Fernando Meirelles' next to be a climate change drama for Netflix

Oscar-minated filmmaker Fernando Meirelles on Tuesday said he's planning to shoot his next, a Netflix project on climate change, in India in 2020.

Brazilian director, best kwn for his critically-acclaimed mafia drama "City of God", "Constant Gardener" and "Two Popes", said he tries to put some hope in his films which deal with delicate issues but "to be honest wadays I'm t very hopeful about our future" due to climate crisis.

"My next one is about climate change, it's my obsession w. If you read science, you'll get really scared. best way to t be scared is t kwing about it. I think I've read too much already!," Meirelles said during a masterclass at Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival with Star. 

When asked what drove him to make a film on climate change, director said, "My fear. I am t going to tell what film will be but hopefully it'll be shot in September, it'll be a Netflix project. I am passionate about issue. biggest problem with climate crisis is that we really don't have time. 

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"re's time to discuss anymore, it's time to act. People usually don't like to read or talk about climate crisis because it's quite scary. So my challenge in film is to make it watchable, a film which engs people and doesn't any m. I think it's coming out quite nice." In his conversation with film critic Anupama Chopra, Meirelles, 63, also expressed a possibility of shooting a sequence of project in India.

"Yesterday, I was told that, because I had some sequences in Bangladesh, I should shoot in India. So re's a good, new reason for me to come back!"

Meirelles, whose latest "Two Popes" is playing at festival, was given Excellence in Cinema award.  filmmaker said he was houred to receive award and also offered a word of advice.

"We don't see much Indian films in world, I think your society is very self sufficient regarding films. You do your own films and you watch your own films! You should share your films. This festival is very important to share your cinema to world." 

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