National Film Development Corporation of India

National Film Development Corporation of India
Industry film industry
Predecessor Film Finance Corporation
Founded 1975
Headquarters Mumbai, India
Area served
 Nehru Centre, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai – 400 018, India
Key people
 Anupama Chopra[1]
Products films
Owner Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India
Website nfdcindia.com

The National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) based in Mumbai is the central agency established in 1975, to encourage high quality Indian cinema.[2] It functions in areas of film financing, production and distribution and under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. The primary goal of the NFDC is to plan, promote and organise an integrated and efficient development of the Indian Film Industry and foster excellence in cinema.

History

It was established in 1975.[3] Over the years, NFDC has provided a wide range of services essential to the growth of Indian cinema especially Indian parallel cinema in the 1970s and 80s.[4][5] The NFDC (and its predecessor the Film Finance Corporation) has so far funded or produced over 300 films. These films, in various Indian languages, have been widely acclaimed and have won many national and international awards. A recent example is the third ever Kashmiri feature film, Bub ('father' in English), which was directed by Jyoti Sarup.

In 1982, the National Film Development Corporation of India chaired by D. V. S. Raju was also one of the production companies for Gandhi, which won eight Academy Awards[6][7]

Film journalist and former editor of Filmfare, B. K. Karanjia remained the chairman of the NFDC for several years, he had been instrumental in the establishment of its predecessor, Film Finance Corporartion.[8][9] Director Ramesh Sippy took over the position of chairman of NFDC in 2012.[10] He replaced actor Om Puri who was appointed in 2008.[11]

Cinemas of India

In 2013, NFDC started its label, "Cinemas of India", specifically to promote and distribute the parallel cinema film produced by it, since the 1960s. This also includes the separate "Cinemas of India" website, many of the movies which have long been out of circulation are now restored, and available as free online streaming and also as DVDs. Notable films in the series, include Mirch Masala (1987), Ek Din Achanak (1989), Train to Pakistan (1998), Mammo (1994), Uski Roti (1969), Kamla Ki Maut (1989) and 27 Down (1974).[5][12]

Awards

In capacity as the producer of various films, NFDC has received various awards.

