When marine biologist Maxim Chakilev flings open the door of his ramshackle Siberian hut in the Oscar-nominated short documentary Haulout to find 100,000 honking and heaving walruses, the effect is breathtakingly cinematic.

Oscars 2023: Short documentaries explode as an art form, attracting big players like Netflix

India's only entry to BAFTA Film Awards 2023, Shaunak Sen's All That Breathes lost out to a documentary on Alexei Navalny, a staunch critic of President Putin, in the Best Documentary category on Sunday night.

BAFTAs 2023: India's All That Breathes loses to Navalny in Best Documentary category

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One step closer to the Oscars! On Wednesday, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced the shortlists in 10 categories of the 2023 Oscars. Indian films 'RRR', 'The Last Film Show' and 'All That Breathes' have all found mentions in various categories.

Oscars 2023: 'RRR', 'All That Breathes' and 'The Last Film Show' shortlisted 

Shaunak Sen's path-breaking documentary 'All That Breathes' has added another feather to its coveted hat. The film won the Documentary Feature prize at the 32nd annual Gotham Awards recently.

Indian film 'All That Breathes' wins Documentary Feature prize at 32nd Gotham Awards

They say cinema has the ability to influence its audience. In the last few decades, cinema has been used not only to entertain but also to educate. This is why a film festival on the environment is important at a time when the world is grabbling with climate change.

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'All That Breathes' was premiered in a Special Screening segment, on Monday at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. The documentary is made by a Delhi based filmmaker Shaunak Sen.

Cannes 2022: Delhi filmmaker Shaunak Sen's documentary 'All That Breathes' gets a special premiere 

Filmmaker Shaunak Sen's documentary 'All That Breathes' has won the world Cinema Grand Jury Prize in the documentary section at the recently concluded Sundance Film Festival.

Sundance Film Festival: Indian filmmaker's documentary 'All That Breathes' wins top prize