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Once again, Bengal leads India in film-making !

The DIRECTORATE OF FILM FESTIVALS (Ministry of Information & Broadcasting), Government of India has just announced the 56th NATIONAL FILM AWARDS FOR 2008 (official announcement).

Check out the complete list of awards announced by the Indian government. Buy the award winning movies on DVD and Blu-Ray online from WBRi Kolkata Tube's trusted genuine affiliates.

S. No.	Name of Award	Name of Film	Awardee	Medal & Cash Prize	Citation
1	BEST FEATURE FILM	Antaheen (Bengali) BUY DVD >	Producer:ScreenplayFilmsPvt.Ltd.Director:AniruddhaRoyChowdhury	Swarna Kamal Rs 2,50,000/-	For lyrical blend of technical devices in the right proportion to depict shifting human relationships in an urban scenario.
2	INDIRA GANDHI AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FILM OF A DIRECTOR	A Wednesday (Hindi) BUY DVD >	Producer:UTVMotionPicturesDirector:NeerajPandey	Swarna Kamal Rs 1,25,000/-	For slick and searing exposure of the tension below the normal rhythm of life and the angst of the common man in Mumbai.
3	BEST POPULAR FILM PROVIDING WHOLESOME ENTERTAINMENT	Oye Lucky ! Lucky Oye (Hindi) BUY DVD >	Producer:UTVMotionPicturesDirector:DibakarBanerjee	Swarna Kamal Rs 2,00,000/-	For its intelligent treatment of an off-beat subject that makes it different within the popular format.
4	NARGIS DUTT AWARD	Aai Kot Nai	Producer:	Rajat Kamal	For its honest look at a burning

	FOR BEST FEATURE FILM ON NATIONAL INTEGRATION	(Assamese)	RajenBoraDirector:ManjuBorah	Rs 1,50,000/-	problem in Northeast India, its attempt to break down artificial boundaries and giving it a human and aesthetic appeal.
5	BEST FILM ON FAMILY VALUES	Little Zizou (English, Gujarati) BUY DVD >	Producer:JigriDostProductionsDirector:SooniTaraporevala	Rajat Kamal Rs 1,50,000/-	For its witty and intelligent handling of the conflicts and convictions confronting the Paris community.
6	BEST FILM ON SOCIAL ISSUES SUCH AS PROHIBITION, WOMEN AND CHILD WELFARE, ANTI-DOWRY, DRUG ABUSE, WELFARE OF THE HANDICAPPED ETC.	Jogva (Marathi)	Producer:ShripalMorakhiaDirector:RajeevPatil	Rajat Kamal Rs 1,50,000/-	For hard hitting comment on the victims of age old social customs.
7	BEST FILM ON ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION/ PRESERVATION	Jianta Bhoota (Oriya)	Producer:AkshayKumarParijaDirector:PrashantaNanda	Rajat Kamal Rs 1,50,000/-	For sensitive portrayal of exploitation of innocence in the name of development.
8	BEST CHILDREN’S FILM	Gubbachigalu (Kannada)	Producer:MediaHouseStudio	Swarna Kamal Rs 1,50,000/-	For imaginative portrayal of a magic world that exists in the minds of children.

			Director:
			AbhayaSimha
9	BEST ANIMATION FILM	Roadside Romeo	Producer:	Swarna Kamal	For its technical achievements
		(Hindi) BUY DVD >	AdityaChopraDirector:JugalHansraj	Rs 1,00,000/-	to further the craft of animation for mainstream audience.
			Animator:
			TataElxsi/VCL

