| Karnataka State Film Award for Director's First Time Best Film | |
|---|---|
| State award for contributions to Kannada cinema | |
| Awarded for | Best First Film of New Director |
| Sponsored by | Government of Karnataka |
| Reward(s) |
|
| First award | 2011 |
| Final award | 2020 |
| Most recent winner | Neeli Hakki |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 10 |
| First winner | Sidlingu |
The Karnataka State Film Award for Director's First Time Best Film is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honors new debutant directors.
| Year | Film | Producer | Director | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sidlingu | T. P. Siddaraju | Vijaya Prasad | |
| 2012 | Alemaari | B. K. Srinivas | Hari Santhosh | |
| 2013 | Agasi Parlour | Mahanthesh Ramadurga | ||
| 2014 | Ulidavaru Kandanthe | •Abhi • Simple Suni | Rakshit Shetty | |
| 2015 | RangiTaranga | H.K. Prakash | Anup Bhandari | [1] |
| 2016 | Rama Rama Re... | Kolour Cinemas | D Satya Prakash | [2] |
| 2017 | Ayana | Dees Films | Gangadhar Salimath | [3] |
| 2018 | Belakina Kannadi | Raju Hammini | Basavaraj V Hammini | [4] [5] |
| 2019 | Gopala Gandhi | Sri Revanna Siddeshwara Movies | Nagesh N | [6] |
| 2020 | Neeli Hakki | Ganesh Hegde, Suman Shetty, Vinay Shetty | Ganesh Hegde | [7] |