CPC Cine Awards was an annual awards ceremony for films in the
Malayalam film industry, which was crowd-sourced and hosted by a
Facebook group named Cinema Paradiso Club.
History
Cinema Paradiso Club, also known as CPC, was formed by a group of
cinephiles in the year 2010 in
Kerala, India.
The first crowd-sourced CPC Cine Awards was announced in 2016 for the films released in 2015 in the malayalam film industry.
The winners were decided by a combination of votes from members of a Facebook group and a jury. CPC Cine Awards 2017 had a change in the polling system, that the poll was open to the public. The 2017 winners were declared and announced to the public on 27 January 2018
CPC Cine Awards 2018 winners were declared on 28 January 2019 and distributed at a ceremony on 17 February 2019 at IMA House,
Kochi
Awards ceremonies
CPC Cine Awards 2015 had no official ceremony. The 2016 award ceremony was held on 19 February 2017 at Cochin Palace Hotel,
Kochi. Since it was a crowd sourced event, the program did not invite much media attention initially. The reactions from award winners like
Vinayakan
Vinayakan T. K. is an Indian actor, playback singer, and composer who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He has also appeared in some Tamil language films. He started his career with a cameo appearance in the 1995 film ''Maanth ...
,
Rajisha Vijayan,
Indrans,
Manikandan R Achari,
Dileesh Pothan,
Syam Pushkaran
Syam Pushkaran (born 6 September 1984) is an Indian scriptwriter who works in Malayalam cinema. He is known for his collaboration with directors Aashiq Abu and Dileesh Pothan. He made his debut with ''Salt N' Pepper'' (2011), co-written with D ...
etc. made the news and as such awards received some media attention.
CPC Cine Awards 2017 award ceremony was held on 18 February 2018 at IMA House,
Kochi.
The event's major draw was honouring veteran filmmaker
K G George
Kulakkattil Geevarghese George (born 24 May 1946) is an Indian film maker and screenwriter who worked in the Malayalam cinema. He was the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Bharathan and P. Padmarajan, in the ...
. He was draped with a ‘ponnada’(shawl) by filmmakers
Sathyan Anthikad,
Sibi Malayil and
Kamal.
Also a documentary film by the name '8 ½ Intercuts – Life and Films of K G George' that was based on the life and career of KG George was screened at the event.
CPC Cine Awards 2018 award ceremony was held on 17 February 2019 at IMA House,
Kochi.
In the event, the senior stunt master Thyagarajan was honored with Special Honorary Award. He was draped with a ‘ponnada’(shawl) by actor
Joju George and scriptwriter
P. F. Mathews
Poovankery Francis Mathews is an Indian author of Malayalam literature and a screenplay writer in Malayalam film and Television industries. A Winner of a National Film Award for Best Screenplay and multiple State television and other literary a ...
.
The CPC Cine Awards 2019 award ceremony was held on 16 February 2020 at IMA House,
Kochi . In the event, the two film production houses
Udaya Studios,
Merryland Studios
Merryland Studio is an Indian film studio based in Trivandrum, Kerala. It was the second film studio in Kerala, established in 1950 by former Trivandrum mayor and businessman P. Subramaniam. He produced 70 films, 59 of them directed by himself ...
were honored with Special Honorary Award
Winners
CPC Cine Awards 2019
CPC Cine Awards 2018
CPC Cine Awards 2017
CPC Cine Awards 2016
CPC Cine Awards 2015
Criticism
Controversies
CPC Cine Awards 2018 was criticized for not including actors
Dileep and
Alencier Ley Lopez in the final nominations. The club had declared the removal of these actors from the 2018 awards with respect to their alleged involvement in serious abuse cases against certain women co-actors which awaited court judgment.
References
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Indian film awards
2016 establishments in Kerala
Awards established in 2016
Kerala awards