Gunjan Menon

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Indian wildlife filmmaker

Gunjan Menon
MA Wildlife Filmmaking, University of the West of England, Bristol
Occupations	Wildlife Film Director Writer Cinematographer Presenter Conservationist
Years active	2012–present
Notable work	The Firefox Guardian

Gunjan Menon (born on December 27 1992) is an

In Bristol, Gunjan's independent short film, 'The Firefox Guardian' was conceived as a part of her degree film in 2018. The film is critically acclaimed and was shortlisted for a student BAFTA award.[15]^[16] The film has travelled to various film festivals, schools and colleges across the world, has successfully started a dialogue on ecofeminism and community driven conservation, and continues to raise funds for red pandas. She is now involved with Red Panda Network's anti-poaching work. ^[17][18]

Gunjan's conservation work and stories have been covered in The Times of India, Sanctuary Asia, BBC Earth, and several podcasts and magazines across the world.^{[19][20][21][22][23]}

Gunjan is a 'Girls Who Click' partner photographer and mentor who leads workshops for female-identifying teenagers who want to get into the field of wildlife filmmaking.^[24] ‘Nature Environment Wildlife Filmmakers (NEWF) Congress’ in South Africa invited her to talk about the ‘Role of Women in Wildlife Filmmaking’ and to conduct workshops on ‘Creating Impact With Your Phone’ and ‘Wildlife Cinematography’ in 2019. ^[25][26] She was also a cinematography mentor at the NEWF Wild Women Media Lab, an initiative to guide ten women in conservation science and media from seven countries in Africa through the process of producing a micro-film in 2020. She serves as a judge for Jackson Wild World Biodiversity Day Showcase and is a member of their Advisory Council.^[27] In 2021, she was a speaker at the India Today Conclave in New Delhi as a part of the Defenders of the Earth panel.

Notable International Awards and Nominations

Gunjan Menon has received several awards and recognitions worldwide. Some notable ones are listed below:

• The Firefox Guardian Shortlisted for a student BAFTA award
• Jackson Wild Rising Star Award^[28]
• International Wildlife Film Festival Missoula, Montana 2018 — Best Student Short Documentary
• Special Mention,
  United Nations Headquarters, New York, 2020^[29]
• Best Film, Animal Film Festival - California, 2018[30]
• Best Short Documentary, CMS Vatavaran - New Delhi 2019^[31]
• Best Student Documentary, Woodpecker International Film Festival - New Delhi, 2018 ^[5]
• Special Jury Award, Smita Patil International Documentary and Short film festival - Pune, 2018^{[32] [33]}
• Best TV REPORTAGE, 35rd Ménigoute Festival International du Film Ornithologique, Ménigoute 2019
• Finalist, The 5th Next Wave Awards International Student Documentary Competition, GZ docs, China - 2018
• Finalist, NaturVision Film Festival, Germany 2018^[34]
• Official Selection, Norwich Film Festival, Norfolk 2018^[35]
• Green Film Network Awards^[36]

The Firefox Guardian was also a part of European Union in Nepal and European Union in India film showcase 2021.

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