr Sunil Mehru, Jt. Director, Software, CEC UGC, New Delhi
 Dr Anubhuti Yadav, Associate Professor, IIMC, New Delhi
 Dr Subhash Thaledi, Sr Broadcaster, DD National, Prasar
Bharati, New Delhi
 Ms Vinta Nanda, Managing Director, Asian Center for
Entertainment Education - The Third Eye, Mumbai
 Mr Milind Joshi, Curator, Pune
13:30 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 14:30
Workshop Session VIII: "Use of Digital Technologies for making Science
Films" by Shri Aseem Sinha, Sr. Editor & Film Maker
14:30 - 16:30
Screening of films followed by brief introduction of the film by film makers
Category E (non-competitive)
S.No.
Films’ Title
52. Changing Climate, Moving
People
53. What are Shockwaves?
54. Pneumonia and Its
Precautions
55. Swachh Gaon Swasth Gaon
Duration
(min.)
36:00
29:25
15:12
10:40
Details of Film
Produced by: The Energy and Resources
Directed by: Mr Saransh Sigawdh
Produced by: Vigyan Prasar
Directed by: Mr Rajendra Kondapalli
Produced by: Spectrum Productions
Directed by: Mr Ajai Chawla
Produced by: The Last Word
Directed by: Mr Ajit Kumar Singh
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56. Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder: As real as day
and night
13:10
Produced by: VIMHANS, New Delhi
Directed by: Mr Tapash Das
16:30 - 16:45
Tea
16:45 - 18:15
Workshop Session IX: "Basics of Editing & Creative Use of Sound" by
Ms Aruna Raje Patil, Sr. Science Film Maker
18:15 - 18:45
Workshop Session X: "Cartoons to Communicate Science: An Experiential
Sharing of Bhudia Films on Nuclear Energy" by Mr Amritesh Srivastava,
Manager, Corporate Communication, NPCIL, Mumbai
18:45 - 20:20
Screening of films followed by brief introduction of the film by film makers
Category D: Films made by school students (competitive)
S.No.
Films’ Title
Duration
(min.)
57.
Plantation in Memory of
Forefathers
20:12
58.
Science: A Necessary Evil
15:09
59.
Ship of Desert Now Cruise
for Diabetes Treatment
Srashti se Drashti tak :
Light
20:00
03:49
62.
STEAM - Then Versus
Now
The Glovinator
63.
Tick Tock
04:34
64.
Wake Up!
04:15
65.
Water Conservation
04:51
60.
61.
20:20
15:05
05:17
Details of Film
Produced by: Saraswati Vidhya Mandir Inter
College
Directed by: Mr Manish Kumar Yadav
Produced by: Delhi Public School, Patna
Directed by: Mr Anubhav Agarwal
Produced by: Delhi Public School, Bikaner
Directed by: Mr Kharanshu Bhojak
Produced by: Mr Hasan Ishan and Ms Roofiya
Khan
Directed by: Mr Hasan Ishan
Produced by: Delhi Public School, Bangalore
Directed by: Mr Abhigyan Chatterjee
Produced by: Delhi Public School, Bangalore
Directed by: Mr Abhigyan Chatterjee
Produced by: Movie Manaic
Directed by: Ms Ananya Jain
Produced & Directed by: Mr Viraj Dinesh
Gapchoop
Produced by: Mr Ganesh Kumar Aranya, Sadaiv
Samarpit
Directed by: Ms Shashi Priya
Dinner
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13th February 2016
10:00 - 11:00
Workshop Session XI: "Communicating Science through Films" by
Prof. Iftekhar Ahmad, Director, AJK Mass Communication Research Centre,
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
11:00 - 11:15
Tea
11:15 - 12:00
Workshop Session XII: Search! Research! Insearch!: Austerity! Ingenuity and
the Apparatus! by Shri Amrit Gangar, Writer, Curator, Film Critic
12:00 - 13:00
Panel Discussion: "Approaching and Dealing with Scientists for Science-FilmMaking"
Panelists:
 Dr A. P. Jayaraman, Former Chief Executive, Media Relations, BARC,
Mumbai
 Dr Deoki Nandan, Sr. Writer & Former Scientist, BARC, Mumbai
 Dr K. K. Mishra, Associate Professor (G), HBCSE-TIFR, Mumbai
 Mr Suhas B.Naik-Satam, Programme Coordinator, Nehru Planetarium,
Mumbai
 Dr Parul R. Sheth, Sr. Science Writer, Mumbai
 Shri Matiur Rahman, Sr. Science Film Maker
 Ms Seema Murlidhara, Sr. Science Film Maker
13:00 - 13:45
Jury's view on the 6th NSFF films
Jury Members:
 Ms Aruna Raje Patil
 Prof. Iftekhar Ahmad
 Prof. Sabyasachi (Shobo) Bhattacharya
 Mrs Aparna Vaish
 Shri Amrit Gangar
 Shri Aseem Sinha
13:45 - 14:30
Lunch
Valediction & Award Ceremony
14:30 - 14:35
14:35 - 14:40
14:40 - 14:45
14:45 - 14:50
14:50 - 15:05
15:05 - 15:20
15:20 - 16:00
16:00 - 16:05
16:05
Welcome address: Shri Nimish Kapoor, Convener, 6th NSFF 2016
Special remarks: Maj. Somesh Jhingan, Registrar, Vigyan Prasar
The way ahead for the NSFF: Dr R. Gopichandran, Director, Vigyan Prasar
Coming together of VP & NCSM: Shri Shivaprasad M. Khened, Director, Nehru
Science Centre
Special address: Shri M. S. Sathyu, Sr. Film Maker & Art Designer, the Chief
Guest
Framework remarks: Shri Shyam Benegal, Chairman of the Jury, 6th NSFF 2016
Announcement of Beaver Awards and felicitation
Vote of thanks: Shri Shrikant Pathak, Curator, Nehru Science Centre
High Tea
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