British Council and Indo-British Scholars' Association is pleased to invite you to an inspiring evening with international award-winning environmental and wildlife filmmaker Ashwika Kapur.
In the year that Sir David Attenborough turns 100, step into the fascinating world of wildlife and nature storytelling with international award-winning natural history filmmaker Ashwika Kapur. Best known for her impactful conservation films and work on acclaimed natural history productions, Ashwika will share insights from the wildlife filmmaking industry, stories from the field, and reflections on a career spent documenting some of the most extraordinary nature stories. At the heart of the evening, she will offer a personal glimpse into what it was like to be on shoot with one of the world’s most beloved broadcasters and natural historians and reflect on Attenborough's extraordinary impact on conservation.
This special event is being presented in the spirit of World Environment Day, reaffirming the importance of environmental awareness, biodiversity conservation, and the role of storytelling in inspiring positive action for our planet as well as commemorating the centenary celebrations of Sir David Attenborough, whose groundbreaking work over several decades has transformed public understanding of the natural world and inspired generations to appreciate and protect Earth's ecosystems.
Event details: Friday 19 June, 6.30 p.m. onwards at British Council Kolkata, 16 Camac Street, L&T Chambers, Kolkata - 700017.
About the Speaker
Ashwika Kapur is a multi award-winning natural history filmmaker and presenter, based between the UK and India. Originally from Calcutta, she is a British Council Charles Wallace Scholar and a qualified science communicator. She is currently a director with the BBC Natural History Unit, with recent work spanning a landmark National Geographic series filmed across Asia, BBC’s The Green Planet and Planet Defenders, and Steve Backshall’s Deadly 60. In 2014, Ashwika became India’s first and only woman to win a Wildscreen Panda Award, often referred to as the “Green Oscar”, in a global category, for her delightfully memorable film about the rare New Zealand Kakapo parrot.
For more details please write to Praveena.Ireland@BritishCouncil.org.