National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film on Family Welfare
| Best Non-Feature Film on Family Welfare | |
|---|---|
| Awarded by Directorate of Film Festivals | |
| Type | National |
| Category | Short films |
| Description | |
| Medal | 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus) |
| Statistics | |
| Instituted | 1982 |
| First awarded | 1982 |
| Last awarded | 2015 |
| Total awarded | 29 |
| Cash award | ₹50,000 (US$740) |
| First awardee(s) | Kal Aur Aaj |
| Recent awardee(s) | Best Friends Forever |
The National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film on Family Welfare is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for Non-Feature Films and awarded with 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus).
The award was instituted in 1982, at 30th National Film Awards and awarded annually for short films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.
Awards
Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus Award) and cash prize. Cash prize amount varied over the period. Following table illustrates the cash prize amount over the years:
| Year (Period) | Cash Prize |
|---|---|
| 1982 (30th) – 1983 (31st) | Producer and Director: Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000 (US$74) Each |
| 1982 (32nd) – 2005 (53rd) | Producer and Director: Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000 (US$150) Each |
| 2006 (54th) till date | Producer and Director: Rajat Kamal and ₹50,000 (US$740) Each |
Winners
Following are the award winners over the years:
| Indicates a joint award for that year |
| List of films, showing the year, language(s), producer(s), director(s) and citation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film(s) | Language(s) | Producer(s) | Director(s) | Citation | Refs. |
| 1982 (30th) |
Kal Aur Aaj | Hindi | Vimala Swaminathan | Vimala Swaminathan |
For family planning as a simple, entertaining and direct comparison of the situation of today, with the past, in terms immediately understandable to the common man. |
[1] |
| 1983 (31st) |
No Award | [2] | ||||
| 1984 (32nd) |
Sweekar | Hindi | Bal Mehta | Vishram Revankar | – | [3] |
| 1984 (32nd) |
Geeli Meetti | Hindi | Women and Social Welfare Ministry | Sanjay Kak | – | |
| 1985 (33rd) |
Bai | Marathi | • Streevani • Ishvani |
Sumitra Bhave |
For its realistic portrayal of poor, oppressed housewife who succeeds in her determined effort to rehabilitate herself and realise her potential to be on her own. |
[4] |
| 1986 (34th) |
No Award | [5] | ||||
| 1987 (35th) |
No Award | [6] | ||||
| 1988 (36th) |
Lacchmi | Hindi | K. K. Garg for Films Division | Om Prakash Sharma |
For weaving a powerful family welfare message into a credible story told simply and gently. |
[7] |
| 1988 (36th) |
Nirnay | Hindi | B. R. Shedge for Films Division | R. R. Swamy |
For the clarity and simplicity with which, making effective use of both animation and live action, it communicates aspects of sterilisation, evoking confidence in its procedures. | |
| 1989 (37th) |
Boy or Girl — How? | Hindi | B. R. Shendge | R. R. Swamy |
For effectively communicating an important message. |
[8] |
| 1990 (38th) |
No Award | [9] | ||||
| 1991 (39th) |
A Matter of Motherhood | English | Rajiv Mehrotra | Rajiv Mehrotra |
For its competent attempt to educate the people, especially in the rural areas, on various aspects of motherhood in the prevailing atmosphere of traditional beliefs. |
[10] |
| 1992 (40th) |
Suno Bahu Rani | Hindi | Om Prakash Sharma for Films Division | K. K. Kapil |
For a deftly made film with the aid of puppets on the theme of family welfare. |
[11] |
| 1993 (41st) |
Taveez | Hindi | Rajeev Mohan for Films Division | Purushottam Berde for Films Division |
For promoting the small family norm in a direct and effective manner. |
[12] |
| 1994 (42nd) |
Clint | • Malayalam • English |
Shiva Kumar | Shiva Kumar |
For setting up a new model of the essence of family welfare, through its honest documentation of factors impinging on a child's life. |
[13] |
| 1995 (43rd) |
Soch Samajh Ke | Hindi | • Shanta Gokhle • Arun Khopkar |
Arun Khopkar |
For presenting aesthetically how family welfare could be achieved despite complex family relationships. |
[14] |
| 1996 (44th) |
Bhit | Bengali | • Films Division • K. R. G. Films |
Glbahar Singh |
For its credible depiction of a rural health worker's efforts in transforming her community. |
[15] |
| 1997 (45th) |
The Saviour | Hindi | Shaila Paralkar | Shaila Paralkar |
This film simply and dexterously communicates the fundamentals of child health care to the masses. |
[16] |
| 1997 (45th) |
Banglar Baul | Bengali | Yash Chaudhary | K. G. Das |
For its evocative exposition of family welfare issues employing the local folk and musical traditions. | |
| 1998 (46th) |
N. M. No. 367 – Sentence of Silence | English | Y. N. Engineer for Films Division | Joshy Joseph for Films Division |
For its strong redefining of the family ethos in changing social circumstances of the Indian christian community. |
[17] |
| 1999 (47th) |
No Award | [18] | ||||
| 2000 (48th) |
Akkareninnu | Malayalam | • T. Sunil Kumar • Susmitham • Pallimalkunnu |
• T. Sunil Kumar • Susmitham • Pallimalkunnu |
For focusing attention on the plight of a family with an AIDS patient and their struggle in overcoming the social stigma. |
[19] |
| 2000 (48th) |
Mahananda | Bengali | Films Division | Manik Das |
For handling a sensitive theme on family welfare, which depicts the fight of a village woman from a minority community who succeeds in her pursuit of a planned family. | |
