Rajkishore Mohapatra, a 4th-semester student of the KIIT School of Film and Media Sciences, has won the Best Documentary Award for his documentary film ‘TAMAS’ at the FMC Weekend Fest, IIT Varanasi recently.
The FMC Weekend Fest is India’s first and largest digital arts festival organised by the Film and Media Council, IIT (BHU) Varanasi.The documentary is based on the life of one of the youngest persons in Odisha to undergo a gender change surgery. Earlier in 2019, Rajkishore’s documentary ‘Maya - A State of Trance’, based on the underprivileged kids of Bhubaneswar falling victim to drug abuse had also won the Best Documentary award in Philadelphia Youth Film Festival.
Rajkishore was also honoured with the Youth in Outstanding Contribution for Social Cause Award in 2019.KIIT & KISS founder Dr Achyuta Samanta has congratulated Rajkishore for his achievement.