National Film Awards
Year (Awards)TitleLanguageCategoryShared with
1983 – 31st National Film Awards[13]Adi ShankaracharyaSanskritBest Feature FilmDirector – G. V. Iyer
1983 – 31st National Film Awards[13]Maya MirigaOriyaSecond Best Feature FilmDirector – Nirad N. Mohapatra
1984 – 32nd National Film Awards[14]Ghare BaireBengaliBest Feature Film in BengaliDirector – Satyajit Ray
1984 – 32nd National Film Awards[14]Music of Satyajit RayEnglishBest Non-Feature FilmDirector – Utpalendu Chakrabarty
1986 – 34th National Film Awards[15]Mirch MasalaHindiBest Feature Film in HindiDirector – Ketan Mehta
1987 – 35th National Film Awards[16]PestonjeeHindiBest Feature Film in HindiDirector – Vijaya Mehta
1987 – 35th National Film Awards[16]Antarjali JatraBengaliBest Feature Film in BengaliDirector – Gautam Ghose
1988 – 36th National Film Awards[17]Salaam Bombay!HindiBest Feature Film in Hindi • Co-producer – Mirabai Films
 • Co-producer -Doordarshan
 • Director – Mira Nair
1988 – 36th National Film Awards[17]Main Zinda HoonHindiBest Film on Other Social Issues • Co-producer -Doordarshan
 • Director – Sudhir Mishra
1989 – 37th National Film Awards[18]Salim Langde Pe Mat RoHindiBest Feature Film in HindiDirector – Saeed Akhtar Mirza
1989 – 37th National Film Awards[18]GanashatruBengaliBest Feature Film in BengaliDirector – Satyajit Ray
1989 – 37th National Film Awards[18]PercyGujaratiBest Feature Film in GujaratiDirector – Pervez Merwanji
1989 – 37th National Film Awards[18]Marhi Da DeevaPunjabiBest Feature Film in PunjabiDirector – Surinder Singh
1990 – 38th National Film Awards[19]MarupakkamTamilBest Feature FilmDirector – K. S. Sethumadhavan
1990 – 38th National Film Awards[19]Ek Doctor Ki MautHindiSecond Best Feature FilmDirector – Tapan Sinha
1991 – 39th National Film Awards[20]AgantukBengaliBest Feature FilmDirector – Satyajit Ray
1991 – 39th National Film Awards[20]DikshaHindiBest Feature Film in Hindi • Co-producer – Doordarshan
 • Director – Arun Kaul
1991 – 39th National Film Awards[20]DharaviHindiBest Feature Film in Hindi • Co-producer – Doordarshan
 • Director – Sudhir Mishra
1991 – 39th National Film Awards[20]DurgaHindiBest Film on Family WelfareDirector – Basu Chatterjee
1992 – 40th National Film Awards[21]Ek Hota VidushakMarathiBest Feature Film in MarathiDirector – Jabbar Patel
1992 – 40th National Film Awards[21]Suraj Ka Satvan GhodaHindiBest Feature Film in HindiDirector – Shyam Benegal
1992 – 40th National Film Awards[21]Tahader KathaBengaliBest Feature Film in BengaliDirector – Buddhadeb Dasgupta
1992 – 40th National Film Awards[21]Miss Beatty's ChildrenEnglishBest First Film of a Director • Co-producer – Doordarshan
 • Co-producer – Rooks AV
 • Director – Pamela Rooks
1993 – 41st National Film Awards[22]AntareenBengaliBest Feature Film in Bengali • Co-producer – Doordarshan
 • Director – Mrinal Sen
1994 – 42nd National Film Awards[23]MammoHindiBest Feature Film in Hindi • Co-producer – Doordarshan
 • Director – Shyam Benegal
1994 – 42nd National Film Awards[23]AmidiniBengaliBest Feature Film in Bengali • Co-producer – Doordarshan
 • Director – Chidananda Dasgupta
1994 – 42nd National Film Awards[23]WheelchairBengaliBest Film on Other Social IssuesDirector – Tapan Sinha
1994 – 42nd National Film Awards[23]NirbachanaOriyaBest Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation • Co-producer – Doordarshan
 • Director – Biplab Ray Chowdhury
1995 – 43rd National Film Awards[24]BangarwadiMarathiBest Feature Film in Marathi • Co-producer – Doordarshan
 • Director – Amol Palekar
1995 – 43rd National Film Awards[24]The Making of the MahatmaEnglishBest Feature Film in EnglishDirector – Shyam Benegal
1995 – 43rd National Film Awards[24]StriTeluguBest Feature Film in TeluguDirector – K. S. Sethumadhavan
1995 – 43rd National Film Awards[24]YugantBengaliBest Feature Film in BengaliDirector – Aparna Sen
1995 – 43rd National Film Awards[24]DoghiMarathiBest Film on Other Social Issues • Co-producer – Doordarshan
 • Director – Sumitra Bhave
 • Director – Sunil Sukathankar
1995 – 43rd National Film Awards[24]SanabiMeiteiBest Feature Film in ManipuriDirector – Aribam Syam Sharma
1997 – 45th National Film Awards[25]MangammaMalayalamBest Feature Film in MalayalamDirector – T. V. Chandran
1997 – 45th National Film Awards[25]Shesha DrushtiOriyaBest Feature Film in OriyaDirector – Apurba Kishore Bir
1998 – 46th National Film Awards[26]SamarHindiBest Feature Film in Hindi • Co-producer – Shyam Benegal
 • Co-producer – Sahyadri Films
 • Director – Shyam Benegal
1999 – 47th National Film Awards[27]BiswaprakashOriyaBest Feature Film in OriyaDirector – Sushant Misra
2001 – 49th National Film Awards[28]BubKashmiriBest Feature Film on National IntegrationDirector – Jyoti Sarup
2001 – 49th National Film Awards[28]Hemanter PakhiBengaliBest Feature Film in BengaliDirector – Urmi Chakraborty
2001 – 49th National Film Awards[28]ThilaadanamTeluguBest First Film of a DirectorDirector – K. N. T. Sastry
2001 – 49th National Film Awards[28]Magunira ShagadaOriyaBest Feature Film in OriyaDirector – Prafulla Mohanty
2002 – 50th National Film Awards[29]VaastuprushMarathiBest Feature Film in Marathi • Director – Sumitra Bhave
 • Director – Sunil Sukhtankar
2003 – 51st National Film Awards[30]Dance like a ManEnglishBest Feature Film in EnglishDirector – Pamela Rooks
2003 – 51st National Film Awards[30]Raghu RomeoHindiBest Feature Film in HindiDirector – Rajat Kapoor
2009 – 57th National Film Awards[31]Paltadacho MunisKonkaniBest Feature Film in KonkaniDirector – Laxmikant Shetgaonkar
2011 – 59th National Film Awards[32]Anhe Ghore Da DaanPunjabiBest Feature Film in PunjabiDirector – Gurvinder Singh
2012 – 60th National Film Awards[33]The Good RoadGujaratiBest Feature Film in GujaratiDirector- Gyan Correa
2015 – 63rd National Film Awards[34]Chauthi KootPunjabiBest Feature Film in PunjabiDirector – Gurvinder Singh
International awards
FilmAwardCategory
Gandhi (1982) 55th Academy Awards[35] Academy Award for Best Picture
36th British Academy Film Awards BAFTA Award for Best Film
David di Donatello Awards David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film
40th Golden Globe Awards Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film
National Board of Review Awards 1982 National Board of Review Award for Best Film
1982 New York Film Critics Circle Awards New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NFDC: Cinemas of india". nfdcindia.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  2. ↑ "NFDC: Filming in India, Shooting in India, Indian Movies, Indian Films & Cinema, Bollywood". Nfdcindia.com. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "NFDC: Filming in India, Shooting in India, Indian Movies, Indian Films & Cinema, Bollywood". Nfdcindia.com. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "NFDC creates buzz in Cannes film market". Indian Express. 22 May 2008.
  5. 1 2 Narayan, Hari (29 July 2013). "Revisiting the masters". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  6. ↑ Wakeman, John. World Film Directors, Volume 2. The H. W. Wilson Company. 1988. 82.
  7. ↑ Special Correspondent. "Film producer D.V.S. Raju passes away". The Hindu.
  8. ↑ "Film scribe B K Karanjia passes away". The Times of India. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Film journalist B.K. Karanjia, former NFDC chairman, dead". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  10. ↑ "Ramesh Sippy new NFDC chairperson". New Delhi: Hindustan Times. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "Om Puri to be the Chairman of NFDC". New Delhi: Indian Express. 23 April 2008. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  12. ↑ "Meet the frownies". Livemint. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  13. 1 2 "31st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 6. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  14. 1 2 "32nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  15. ↑ "34th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  16. 1 2 "35th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  17. 1 2 "36th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "37th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  19. 1 2 "38th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. pp. 14–15. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  20. 1 2 3 4 "39th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. pp. 14–15. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  21. 1 2 3 4 "40th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  22. ↑ "41st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  23. 1 2 3 4 "42nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "43rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  25. 1 2 "45th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  26. ↑ "46th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  27. ↑ "47th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  28. 1 2 3 4 "49th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  29. ↑ "50th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  30. 1 2 "51st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  31. ↑ "57th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  32. ↑ "59th National Film Awards for 2011 – Feature Films" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  33. ↑ "60th National Film Awards Announced" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  34. ↑ "63rd National Film Awards Announced" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  35. ↑ "The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
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