▁Film ▁and ▁was ▁adj ud ged ▁the ▁Best ▁Third ▁World ▁Film ▁at ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁Mann heim - He idel berg , ▁Germany . ▁It ▁received ▁a ▁special ▁j ury ▁award ▁at ▁Hawai i ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁US . ▁It ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁' C rit ics ▁Week ' ▁of ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival ▁( France ), ▁B FI ▁London ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁Loc ar no ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Film ▁Festival ▁and ▁other ▁International ▁Film ▁Fest iv als . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁visit ▁four ▁US ▁univers ities ▁to ▁lecture ▁on ▁film . ▁ ▁Moh ap atra ▁special ised ▁in ▁document aries . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁film ▁j ury ▁and ▁member ▁selection ▁panel ▁for ▁Indian ▁Pan or ama ▁and ▁a ▁j ury ▁member ▁for ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁International ▁Children ' s ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁Bh ub anes war . ▁He ▁sat ▁on ▁the ▁gover ning ▁council ▁of ▁the ▁Film ▁and ▁TV ▁Institute , ▁P une . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁N F DC ▁script ▁committee ▁for ▁Od ish a . ▁He ▁was ▁twice ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Academ ic ▁Council , ▁S aty aj it ▁Ray ▁Film ▁and ▁Television ▁Institute , ▁Kol k ata . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Academ ic ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Bij u ▁Pat na ik ▁Film ▁and ▁Television ▁Institute , ▁C utt ack , ▁Od ish a , ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁G over ning ▁Council , ▁SI ET ,