Urban Climate Film Festival set to be held in Kolkata from June 3 to 5
by EVENTFAQS Bureau Industry Watch | May 25, 2023 | News
Urban Climate Film Festival Kolkata
The first-ever Urban Climate Film Festival, that aspires to employ the powerful medium of film to enlighten audiences about the environmental, social and economic impacts of climate change on urban settlements, is going to take place from June 3 to 5 in New Town, Kolkata.
16 films from 12 countries are scheduled to be screened, along with Q&A sessions with filmmakers in order to spark conversations about building climate-resilient cities and invite inputs from the public; further encouraging the citizens to undertake ‘environmentally responsible behavior’.
Launched in New Delhi in March 2023, the film festival is being organised by National Institute of Urban Affairs, through the CITIIS program under the engagement events of U20 (the urban track of G20). The festival is supported by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the French Development Agency (AFD), the European Union and the New Town Kolkata Green Smart City Corporation.
The festival will also celebrate World Environment Day on June 5 with a special closing ceremony, which will be graced by Didier Talpain, Consul General of France in Kolkata; Debashis Sen, Managing Director, West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation; Hitesh Vaidya, Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs; Meghna Pal, CEO, NKGSCCL; and Naim Keruwala, Program Director, CITIIS.
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Urban Climate Film Festival aspires to employ the powerful medium of film to enlighten audiences about the environmental, social and economic impacts of climate change on urban settlements.