Film critic-journalist Utpal Borpujari has been nominated as a member of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) jury for the 34th Montreal World Film Festival (MWFF), considered among one of the most prestigious film festivals globally. Borpujari will serve in the jury that will decide the International Critics’ FIPRESCI prize at the festival that will run from August 26 to September 6.
The other members of the jury, chaired by Andrea Dittgen of Germany, are Mario Abbade from Brazil, Diego Cabrera from Peru, Jon Frosch from France, Pascal Grenier from Canada, Anders Larsson from Sweden and Jake Wilson from Australia. Borpujari, who had won the Swarna Kamal for the Best Film Critic at the 50th National Film Awards in 2003, has served in FIPRESCI juries earlier also, in international film festivals like MAMI in Mumbai, Osian’s Cinefan in Delhi and documentary festival MIFF in Mumbai.
Hailing from Guwahati, Borpujari is currently working as a senior journalist with the New Delhi bureau of Bangalore-based English daily Deccan Herald. He is currently also a member of the world film selection committee of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) held annually in Goa.
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Guwahati: ULFA on Wednesday night released an engineer kidnapped 12 days ago from Nalbari district. Junior engineer Bhagaban Das working in west Nalbari development block was abducted on 25th of August on gun point. He was released near Pathshala in neighbouring Barpeta district. Three ULFA militants came on riding motorbikes brought Das and left him near Satsang Vihar from where he rang up his brother who took him home. He was later shifted to a Guwahati Neurological Research Center for treatment as he was severely injured and weak.By Bandan Bharadwaj
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