The filmmaker completed this film in 2008. The film won awards. It went on to represent India in the prestigious International Film Festival of India (Indian Panorama, 2009).
On 2nd March 2012, one
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of the fishermen, Rashmi Ranjan Behra, called the filmmaker asking for help.
The fisherfolk of his village were being attacked by the goons of the local Prawn Mafia.
The filmmaker made a few phone calls. And she made this.
This was all she could do.
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Chilika Bank$: Stories from India's Largest Coastal Lake 1970-2007
Directed by: Akanksha Joshi
Produced by: Public Service Broadcasting Trust
Supported by: Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India
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Best Film (Livelihood)5th CMS Vatavaran Environment & Wildlife Film Festival, 2009
Best Film, Jeevika, South Asia Livelihood Film Festival, 2008
Official Selection, Indian Panorama, International film Festival of India, 2009
Official Selection, Ecofilms, Rodos International Film Festival, Greece, 2010
Official Selection, Films South Asia, Kathmandu, 2009
Official Selection, International film festival of short films & documentaries, Kerala, 2009
