| 3rd
Traveling Environmental Film Festival
The 3rd Traveling
Environmental Film Festival concluded
in all the major cities of the country,
successfully raising the level on
environmental issues to people from
all walks of life. This festival
is a regular event housed by TV
center, communications division.
The environmental film festival,
in collaboration with the Forum
of Environmental Journalists, Pakistan,
and TVE International first traveled
to Karachi on the 25th-26th and
later to Islamabad on the 30th-31st
of October. Films produced in different
countries highlighting environmental
issues faced worldwide were screened
to the viewers.
The festival is an excellent opportunity
to install a feeling of responsibility
towards nature conservation in the
minds of people from all walks of
life. Entry was free for everyone
interested in coming to the festival,
providing an enjoyable chance to
learn about the threatened species
and ecosystems around the globe.
It received a commendable response
in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad,
as attendance on every day was enthusiastic.
Documentaries highlighting various
environmental issues were screened
to students from various government
schools and colleges. The added
treat this year included a documentary
Khachwa Kahani based on the threats
faced by marine turtles in Karachi,
and a three minute programme I’m
young too, featuring the plight
of birds in Pakistan. Tyco’s
Zoo based on the lives of animals
in London Zoo, is another enjoyable
film for school going children.
Unnatural disasters, a series of
Earth Reports showing how human
economic activity is causing extreme
weather conditions, also received
applause from the public. Some of
the films screened in the festival
were in Urdu, to provide insight
into diverse sections of society.
The festival in Lahore was attended
by District Nazim, Amir Mehmood
as the chief guest, and other distinguished
guests present were Brig (Retd)
Riaz Bashir, Secretary to the Punjab
Government, Environment Protection
Department Unit Ali Hassan Habib,
Direct6or General WWF – P
and journalists from various national
newspapers. In Karachi, Lt Gen Tariq
Waseem Ghazi, Corps Commander Sindh,
inaugurated the festival, followed
by a welcome speech by Deputy Director
General WWF – Pakistan, Dr
Ejaz Ahmad. Renowned educationalist
and poet Mr Anwar Masood, opened
the festival in Islamabad.
For further
information contact :
Mohmmad Farooq
Incharge Tv centre, WWf - Pakistan
tel: 0425862360
tvcenter@wwf.org.pk
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