In
its
second
edition,
the
festival
brings
compelling
environmental
narratives
to
its
audience
with
44
films
from
across
31
countries.
All
set
to
take
place
between
October
9th
and
17th,
ALT
EFF
is
back
in
2021
with
a
compelling
and
entertaining
line
up
of
environmental
films
overseen
by
a
distinguished
jury
and
advisory
team
of
the
festival.
The
program
holds
44
films,
carefully
divided
into
ten
film
bundles:
Drive
Thru
Shorts,
Activision,
Midnight
Tails,
What's
On
Your
Plate?,
Sapling
Stories
(Kids
Friendly),
Flux
&
Form,
A
Chasm
of
Hope,
New
Voices,
Deep
Dive
Features
and
Programmer's
Choice,
representing
a
total
of
31
countries
and
showcasing
33
India
premieres.
This
year's
edition
has
a
new
film
submission
category,
a
'Youth
Category',
along
with
International
Feature
Films,
International
Short
Films,
Indian
Feature
Films,
and
Indian
Short
Films.
Originally,
ALT
EFF
was
conceived
as
a
physical
festival,
but
this
year,
in
order
to
ensure
safety
for
all
festival
goers,
ALT
EFF
remains
virtual.
Sophy
Vsivaraman
joins
the
advisory
team
of
the
festival
alongside
the
legendary
Mike
Pandey,
who
has
spent
over
35
years
in
the
environmental
and
filmmaking
space,
and
Pooja
Jauhari,
the
CEO
of
Glitch.
The
jury
includes
Michael
Snyder,
heavily
awarded
photojournalist
and
filmmaker
together
with
Amin
Hajee,
Anand
Patwardhan,
and
Sourav
Sarangi.
The
ambassadors
representing
the
festival
include
Jackie
Shroff
and
Mrunmayee
Deshpande
amongst
other
leading
figures
in
the
industry.
The
founding
team
comprises
Kunal
Khanna,
Neha
Shreshta,
and
Rudransh
Mathur.
Founding
member
and
the
festival
director,
Kunal
Khanna
said,
"Humans
are
in
an
existential
crisis
and
it
is
as
a
result
of
how
we
are
treating
all
other
species
and
ecosystems
apart
from
ourselves,
we
need
a
fundamental
and
systemic
shift
in
the
way
we
operate.
Using
film
as
its
core
medium,
ALT
EFF
is
a
platform
and
a
confluence
that
will
nurture
and
inspire
critical
thinking
to
address
the
climate
emergency
we
are
in."
Actor
Jackie
Shroff
added,
"Let
there
be
more
such
films
from
the
whole
globe,
everyone
is
concerned
about
the
environment,
let
us
educate
through
films.
And
hence
it's
important
to
wish
luck
and
congratulate
the
team
of
ALT
EFF
for
such
a
great
initiative.
It's
a
great
medium
of
education
for
survival
and
sustainability.
Let's
educate
ourselves
and
our
kids
through
such
fine
films
at
such
a
festival
that
talks
about
the
basics
of
the
forest,
the
water,
the
air,
the
food
and
the
soil".
ALT
EFF
is
dedicated
to
supporting
filmmakers,
creators,
and
artists
who
are
eager
to
connect
audiences
with
environmental
themes
through
impactful
storytelling.
It
was
established
based
on
a
need
to
bring
people
together
through
the
arts
and
to
raise
awareness
about
issues
that
surround
the
climate
justice
movement.