10	BEST DIRECTION	Naan Kadauul (Tamil)	Bala	Swarna Kamal Rs 2,50,000/-	For its powerful handling of an extraordinary subject that focuses on marginal characters with great convection.
11	BEST ACTOR	Jogva (Marathi)	UpendraLimaye	Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/-	For his restrained yet powerful depiction of a complex character.
12	BEST ACTRESS	Fashion (Hindi) BUY DVD >	PriyankaChopra	Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/-	For convincing portrayal of a whole range of emotions within a single character.
13	BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR	Rock On !! (Hindi) BUY DVD >	ArjunRampal	Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/-	For his moving performance as a musician trying to rise above personal tragedy.
14	BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS	Fashion (Hindi) BUY DVD >	KanganaRanaut	Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/-	For compelling portrayal of a down and out supper model that enriches the impact of the film.
15	BEST CHILD ARTIST	Thanks Maa (Hindi) BUY DVD >	ShamsPatel	Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/-	For his very natural depiction of a street child thrown into an unusual situation.
16	BEST MALE PLAYBACK SINGER	Jogva (Marathi)	HariharanForthesong“JeevDanglaGunglaRangla….”	Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/-	For his soulful rendition reflecting the agony of unfulfilled emotions.
17	BEST FEMALE PLAYBACK SINGER	Antaheen (Bengali) BUY DVD >	ShreyaGhoshal	Rajat Kamal	forherwiderangingrenditionofhumanemotions

		& Jogva (Marathi)	Forthesong“PherariMon…..”&“JeevDanglaGunglaRangla”	Rs 50,000/-
18	BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY	Antaheen (Bengali) BUY DVD >	AvikMukhopadhyayLab:Filmlab,Mumbai	Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/-	For the poetically captured visuals with inspired use of light and shades to enhanced the mood of the film.
19	BEST SCREENPLAY	Gandha (Marathi)	SachinKundalkar	Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/-	For its remarkable integration of three different plots using the sense of smell at as a liet motif to focus sensitively on human relationships.
20	BEST AUDIOGRAPHY	Gandha (Marathi)	PramodJ.Thomas	Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/-	For its use of dramatically scripted sounds to heighten th mood of the film.
21	BEST EDITING	Firaaq (Hindi)	A.SreekarPrasad	Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/-	For aesthetically weaving together unrelated sequences to heighten the dramatic impact.
22	BEST ART DIRECTION	Firaaq (Hindi) BUY DVD >	GautamSen	Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/-	For its perfect use of props and choice of colours to enhance the ambience of a post-ri
23	BEST COSTUME DESIGNER	Jodha Akbar (Hindi) BUY BLU-RAY DVD >	NeetaLulla	Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/-	For its painstaking detail to recreate the costume costumes and jewellery of Mughal era.
24	BEST MAKE-UP ARTIST	Naan Kadauul	MoorthyV.	Rajat Kamal	For its wide variety of make-up inputs to reflect the large

		(Tamil)		Rs 50,000/-	spectrum of characters.
25	BEST MUSIC DIRECTION	Jogva (Marathi)	AjayandAtul	Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/-	For its well-researched use of traditional and folk music to reinforce the theme of the film.
26	BEST LYRICS	Antaheen (Bengali)	AnindyaBannerjee&ChandranilBhattacharyaforthelyric“PherariMon…..”	Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/-	For its simple composition of verses to contribute meaningfully to the film.

27	SPECIAL JURY AWARD	Bioscope (Malayalam)	Producer:NationalFilmDevelopmentCorporationDirector:K.M.Madhusudhanan	Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/-	For its exciting revival of a sincerely personal style to look back on a chapter of history.
28	BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS	Mumbai Meri Jaan (Hindi)	Govardhan(TATAELXSI)	Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/-	For its stunning use of technical effects of visual shorts to mirror a man-made disaster.
29	BEST CHOREOGRAPHY	Jodha Akbar (Hindi)	ChinniPrakash&RekhaPrakash“Azeem‐o‐ShaanShaheshah….”	Rajat Kamal Rs 50,000/-	For its extravagant and dreamlike treatment of celebrations on a magnificent scale.
30	BEST FEATURE FILM IN EACH OF THE LANGUAGE SPECIFIED IN THE SCHEDULE VIII OF THE CONSTITUTION
I	BEST ASSAMESE FILM	Mon Jai	Producer:MoirangthemMoviesDirector:M.Maniram	Rajat Kamal Rs 1,00,000/-	For its honest exploration of ethical values confronting the youth.
II	BEST BENGALI FILM	Shob Charitro	Producer:	Rajat Kamal	Poetic treatment of an

