Krishnendu Bose

While visiting the city recently for the screening of his film — ‘The Tiger Who Crossed The Line’ that was adjudged the best environment film in the 64th national film awards — Krishnendu Bose spoke about conservation, the road ahead for wild tigers in India and of course, the Sunderbans.

US ambassador to India Richard Verma on Thursday batted for people-to-people cooperation in dealing with global environmental challenges even as he underscored the "important" role films and technology can play in spreading awareness in this regard.

The 30% increase in tiger numbers is encouraging for conservation in India, but this "island-based approach" cannot go far to preserve the country's forests, said documentary filmmaker Krishnendu Bose.

Documentary filmmaker Krishnendu Bose on Monday said that the concept of conservation through community and children’s participation can be far more effective if efforts were made to preserve tribal culture and heritage.

A special screening of the documentary 'Bay of Blood' in London commemorated the bonds of India-Bangladesh friendship during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. The film, directed by Krishnendu Bose, highlights the untold suffering and resilience of millions of people during the nine-month conflict. The screening took place at Leicester Square and was attended by Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami and Bangladeshi High Commissioner Saida Muna Tasneem. The event aimed to pay tribute to the sacrifices made by the people of Bangladesh and showcase the enduring bonds between India and Bangladesh. The Bengal Heritage Foundation, which organized the event, seeks to preserve and promote the heritage of Bengal.

World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature, India, in association with Cotton College State University (CCSU) recently screened the wildlife film, 'The Forgotten Tigers', at the university. The film has been directed by eminent wildlife filmmaker Krishnendu Bose.

Canadian film ‘The Carbon Rush’, which takes a critical look at the emerging multi-billion dollar carbon industry, will be the opening film at the Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival (KVIFF) that commences on Friday.

Veteran stage and film actor Vijaya Mehta will inaugurate the sixth edition of the Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival that will be held in the city from February 18 to 26.

Indo-British production 'Another Planet' won the Golden Lamp Tree Award at the International Film Festival of India, 2011.

Good news for movie buffs in the capital. Quotes from the Earth`, an international film festival, will see its fourth series unveil in the capital on December 4.

At the 64th National Awards, over 20 Bengali feature films including ‘Alifa’, ‘Prakton’, ‘Byomkesh Pwarbo’, ‘Zulfikar’, ‘Kamalasundori’, ‘Aroni Tokhon’, ‘Chitrakar’, ‘Sahaj Pather Gappo’, ‘Antarleen’, ‘Tanzil’, ‘Benche Thaakar Gaan’, ‘Eagoler Chokh’, ‘Baje Chhobi’, ‘Nir Khonje Pakhi’, ‘Swapnosisir’, ‘Khwato’, ‘Dharasnan’, ‘Shankar Mudi’ and ‘Khonj’ had competed for the Best Bengali Feature Film award.

In India, a wildlife documentary and a natural history movie are often thought to be the same thing.

Despite being seen as a "success'' story in tiger conservation, the Corbett Tiger Reserve now presents a man-animal conflict scenario aggravated due to rising big cat number.

For 14 months, he travelled through eight states of India and canned 70 hours of footage before documentary filmmaker Krishnendu Bose was satisfied that he had enough material to make a convincing statement.

As darkness descends over Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerala, a group of villagers is gearing up for their daily prowl in the jungle.