Monkeys oust melodrama as India dominates green Oscars (Guardian, UK)

Six Indian films have made the shortlist at the prestigious biennial Wildscreen wildlife film festival and Panda Awards, dubbed the 'green Oscars'.

Mike Pandey, one of the country's most revered natural history documentary makers, is up for an individual campaigner award. He made his name in 2000 with a film on whale-shark hunting which persuaded first the Indian government and then the international community to outlaw it.

The Indian film-makers still face a lot of challenges including the lack of dedicated wildlife slots on Doordarshan and the lack of financial support from foreign channels.