| 2001 (49th) |
Sayante Thinte Padavukal | Malayalam | Ratheesh Ramayya | Satheesh Venganoor |
For sensitive portrayal of the plight of the aged who are neglected by their families. |
[20] |
| 2002 (50th) |
Dhatri Panna | Hindi | • Films Division • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
Gul Bahar Singh |
For its success in the simple yet difficult art of cinematic story telling with an important and explicit message for its rural audience, of how the tradition of the village dai can and must give way to the trained midwife. |
[21] |
| 2003 (51st) |
No Award | [22] | ||||
| 2004 (52nd) |
Saanjh | Hindi | Tripurari Sharan for Film and Television Institute of India | Jasmine Kaur |
For a very sensitively structured short film which deals with the apathy of an old man and his encounter with reality. |
[23] |
| 2005 (53rd) |
No Award | [24] | ||||
| 2006 (54th) |
No Award | [25] | ||||
| 2007 (55th) |
Making The Face | English | Public Service Broadcasting Trust | Suvendu Chatterjee |
For its multilayered exploration of the issue of alternative sexuality in a politically troubled state; celebrating this sexual orientation in a spontaneous manner, the film depicts it as a normal proclivity in a family setup. This, in no way, effects one's daily chores, particularly as the protagonist is a make-up artist of great acceptance. |
[26] |
| 2008 (56th) |
Appuvin Nayagan – Spotty (My Hero) | Tamil | A.V. Anoop | Madhavan |
For scoring with a very tender story that transforms into a moving portrayal of a child's attachment to her toy and her grandfather's dilemma when he loses it. A sensitive film that offers fresh insights into a child's imagination and needs. |
[27] |
| 2009 (57th) |
No Award | [28] | ||||
| 2010 (58th) |
Love in India | • Bengali • English |
Overdose | Kaushik Mukherjee |
Explores and deconstructs the traditional and orthodox landscapes of love, sexuality and conjugal relationships and the dynamics of emerging sexual politics and value systems in contemporary India with clarity and insight laced with subtle humour. |
[29] |
| 2011 (59th) |
Red Building where the Sun Sets | English | • Syed Sultan Ahmed • Tabassum Modi |
Revathi |
For illuminating the importance of parental responsibility through the story of a child caught in the turbulence of parental discord. |
[30] |
| 2012 (60th) |
After Glow | • English • Gujarati |
FTII | Kaushal Oza |
For an evocative portrayal of a bereaved woman. Laced with warmth and humour, the skillful and dexterous weaving of past and present underlines the beauty of intimate familial relationships. |
[31] |
| 2013 (61st) |
Heyro Party | Bengali | • Baishakhi Banerjee • Deepak Gawade |
Deepak Gawade |
For its poignant reflection of selfless dreams and aspirations, the film depicts the struggles and dilemmas of a poor family in a simple and compelling cinematic language. |
[32] |
| 2014 (62nd) |
Towards the Silver Lining | English | Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute | Bhabani Tamuli |
For its sensitive portrayal of a paraplegic girl who builds a house for her mother, and the touching bond between them. |
[33] |
| 2015 (63rd) |
Best Friends Forever | English | Syed Sultan Ahmed (Edumedia India) | Sandeep Modi |
For reclaiming strained chords. |
[34] |
References
- ↑ "30th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ↑ "31st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ↑ "32nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ↑ "33rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ↑ "34th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ↑ "35th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ "36th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ "37th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ↑ "38th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ "39th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ↑ "40th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ↑ "41st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ↑ "42nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ↑ "43rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ↑ "44th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ "45th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ↑ "46th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ↑ "47th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ↑ "48th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ↑ "49th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "50th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "51st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ↑ "52nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ↑ "53rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ↑ "54th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ↑ "55th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ↑ "56th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ↑ "57th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ↑ "58th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ↑ "59th National Film Awards for the Year 2011 Announced". Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ "60th National Film Awards Announced" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ↑ "61st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ↑ "62nd National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ "63rd National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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