Akanksha Sood is among India’s multi-award-winning natural history filmmakers. She is the founding partner of one of India’s leading independent natural history production companies – The Gaia People, and the founder of the Women of the Wild series in India, Pakistan and Malaysia. Her career spans over 21 years and covers the range and breadth of film production – from the jungles to tent pole feature films, crafting scripts to negotiating complex acquisition / co-productions and now to producing and directing her own films.
Akanksha’s films have seen first broadcast on almost all major networks in the world. With over 200+ awards and nominations, her work has won 5 National Film Awards by the President of India, a Wildscreen & Jackson Wild nomination and a UN Film Award. She is a communications consultant for the UNEP Development and Promotion of Non POPs, a Juror for the International Emmy ®️ Awards – Documentary category, member of the Jackson Wild Advisory Council and has been chosen as one of the 75 Women Leaders in India by UN Women and is featured in their book – Hum: When Women Lead.