Cherub of the Mist

Cherub of the Mist (also called Return of the Firecat) is a documentary film based on the life of two red pandas, namely, Mini and Sweety, who were released into the Singalila National Park in the Darjeeling District, India. The documentary which was filmed by Naresh Bedi and Rajesh Bedi over 2 years, followed Indian biologist Dr. Sunita Pradhan who at that time had been studying red pandas for over 10 years. It was the first time that someone had filmed the rare red pandas in their natural habitat and shows the animals in courtship, mating, nest building, and the rearing of cubs. Red pandas are found in Nepal, through North-eastern India and Bhutan, and into China and are listed in the Red Data Book. The population of red pandas at that time was estimated to be around 2,500.

General information

 * Format: One-off / one hour
 * Location: India
 * Running Time: 53 minutes
 * Director: Naresh Bedi
 * Executive producers: Naresh & Rajesh Bedi
 * Cinematographer: Vijay Bedi, Ajay Bedi & Naresh Bedi
 * Editing: Ajay Bedi & Vijay Bedi
 * Production company: Bedi Films

Awards

 * 29th IWFF Awards, Montana, US, 2006
 * Best Conservation & Environmental
 * Merit Award for Animal Behaviour
 * Wildscreen, UK, 2006
 * Wildscreens Award to Promote Filmmakers from Developing Countries
 * 31st Banff Mountain Film Festival, Banff, Canada 2006
 * Best Film on Mountain Environment
 * Audio Post Production Scholarship
 * 17th International Wildlife Film Festival, Albert, France 2007
 * Award for the protection of the Animal Species
 * Audience Award
 * Special Award of Young Audience
 * Wildlife Asia Film Festival, Singapore 2007.
 * The Loris Award
 * Best Asian Wildlife Film Nomination in craft category of Sound Recording
 * Wildtalk Africa Wildlife Film Festival, Durban, South Africa 2007.
 * Roscar Award for Best Limited Budget Film Award
 * Nomination at Japan Wildlife Film Festival, Tokyo, Japan 2007
 * Revelation Award at Vatavaran Wildlife Documentary Film Festival, New Delhi, India 2007.
 *  28th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, New York, United States, 2007.
 * Nomination for Craft Category of Editing - Ajay Bedi & Vijay Bedi