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National Film Development Corporation of India

Central agency devoted to Indian cinema

Central agency devoted to Indian cinema

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nameNational Film Development Corporation of India
logoOfficial logo NFDC India.jpeg
foundation1975
predecessorFilm Finance Corporation
Films Division of India
location_cityMumbai
location_countryIndia
area_servedNehru Centre, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai – 400 018, India
industryFilm Industry
productsFilms
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Films Division of India

  • Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
  • Government of India}}

The National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) based in Mumbai is the central agency established in 1975, to encourage high quality Indian cinema. It functions in areas of film financing, production and distribution and under the 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

The National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) was established in 1975. 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 1980s. 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. An example from the early 2000s is the third ever Kashmiri feature film, Bub ('father' in English), which was directed by Jyoti Sarup.

In 1982, NFDC, chaired by D. V. S. Raju, was also one of the production companies for Gandhi, which won eight Academy Awards.

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 Corporation. Director, Ramesh Sippy took over the position of chairman of NFDC in 2012. He replaced actor Om Puri who was appointed in 2008. In 2015, Suresh Gopi was appointed as the new chairman.

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 1980s. 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).

Awards

In capacity as the producer of various films, NFDC has received various awards. ; National Film Awards

Year (Awards)TitleLanguageCategoryShared with
1980 – 28th National Film AwardsAakroshHindiBest Feature Film in HindiDirector – Govind Nihalani
1982 - 30th National Film AwardsAparoopaAssameseBest Feature Film in AssameseDirector – Jahnu Barua
1983 – 31st National Film AwardsAdi ShankaracharyaSanskritBest Feature FilmDirector – G. V. Iyer
1983 – 31st National Film AwardsMaya MirigaOdiaSecond Best Feature FilmDirector – Nirad N. Mohapatra
1984 – 32nd National Film AwardsGhare BaireBengaliBest Feature Film in BengaliDirector – Satyajit Ray
1984 – 32nd National Film AwardsMusic of Satyajit RayEnglishBest Non-Feature FilmDirector – Utpalendu Chakrabarty
1984 – 32nd National Film AwardsJaane Bhi Do YaaroHindiBest First Film of a DirectorDirector – Kundan Shah
1986 – 34th National Film AwardsMirch MasalaHindiBest Feature Film in HindiDirector – Ketan Mehta
1987 – 35th National Film AwardsPestonjeeHindiBest Feature Film in HindiDirector – Vijaya Mehta
1987 – 35th National Film AwardsAntarjali JatraBengaliBest Feature Film in BengaliDirector – Gautam Ghose
1988 – 36th National Film AwardsSalaam Bombay!HindiBest Feature Film in HindiCo-producer – Mirabai Films
Co-producer -Doordarshan
Director – Mira Nair
1988 – 36th National Film AwardsMain Zinda HoonHindiBest Film on Other Social IssuesCo-producer -Doordarshan
Director – Sudhir Mishra
1989 – 37th National Film AwardsSalim Langde Pe Mat RoHindiBest Feature Film in HindiDirector – Saeed Akhtar Mirza
1989 – 37th National Film AwardsGanashatruBengaliBest Feature Film in BengaliDirector – Satyajit Ray
1989 – 37th National Film AwardsPercyGujaratiBest Feature Film in GujaratiDirector – Pervez Merwanji
1989 – 37th National Film AwardsMarhi Da DeevaPunjabiBest Feature Film in PunjabiDirector – Surinder Singh
1989 – 37th National Film AwardsManeKannadaBest Feature Film in KannadaDirector – Girish Kasaravalli
1990 – 38th National Film AwardsMarupakkamTamilBest Feature FilmDirector – K. S. Sethumadhavan
1990 – 38th National Film AwardsEk Doctor Ki MautHindiSecond Best Feature FilmDirector – Tapan Sinha
1991 – 39th National Film AwardsAgantukBengaliBest Feature FilmDirector – Satyajit Ray
1991 – 39th National Film AwardsDikshaHindiBest Feature Film in HindiCo-producer – Doordarshan
Director – Arun Kaul
1991 – 39th National Film AwardsDharaviHindiBest Feature Film in HindiCo-producer – Doordarshan
Director – Sudhir Mishra
1991 – 39th National Film AwardsDurgaHindiBest Film on Family WelfareDirector – Basu Chatterjee
1992 – 40th National Film AwardsEk Hota VidushakMarathiBest Feature Film in MarathiDirector – Jabbar Patel
1992 – 40th National Film AwardsSuraj Ka Satvan GhodaHindiBest Feature Film in HindiDirector – Shyam Benegal
1992 – 40th National Film AwardsTahader KathaBengaliBest Feature Film in BengaliDirector – Buddhadeb Dasgupta
1992 – 40th National Film AwardsMiss Beatty's ChildrenEnglishBest First Film of a DirectorCo-producer – Doordarshan
Co-producer – Rooks AV
Director – Pamela Rooks
1993 – 41st National Film AwardsAntareenBengaliBest Feature Film in BengaliCo-producer – Doordarshan
Director – Mrinal Sen
1994 – 42nd National Film AwardsMammoHindiBest Feature Film in HindiCo-producer – Doordarshan
Director – Shyam Benegal
1994 – 42nd National Film AwardsAmidiniBengaliBest Feature Film in BengaliCo-producer – Doordarshan
Director – Chidananda Dasgupta
1994 – 42nd National Film AwardsWheelchairBengaliBest Film on Other Social IssuesDirector – Tapan Sinha
1994 – 42nd National Film AwardsNirbachanaOdiaBest Film on Environment Conservation/PreservationCo-producer – Doordarshan
Director – Biplab Ray Chowdhury
1995 – 43rd National Film AwardsBangarwadiMarathiBest Feature Film in MarathiCo-producer – Doordarshan
Director – Amol Palekar
1995 – 43rd National Film AwardsThe Making of the MahatmaEnglishBest Feature Film in EnglishDirector – Shyam Benegal
1995 – 43rd National Film AwardsStriTeluguBest Feature Film in TeluguDirector – K. S. Sethumadhavan
1995 – 43rd National Film AwardsYugantBengaliBest Feature Film in BengaliDirector – Aparna Sen
1995 – 43rd National Film AwardsDoghiMarathiBest Film on Other Social IssuesCo-producer – Doordarshan
Director – Sumitra Bhave
Director – Sunil Sukathankar
1995 – 43rd National Film AwardsSanabiMeiteiBest Feature Film in ManipuriDirector – Aribam Syam Sharma
1997 – 45th National Film AwardsMangammaMalayalamBest Feature Film in MalayalamDirector – T. V. Chandran
1997 – 45th National Film AwardsShesha DrushtiOdiaBest Feature Film in OdiaDirector – Apurba Kishore Bir
1998 – 46th National Film AwardsSamarHindiBest Feature Film in HindiCo-producer – Shyam Benegal
Co-producer – Sahyadri Films
Director – Shyam Benegal
1999 – 47th National Film AwardsBiswaprakashOdiaBest Feature Film in OdiaDirector – Sushant Misra
2001 – 49th National Film AwardsBubKashmiriBest Feature Film on National IntegrationDirector – Jyoti Sarup
2001 – 49th National Film AwardsHemanter PakhiBengaliBest Feature Film in BengaliDirector – Urmi Chakraborty
2001 – 49th National Film AwardsThilaadanamTeluguBest First Film of a DirectorDirector – K. N. T. Sastry
2001 – 49th National Film AwardsMagunira ShagadaOdiaBest Feature Film in OdiaDirector – Prafulla Mohanty
2002 – 50th National Film AwardsVastupurushMarathiBest Feature Film in MarathiDirector – Sumitra Bhave
Director – Sunil Sukhtankar
2003 – 51st National Film AwardsDance Like a ManEnglishBest Feature Film in EnglishDirector – Pamela Rooks
2003 – 51st National Film AwardsRaghu RomeoHindiBest Feature Film in HindiDirector – Rajat Kapoor
2009 – 57th National Film AwardsPaltadacho MunisKonkaniBest Feature Film in KonkaniDirector – Laxmikant Shetgaonkar
2011 – 59th National Film AwardsAnhe Ghore Da DaanPunjabiBest Feature Film in PunjabiDirector – Gurvinder Singh
2012 – 60th National Film AwardsThe Good RoadGujaratiBest Feature Film in GujaratiDirector- Gyan Correa
2015 – 63rd National Film AwardsChauthi KootPunjabiBest Feature Film in PunjabiDirector – Gurvinder Singh