		Kalponik	RelianceBigPicturesDirector:RituparnoGhosh	Rs 1,00,000/-	individual crisis.	sensitivities	in	a

III	BEST HINDI FILM	Rock On	Producer:ExcelEntertainmentPvt.Ltd.Director:AbhishekKapoor	Rajat Kamal Rs 1,00,000/-	For an emotional story of musical bonding.
IV	BEST KANNADA	Vimukthi	Producer:NavyachitraCreationsDirector:P.Sheshadri	Rajat Kamal Rs 1,00,000/-	For exploring different dimension of family ties.
V	BEST MALAYALAM FILM	Thirakkada	Producer:VarnachithraBIGSCREENDirector:Ranjith	Rajat Kamal Rs 1,00,000/-	For its poignant story of an actress told with sincerity and conviction.
VI	BEST MARATHI FILM	Harishcnadrachi Factory	Producer:UTVMotionPicturesDirector:PareshMokashi	Rajat Kamal Rs 1,00,000/-	For its original of stylized recreation of a slice of history.
VIII	BEST TAMIL FILM	Veranam Airam	Producer:V.RavichandranDirector:	Rajat Kamal Rs 1,00,000/-	For its engaging depiction of a depiction of a father and son relationship.

			Gautham
			VasudevaMenon
	BEST TELUGU FILM	1940 Lookagramam	Producer:N.C.NarasimhamDirector:NarasimhaNandi	Rajat Kamal Rs 1,00,000/-	For its courageous handling of caste-based prejudices.

31	BEST FEATURE FILM
	IN EACH OF THE
	LANGUAGES OTHER
	THAN THOSE SPECIFIED IN
	SCHEDULE VIII OF THE
	CONSTITUTION
	BEST ENGLISH FILM	Land Gold Women	Producer:VivekAgrawalDirector:AvantikaHari	Rajat Kamal Rs 1,00,000/-	For its intense depiction of the issue of honour killing.
	BEST KOKBOROK FILM	Yarwng	Producer:JosephKizhakechennaduDirector:	Rajat Kamal Rs 1,00,000/-	For a meaningful story of displaced people looking to rebuild their lives.
			Joseph
			Pulinthanath
	BEST TULU FILM	Gaggara	Producer:M.DurganandDirector:ShivadhwajShetty	Rajat Kamal Rs 1,00,000/-	For its attempt to preserve traditional folk forms.

DIRECTORATE OF FILM FESTIVALS (Ministry of Information & Broadcasting) Government of India

56^th NATIONAL FILM AWARDS FOR THE YEAR 2008 Non - Feature Films

S. No.	Name of Award		Name of Film		Awardee	Medal		Citation
1	Best Non-Feature film		AFSPA 1958		Producer:BachaspaTimayun	SWARNA Rs 1,00,000/-		A courageous depiction of the non - violent resistance of the people of Manipur
					Sunzu&			to protest against a legislation, which
					HaobamPaban			undermines the values of self respect and
					Kumar			the fundamentals of democracy. The
					Director:			documentation process by various crews and the way it is chronicled offers multiple
					HaobamPaban			perspectives.
					Kumar
2	Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director		VITTHAL		Producer:VinooCholiparambil&	RAJAT Rs 1,00,000/-		A sensitive portrayal of the latent violence building up in a child against the ritualistic social norms which are forced on him. The
					ManuPushpendranDirector:VinooCholiparambil			filmmaker demonstrates maturity and dexterity in handling the script and the actors, bringing out the complexity of a child’s mind trapped in a world of adults.

