Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Kirloskar Vasundhara Film Festival Brings Environmental Stories Back In Person
The Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival uses films to teach people about the environment.
It will return to watching films in person after being held online during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The festival will take place in Pune on August 22.
Its opening film is about a woman trying to recover a special watch from a sewage system.
Another film explores how plastic waste affects oceans and people.
A third film imagines a couple as different animals.
Students will watch films and discuss environmental changes and wildlife.
A folk dance and a student skit will also be part of the event.
The festival hopes stories will encourage people to care for nature and take action.
The 19th Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival will be held in Pune on August 22.
Down The Drain, about retrieving a watch from Bengaluru’s sewage system, will open the festival.
The programme includes films about plastic pollution, wildlife, relationships and AI’s impact on tribal culture.
Students will attend screenings, discussions and an environmental workshop during the morning programme.
The public evening programme will also feature a Melghat tribal folk dance and a student skit.
- Who
- The Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival, the S L Kirloskar CSR Foundation, participating filmmakers, students and members of the public.
- What
- The 19th edition of an environmental film festival featuring screenings, discussions, a student workshop, a folk dance and a skit.
- When
- August 22; the public evening programme runs from 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., with student activities in the morning.
- Where
- The Pune International Centre in Pune.
- Why
- To create environmental awareness and inspire action through films, conversations and educational activities.
- Festival
- 19th edition of the Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival
- Location
- Pune International Centre, Pune
- Date
- August 22
- Public programme
- 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Opening film
- Down The Drain
- Closing film
- Humans in the Loop
- Student participants
- C B Tupe Sadhana Kanya Vidyalay, Loyola High School and St Joseph High School