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In earlier times, Doordarshan (DD) used to screen National Award winning films as well as films that were selected in the Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). For this, the respective filmmaker received a fee of Rs. 25 lacs. This practise came to a close...

The 67th National Film Awards, 2019 was declared at a press meet on March 22, 2021, at 4:00 pm. The Award ceremony, at which the Directorate of Film Festivals presents its annual National Film Awards to honour the best Indian films certified between Jan 01 and Dec 31 of...

FIPRESCI India Grand Prix Abhishek Shah’s Hellaro received the maximum number of votes among the 39 films that were nominated for the FIPRESCI India Grand Prix for the Best Indian Feature Film of 2019. Two rounds of voting took place. In the first round, half the films were knocked...

The 66th National Film Awards were announced in a press conference today by Shri Rahul Rawail, Chairperson, Feature Film Category;  Shri AS Kanal, Chairperson, Non-Feature Film Category and Shri Utpal Borpujari, Chairperson, Best Writing on Cinema.  The Chairpersons and other Jury Members earlier today submitted a report on 66th...

Music Ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney awarded Companion of Honour The Order of the Companion of Honour, “awarded for having a major contribution to the arts, science, medicine, or government lasting over a long period of time,” has been conferred upon singer-songwriter Sir Paul McCartney, dancer Darcey Bussell, cricketer Clare Connor, Alpine...

The fourth day of the Film Bazaar at the International Film Festival of (IFFI) 2017 which was held at the Marriott Goa from 20th to 24th November 2017 ended on a high note. The State Film Offices of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Delhi, Rajasthan, Lakshadweep, Telangana, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh collaborated with the Film...