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National Film Awards

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The National Film Awards is one of the most prestigious and one of India's oldest award ceremonies, alongside the Filmfare Awards. It began in 1954 and is currently run by the Directorate of Film Festivals which was established in 1973.

Each year a national panel selects the winning entry, and the award ceremony is held at New Delhi, where the President of India gives away the awards, followed by the inauguration of the National Film Festival, where all the award-winning films are screened for the public.

Awards up to 2006

The Awards are presented to Feature Films produced in the previous year , in many following categories:

Golden Lotus Award

Official Name: Swarna Kamal

Silver Lotus Award

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:

Nargis Dutt Award

This award is given to the Best Feature film on National Integration

Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film

This award is given to the film judged Best First Film of a Director at the National Film Awards

Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award

This award is for lifetime achievement and contribution to Indian Cinema. It is named after Dadasaheb Phalke, one of India's pioneering film makers.

Special Award for Best film on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of India's Independence

A special award for Best Film was given to the Malayalam film Uttarayanam, directed by G. Aravindan in 1975, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of India's Independence.

Non-Feature Film Awards

The Awards presented to Non-Feature Films are given in many categories including the following:

Best Book on Cinema

This award is given to the Best Book on Cinema:

See also

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