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*http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=334022 & ssid=1 & sid=ENT*

*Bedi brothers bag awards at Canadian Film Fest *

** * Toronto, Nov 07: After winning the Green Oscar in mid October this

year, young Bedi Brothers, Ajay and Vijay have bagged two more prestigious

awards- " Best Film on Mountain Environment " and " Audio Post-Production

Scholarship " worth $10,000 CDN at the 31 Banff Mountain Film Festival

featuring the world's best films and videos on mountain, environment and

adventure. The film " The Cherub of the Mist " portrays the life of pandas and

their struggle for survival in the mountain ranges of Eastern Himalayas.

 

More than 12000 people participated in the screenings in a week long

festival. The international jury announced the awards in gala ceremony on

Sunday night 5th November, 2006 at Banff's Eric Harvie Theatre, in the

beautiful surrounding of Rocky Mountains of Banff, Canada's oldest and most

popular national park. The festival is presented by National Geographic and

Dunham.

 

Only twelve awards were given from 324 entries submitted in the competition

from 37 countries. Announcing the awards jury member John Beatty said, " The

film tells an important story about the struggle for survival of the Red

Panda, a critical indicator species threatened by deforestation in the

Eastern Himalayas…..The film is a technical tour de force by two (Ajay and

Vijay) eminent filmmakers working in the extremely challenging conditions. "

This for the first time that any Indian film has two awards the festival.

 

" It was a challenging project because of difficult mountain terrain, weather

and above all to make a film about the animal which is extremely hard to

find, " Vijay said.

 

The film with strong conservation message, has already won 5 international

awards and is making a difference. Apprised by the film state Government is

planning to fence of the border with Nepal along the Singhalila National

Park to check encroachment and bamboo poaching. With exposure our film has

given more people know about our own Red Pandas which are struggling for

survival.

 

To hold viewers interest over one hour television time Ajay and Vijay's

worked hard over two years to record many rare and interesting behavior of

Panda`s life for the first time. " With our film we hope to sensitise people

about the urgent need of conservation for remaining population of 2500 red

pandas. They are far less then the wild tigers. We sincerely hope the Red

Pandas will also get the due attention like – the Giant Panda before it is

too late " Ajay said.

 

Banff film festival would be taking Cherub of Mist on their World Tour and

will be screening the film over 25 countries on six continents with expected

audience of over 170,000. Such showing will certainly help the understanding

about the rare Red Pandas and generate support for their conservation.

 

Bureau Report*

 

 

 

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