The 13th
National Film Awards, then known as State Awards for Films, presented by
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of
Indian Cinema
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released in 1965.
Starting with 13th National Film Awards, a new award was introduced at All India level,
Best Feature Film on National Unity and Emotional Integration whose winner received a cash prize.
Awards
Awards were divided into feature films and non-feature films.
President's gold medal for the All India Best Feature Film is now better known as
National Film Award for Best Feature Film
The National Award for Best Feature Film is one of the categories in the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in India. It is one of se ...
, whereas President's gold medal for the Best Documentary Film is analogous to today's
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film
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 awar ...
. For children's films, Prime Minister's gold medal is now given as
National Film Award for Best Children's Film
The National Film Award for Best Children's 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 ...
. At the regional level, President's silver medal for Best Feature Film is now given as National Film Award for Best Feature Film in a particular language. Certificate of Merit in all the categories is discontinued over the years.
Feature films
Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For the 13th National Film Awards, a
Hindi film ''
Shaheed
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'' won the maximum number of awards (three). Following were the awards given:
All India Award
For 13th National Film Awards, none of the films were awarded from Children's Films category as no film was found to be suitable; instead Certificate of Merit is awarded. Following were the awards given in each category:
Regional Award
The awards were given to the best films made in the
regional languages of India. For feature films in Gujarati and Punjabi, President's silver medal for Best Feature Film was not given, instead Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film was given.
Non-feature films
Non-feature film awards were given for the documentaries, educational films and film strips made in the country. For the 13th National Film Awards, no award was given in the filmstrip category and only Certificate of Merit was awarded for Educational Films. Following were the awards given for the non-feature films category:
Documentaries
Educational films
Awards not given
Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award:
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Prime Minister's gold medal for the Best Children's Film
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President's gold medal for the Best Documentary Film
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Prime Minister's gold medal for the Best Educational Film
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President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Assamese
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President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in English
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President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Oriya
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President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Punjabi
References
External links
National Film Awards ArchivesOfficial Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India
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National Film Awards (India) ceremonies
1966 film awards
1966 in Indian cinema