BANGALORE: India had a golden day at Wildscreen Festival in Bristol, UK on Wednesday. While Mysore-based duo Krupakar-Senani bagged an award for their film 'The Pack: Episode 5' in the Animal Behaviour Category, Rita Banerji and Shilpi Sharma of Delhi with their 'The Wild Meat Trail' won in the category to promote filmmakers from developing countries.
The Wildscreen awards, popularly known as The Panda Awards or the Green Oscars, received 446 entries this year. Eminent judges shortlisted 67 finalists.
It's the first time a film shot in India by Indians was nominated to the Animal Behaviour Category. Bangalore-based Adarsh NC, part of the Krupakar-Senani production team says: "It's an honour to work with Krupakar-Senani. Given the terrain, it's difficult to shoot wildlife in Indian forests. They've spent over a decade tracking wild dogs in the Nilgiri Biosphere and deserve the award.
"The winning film is about 27 minutes and won against films which are over 50 minutes." Two films by Indians were nominated in the category to promote filmmakers from developing countries. In the list were Bangalore-based filmmaker Sandesh Kadur's 'North-Eastern Diaries: Seeking Wildlife in the Eastern Himalayas' and 'The Wild Meat Trail'.
"It's a great honour, and more than anything, it'll help us take the film to a bigger outreach platform," says Rita from Bristol.
Source: Times of India, 15-10-2010
The Wildscreen awards, popularly known as The Panda Awards or the Green Oscars, received 446 entries this year. Eminent judges shortlisted 67 finalists.
It's the first time a film shot in India by Indians was nominated to the Animal Behaviour Category. Bangalore-based Adarsh NC, part of the Krupakar-Senani production team says: "It's an honour to work with Krupakar-Senani. Given the terrain, it's difficult to shoot wildlife in Indian forests. They've spent over a decade tracking wild dogs in the Nilgiri Biosphere and deserve the award.
"The winning film is about 27 minutes and won against films which are over 50 minutes." Two films by Indians were nominated in the category to promote filmmakers from developing countries. In the list were Bangalore-based filmmaker Sandesh Kadur's 'North-Eastern Diaries: Seeking Wildlife in the Eastern Himalayas' and 'The Wild Meat Trail'.
"It's a great honour, and more than anything, it'll help us take the film to a bigger outreach platform," says Rita from Bristol.
Source: Times of India, 15-10-2010
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