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 Films on Wildlife and the Environment
 

Our production "The Last Migration - Wild Elephant Capture in Sarguja" was the first Asian film to win the world’s most prestigious award – The Green Oscar / Panda Award at the Wildscreen, 1994.

The film "Shores of Silence - Whale Sharks in India" was also the Winner of the Green Oscar - Panda Award in the year 2000 – the second Oscar for Riverbanks.

The film "Honey Hunters of the Blue Mountains" has won several international awards including the second Prize at 'Earth Vision' in Santacruz, USA, and the 'Mayor of Prague Award' at the International IFFAF at Prague, 2002.

 
The Last Migration Shores of Silence - Whale Sharks in India Honey Hunters of the Blue Mountains

 

 Television Series

Our television series "Earth Matters" covered a wide range of issues regarding ecology and environment. The series received an overwhelming response from viewers both in India and abroad and had a successful two-year run on the National Network. This series also went on to win 4 International Awards. These include the prestigious Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Award in England in 2002, Best Magazine Programme Award at 18th International Television Science Awards at Paris in 2001, Gold panda Award at Sichuan TV Festival, China in 2001 and a special mention at the Portugal Film Festival in 2001.

Khullam Khulla – a 26 episode ‘fun learning’ children’s educational programmes has also had a successful run on national television. Designed to motivate the child to learn, the series comprising of a group of puppets, child actors, high-end graphics and songs was a huge success. The popularity of this fun learning television series was evident from the feedback of over 500 letters that we received on an average every week.

Dharohar – an 18 episode series on Yoga.

 Wild India: North East Explorer – a five episode series on the wildlife and environment of North East India

 Healing touch: Alternative Medicines and Therapies – a five episode series on alternative medicines and therapies.

 
 

 Animation and Special Effects

Our highly talented and professional team of graphic artists working with state of the art graphic softwares like Softaimage XSI, Maya, 3D Studio Max, Combustion etc. have produced some striking 2D and 3D graphics and animations.

Some of our projects include a Walk Through for the Great Arc Exhibition, a 3D presentation for the NID ALCHI Expo, an animated promotional film of Persona Toothbrush for Amway and an animated advertisement for Horlicks. We have also produced video art for various contemporary artists like Ranbir Kaleka, Anita Dubey and theatre performer Arjun Raina. AIM TV, VIDHI Films, IFFI etc are a few of our clients.

Our Animated film Magic of Life was the recipient of the best newcomer award at the Vatavaran 2003 film festival. Our animations for the documentary series Earth Matters, and for various corporate films life CSIR – Touching lives for CSIR and Chabaaza for Dalmia have greatly added to the popularity and appeal of the films.

The thrilling combination of (puppets, child actors, live footage??) 2D and 3D animation, Cell animation, Stop-motion Animation and Claymation, is what made Khullam Khulla, our multi-media children’s educational television series such a huge success with the children!
 
Socially Motivated Awareness Campaigns

Riverbanks has also produced several awareness generating films covering a vast spectrum of social issues like AIDS, Autism, Drug Abuse, Family Planning, Mental Disabilities and Handicaps, Traffic education etc.

We have worked alongside and produced films for a number of NGO’s like UNDP, WHO, UNICEF, UNESCO, WWF, ACAP, Action Aid, Jan Madhyam, and government agencies like Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) etc.

 
 

 Corporate Films

Some of our corporate productions include Chabaaza, a film on the launch of Chabaaza for Dalmia, CSIR – Touching Lives a film for the Council for Industrial and Scientific Research. Our other corporate productions include films like IFFCO, Mobil Business Promotional Film, From Forest to Fabric, Germany Today and United Germany.
 

Films on Science and Technology

INDIAN AIR FORCE
MESSAGES ON A BEAM: FIBRE OPTICS.(FOCUS, DOORDARSHAN)
CSIR
RAINWATER HARVESTING
TIMELESS TRAVELLER
MEDICINAL PLANTS

 
Films on Tourism

Riverbanks has also produced several films on tourism. Our film Pushkar Rendezvous has won two International Awards – The Best Tourist Film in Milan, Italy and Best Information Film at Melbourne, Australia. Our other films on tourism are Desert Festival, Jaiselmer, Destination Delhi, and Golf In India.

