Nine environmental filmmakers from the UK will be coming to India and Sri Lanka in February as part of the British Council organised Wildscreen Festival. The event will also see screenings of wildlife and environmental films from across the world, some of them winners of the Panda Awards, nicknamed the green OSCARS.

Harriet Nimmo, Wildscreen’s Chief Executive said, "The films being screened as part of this year’s Festival have an environmental focus, including engaging stories about climate change - and aim to inspire and enthuse those interested in preserving and protecting India’s and Sri Lanka’s precious biodiversity."

The Festival is coming to Sri Lanka for the first time in February 2009 and will visit Colombo from 12-13 February. The two day programme held at the British Council Colombo will include master classes by three UK filmmakers on various aspects of making and distributing factual films, such as the role of films in Environmental Conservation, scriptwriting and managing a film production. Award winning films on climate change and wildlife will be screened during the Festival. They will be joined by four Sri Lankan TV/film professionals who will share their own experiences in documentary film making and TV programme production.

On 14 February 2009, TVE Asia Pacific will present a selection of films on environment and sustainable development drawn from their global catalogue, which includes some Sri Lankan and South Asian titles.