National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film
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The National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for non-feature films and awarded with Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus).
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National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film | |
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National award for contributions to Short films | |
Awarded for | Best Non-Feature Film of the year |
Sponsored by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
Formerly called | President's Gold Medal for the Best Documentary Film (1953–1966) Best Information Film (1967–1983) |
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First awarded | 1953 |
Last awarded | 2018 |
Most recent winner | Son Rise The Secret Life Of Frogs |
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Total awarded | 87 |
First winner | Mahabalipuram |
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The award was instituted in 1953, at 1st National Film Awards and awarded annually for short films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.