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National Film Development Corporation 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.[1] 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.

National Film Development Corporation of India
IndustryFilm Industry
PredecessorFilm Finance Corporation
Films Division of India
Founded1975
Headquarters
Mumbai
,
India
Area served
Nehru Centre, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai – 400 018, India
ProductsFilms
Owner
Websitewww.nfdcindia.com

History

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The National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) was established in 1975.[2] 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.[3][4] 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.[5][6]

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.[7][8] Director, Ramesh Sippy took over the position of chairman of NFDC in 2012.[9] He replaced actor Om Puri who was appointed in 2008. In 2015, Suresh Gopi was appointed as the new chairman.[10]

Cinemas of India

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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).[4][11]

Awards

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

National Film Awards
Year (Awards) Title Language Category Shared with
1980 – 28th National Film Awards Aakrosh Hindi Best Feature Film in Hindi Director – Govind Nihalani
1982 - 30th National Film Awards Aparoopa Assamese Best Feature Film in Assamese Director – Jahnu Barua
1983 – 31st National Film Awards[12] Adi Shankaracharya Sanskrit Best Feature Film Director – G. V. Iyer
1983 – 31st National Film Awards[12] Maya Miriga Odia Second Best Feature Film Director – Nirad N. Mohapatra
1984 – 32nd National Film Awards[13] Ghare Baire Bengali Best Feature Film in Bengali Director – Satyajit Ray
1984 – 32nd National Film Awards[13] Music of Satyajit Ray English Best Non-Feature Film Director – Utpalendu Chakrabarty
1984 – 32nd National Film Awards[13] Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro Hindi Best First Film of a Director Director – Kundan Shah
1986 – 34th National Film Awards[14] Mirch Masala Hindi Best Feature Film in Hindi Director – Ketan Mehta
1987 – 35th National Film Awards[15] Pestonjee Hindi Best Feature Film in Hindi Director – Vijaya Mehta
1987 – 35th National Film Awards[15] Antarjali Jatra Bengali Best Feature Film in Bengali Director – Gautam Ghose
1988 – 36th National Film Awards[16] Salaam Bombay! Hindi Best Feature Film in Hindi  • Co-producer – Mirabai Films
 • Co-producer -Doordarshan
 • Director – Mira Nair
1988 – 36th National Film Awards[16] Main Zinda Hoon Hindi Best Film on Other Social Issues  • Co-producer -Doordarshan
 • Director – Sudhir Mishra
1989 – 37th National Film Awards[17] Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro Hindi Best Feature Film in Hindi Director – Saeed Akhtar Mirza
1989 – 37th National Film Awards[17] Ganashatru Bengali Best Feature Film in Bengali Director – Satyajit Ray
1989 – 37th National Film Awards[17] Percy Gujarati Best Feature Film in Gujarati Director – Pervez Merwanji
1989 – 37th National Film Awards[17] Marhi Da Deeva Punjabi Best Feature Film in Punjabi Director – Surinder Singh
1989 – 37th National Film Awards[17] Mane Kannada Best Feature Film in Kannada Director – Girish Kasaravalli
1990 – 38th National Film Awards[18] Marupakkam Tamil Best Feature Film Director – K. S. Sethumadhavan
1990 – 38th National Film Awards[18] Ek Doctor Ki Maut Hindi Second Best Feature Film Director – Tapan Sinha
1991 – 39th National Film Awards[19] Agantuk Bengali Best Feature Film Director – Satyajit Ray
1991 – 39th National Film Awards[19] Diksha Hindi Best Feature Film in Hindi  • Co-producer – Doordarshan
 • Director – Arun Kaul
1991 – 39th National Film Awards[19] Dharavi Hindi Best Feature Film in Hindi  • Co-producer – Doordarshan
 • Director – Sudhir Mishra
1991 – 39th National Film Awards[19] Durga Hindi Best Film on Family Welfare Director – Basu Chatterjee