3		Best Anthropological/Ethnogr aphic Film	BOLIAY PITAIER SOHOKI SOOTAL	Producer:AltafMazid,ZabeenAhmed&SusantaRoyDirector:AltafMazid		RAJAT Rs 50,000/-		A film which uniquely depicts the long arduous struggle of a community to build check dams using their indigenous engineering skills. An experiential journey which transcends documentation and makes the viewer participate in the process.
4		Best Biographical/Historical Reconstruction/Compilati on film	THE ASSASSINATION OF RAJIV GANDHI – A RECONSTRUCTION	Producer:FilmsDivisionDirector:R.KrishnaMohan		RAJAT Rs 50,000/-		Traversing vast stretches of time and geographical space, this film deftly puts together strands of information, perception, evidence and historical contexts to reconstruct a compelling narrative about the gruesome assassination of a world leader.
5		Best Arts/Cultural Film	KARNA MOTCHAM	Producer:MGRFilm&TVInstituteDirector:S.MuraliManohar		RAJAT Rs 50,000/-		Using powerful imagery and ironical juxtaposition, the film depicts the life of a Koothu artist. With subtlety, it captures the frustration and the hopelessness of a performer whose art is a misfit in a changing cultural world.
6		Best Scientific Film (including method and process of science, contribution of Scientists etc.)/ Environment Conservation/Preservati on Film (including awareness)	TRIP	Producer:Film&TelevisionInstituteofIndiaDirector:EmmanuelPalo		RAJAT Rs 50,000/-		The film with a simple, almost lighthearted, treatment evolves into a powerful message of conservation. Using an unconventional music track and animation, the film jolts the viewer to re-look at waste and pollution.

7		Best Promotional Film (to cover tourism, exports, crafts, industry, etc.)	LOST AND FOUND		Producer:HarshavardhanG.Kulkarni,KirtiNakhwa&AmitabhShuklaDirector:HarshavardhanG.Kulkarni		RAJAT Rs 50,000/-		Using a bottle as a metaphor for a journey of discovery, the filmmaker finds an innovative style to explore various locations through people and their experiences, challenging the classical promotional style of selling tourism.
8		Best Agriculture Film (to include subject related to and allied to agriculture like animal husbandry, dairying etc.)	THE LAND OF RUPSHUPAS		Producer:FilmsDivisionDirector:A.K.Sidhpuri		RAJAT Rs 50,000/-		With breath taking images of the higher Himalayas and the nomadic people living in this harsh climate and terrain, the film effectively explores the relationship of the Rupshupas with their livestock and how critical it is for their survival.

9		Best Film on Social Issues (such as prohibition, women and child welfare and dowry, drug abuse, welfare of the handicapped etc.)	THE FEMALE NUDE & BURU GAARA	Producer:PSBTDirector:Hemjyotika&DeviPrasadMishraProducer:PSBTDirector:Shriprakash		RAJAT Rs 50,000/-		A compelling portrait of a woman who rises above her circumstances in an unconventional way, carving out a position for herself irrespective of how others view her. The journey of two adivasi women from Jharkhand, finding their identity and dignity using language - one through poetry and the other through grassroots journalism. The film creates a space where the narratives of the women emerge as powerful tales of their struggle for empowerment.
10		Best Educational/Motivational/ Instructional Film	POLIO VS. POLIO VICTIMS	Producer:GulshanSachdevaDirector:AmanSachdeva		RAJAT Rs 50,000/-		An innovative campaign for the eradication of polio - the film follows the polio afflicted who take the initiative for mass awareness by going door to door.
11		Best Exploration/ Adventure Film (to include sports)	SHINGNABA	Producer:BachaspaTimayumSunzuDirector:BachaspaTimayumSunzu		RAJAT Rs 50,000/-		The film is an inspiring portrayal of an HIV positive person who dramatically transforms his life and becomes a champion body builder. A first person narrative, it provides a new perspective on AIDS and our understanding of sports.

