56th National Film Awards
| 56th National Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 2008 |
| Awarded by |
President of India (Pratibha Patil) |
| Presented by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Announced on | 23 January 2010 |
| Presented on | 20 March 2010 |
| Site | Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi |
| Official website | dff.nic.in |
| Highlights | |
| Best Feature Film | Antaheen |
| Best Non-Feature Film | AFSPA 1958 |
| Most awards | Jogwa (5) |
The 56th 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 2008.
Three different committees were instituted in order to judge the various entries for feature film, non-feature film and best writing on cinema sections; headed by National award winner director, Shaji N. Karun, for feature films and Aruna Raje Patil along with Sunil Gangopadhyay for non-feature films and best writing on cinema sections, respectively.
Each chairperson announced the award on 23 January 2010 for their respective sections and award ceremony took place at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi with President of India, Pratibha Patil giving away the awards on 20 March 2010.
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 56th National Film Awards, a Bengali film, Antaheen won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film; whereas a Marathi film, Jogwa won the maximum number of awards (5). Following were the awards given in each category:
A committee headed by Shaji N. Karun 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.
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