The film, produced by Tiger Baby and Emaho Films in collaboration with Oscar-winning HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, celebrates the life of Indian sea turtle conservationist Satish Bhaskar.

Congratulations to the following outstanding productions nominated for this year’s Panda Awards...

• Cinematography Award - The Birds
• In-Country Production Award - The Birds
• Independent Film Award - The Birds

Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary
Hunt for the Oldest DNA 
NOVA, PBS [Handful of Films, HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, NOVA/GBH, ZDF,  DR Danish Broadcasting Corporation]

A thoroughly human story interwoven effortlessly with magnificent footage of India’s coastlines, islands, and, of course, its hard-shelled, often reclusive inhabitants.

Taira Malaney’s Turtle Walker is an absolute treat. From the gorgeous visuals to the immensely charming and captivating Satish Bhaskar. A well-made and passionate documentary.

Turtle Walker, a documentary film directed by Taira Malaney has been nominated to the 33rd Raindance Film Festival, an indie film festival held in the UK. 

Also set for 2026, In the Prime of Life (w/t) sees acclaimed documentarian Janet Tobias (CNN Films’ Unseen Enemy and Race for the Vaccine) investigating the phenomenon of early onset cancer in adults aged 18 to 49, the incidence of which has increased globally by 79% between 1990 and 2019.