12		Best Investigative Film		DISTANT RUMBLINGS		Producer:Ms.RongsenkalaDirector:BaniPrakashDas		RAJAT Rs 50,000/-		The film evokes painful memories of World War II as experienced by people of North East India, after the Japanese invasion. Through war wreckages found in the jungles and first person accounts, the film stitches together a moving story of affected families long forgotten.
13		Best Animation Film		PRINCE AND THE CROWN OF STONES		Producer:Children’sFilmSocietyofIndiaDirector:		RAJAT Rs 50,000/-		A well knit theme-oriented film, complemented by 2D graphics and a restrained colour palette. A strong message about leadership emerges through the film making it relevant to the contemporary times.
						GautamBenegal
						Animator:Gautam
						Benegal
14		Special Jury Award		Director of CHILDREN OF THE PYRE		RajeshS.Jala		RAJAT Rs 50,000/-		Constrained by the stifling and searing world of children working in cremation grounds, the film helps them to recreate a world of their own. The director captures rare reflexive moments of the children and
										makes the viewers live their pain, joys and dreams.

15		Short Fiction Film		STATIONS	Producer:Film&TelevisionInstituteofIndiaDirector:EmmanuelPalo		RAJAT Rs 50,000/-		The film weaves a complex contemporary form of expression, through fragmented stories of a few sparsely connected lives in transit, over an omnipresent dark urban reality of economic disparity, alienation, and bad faith.
16		Best Film on Family Values		APPUVIN NAYAGAN-SPOTTY (My Hero)	Producer:A.V.AnoopDirector:Madhavan		RAJAT Rs 50,000/-		The film scores 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.
17		Best Direction		THREE OF US	Director:UmeshKulkarni		SWARNA Rs 1,00,000/-		With immense sensitivity, the film offers a slice of life of a physically challenged person, which transcends into a telling cinematic practice of minimalism and control. A poetic exploration that breathes the indomitable spirit of these real characters playing themselves, way above its bleak mise-en-scene.

18		Best Cinematography		THREE OF US &		Lab:Filmlab,MumbaiCameraman:ShariqvaBadarKhan	RAJAT Rs 50,000/-		With amazing discipline and sensitivity, the cinematography provides an intimate insight into the lives of a small family, living in a confined space, with exquisite use of composition, rhythm, lensing and lighting.
				WHEN THIS MAN DIES		Lab:Adlabs,MumbaiCameraman:JayakrishnaGummadi			Using highly sophisticated texture and tonal work, with deep anticipation into the flow and narrative of the film, the cinematography strives to redefine ways of image making and experience.
19		Best Audiography		CHILDREN OF THE PYRE		Re‐Recordist:MateenAhmad	RAJAT Rs 50,000/-		With multiple layers of sound, and the incessant crackle of funeral pyres that cease to sleep, the film grips its audience with a
									sense of entrapment around the life of children working inside a cremation ground. It is a telling example of digetic sound design
									keeping its truth to the reality of the location.
20		Best Editing		STATIONS		ManojKannoth	RAJAT Rs 50,000/-		A delicately interwoven edit of three sparsely connected contemporary urban tales of
									alienation. Developing a rhythm with parallel and simultaneous stories, the cutting sculpts
									an extremely powerful contemporary form.

21		Best Music Direction		NARMEEN		VipinMishra		RAJAT Rs 50,000/-		A sensitive and evocative musical score, with an amazing use of the violin ensemble, which is both a deeply personal and universal experience.
22		Best Narration/Voice Over		SANA KEITHEL		ElangbamNatasha		RAJAT Rs 50,000/-		A gentle and intimate voice which leads you to a great treasure house of insights on markets run by women in Manipur.
23		Jury Special Mention		Child actor in VITTHAL		ChildActor:AniketRumade		Certificate only		For his excellent portrayal of a young boy, Vitthal, dealing with ritualistic norms forced on him and his struggle to contain the anger brewing within.

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