; International awards

FilmAwardCategory
Gandhi (1982)url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1983title=The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winnersaccess-date=9 October 2011publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciencesarchive-date=5 September 2012archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/55th-winners.htmlurl-status=live}}Academy Award for Best Picture
36th British Academy Film AwardsBAFTA Award for Best Film
David di Donatello AwardsDavid di Donatello for Best Foreign Film
40th Golden Globe AwardsGolden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film
National Board of Review Awards 1982National Board of Review Award for Best Film
1982 New York Film Critics Circle AwardsNew York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film

References

References

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  2. "NFDC: Filming in India, Shooting in India, Indian Movies, Indian Films & Cinema, Bollywood". Nfdcindia.com.
  3. (22 May 2008). "NFDC creates buzz in Cannes film market". The Indian Express.
  4. Wakeman, John. World Film Directors, Volume 2. The H. W. Wilson Company. 1988. 82.
  5. Special Correspondent. "Film producer D.V.S. Raju passes away". The Hindu.
  6. (25 June 2012). "Film scribe B K Karanjia passes away". The Times of India.
  7. "Film journalist B.K. Karanjia, former NFDC chairman, dead". Hindustan Times.
  8. (17 January 2012). "Ramesh Sippy new NFDC chairperson". [[Hindustan Times]].
  9. (23 April 2008). "Om Puri to be the Chairman of NFDC". [[The Indian Express]].
  10. Narayan, Hari. (29 July 2013). "Revisiting the masters". The Hindu.
  11. (28 September 2013). "Meet the frownies". Livemint.
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  30. "57th National Film Awards". [[Directorate of Film Festivals]].
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