| National Film Award for Best Agriculture Film | |
|---|---|
| National award for contributions to short film | |
| Sponsored by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Reward(s) |
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| 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]
Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus Award) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years:
| Awards legends | |
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† | Awarded as Best Environment Film Including Agriculture |
| List of award films, showing the year (award ceremony), language(s), producer(s), director(s) and citation | |||||||
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| Year | Film(s) | Language(s) | Producer(s) | Director(s) | Citation | Refs. | |
| 1984 (32nd) | Krishi Jantrapati | Hindi | Ghanashyam Mahapatra | Ghanashyam Mahapatra | – | [1] | |
| 1985 (33rd) | Cash in Cashew Cultivation | English | K. K. Garg | D. Gautaman | For its rich international content about the scientific development in the improvement of cashew crop. | [3] | |
| 1986 (34th) | Three Spices: Cinnamon Part I | English | D. Gautaman for Films Division | D. Gautaman | For its high motivational and educational value. | [4] | |
| 1987 (35th) | Angora For Wool | English | D. Gautaman for Films Division | K. Jagjivan Ram | For its simplicity and straightforwardness in advising the people of hilly region to adopt the comparatively new and remunerative occupation of rearing angora rabbits for their wool. | [5] | |
| 1988 (36th) | Seeds of Hope | English | M/s Eco Media Pvt Ltd. | • Romulus Whitaker •Shekar Dattatri | For its profound and intimate plea for afforestation, transcending the purely instructional aspects of the production of quality seeds and saplings. | [6] | |
| 1989 (37th) | Integrated Pest Management in Cotton | English | D. Gautaman | K. Jagajivan Ram | For its efforts towards generating awareness regarding the importance of bio-control in integrated pest management. | [7] | |
| 1990 (38th) | Golden Earth | English | BAIF Development Research Foundation | Vishram Revankar | For effective communication of the techniques of soil and water conservation, in a simple manner, without being simplistic with the medium. | [8] | |
| 1991 (39th) | Malberiyum Pattunoolum | Malayalam | Kerala State Film Development Corporation | P. P. Govindan | For presenting sericulture through all its stages in pleasing and informative manner. | [9] | |
| 1992 (40th) | Ber | English | Om Prakash Sharma for Films Division | Rajgopal Rao | For a skilful rendition of the process in the cultivation of ber in the arid zones of India. | [10] | |
| 1993 (41st) | Building From Below | English | N. G. Hegde | Vishram Revankar | For demonstrating the prime importance of human development along with basic agricultural development activities. | [11] | |
| 1994 (42nd) | No Award | [12] | |||||
| 1995 (43rd) | Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation | Hindi | L. K. Upadhyaya for Films Division | A. K. Goorha for Films Division | For the simple, direct and clear demonstration of new irrigation systems. | [13] | |
| 1996 (44th) | No Award | [14] | |||||
| 1997 (45th) | Post Harvest Management of Potato | Hindi | Y. N. Engineer for Films Division | V. Packirisamy for Films Division | For a well researched, informative and effectively communicated film which will be immense practical value to viewers. | [15] | |
| 1998 (46th) | No Award | [16] | |||||
| 1999 (47th) | No Award | [17] | |||||
| 2000 (48th) | Vermi Culture (News Magazine 424) | Hindi | Kuldip Sinha for Films Division | A. R. Sharief for Films Division | For methodically unfolding new techniques of composting manure from natural organic wastes that are biodegradable and eco-friendly. | [18] | |
| 2001 (49th) | No Award | [19] | |||||
| 2002 (50th) | No Award | [20] | |||||
| 2003 (51st) | Seeds of Life | English | Rajiv Mehrotra | Usha Albuquerque | For its focus on "Navadanya" the movement launched to retrieve the traditional wisdom in alternative farming methods. The film's importance emerges in the face of the current globalisation-led agrarian uncertainties. | [21] | |
| 2004 (52nd) | No Award | [22] | |||||
| 2005 (53rd) | Seed Keepers | • Telugu • English | Rajiv Mehrotra | Farida Pacha | For its simple, honest portrayal of the lives of the women farmers in Andhra Pradesh and their need for addressing pertinent issues through self-empowerment using media and Technology. | [23] | |
| 2006 (54th) | Jaivik Kheti | Hindi | •Mr. Ravindra Alias Nitin Prabhakar Bhosale • Mrs. Mrunalini Ravindra Bhosale | Mrunalini Ravindra Bhosale | For its direct and convincing approach to the need and methods of organic farming. | [24] | |
| 2007 (55th) | No Award | [25] | |||||
| 2008 (56th) | The Land of Rupshupas | English | Films Division | A. K. Sidhpuri | With breath taking images of the higher Himalayas and the nomadic people living in this harsh climate and terrain, the film effectively explores the relationship of the Rupshupas with their livestock and how critical it is for their survival. | [26] | |
| 2009 (57th) | In For Motion† | English | Amlan Dutta | Anirban Dutta | For portraying the changing scenario in the urban environment where burgeoning and mindless development is swallowing agricultural lands. | [27] | |
| 2010 (58th) | No Award | [28] | |||||
| 2011 (59th) | No Award | [29] | |||||
| 2012 (60th) | Timbaktu† | English | Public Service Broadcasting Trust | •Rintu Thomas •Sushmit Ghosh | For a film that chronicles an initiative to regenerate degraded land through the means of organic farming, portraying a miraculous transformation in a quietly convincing way. | [30] | |
| 2013 (61st) | Foresting Life† | •Hindi • Assamese | Humanity Watchdog Foundation | Aarti Shrivastava | For its earthy look at a man, the forest he created all by himself, and the heroic effort that is necessary to sustain that forest without any government help. | [31] | |
| 2014 (62nd) | I Cannot Give You My Forest† | English | Top Quark Films Pvt. Ltd. | •Nandan Saxena •Kavita Bahl | For its concerned and empathetic exploration of the tribal communities in Rayagada, Orissa, who derive their sustenance and identity from the forest. | [32] | |
| 2015 (63rd) | The Man Who Dwarfed The Mountains† | English | • Rajiv Mehrotra • PSBT | •Ruchi Shrivastava •Sumit Sunderlal Khanna | An urge to embrace for a better habitat. | [33] | |
| God on the Edge† | •Hindi •English | Elements Picture Studio | Ashok Patel | For rediscovering the distances between man and the wild. | |||
| 2016 (64th) | The Tiger Who Crossed The Line† | English | Krishnendu Bose | Krishnendu Bose | A beautifully designed film that raises critical questions on the future of India's national animal. | [34] | |
| 2017 (65th) | The Pangti Story † | Rajiv Mehrotra | Sesino Yhoshü | A positive film on Pangti's annual foreign guests – the magnificent Amur Falcon – and community efforts to save the bird from poachers | |||
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