47th National Film Awards
| 47th National Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 1999 |
| Awarded by |
President of India (K. R. Narayanan) |
| Presented by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Presented on | September 2000 |
| Official website | dff.nic.in |
| Highlights | |
| Best Feature Film | Vanaprastham |
| Best Non-Feature Film | Dui Paatan Ke Beech Mein |
| Most awards | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (4) |
The 47th 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 1999. Ceremony took place in September 2000 and awards were given by then President of India, K. R. Narayanan.
Awards were divided into feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema.
Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 47th National Film Awards, a Malayalam film, Vanaprastham won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film; whereas a Hindi film, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam won the maximum number of awards (4). Following were the awards given in each category:
A committee headed by Gautam Ghose 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.
A committee headed by Jabbar Patel was appointed to evaluate the non-feature films awards. Following were the jury members:
Official Name: Swarna Kamal
All the awardees are awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize.
Official Name: Rajat Kamal
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