National Film Award for Best Animated Film
| National Film Award for Best Animated Film | |
|---|---|
| Type | National |
| Category | Indian Cinema |
| Instituted | 2006 |
| First awarded | 2006 |
| Last awarded | 2012 |
| Total awarded | 4 |
| Awarded by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Cash award |
 100000 (US$1,600) |
| Medal | Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) |
| First awardee(s) | Kittu |
| Recent awardee(s) | Delhi Safari |
The National Film Award for Best Animated 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 2006, at 54th National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.
Winners
Award includes 'Golden Lotus Award' (Swarna Kamal) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years:
| List of award films, showing the year (award ceremony), language(s), producer(s), director(s), animator(s) and citation | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film(s) | Language(s) | Producer(s) | Director(s) | Animator(s) | Citation | Refs. |
| 2006 (54th) |
Kittu | Telugu | Bhargava Kodavanti | B. Sathya | – |
For film made with characters and concerns that reflect the Indian ethos in a format so far identified with the West. |
[1] |
| 2007 (55th) |
Inimey Nangathan | Tamil | S. Sridevi | S. Venky Baboo | – |
For creating endearing characters who with their breath taking quixotic antics, battle the evil force of greed, in a refreshingly new manner. For taking animation in a new direction. |
[2] |
| 2008 (56th) |
Roadside Romeo | Hindi | Aditya Chopra | Jugal Hansraj | Tata Elxsi/VCL |
For its technical achievements to further the craft of animation for mainstream audience. |
[3] |
| 2009 (57th) |
No Award | [4] | |||||
| 2010 (58th) |
No Award | [5] | |||||
| 2011 (59th) |
No Award | [6] | |||||
| 2012 (60th) |
Delhi Safari | Hindi | Anupama Patil & Kishor Patil | Nikhil Advani | Rafique Shaikh |
Animation and animal kingdom come together in showcasing the enormous significance of harmonious cohabitation of humans and nature. State-of the-Art Indian technology employed in this film should make us proud! |
[7] |
| 2013 (61st) |
No Award | [8] | |||||
References
- ↑ "54th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ↑ "55th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ↑ "56th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ↑ "57th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ↑ "58th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ↑ "59th National Film Awards for the Year 2011 Announced". Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ "60th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ↑ "61st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
External links
- Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India
- National Film Awards Archives
- National Film Awards at IMDB
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