National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film on Family Welfare
| Best Non-Feature Film on Family Welfare | |
|---|---|
| National award for contributions to short film | |
| Sponsored by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Reward(s) |
|
| First awarded | 1982 |
| Last awarded | 2017 |
| Most recent winner | Happy Birthday |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 31 |
| First winner | Kal Aur Aaj |
The National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film on Family Welfare was 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 was one of several awards presented for Non-Feature Films and awarded with 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus).
The award was instituted in 1982, at 30th National Film Awards and awarded annually for short films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages. It was discontinued from the 70th National Film Awards.[1]
Awards
[edit]Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus Award) and cash prize. Cash prize amount varied over the period. Following table illustrates the cash prize amount over the years:
| Year (Period) | Cash Prize |
|---|---|
| 1982 (30th) – 1983 (31st) | Producer and Director: Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000 (US$60) Each |
| 1982 (32nd) – 2005 (53rd) | Producer and Director: Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000 (US$120) Each |
| 2006 (54th)–2017 | Producer and Director: Rajat Kamal and ₹50,000 (US$600) Each |
Winners
[edit]Following are the award winners over the years:
| Indicates a joint award for that year |
| List of films, showing the year, language(s), producer(s), director(s) and citation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film(s) | Language(s) | Producer(s) | Director(s) | Citation | Refs. |
| 1982 (30th) |
Kal Aur Aaj | Hindi | Vimala Swaminathan | Vimala Swaminathan |
For family planning as a simple, entertaining and direct comparison of the situation of today, with the past, in terms immediately understandable to the common man. |
[2] |
| 1983 (31st) |
No Award | [3] | ||||
| 1984 (32nd) |
Sweekar | Hindi | Bal Mehta | Vishram Revankar | – | [4] |
| Geeli Meetti | Hindi | Women and Social Welfare Ministry | Sanjay Kak | – | ||
| 1985 (33rd) |
Bai | Marathi | • Streevani • Ishvani |
Sumitra Bhave |
For its realistic portrayal of poor, oppressed housewife who succeeds in her determined effort to rehabilitate herself and realise her potential to be on her own. |
[5] |
| 1986 (34th) |
No Award | [6] | ||||
| 1987 (35th) |
No Award | [7] | ||||
| 1988 (36th) |
Lacchmi | Hindi | K. K. Garg for Films Division | Om Prakash Sharma |
For weaving a powerful family welfare message into a credible story told simply and gently. |
[8] |
| Nirnay | Hindi | B. R. Shedge for Films Division | R. R. Swamy |
For the clarity and simplicity with which, making effective use of both animation and live action, it communicates aspects of sterilisation, evoking confidence in its procedures. | ||
| 1989 (37th) |
Boy or Girl — How? | Hindi | B. R. Shendge | R. R. Swamy |
For effectively communicating an important message. |
[9] |
| 1990 (38th) |
No Award | [10] | ||||
| 1991 (39th) |
A Matter of Motherhood | English | Rajiv Mehrotra | Rajiv Mehrotra |
For its competent attempt to educate the people, especially in the rural areas, on various aspects of motherhood in the prevailing atmosphere of traditional beliefs. |
[11] |
| 1992 (40th) |
Suno Bahu Rani | Hindi | Om Prakash Sharma for Films Division | K. K. Kapil |
For a deftly made film with the aid of puppets on the theme of family welfare. |
[12] |
| 1993 (41st) |
Taveez | Hindi | Rajeev Mohan for Films Division | Purushottam Berde for Films Division |
For promoting the small family norm in a direct and effective manner. |
[13] |
| 1994 (42nd) |
Clint | • Malayalam • English |
Shiva Kumar | Shiva Kumar |
For setting up a new model of the essence of family welfare, through its honest documentation of factors impinging on a child's life. |
[14] |
| 1995 (43rd) |
Soch Samajh Ke | Hindi | • Shanta Gokhle • Arun Khopkar |
Arun Khopkar |
For presenting aesthetically how family welfare could be achieved despite complex family relationships. |
[15] |
| 1996 (44th) |
Bhit | Bengali | • Films Division • K. R. G. Films |
Glbahar Singh |
For its credible depiction of a rural health worker's efforts in transforming her community. |
[16] |
| 1997 (45th) |
The Saviour | Hindi | Shaila Paralkar | Shaila Paralkar |
This film simply and dexterously communicates the fundamentals of child health care to the masses. |
[17] |
| Banglar Baul | Bengali | Yash Chaudhary | K. G. Das |
For its evocative exposition of family welfare issues employing the local folk and musical traditions. | ||
| 1998 (46th) |
