Producers Guild Film Award for Best Debut Director | |
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Awarded for | Best Direction by a Debut Director |
Country | India |
Presented by | Film & Television Producers Guild |
First awarded | 2004 (for performances in films released around 2003) |
Currently held by |
Ritesh Batra, The Lunchbox (2013) |
Website | Producers Guild Film Awards |
The Producers Guild Film Award for Best Debut Director (previously known as the Apsara Award for Best Debut Director) is given by the producers of the film and television guild as part of its annual award ceremony for Hindi films, to recognise the work of new directors. Following its inception in 2004, no one was awarded in 2005 and from 2007-09.