1992 – 40th National Film Awards[20] Ek Hota Vidushak Marathi Best Feature Film in Marathi Director – Jabbar Patel
1992 – 40th National Film Awards[20] Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda Hindi Best Feature Film in Hindi Director – Shyam Benegal
1992 – 40th National Film Awards[20] Tahader Katha Bengali Best Feature Film in Bengali Director – Buddhadeb Dasgupta
1992 – 40th National Film Awards[20] Miss Beatty's Children English Best First Film of a Director  • Co-producer – Doordarshan
 • Co-producer – Rooks AV
 • Director – Pamela Rooks
1993 – 41st National Film Awards[21] Antareen Bengali Best Feature Film in Bengali  • Co-producer – Doordarshan
 • Director – Mrinal Sen
1994 – 42nd National Film Awards[22] Mammo Hindi Best Feature Film in Hindi  • Co-producer – Doordarshan
 • Director – Shyam Benegal
1994 – 42nd National Film Awards[22] Amidini Bengali Best Feature Film in Bengali  • Co-producer – Doordarshan
 • Director – Chidananda Dasgupta
1994 – 42nd National Film Awards[22] Wheelchair Bengali Best Film on Other Social Issues Director – Tapan Sinha
1994 – 42nd National Film Awards[22] Nirbachana Odia Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation  • Co-producer – Doordarshan
 • Director – Biplab Ray Chowdhury
1995 – 43rd National Film Awards[23] Bangarwadi Marathi Best Feature Film in Marathi  • Co-producer – Doordarshan
 • Director – Amol Palekar
1995 – 43rd National Film Awards[23] The Making of the Mahatma English Best Feature Film in English Director – Shyam Benegal
1995 – 43rd National Film Awards[23] Stri Telugu Best Feature Film in Telugu Director – K. S. Sethumadhavan
1995 – 43rd National Film Awards[23] Yugant Bengali Best Feature Film in Bengali Director – Aparna Sen
1995 – 43rd National Film Awards[23] Doghi Marathi Best Film on Other Social Issues  • Co-producer – Doordarshan
 • Director – Sumitra Bhave
 • Director – Sunil Sukathankar
1995 – 43rd National Film Awards[23] Sanabi Meitei Best Feature Film in Manipuri Director – Aribam Syam Sharma
1997 – 45th National Film Awards[24] Mangamma Malayalam Best Feature Film in Malayalam Director – T. V. Chandran
1997 – 45th National Film Awards[24] Shesha Drushti Odia Best Feature Film in Odia Director – Apurba Kishore Bir
1998 – 46th National Film Awards[25] Samar Hindi Best Feature Film in Hindi  • Co-producer – Shyam Benegal
 • Co-producer – Sahyadri Films
 • Director – Shyam Benegal
1999 – 47th National Film Awards[26] Biswaprakash Odia Best Feature Film in Odia Director – Sushant Misra
2001 – 49th National Film Awards[27] Bub Kashmiri Best Feature Film on National Integration Director – Jyoti Sarup
2001 – 49th National Film Awards[27] Hemanter Pakhi Bengali Best Feature Film in Bengali Director – Urmi Chakraborty
2001 – 49th National Film Awards[27] Thilaadanam Telugu Best First Film of a Director Director – K. N. T. Sastry
2001 – 49th National Film Awards[27] Magunira Shagada Odia Best Feature Film in Odia Director – Prafulla Mohanty
2002 – 50th National Film Awards[28] Vaastuprush Marathi Best Feature Film in Marathi  • Director – Sumitra Bhave
 • Director – Sunil Sukhtankar
2003 – 51st National Film Awards[29] Dance Like a Man English Best Feature Film in English Director – Pamela Rooks
2003 – 51st National Film Awards[29] Raghu Romeo Hindi Best Feature Film in Hindi Director – Rajat Kapoor
2009 – 57th National Film Awards[30] Paltadacho Munis Konkani Best Feature Film in Konkani Director – Laxmikant Shetgaonkar
2011 – 59th National Film Awards[31] Anhe Ghore Da Daan Punjabi Best Feature Film in Punjabi Director – Gurvinder Singh
2012 – 60th National Film Awards[32] The Good Road Gujarati Best Feature Film in Gujarati Director- Gyan Correa
2015 – 63rd National Film Awards[33] Chauthi Koot Punjabi Best Feature Film in Punjabi Director – Gurvinder Singh
International awards
Film Award Category
Gandhi (1982) 55th Academy Awards[34] 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

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References

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