film - National Film Awards
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Due to the national scale of the National Film Awards, it film is considered to be the equivalent of the American Academy Awards. The Awards were first presented in 1954. The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India, and the country s oldest alongside the Filmfare Awards. Every year film Sin City film a national panel appointed by the government selects the winning entry, and the award ceremony is held in New Delhi, where the President of India gives away the awards.
Over 100 films made across the country are entered in each category (Feature and Non-Feature) for the awards and deemed eligible each year. A list of rules is presented every year in a documment of regulations known as the National Film Award Regulations. The Government of India conceived the ceremony to honour films made across India, on a national scale, to encourage the furthering of Indian art and culture. The National Film Awards are presented in two main categories: Feature Films and Non-Feature Films.
Declared for films produced in the previous year across the country, they hold the distinction of awarding merit to the best of Indian cinema overall, as well as presenting awards for the best films in each region and language of the country. Among them, there is a direct requirement for the makers of a film, and particularly the director, to be Indian nationals. The Awards are presented to feature films produced in the previous year, given in the following categories: Official Name: Swarna Kamal Official Name: Rajat Kamal Best Feature Film in each of the languages specified in schedule VIII of the constitution: Best Feature Film in each of the languages other than those specified in schedule VIII of the constitution: Other Feature Film Awards: This award is given to the Best Feature film on National Integration This award is given to the film judged Best First Film of a Director at the National Film Awards This award is for lifetime achievement and contribution to Indian Cinema.
Neither the Government nor the Directorate have influence over which films are selected for consideration and which films ultimately win awards. The non feature film jury consists of five members and is headed by Bikram Singh.
There are strict criteria as to whether a film is eligible for consideration by the jury panels. It is named after Dadasaheb Phalke, one of India s pioneering film makers. The Awards presented to Non-Feature Films are given in different categories including the following: This award is given to the Best Book on Cinema: This award is given to the Best Film Critic on Cinema: Best Film Critic Feature Films: Best Film | Best Director | Best Actor | Best Actress | Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress Best Art Direction | Best Make-up | Best Child Artist | Best Cinematography | Best Costume Design | Best Screenplay Best Music Direction | Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer | Best Lyrics | Best Choreography Best Audiography | Best Film Editing | Best Special Effects | Best Children s Film | Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration | Best Film on Family Welfare | Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director Special Jury Award / Special Mention Non-Feature Films: Best Film | Best Director | Best First Film | Best Short Fiction Film Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology Indian films A–Z • Films: Assamese • Bengali • Bhojpuri • English • Gujarati • Hindi • Kannada • Malayalam • Marathi • Oriya • Punjabi • Rajasthani • Sindhi • Tamil • Telugu • Urdu .
The juries are appointed by the Directorate of Film Festivals in India. The feature film jury for 2009 consists of 13 members, including Rahul Dholakia and is headed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta.
