| National Film Award for Best Agriculture Film | |
|---|---|
| National award for contributions to short film | |
| Sponsored by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Reward(s) |
|
| First awarded | 1984 |
| Last awarded | 2017 |
| Most recent winner | The Pangti Story |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 25 |
| First winner | Krishi Jantrapati |
The National Film Award for Best Agriculture Film was one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It was one of several awards presented for non-feature films.
The award was instituted in 1984, at 32nd National Film Awards and awarded annually for non-feature films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.[1] At the 70th National Film Awards, the award is discontinued and clubbed with National Film Award for Best Promotional Film, National Film Award for Best Scientific Film, National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film, National Film Award for Best Exploration/Adventure Film, National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film, National Film Award for Best Investigative Film and National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues, and two new categories were created; Best Documentary and Best Non Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values.[2]
- ^ "32nd National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ Under Secretary to the Government of India (14 December 2023). "Report on Rationalization of Awards Conferred by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | Government of India". Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Retrieved 25 August 2024.