[Reader-list] Voices from the Waters 2008: 3rd International Film Festival on Water

[Bangalore Film Society ,]

*Voices from the Waters *
*3rd International Film Festival/Conferences/Exhibitions/River
songs/Aquascope/Publications/ Water Dialogues/Kiosks*
*13th – 18th September, 2008*
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*Jnana Jyothi Auditorium, Central College Campus, Palace Road, Near Mysore
Bank Circle, Bangalore- 560001*
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Voices from the Waters is a water film festival in Bangalore, India
currently in its third edition. The first edition of the festival was held
in 2005 followed by the second in 2007.  The aim of the festival is not only
to spread awareness of water issues among the people but also to celebrate
the bountiful natural resource. It is one of the most comprehensive
platforms for dialogues and ideas focusing on the pressing issues
surrounding our most precious resource - water and has given common platform
to students, film makers, artists, water activists, architects, engineers,
scholars, visionaries and all concerned to learn, interact and debate on
water across all its forms: economic, social, ecological, political,
cultural, technological and the aesthetic. Since its inception as a small
Bangalore-based film festival in 2005, 'Voices from the Waters' has become
the biggest International Film Festival on Water screened in various cities
and institutions across the nation and even abroad.



The festival will unfold across six days from the13th to the 18th of
September, 2008 and will be held at the Jnana Jyoti, Bangalore University
City auditorium. Along with the screening of the films, conferences focusing
on certain central water issues will be conducted along with various
cultural programs, painting and photo exhibitions and 'Water Voices' in
which grass-root level water activists will narrate their personal
experiences from a life spent in campaigning fearlessly for water, for
nature, for society, for us all and the rest that are yet to follow.



Voices from the Waters 2008 is a result of the collaboration of a consortium
of National and International organizations active in water issues that
includes Bangalore Film Society, Arghyam, SVARAJ- Society for Voluntary
Action Revitalization and Justice, Bangalore University, Finger Lakes
Environmental Film Festival, Ithaca College, USA (FLEFF) Mountainfilm
Festival in Telluride, USA, Alliance Francaise de Bangalore, Max Muller
Bhavan, Bangalore and Water Journeys - Campaign for Fundamental Right to
Water.
Programme Schedule:


Inauguration: Saturday 13th September 2008 at 5pm by Shekhar Kapur. He will
be accompanied by the film fraternity and people from various walks of life
who have creatively contributed to the welfare of the society.



*Film screenings: There will be two screens*

1.     The Main screen will organize shows for high school children from 9
to 1pm.  Many schools will participate in the festival spread over five
days.
2.     Screenings for College students and Public from 1.30 pm to 8.30 pm.
3.     6 pm to 8 .30 pm Open screenings for the public.  100 seats will be
reserved right through the day to enable the participation of the public.

4.     *Aquascop**e* will screen films from 9 am to 8pm. The films screened
will be shorter and artistic take on water in myriad forms. Approximately
100 people can be seated in the auditorium.

5.     Interaction with documentary film directors.

*Conference/Workshops*

1.     Bangalore University's civil engineering and water department will
organize a two days conference mainly for university teachers on 15th and 16
th September 2008.
2.     Conference on gender, caste and water governance by Institute of
Social Sciences on 17th September 2008 organized by Institute of Social
Sciences
3.     Simultaneous workshops on the following topics will be held by
organizations involved in water issues. However, the lead organization
should make sure that at least 20 people participate in the programme they
organize.

1.     Water and Sanitation: The Utopia of an odorless City

2.     Rivers and Streams: The Future of the Waters

3.     Water access and Equity: Gender, caste, floods, draught, water
diversion etc.

4.     Water Voices: Grass root level water activists from different parts
of India will be sharing their experiences in a separate gathering twice
daily.
*River songs:*
           Throughout the day river songs from different languages will be
played in the lobby.

*Exhibitions*:

1.     Painting exhibition on the theme of Water and Life will be on display
through out the length of the festival.

2.     Photo exhibition: There will be a photo exhibition on the theme of
Rivers and Streams.

3.     Also there will be an art installation by Syamala Nandesh who has
been working with water motifs.

*Kiosks: *

Spaces will be provided to institutions to exhibit their publications,
posters arts and crafts to add to the celebrative atmosphere.



*Voices from the Waters are the Voices of people who are deeply committed to
water issues. The festival takes you to the waters: to see and listen to her
manifold stories…*









Contact:

Georgekutty A.L

Festival Coordinator

33/1-9, Thyagaraja Layout,

Jaibharath Nagar

M.S. Nagar P.O

Bangalore 560 033, Karnataka

India

Tel: +91-80-25493705/ +91-80-9448064513

e-mail:bangalorefilmsociety at gmail.com/

http://www.voicesfromthewaters.com