56th National Film Awards Announced For Non Featur

The Final result for Non Feature Film Category Awards was handed over to Smt Ambika Soni Minister of Information and Broadcasting , Government of India by the jury in Shastri Bhawan. " I am aware of the hard efforts of the jury and non stop screening of the films,and the clear and sincere intentions has brought these results to the nation" said Minister in the press conference.

'AFSPA 1958' was adjudged the Best Non-Feature Film for the courageous depiction of the non-violent resistance of the people of Manipur. Vinoo Choliparambil would be awarded under the category 'Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director's for his film Vitthal. Films Division produced 'The Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi – A Reconstruction' has been selected under the category 'Best Biographical / Historical Reconstruction' / Compilation film'. Another Films Division work 'The Land of Rupshupas' was selected under Best Agriculture Film category. Film & Television Institute of India's produced 'Trip' will be awarded as best scientific film. FTII's 'Stations' was also selected as Best Short Fiction Film. Manoj Kannoth gets the Award for Best Editing for 'Stations'. Children's Film Society of India produced Prince and the Crown of Stones was selected as the Best Animation Film. The Best Direction Award goes to Umesh Kulkarni for his work 'Three of Us'. ' Three of Us' also got the award for Best Cinematography.

Ninety Nine entries for non-feature film section were viewed by jury headed by Ms Arunaraje Patil and Shri Krishnendu Bose, Shri Anirban Dutta, Shri Sandeep Marwah, Shri R.V. Ramani, Shri Sarfaraz Siddiqui and Ms. Neena Mohan as members.

"We have gone through each and every entry throughly,discussed every film, analyised every screening and then come to the decision before declaring the results" said Sandeep Marwah,the jury member. "H E Hon'ble President of India Smt Pratibha Devising Patil shall confer the Awards on the winner in March 2010" added Marwah.[ Asian News Agency ]