National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film

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National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film
Type National
Category Short films
Instituted 1960
First awarded 1960
Last awarded 2013
Total awarded 49
Awarded by Directorate of Film Festivals
Cash award ₹50,000 (US$740)
Medal Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)
Previous name(s)  • Best Educational Film (1960–1967)
 • Best Educational / Instructional Film (1968–1985)
 • Best Educational / Motivational Film (1986–1988)
First awardee(s) Pond Culture
Recent awardee(s) The Quantum Indians

The National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film is 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 is one of several awards presented for non-feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus).

The award was instituted in 1960, at 8th National Film Awards and awarded annually for the short films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.

Winners

Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years:

Awards legends
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 President's Silver Medal for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film
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 Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film
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 Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film
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 Certificate of Merit for the Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film
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 Indicates a joint award for that year
List of award recipients, showing the year, film(s), language(s), producer(s), director(s) and citation
Year Film Language Producer Director Citation
1960
(8th)		 Pond Culture[1] English Films Division N. K. Issar  –
1960
(8th)		 Cotton[1] English Films Division Krishna Kapil  –
1960
(8th)		 Wheat[1] English Films Division Krishna Kapil  –
1961
(9th)		 Citrus Cultivation[2] English Films Division Krishna Kapil  –
1961
(9th)		 Coir Worker[2] English F. R. Bilimoria F. R. Bilimoria  –
1961
(9th)		 Ahvan[2] Hindi Dhruva Kumar Pandya Dhruva Kumar Pandya  –
1962
(10th)		 Virginia Tobacco[3] English Films Division P. R. S. Pillay  –
1962
(10th)		 The Evolution and Races of Man[3] English National Education and Information Film Ltd. S. Sukhdev  –
1963
(11th)		 Indian Ocean Expedition[4] Hindi Children's Film Society Shanti S. Verma  –
1964
(12th)		 Sterilisation of the Female[5] Hindi Films Division G. H. Saraiya  –
1965
(13th)		 Play Better Hockey[6] English Children's Film Society Shanti S. Verma  –
1966
(14th)
1967
(15th)		 Akbar[7] English J. S. Bhownagary for Films Division Shanti S. Varma  –
1968
(16th)		 Forest and The Man[8] English K. L. Khandpur for Films Division  • Neil Gokhale
 • P. B. Pendharkar		  –
1969
(17th)		 Life[9] English K. L. Khandpur for Films Division S. Gangooii  –
1970
(18th)		 No Award[10]
1971
(19th)
1972
(20th)		 No Award[11]
1973
(21st)		 Sath Kutch Na Jayega[12] Hindi  • Dhiru Mistry
 • Sureshwar Singh		  • Dhiru Mistry
 • Sureshwar Singh		  –
1974
(22nd)		 Atoms[13] English (Late) Pramod Pati for Films Division M. M. Chaudhuri of I. I. T., Kanpur  –
1975
(23rd)		 Induced Breeding[14] English K. K. Kapil Suraj Joshi  –
1976
(24th)
1977
(25th)		 Tobacco Habits and Oral Cancer[15] English A. V. Films Arun Khopkar <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its remarkable precision in describing the cause and effect relationship of tobacco habits and oral cancer. It gives a systematic and telling account of a scientific phenomenon and produces an overwhelming impact.
1978
(26th)		 The Magic Hands[16] English M/s Little Cinema Santi P. Chowdhury <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For the controlled style of the filmmaker which lends special eloquence to the images of the faces and the hands as also the graceful bamboo they work with.
1979
(27th)
1980
(28th)		 Mariculture[17] English Films Division C. J. Paulose <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For diligent research and meticulous execution.
1981
(29th)		 The Four Minutes[18] English Vijay B. Chandra for Films Division B. G. Devare <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For an effective and purposeful film made with imagination and skill which may save precious lives.
1982
(30th)		 Kooduthal Paal Venamenkil[19] Malayalam Kerala State Film Development Corporation V. R. Gopinath <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For a simple yet explicit film, with a down to earth approach, presenting nature's procreation with both restraint and beauty.
1983
(31st)		 Oval Crop[20] English Radha Narayanan Mohi-ud-Din Mirza <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its qualities of technical excellence combined with the precision of content so vital to making an instructional film which sustains the interests of an audience even with its mundane subject matter.
1984
(32nd)		 No Award[21]
1985
(33rd)		 No Award[22]
1986
(34th)		 Mitraniketan Vellanad[23] English Cinemart Foundation Jagannath Guha <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For effectively bringing into focus the services of an institution engaged in tackling the rural problems at the grass roots level.
1986
(34th)		 For Better Living[23] English  • Padmalaya Mohapatra
 • Ghanashyam Mohapatra		 Ghanashyam Mohapatra <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For the competence with which an important social endeavour like the upliftment of the Adivasis is depicted.
1987
(35th)		 Paani[24] Marathi Sumitra Bhave Sumitra Bhave <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For expounding that self help is the best help and that solutions to individual problems of those of a society can be initiated and completed successfully, even within the development process.
1988
(36th)		 Chitthi[25] Hindi Cinemart Foundation Suhasini Mulay <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its authentic and poignant enactment of the problem of illiteracy that is treated with compassion and gentle humour.
1989
