Indian films win awards

A DOCUMENTARY which tells the story of redemption of a poacher turned gamekeeper in India's northeastern state of Assam and another on water conservation in the town of Cherrapunji, in the country's Meghalaya state, are among the winners of the annual Tve Global Sustainability Film Awards (GSFA).

Bad Blood, by awardwinning filmmaker Naman Govil for Vice News, won the Greener Living award in a ceremony in London last Tuesday (29). It tell the tale of a reformed rhinoceros killer who has dedicated his life to protecting animals.

The second Indian winner, Water for Life, by Green Hub, bagged the Trustee Choice Award for its message of water preservation.

Surina Narula, a philanthropist and founder of the awards, said, “We had more than 70 films from 20 countries this year. The quality of the films indicates the success we have had in getting more organisations and individuals to engage in the conversation on global sustainability over the past 11 years.”

In keeping with the theme of freedom, the Founder's Award this year went to two films depicting the fight for rights – feature film Call Jane, revolving around abortion rights in the US, and director Alex Pritz's documentary The Territory, set in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest.

The TVe GSFA, now in its 11th year, is an international film awards focused on global sustainability.

The award-winning films, chosen by an international jury panel, this year included Road to Fulfilment (Transforming Society award), Eating Our Way to Extinction (Documentary Impact award), Henry Smith's Changing Paradigms (Young Filmmaker award) and Age of Change: Circulor (Digital Technology and AI for Sustainable Living award).