N. M. No. 367 – Sentence of Silence | English | Y. N. Engineer for Films Division | Joshy Joseph for Films Division |
For its strong redefining of the family ethos in changing social circumstances of the Indian christian community. |
[18] |
| 1999 (47th) |
No Award | [19] | ||||
| 2000 (48th) |
Akkareninnu | Malayalam | • T. Sunil Kumar • Susmitham • Pallimalkunnu |
• T. Sunil Kumar • Susmitham • Pallimalkunnu |
For focusing attention on the plight of a family with an AIDS patient and their struggle in overcoming the social stigma. |
[20] |
| Mahananda | Bengali | Films Division | Madhuchhanda Sengupta |
For handling a sensitive theme on family welfare, which depicts the fight of a village woman from a minority community who succeeds in her pursuit of a planned family. | ||
| 2001 (49th) |
Sayante Thinte Padavukal | Malayalam | Ratheesh Ramayya | Satheesh Venganoor |
For sensitive portrayal of the plight of the aged who are neglected by their families. |
[21] |
| 2002 (50th) |
Dhatri Panna | Hindi | • Films Division • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
Gul Bahar Singh |
For its success in the simple yet difficult art of cinematic story telling with an important and explicit message for its rural audience, of how the tradition of the village dai can and must give way to the trained midwife. |
[22] |
| 2003 (51st) |
No Award | [23] | ||||
| 2004 (52nd) |
Saanjh | Hindi | Tripurari Sharan for Film and Television Institute of India | Jasmine Kaur |
For a very sensitively structured short film which deals with the apathy of an old man and his encounter with reality. |
[24] |
| 2005 (53rd) |
No Award | [25] | ||||
| 2006 (54th) |
No Award | [26] | ||||
| 2007 (55th) |
Making The Face | English | Public Service Broadcasting Trust | Suvendu Chatterjee |
For its multilayered exploration of the issue of alternative sexuality in a politically troubled state; celebrating this sexual orientation in a spontaneous manner, the film depicts it as a normal proclivity in a family setup. This, in no way, effects one's daily chores, particularly as the protagonist is a make-up artist of great acceptance. |
[27] |
| 2008 (56th) |
Appuvin Nayagan – Spotty (My Hero) | Tamil | A.V. Anoop | Madhavan |
For scoring with a very tender story that transforms into a moving portrayal of a child's attachment to her toy and her grandfather's dilemma when he loses it. A sensitive film that offers fresh insights into a child's imagination and needs. |
[28] |
| 2009 (57th) |
No Award | [29] | ||||
| 2010 (58th) |
Love in India | • Bengali • English |
Overdose | Kaushik Mukherjee |
Explores and deconstructs the traditional and orthodox landscapes of love, sexuality and conjugal relationships and the dynamics of emerging sexual politics and value systems in contemporary India with clarity and insight laced with subtle humour. |
[30] |
| 2011 (59th) |
Red Building where the Sun Sets | English | • Syed Sultan Ahmed • Tabassum Modi |
Revathi |
For illuminating the importance of parental responsibility through the story of a child caught in the turbulence of parental discord. |
[31] |
| 2012 (60th) |
After Glow | • English • Gujarati |
FTII | Kaushal Oza |
For an evocative portrayal of a bereaved woman. Laced with warmth and humour, the skillful and dexterous weaving of past and present underlines the beauty of intimate familial relationships. |
[32] |
| 2013 (61st) |
Heyro Party | Bengali | • Baishakhi Banerjee • Deepak Gawade |
Deepak Gawade |
For its poignant reflection of selfless dreams and aspirations, the film depicts the struggles and dilemmas of a poor family in a simple and compelling cinematic language. |
[33] |
| 2014 (62nd) |
Towards the Silver Lining | English | Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute | Bhabani Tamuli |
For its sensitive portrayal of a paraplegic girl who builds a house for her mother, and the touching bond between them. |
[34] |
| 2015 (63rd) |
Best Friends Forever | English | Syed Sultan Ahmed (Edumedia India) | Sandeep Modi |
For reclaiming strained chords. |
[35] |
| 2016 (64th) |
Little Magician | English | Syed Sultan Ahmed | Neha Sharma |
An innocent film that is a reminder that the only magic that keeps a family together is love. |
[36] |
| 2017 (65th) |
Happy Birthday | FTII | Medhpranav Babasaheb Powar |
A meaningful exploration of a small boy's changing attitude towards his father's sacrifice and love. |
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| 2018 (66th) |
Chalo Jeete Hain | Sundial Ventures Pvt. Ltd. | Mangesh Hadavale |
For highlighting, through its young protagonist, the humanitarian value of how one may live for others, beyond one’s own self. |
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References
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