Pushkar & Jaisalmer

 
 
 Feature Films

Riverbanks long association with International productions including major feature films in India, shot in locations in India and abroad like Gandhi, Shalimar and the French Maa Ganga, including productions for Austria, France, Australia, UK, USA, Germany, Sweden etc.

Riverbanks was the first in India to introduce modern Pyro-techniques and special effects. Mechanical and photographic effects for Kamal Amrohi’s Razia Sultan, including introduction of pit falls and running ‘W’s, (a technique for using and making horses fall using card board cushioning for falling horses to save the horse and riders from injury) in the largest war scene filmed in Rajasthan using over 500 horses, 2000 camels, elephants etc. and using foreign stunt men and camera operators, this was a turning point in Indian filmmaking. Major battle stations and scenes using catapults a la Lord of the Rings – The Return of The King are reminiscent of the catapults used in Razia Sultan over 25 years ago.

His other foray in Bombay were with the film “Ghazab” – Jaan Hatheli Par before he decided to move base to New Delhi to pursue his passion of the wild’s.

…Rainfall and thunder in May ? Impossible – but the God’s moved in our favour and we were able to film torrential rain in the middle of the Ganga in Monger – the fire-brigade engines mounted on 2 barges provided enough rain to pull of the sequences…

“Mike’s scenes in the desert is reminiscent of the magical shots in David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia”
- Bindu, Indian Express
 
 

 Wildlife and Environment Productions

 

1.

Shores of Silence - Whale Sharks In India  (2000)

About the Film

2.

Honey Hunters Of The Blue Mountains      

About the Film

3.

Kurumbas – Children Of The Blue Mountain

About the Film

4.

Living Fossil - The Indian Horseshoe Crab

About the Film

5.

Timeless Traveller – The Horseshoe Crab

About the Film

6.

Magic Of Life

About the Film

7.

The Last Migration - Wild Elephant Capture In Sarguja.

About the Film

8.

Vanishing Giants (News Feature) (2003)

About the Film

9.

Earth Matters (130 Episode Television Series) DD News, DD I, DD II (1999 till date)

About the Film

10.

Wild India – North East Explorer Series (5 Episode Television Series : DD) (2003)

  

11.

Healing Touch – Alternative Medicines & Therapies (5 episode TV series: DD) (2005)

  

12.

The Tigers Of Ranthambore. (World About Us, BBC)

  

13.

Hammerhead. (World About Us, BBC)

  

14.

Secret Life Of A Water Spider. (World About Us, BBC)

  

15.

The Miracle Of Pollination. (Horizon, BBC)

  

16.

The Life That Lives On Man. (Horizon, BBC)

  

17.

Salt Water Crocodiles. (N.D.R. T.V. Hamburg

  

18.

Vultures - Nature’s Scavengers. (N.D.R. T.V. Hamburg)

  

19.

 The Natural History Of The Cheetah

  

20.

Stunning Vibrations. (Focus, Doordarshan)

  

21.

Life Around The Mangroves: Andamans. (Doordarshan)

 

22.

Ozone - The Earth’s Invisible Shield. (Doordarshan )

 

23.

Garbage Dumps - Recycling And Landfills. (UNCHS. Habitat)

  

24.

Alternative Sources Of Energy. (UNCHS. Habitat)

 

25.

The Ecology That Sustains The Tiger. (Ministry Of Environment Inaugural Film For The International Tiger Symposium, 1993)

  

26.

Surviving The Odds (Project Tiger)

  

27.

Sagarkanya: Explorer Of The Deep. ( Federal Republic Of Germany)

  

28.

The Pestilence Of Pesticides. ( Federal Republic Of Germany)

  

29.

Tigers Of India: “Survivors Of The Past”. (Earth Trust  USA)

  

30.

Harvesting The Mountains (KRIBHCO)

  

31.

Beyond The Green Revolution (KRIBHCO)

  

32.

