Award-winning Films
The Pack That Perished - Winner NiF Film Awards 2022
This is a tale of a wolf pack that the Grasslands trust was tracking. Indian grey wolf is a subspecies of the Eurasian wolf which is under the threat of getting wiped out. This film reveals a great danger that has emerged in the form of disease transmission from the free ranging dogs to the wildlife especially the wild canid species. This video was produced for spreading the awareness about our neglected Savanna ecosystems and the precious wildlife it supports like the Indian wolf which acts as a key stone umbrella species for the landscape. Canine Distemper virus is a fatal virus that affects wildlife universally. The film highlights the extent of the impact of this virus on the Wolves. With entire packs being wiped out, the film shows how local extinction is an imminent threat, considering these populations are isolated. We greatly thank RESQ charitable trust and Ecodaund for quick rescue of the wolves from the field and the treatment and diagnosis at the rescue centre. Also shading light on the CDV cases and sharing their knowledge on the topic. We are thankful to Nature in Focus (NIF) who have awarded this film "Winner" in the Conservation/Professional category of Nature in Focus Film Awards 2022. This award will help shed more light on this critical issue. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Direction, Script and Voice-over - Siddharth Kulkarni Produced by - TaleScope Pictures and The Grasslands Trust Cinematographers - Aditya Shekatkar, Rohit Kolhatkar, Vijayraj Jare, Samyak Kaninde, Ajinkya Ghogare, Avadhut Kanago, Pratik Joshi, Aniket Tupe. Narrators – Mihir Godbole, Neha Panchamia, Ameya Chandrachud and Nachiket Awadhani Editor - Ashwin Gokhale and Akshay Sakhalkar Shot at - The Box Studio
Treasures of Grasslands - Trailer - Winner NiF Film Awards 2019
The complete film is being used for private and public screenings. A marathi version of the film is being used in local villages to spread awareness. Film screenings can be done on request - please email us on wolfpune@gmail.com Film synopsis : As a young group of nature enthusiasts and photographers, we regularly roamed these less explored areas on Grasslands in search of birds and mammals. A chance spotting of a pack of Indian Wolves ( Canis lupus) in 2009, paved the way for this initiative. We wanted to know more about this elusive grassland predator Indian Wolf (Canis lupus) which is a Schedule 1 Species under Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. Over the course of the next decade, we scourged these grasslands for all signs of life and interacted extensively with the Dhangar ( Nomadic Tribe) communities to know more about these grasslands. What we found was simply staggering. Over these mostly unprotected lands, lay hidden a virtual treasure trove of Wild Wonders. There are more than 350 species of Birds & 25+ species of Mammals in the grasslands of Maharashtra, India. We felt it was a story that needed to be told. This film was created by us with the sole aim of creating awareness about this astonishing wildlife diversity that thrives just 30 minutes away from one of India's largest city of Pune, Maharashtra, India and also the various threats that endanger this fragile wonderland. #pune #saswad #treasuresofgrasslands #grasslands #indianwolf #stripedhyena #hyena #scavenging #poultrywaste #indianwildlife #maharashtra #wildmaharashtra #awardwinningfilms #natureinfocus #filmawards #wildlifedocumentary #wildlifeconservation #greywolf #canid #savanna #opensavanna
Wildlife Awareness Video Series on Saswad Supported by Roundglass Sustain
Saswad: A Life with the Wild
Less than 40 kilometers from the hustle of Pune, lie endless, wild grasslands of Saswad. In this video series meet wolves, leopards, hyenas, foxes, and the people they share their space with.
Wildlife Research Films
Collaring the Grey Ghost - Indian Wolf
Putting collars on the ghost of the grasslands! #radiocollaring #indianwolf #wolf #grasslands #conservation #wildliferesearch #wildlifephotography #wildlifefilmmaking #conservationfilming #wildlife #collaring #research #canid #wolfconservation #indianwildlife #scrublands #grasslandconservation #wildlifeinstituteofindia #bilalhabib #thegrasslandstrust
Hidden In Plain Sight - Director's Cut
A documentary on a six year study to understand the ecology of the lesser known carnivores that live in human-dominated landscapes of Maharashtra Created by Talescope pictures and The grassland trust Produced by ATREE