(37th)		 Ser Alang[26] Karbi Horticulturist, Karbi Anglong Indrajit Narayan Deb <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For their sensitive handling of motivational messages through the medium of cinema.
1989
(37th)		 Yun Sikhlayen Akhar[26] Hindi Ramesh Asher Films Ramesh Asher <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For their sensitive handling of motivational messages through the medium of cinema.
1990
(38th)		 Ducks Out of Water[27] English D. Gautaman Raj Gopal Rao <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For beautiful imagery, elevating a routine theme to levels of aesthetic excellence.
1990
(38th)		 Natun Asha[27] Assamese Beauty Sabhapandit Arup Borthakur <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For being an instructional film in which form and content compete for excellence.
1991
(39th)		 A Story of Triumph[28] English Poona District Leprosy Committee Vishram Revankar <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For portraying human triumph over the disease of leprosy through the testimony of cured and rehabilitated patients.
1992
(40th)		 Kalarippayat[29] English P. Ashok Kumar P. Ashok Kumar <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For a unique picturisation of the martial art of Kerala.
1992
(40th)		 Towards Joy and Freedom[29] English Haimanti Banerjee Haimanti Banerjee <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For insight into the system of education being practised at Rabindranath Tagore's Shantiniketan.
1993
(41st)		 AIDS[30] Malayalam  • Nooranad Ramachandran
 • Ganab Baby
 • Ochira Sathar		 Nooranad Ramachandran <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For presenting information on this disease in a simple, straightforward and direct manner.
1994
(42nd)		 News Magazine No. 268 (A)
Plague: Curable and Preventable [31]		 Hindi R. Krishna Mohan Mahesh P. Sinha <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its simple, direct and clear communication about the threat of plague.
1995
(43rd)		 Home Away From Home[32] English V. B. Joshi Late Vishram Revankar <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For presenting ably how the vision of Dr. Karve has been turned into a reality for education and development of women.
1996
(44th)		 Rabia Chalikkunnu[33] Malayalam Abraham Benhur Ali Akbar <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its credible and inspiring portrayal of a young girl who overcomes her physical and social disabilities and becomes a role model for society.
1997
(45th)		 Nirankush[34] Hindi Venu Arora Venu Arora <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For a powerful dramatic narration of a young social worker's endeavours to attack the deeper social prejudice behind the heinous crime of female infanticide.
1998
(46th)		 Silent Scream[35] English Vivek K. Kumar Vikram Kumar <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its daring attempt to shake people out of their apathy towards youth in distress.
1999
(47th)		 No Award[36]
2000
(48th)		 Tulasi[37] English Bhanumurthy Alur for Films Division Rajgopal Rao for Films Division <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For the powerful portrayal of an aged tribal woman Tulasi's single-handed crusade against de-forestation and the resultant participation of people in preserving forests.
2001
(49th)		 Kanavu Malayilekku[38] Malayalam Tomy Mathew M. G. Sasi <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For its attempt to reassert the tribal identity and impart a sense of dignity to the tribal children.
2002
(50th)		 No Award[39]
2003
(51st)		 Fiddlers on the Thatch[40] English Rajiv Mehrotra Trisha Das <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
This film is the story of "The Gandhian Ashram School" in Kalimpong but it is also a story of the deprived kids gaining their dignity and hope of a teacher who fed their bodies and spirit, all bound by the common thread of music. The director achieves a poignant blend of visual narrative and music to create a heartwarming tale of "sharing and caring" in this film.
2004
(52nd)		 No Award[41]
2005
(53rd)		 No Award[42]
2006
(54th)		 Filariasis[43] English A. S. Nagaraju M. Elango <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For a straight forward and matter-of-fact treatment of a major health problem that has no cure but that can be controlled.
2007
(55th)		 Prarambha[44] Kannada Santosh Sivan Santosh Sivan <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For sensitively portraying the struggle faced by an HIV infected boy who is dismissed from school. The film takes a playful standpoint to inspire and instill a positive attitude towards this issue.
2008
(56th)		 Polio Vs. Polio Victims[45]  • English
 • Hindi
 • Marathi		 Gulshan Sachdeva Aman Sachdeva <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For an innovative campaign for the eradication of polio, the film follows the polio afflicted who take the initiative for mass awareness by going door to door.
2009
(57th)		 No Award[46]
2010
(58th)		 Advaitham[47] Telugu K. Vijaypal Reddy Pradeep Maadugula <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For the documentary which exposes the human apathy of class difference through casteism in a very evoking and natural style. Through fun-filled situations and distressing moments, the director portrays the anguished and tragic aspects of casteism effecting human value and relationship.
2011
(59th)		 A Drop of Sunshine[48] English Public Service Broadcasting Trust Aparna Sanyal <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For demystifying and creating awareness towards schizophrenia through the story of the courageous journey of a young woman.
2012
(60th)		 No Award[49]
2013
(61st)		 The Quantum Indians[50] English Public Service Broadcasting Trust Raja Choudhury <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
For an extremely efficient and precise analysis of the contributions of three renowned scientists in a manner that not only educates today’s generation but also provides insights into complex scientific phenomena in an accessible manner.

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