Food For Tomorrow (KRIBHCO)

  

33.

Exploring New Frontiers (KRIBHCO)

  
34.

Beyond 2000 (KRIBHCO)

 
35.

Water Harvesting (CAPART)

  
36.

Towards New Horizons (IFFCO)

  
37.

Birds Of Bharatpur. (Films Division Of India)

  

38.

Delhi Zoo.     

  

39.

Wildlife Of Rajasthan. (Government Of India)

  

40.

United Riceland (Mudra Communications)

 

41.

Oceans - The Last Frontier (Dept of ocean development)

 

42.

Beyond The Blue Horizon (Dept of ocean development)

  

43.

Terra Truths. (Doordarshan_

  

44.

 Kalpavriksha -  Legacy Of The Forests (UNESCO)

About the Film

45.

Rainwater Harvesting In Rural Areas (Central Ground Water Authority) (2004)

  

46.

Harvesting The Monsoons (Central Ground Water Authority) (2004)

 

47.

Groundwater Pollution (Central Ground Water Authority)(2004)

  

48.

Biodiversity – I (Department Of Science & Technology) (2004)

  

49.

Biodiversity – II (Department Of Science & Technology) (2004)

  
   
   
   

 Social Issues Productions
   

1.

Ek Kadam Aagey. (Samadhan, Training For Handicapped Children )

2.

Development Milestones. (early intervention,  Jan Madhyam)

3.

AIDS Awareness. (Mudra Communications)

4.

Sawan. (Mudra Communications

5.

Family Planning: Spacing And Contraception.

6.

Merchants Of Death: A Film On Drug Abuse.

7.

Born Out Of Mud. (D.D.A Slum Wing & HUDCO)

8.

Come Back Home Safely. (series For Inst. of road traffic education)

9.

Autism An Indian Perspective: Action for Autism

                United Against AIDS
   

 

 Science And Technology Productions
 

 

1.

Indian Air Force

2.

Messages On A Beam: Fibre Optics. (Focus, Doordarshan)
   

 

 Tourism Productions
 

 

1.

Pushkar Rendezvous

2.

Desert Festival, Jaisalmer

3.

Destination Delhi

4.

Golf In India
   

 

 Educational Productions
 

 

1.

Learning Devnagri. (University Of Pennsylvania)

2.

Dharohar, Series On Therapeutic Yoga [12-Episodes BKS IYENGAR]

3.

Khullam Khulla (26-Episode Multi-Media Children’s Educational Series)

About the Film
     
 

 

 CORPORATE Productions
 

 

1.

United Germany

2.

Germany Today

3.

From Forest To Fabric. (Gwalior Rayons)

4.

Mobil: Business Promotion Film. (Mudra Communications)

5.

Touching Lives - Council For Industrial And Scientific Research (CSIR)

About the Film

6.

IFFCO Film (IFFCO)

7.

Chabaaza (Dalmia)
     
 

 

 Serials
 

 
1.

Hum Log: Technical Advisor
2.

Sanjha Chulah: Technical Director.
3.

Suprabhat: Inaugural Series For DD Morning Television

4.

Yoga Swasthya Ke Liye: Producer, Director.
     

 

 Association With International Productions
 

 

1.

Romeo and Juliet

(Italy)

2.

Assassination

(UK)

3.

The Hunted

(UK)

4.

Queen Beatrice Visits India

(Holland)

5.

Swimming The Ganges

(France)

6.

Maa Ganga

(France)

7.

Arcoroc

(France)

8.

Planet Of The Apes

(USA)

9.

Dirty Harry

(USA)

10.

Rajiv’s India

(USA)

11.

Lions of Gir

(France)
   

 

 Association With Indian Feature Films
   

1.

Betaab: Second Unit Co-ordinator - Action

2.

Razia Sultan: Director Special Effects, Director Second Unit.

3.

Gazab: Director Special Effects.

4.

Jaan Hatheli Pe: Director Special Effects, Director Second Unit

5.

Samrat: Director Second Unit

6.

Aatank: Director Special Effects.

7.

Himalaya Putra - Co ordination
 
 
 

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