Monita Borgohain

Monita Borgohain, IAS, is the Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Director of the Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Regional Government Film and Television Institute,[1] Secretary of the Jyoti Chitraban Film Studio,[2] Festival Director of the Guwahati International Film Festival, and Producer of the feature film Xobdo Nixobdo Kolahol (Soul of Silence). Occasionally, she writes for journals, such as the Film Critics Circle of India Journal of Indian Cinema[3] and the FIPRESCI-India journal.[4]

Festival Director Monita Borgohain felicitates film critic Apurba Sarma at the 3rd Guwahati International Film Festival

Govt. of Assam

Monita Borgohain, IAS,[5] studied Political Geography at Guwahati University. In May 2020, she was one of 25 Assam Civil Service officers of the 1992 and 1993 batches who were promoted with a selection grade.[6] In Feb 2022, she was promoted from the post of Joint Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Cultural Affairs Department, to the rank of Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Administrative Reforms and Training, Pension and Public Grievances. In June 2023, Borgohain, along with 10 others from Assam, was promoted to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) rank by the Govt. of India.[7][8]

Film Festival Circuit
Year/sRoleFestivalReferences
2017 Festival Director1st Guwahati International Film Festival[9][10][11][12][13][14]
2018 Festival Director2nd Guwahati International Film Festival[15][16][17][18][19][20]
2019 Festival Director3rd Guwahati International Film Festival[21][22][23][24][25][26]
2020 Jury Member4th Chalachitram National Film Festival[27]
2020 Jury Member4th Kautik International Film Festival[28][29]
2021 Jury Member5th Kautik International Film Festival[30]
2021 Preview Committee Member1st Chicago International Indie Film Festival[31]
2022 Film ProducerXobdo-Nixobdo-Kolahol /Soul of Silence[32][33][34][35][36][37]

References
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  2. Staff, Magical Assam (24 September 2017). "Jyoti Chitraban Mourns the Demise of Veteran Assamese Filmmaker Abdul Mazid". Magical Assam. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. "Monita Borgohain, Author at Journal of Indian Cinema". Journal of Indian Cinema. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  4. "Author List (A-J) – FIPRESCI-India". fipresci-india.org. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
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  6. Desk, Sentinel Digital (28 May 2020). "State government promoted 25 ACS (Assam Civil Service) officers - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  7. Time, Pratidin (13 June 2023). "Assam: 11 ACS Officers Promoted To IAS Rank". Pratidin Time. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  8. Desk, Sentinel Digital (15 June 2023). "11 Assam Civil Service cadres appointed as IAS officers - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  9. "Indian film festival features Turkish movies". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  10. "Govt should build a permanent GIFF venue: Adoor Gopalakrishnan". Deccan Herald. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  11. "'The Salesman' to open Assam's first international film fest - Bollywood News". IndiaGlitz.com. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  12. "Guwahati to host first international film festival from October 28". The Shillong Times. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  13. "Films & schedule of the 1st Guwahati International Film Festival - The News Mill". The News Mill. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  14. Ghani, Abdul (22 October 2017). "Turkey Arrives in Assam via the First Guwahati International Film Festival". Indian Cultural Forum. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  15. "GIFF 2018 is a valuable addition to the film festival circuit, but needs more local participation". Firstpost. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  16. sana (19 September 2018). "Priyanka Chopra's Assamese film to release on October 26". The Siasat Daily – Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
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  18. Feeds, P. T. I. "Guwahati Int'l Film Festival concludes, attracts record 10K | India.com". www.india.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  19. Ghani, Abdul (6 October 2017). "Guwahati film festival: International filmmakers to be star attraction". Times of India. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  20. "Guwahati International Film Festival (GIFF) takes the curtain call". Sentinel Assam. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  21. NewsDesk, T. N. M. (31 October 2019). "Rich collection of Northeast India films at Guwahati International Film Festival". thenewsmill.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  22. "AS-GIFF". The Week. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  23. "Guwahati international film fest kicks off, to screen 100 movies from 65 nations | Guwahati News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  24. piyushpintoo (18 November 2019). "International film festival upon the virgin hills of Uttarakhand". Cinematic Illusions. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  25. "Government of Assam, Office of the Director of Higher Education, Assam" (PDF). Directorate of Higher Education. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  26. NewsDesk, T. N. M. (4 November 2019). "Horror of AFSPA portrayed in Rajni Basumatary's Bodo film Jwlwi – The Seed". thenewsmill.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  27. "Women in cinema in the age of digital". Journal of Indian Cinema. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  28. "Festival People – Kautik International Film Festival". Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  29. "3-day Kautik International Student Film Festival ends in Nainital | Dehradun News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  30. Post, Garhwal. "Kautik International Film Festival concludes | Garhwal Post". Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  31. Bureau, Pratidin. "International Sound Designer From Assam Launches Indie Film Festival In Chicago". Pratidin Time. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  32. NewsDesk, T. N. M. (13 July 2022). "Public screening of 'Soul of Silence' on July 16–17". Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  33. Shankar, Vijaya (17 December 2022). "CIFF 2022: Tried to reflect society, says Dir Das on Soul of Silence". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  34. "Pune International Film Festival". www.piffindia.com. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  35. Journal, North East Film (28 December 2022). "Dhanjit Das' anthology film Xobdo Nixobdo Kolahol: Soul of Silence is a keenly tuned exploration of various upheavals in a relationship that thrives despite the stresses of conflicting desires and quirks of fate". North East Film Journal. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  36. "International Film Festival Thrissur". International Film Festival of Thrissur. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  37. "'Pedro' marches on despite the BIFFes snub, to compete at the Thrissur and IFFK festivals - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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