Manju Borah
Manju Borah is a multiple international and national award-winning Indian film director and short story writer from Guwahati, Assam. Borah also served as Jury Member, Indian Panorama, International [Film Festival of India|IFFI] 2007, 10th MAMI International Film Festival 2008 and 3rd Eye 7th Asian Film Festival Mumbai 2008, 55th National Film Awards for 2007 Delhi 2009.
Awards
National Film Awards| Year | Film | Category | Citation | Ref |
| 1999 | Baibhab | National [Film Award – Special Mention (feature film)|Special Mention] | For her poetic expression in her debut film. | |
| 2003 | Aakashitorar Kothare | Best Feature Film in Assamese | For its juxtaposition of a woman's search for her cultural heritage and its loss. | |
| 2003 | Aakashitorar Kothare | Best Female Playback Singer | Awarded to Tarali Sarma For her tuneful rendition of a devotional song without instrumental accompaniment. | |
| 2008 | Aai Kot Nai | Best Feature Film on National Integration | For its honest look at a burning problem in Northeast India, its attempt to break down artificial boundaries and giving it a human and aesthetic appeal. | |
| 2012 | Ko:Yad | Best Feature Film in Mishing | A stark and realistic film with a strong subtext about a driftwood collector makes compelling viewing. | |
| 2012 | Ko:Yad | Best Cinematography | Awarded to Sudheer Palsane The unexplored charm of North-East India through different seasons is all the more alluring in the eyes of this Cinematographer. | |
| 2018 | In the Land of Poison Women | Best Feature Film in Pangchenpa | The film is a depiction of an individual’s effort to break the myth of ‘poison women’ in a remote part of Arunachal Pradesh. |
Other awards
| Year | Award | Film | Ref |
| 2000 | Gollapudi Srinivas Award | Baibhab | |
| 2000 | Best film in Asia, 6th Dhaka International Film Festival | Baibhab | |
| 2004 | Best Director, Assam State Film Award | Aakashitorar Kothare | |
| 2004 | Audience Award, Dhaka International Film Festival | Aakashitorar Kothare |