44th National Film Awards
| 44th National Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 1996 |
| Presented by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Presented on | July 1997 |
| Official website | dff.nic.in |
| Highlights | |
| Best Feature Film | Lal Darja |
| Best Non-Feature Film | Sham's Vision |
| Most awards | Minsara Kanavu (4) |
The 44th National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1996. Ceremony took place in July 1997.
Awards were divided into feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema.
Introduced in 1969, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the highest award given to recognise the contributions of film personalities towards the development of Indian cinema and for distinguished contributions to the medium, its growth and promotion. A committee consisting of seven personalities from the Indian film industry was appointed to evaluate the Dadasaheb Phalke award nominations for 2012. The jury members include K. Balachander and Akkineni Nageswara Rao.
Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 44th National Film Awards, a Bengali film, Lal Darja won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, whereas a Tamil film, Minsara Kanavu won the maximum number of awards (4). Following were the awards given in each category:
A committee headed by T. Subbarami Reddy was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards. Following were the jury members:
Following were the awards given:
Official Name: Swarna Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
Official Name: Rajat Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
The award is given to best film in the regional languages in India.
Short Films made in any Indian language and certified by the Central Board of Film Certification as a documentary/newsreel/fiction are eligible for non-feature film section.
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