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HHMI Tangled Bank Studios is proud to announce that "The Serengeti Rules" won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Nature Documentary during the 41st annual News and Documentary Awards ceremony on September 22 and was nominated as a finalist for best cinematography.

Los Angeles (June 10, 2020) - Inventing Tomorrow, the acclaimed documentary feature that premiered on the award-winning PBS series POV has been honored with the Peabody Award for Documentary Film. Selected from among 60 nominees that represent the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcast and digital media during 2019, the film continues to inspire and engage both teachers and students with a national STEM education campaign funded by Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Tangled Bank Studios.

The Serengeti Rules and Our Gorongosa are recognized for excellence in science media

Jackson, WY (September 27, 2019) - HHMI Tangled Bank Studios and Passion Pictures proudly accepted the Jackson Wild Media Awards for Best Impact Film - Long Form and Best Science in Nature Film - Long Form for THE SERENGETI RULES. HHMI Tangled Bank Studios was also pleased to accept the Jackson Wild Special Jury Award for OUR GORONGOSA, a film produced in partnership with Gorongosa Media.

NEW YORK / LONDON (April 25, 2019) – Abramorama, Passion Planet and HHMI Tangled Bank Studios announced today they will release Nicolas Brown’s award-winning documentary THE SERENGETI RULES in theaters nationwide this May. The film will open in New York City at the Quad Cinema on Friday, May 10, 2019 and in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Monica Film Center on Friday, May 17, with and additional select markets in the US and Canada following in the spring and summer.