IIMA professor’s documentary on organ transplant coordinators wins National Film Award

A documentary film produced by a faculty member of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), Professor Rajesh Chandwani, has won the Best Documentary Film award at the 71st National Film Awards for 2023 on Friday. 

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A documentary film produced by a faculty member of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), Professor Rajesh Chandwani, has won the Best Documentary Film award at the 71st National Film Awards for 2023 on Friday.

A documentary film produced by a faculty member of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), Professor Rajesh Chandwani, has won the Best Documentary Film award at the 71st National Film Awards for 2023 on Friday. 

The documentary film, ‘God, Vultures and Human’, is produced by Professor Chandwani and Studio Lichi, and directed by Rishiraj Agarwal. 

The film is a powerful tribute to the often-overlooked role of

Organ Transplant Coordinators (OTCs) in the emotionally challenging process of organ donation and transplantation in India.

The film was premiered at the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation Conference 2024 (ISOT 2024) in Ahmedabad and has been selected for screening at several prestigious Indian and international film festivals, including the Dokubaku International Documentary Film Festival (IDFF) in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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