Maldives Film Awards

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Maldives Film Awards
Current: 3rd Maldives Film Awards
MFA trophy.jpg
Trophy of the award
Awarded forExcellence in cinematic achievements
CountryMaldives
Presented byMaldives Film Association
First awarded2011
Television/radio coverage
Network Television Maldives

The Maldives Film Awards are presented by Maldives Film Association to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Maldivian film industry. The ceremony had been sponsored by various private organizations in the past including Enchanteur and Ilsha. A live ceremony was broadcast to television audiences.

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History

The Maldives Film Awards were first introduced in 2011. [1] In the first awards function, held on 2 July 2011, awards were given to films released in 2008 and 2009; picked from 5th Gaumee Film Awards held in 2007. [2]

CeremonyAwarded yearAwarded periodRef(s)
1st Maldives Film Awards 2 July 20112008 — 2009 [3] [4] [5]
2nd Maldives Film Awards 4 July 20122010 — 2011 [6] [7] [8]
3rd Maldives Film Awards 29 April 20142012 — 2013 [9] [10] [11]

The association attempted to host the fourth edition of the award in 2016, but it was cancelled following several delays. Later in 2020, the association announced the fourth ceremony of the award which got delayed further due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [12]

Awards

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

Feature films

Short films

Special awards

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The Maldives Film Award for Best Director is given as part of the Maldives Film Awards to a director via a jury. The award was first given in 2011. Here is a list of the award winners and the nominees of the respective award ceremonies, classified by the awarded categories.

References

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  7. ↑ "A handful of films for this year's award?". Haveeru (in Divehi). 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "President attends 2012 Maldives Film Awards ceremony". Minivan News. 4 July 2012. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Maldives Film Awards Nominations and Winners list". Sun (in Divehi). 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
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  11. ↑ "President and First Lady attends Ilsha Maldives Film Awards Ceremony". Presidency Maldives. 30 April 2014. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  12. ↑ Malsa, Mariyam (2 March 2020). "Maldives Film Association to host film awards". The Edition. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
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