kolkata kolkatabased filmmaker ashwika kapur who had won the green oscars eight years ago has been nominated by the royal television society of england the worlds oldest television society for its awards scheduled to be held in octoberkapur has now turned her lens on hoolock gibbon indias only ape species and bagged the nomination for best onscreen television talent under royal television societythe royal television society of england is the worlds oldest television society founded in 1927 when television itself was still in its early experimental stage it was granted its royal title in 1966 and hrh the prince of wales prince charles is their patron as a result the platform has enormous historical and cultural significance it has grown over the years to become a tremendously prestigious platform in the uk that honours the best of british television said kapur adding that she has been nominated for a film she shot and presented on hoolock gibbons for the bbc in 2021kapur added i have the honour of sharing this recognition with three absolute legends in their respective fields steve backshall renowned british naturalist frank skinner legendary british comedian and jonny peacock paralympics gold medallist i was selected for a film that is part of a critically acclaimed conservation series for children called planet defenders the series featured six significant conservation stories from all over the world and my film focused on the conservation of hoolock gibbonsasked about selecting hoolock gibbon as her subject kapur said they are the forgotten apes when we think of apes the first names that come to mind are orangutans gorillas and chimpanzees very few people would think of gibbons despite the fact that they are indias only ape species and are critically endangered little is done to bring them to public attention yet they are in my opinion one of the most magnificent species on the planet they share 98 of their dna with humans and are famous for their amazing vocal abilities