Kolkata, Dec 16 (UNI) Kolkata International Wildlife and Environment Film

Festival (KIWEFF) have been inaugurated by Magsaysay awardee

Dr Prakash Baba Amte.

Along with his wife Dr Mandakini Amte, he joined an oath taking ceremony

where lots of student and audiences read out the oath to save nature and

wildlife.

The inaugural film of the festival was ‘Jungle Book Bear’ by German

director Oliver Goetzl and narrated by legendary Sir David Attenborough.

The inauguration ceremony held last evening was attended by actor cum

politicians Chiranjit Chkraborty and Sandhya Roy.

Former cricketer Sambaran Banerjee was also present on the occasion.

The festival will premiere Naseeruddin Shah starrer ‘Suryaganga’, a film by

American director Valli Bindana.

Sixty six best films on nature, wildlife and social concerns will be screened

at the festival. The festival also had a special screening of ‘Dr. Prakash Baba

Amte-The Real Hero’, a Marathi feature film starring Nana Patekar and

Sonali Kulkarni as power-couple Amte.

Executive director of the festival, Green Oscar winner Ashwika Kapur was

also present at the inaugural ceremony.

UNI BM KK