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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]
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]
| Year/s | Role | Festival | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Festival Director | 1st Guwahati International Film Festival | [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] |
| 2018 | Festival Director | 2nd Guwahati International Film Festival | [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] |
| 2019 | Festival Director | 3rd Guwahati International Film Festival | [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] |
| 2020 | Jury Member | 4th Chalachitram National Film Festival | [27] |
| 2020 | Jury Member | 4th Kautik International Film Festival | [28] [29] |
| 2021 | Jury Member | 5th Kautik International Film Festival | [30] |
| 2021 | Preview Committee Member | 1st Chicago International Indie Film Festival | [31] |
| 2022 | Film Producer | Xobdo-Nixobdo-Kolahol /Soul of Silence | [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] |
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