National Film Award for Best Film on Disability Issues

E201867

The National Film Award for Best Film on Disability Issues is an Indian government honor recognizing outstanding films that sensitively and effectively portray the lives, challenges, and rights of people with disabilities.

All labels observed (1)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf National Film Award category
film award
administeredBy Directorate of Film Festivals
surface form: Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India
aimsTo encourage filmmakers to address disability issues
promote rights of persons with disabilities
sensitize the public to challenges faced by people with disabilities
alsoKnownAs Best Film on Social Issues – Disability
awardFor best film on disability issues
portrayal of challenges of people with disabilities
portrayal of lives of people with disabilities
portrayal of rights of people with disabilities
categoryOf socially relevant cinema awards in India
country India
domain Indian cinema
disability representation in film
eligibility Indian films
feature films
non-feature films
focusesOn awareness about disability
disability issues
social inclusion of people with disabilities
frequency annual
hasAwardingBodyType governmental
hasLanguageRequirement films may be in any Indian language
hasTargetGroup filmmakers addressing disability
persons with disabilities
languageOfName English
partOf National Film Award
surface form: National Film Awards
presentedBy Directorate of Film Festivals
Government of India
relatedTo disability rights movement in India
social issue films in India
scope national
selectionCriteria cinematic excellence
effectiveness in raising awareness on disability issues
sensitive depiction of disability
selectionProcess decided by a national jury appointed by the Directorate of Film Festivals

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bengali cinema hasNotableAward National Film Award for Best Film on Disability Issues