National Film Award for Best Children's Film | |
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Awarded by Directorate of Film Festivals | |
Type | National |
Category | Indian Cinema |
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Medal | Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) |
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Instituted | 1954 |
First awarded | 1954 |
Last awarded | 2015 |
Total awarded | 54 |
Cash award | ₹150,000 (US$2,200) |
Previous name(s) | Prime Minister's Gold Medal for the Best Children's Film |
First awardee(s) | Khela Ghar |
Recent awardee(s) | Duronto |
The National Film Award for Best Children's Film 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 feature films and awarded with Golden Lotus (Swarna Kamal).
The award was instituted in 1954, at 1st National Film Awards and awarded annually for children's films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.
Award includes 'Golden Lotus Award' (Swarna Kamal) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years: