Gaumee Film Awards

The Gaumee Film Awards aka Dhivehi Film Awards are presented by National Centre for the Arts to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Maldivian film industry. The Gaumee Film Award ceremony is the oldest film events in Maldives.

Gaumee Film Awards
8th Gaumee Film Awards
Awarded forExcellence in cinematic achievements
CountryMaldives
Presented byNational Centre for the Arts
First awarded1994
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The ceremony had been sponsored by various private organisations in the past as well as in present provisions. A live ceremony was broadcast to television audiences.

History

A meeting was arranged at MCM on 30 October 1993, once the government decides to hold a Film Festival to honor the film industry. The awards were first introduced in 1994. Out of the twenty two people invited from the fraternity, only ten people showed up for the meeting. The preparations and award categories were discussed and decided in the meeting.

Ceremony Awarded year Awarded period Ref(s)
1st Gaumee Film Awards 1994 N/A
2nd Gaumee Film Awards 1996 1995 — 1996
3rd Gaumee Film Awards 3 March 2007 1997 — 2002
4th Gaumee Film Awards 29 December 2007 2003 — 2005 [1]
5th Gaumee Film Awards 12 April 2008 2006 — 2007 [2][3]
6th Gaumee Film Awards 22 October 2015 2008 — 2010 [4][5]
7th Gaumee Film Awards 21 December 2016 2011 — 2013 [6][7]
8th Gaumee Film Awards 20 December 2017 2014 — 2016 [8][9]

Awards

Awards are given in the following categories. Follow the links for lists of the award winners, year by year.

Feature films

Short films
  • Best Short Film
  • Best Director
  • Best Actress
  • Best Supporting Actor
  • Best Supporting Actress
  • Best Editing
  • Best Cinematography

References
  1. Nadheem, Ahmed (30 December 2007). "Winners of 4th Gaumee Film Awards". Haveeru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  2. "SAARC Film Festival 2017 (PDF)" (PDF). South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  3. Ahmed, Fazeena (13 April 2008). "Winners of 5th Gaumee Film Awards". Haveeru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  4. Nadheem, Ahmed (23 October 2015). "Yoope crowned Best Actor, Niuma received Best Actress, and Happy Birthday as the Best Film". Avas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  5. Saeed, Fathimath (23 October 2015). "Majority of the awards for "Niuma", "Happy Birthday" announced as best film". Sun (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  6. Adhushan, Ahmed (16 December 2016). "Nominations for 7th Gaumee Film Awards Announced". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  7. Adhushan, Ahmed (22 December 2016). "With 10 awards, "Loodhifa" crowned as Best Film". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  8. Adhushan, Ahmed (12 December 2017). "8th Gaumee Film Awards: Dark Rain leads nomination". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  9. Adhushan, Ahmed (20 December 2017). ""Vaashey Mashaa Ekee" wins majority awards". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
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