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[ Filmmaker/s : NUTAN MANMOHAN ]
[ Theme : Environment/ Wild Life ]
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The film looks at the ensuing battle for food and habitat in the skies of Delhi among the small and the big birds that throng the city. It documents the increase in the crow and kite population and the consequences it has for small birds such as sparrows and pigeons.

[ Filmmaker/s : MADHUMITA NAG CHAKRABORTY ]
[ Theme : Environment/ Wild Life , Development ]
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A documentary that looks into the paradox of drinking water scarcity in Cherrapunji, one of the wettest places on earth.

[ Filmmaker/s : NIRAD N. MOHAPATRA ]
[ Theme : Environment/ Wild Life , Development ]
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The film documents the degradation of the fragile eco-system of Orissa's Chilika Lagoon due to the increase in the population around the lagoon, a disregard for conservation and the uncontrolled expansion of prawn culture in the waters.

[ Filmmaker/s : SANJAY BARNELA ]
[ Theme : Development , Environment/ Wild Life ]
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An exploration of the role of traditional deities (devtas) belonging to the Kullu valley in conservation and fight for access to forest resources. The film explores how local traditions negotiate with contemporary discourses of scientific conservation and national development.
- First Prize, 'Development Film Festival' Dhan Foundation, Madurai, 2005

[ Filmmaker/s : MALGORZATA SKIBA ]
[ Theme : Ethnography/ Anthropology , Environment/ Wild Life ]
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The story of dedication and sacrifice of Bishnoi community, the oldest practicing environmentalists of India from western Rajasthan for whom the preservation of wildlife and forest is a religion.
- First Prize, Golden Dear, Short Film category in ECOFILMS Film Festival 2006, Greece, Rodos
- Merit Award for Cultural Information & Merit Award for Cinematography, 29th Annual International Wildlife Film Festival, Montana, USA
- Golden Statuette, Best Film on Rajasthan, International Festival of Short Films on Culture, Jaipur, Feb 2007

[ Filmmaker/s : KRISHNENDU BOSE ]
[ Theme : Conflict , Environment/ Wild Life ]
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A film on the life and times of the Indian elephants.

[ Filmmaker/s : PANKAJ RISHI KUMAR ]
[ Theme : Environment/ Wild Life , Development ]
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A film on the traditional "gharats" or watermills of Garwhal aimed at increasing awareness of tapping low cost power from existing watermills in the mountains and thereby achieving decentralized sustainable economic development.

[ Filmmaker/s : VIJAY S. JODHA ]
[ Theme : Environment/ Wild Life , Biography ]
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The film dwells on how the likes of Rehmat 'Gopal Bapa' Khan, who rely on traditional and eco-friendly methods to heal animals, humans and even plants, are an embodiment of Gandhian philosophy and have respect for biodiversity and communal harmony at the grassroots in rural Gujarat.

[ Filmmaker/s : NINA SUBRAMANI ]
[ Theme : Development , Environment/ Wild Life ]
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The film explores the environmental restoration along Tamil Nadu's coastline in the post-tsunami context in December 2004.

[ Filmmaker/s : VIJAY KUMAR ]
[ Theme : Development , Environment/ Wild Life ]
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The sparsely populated villages around the Namdapha National Park in Arunachal Pradesh have evolved a lifestyle, along with a set of beliefs and customs that are in sync with nature. The film offers a glimpse of the life around the National Park and the historical aspects associated with the place.


