The Bangladesh National Award for Best Film (officially National Award Best Film Bengali: জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার শ্রেষ্ঠ চলচ্চিত্র) is one of the categories in the National Film Awards presented annually by the Department of Films and Publications, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information in Bangladesh. It is the highest award for films in Bangladesh. This award goes to the producers of the film and is the only category in a year. The award comprises a medal, a certificate, and a cash prize of ৳50,000.
National Film Award for Best Film | |
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Awarded for | Excellence in cinematic achievements for Bangladeshi cinema |
Sponsored by | Government of Bangladesh |
Location | Dhaka |
Country | Bangladesh |
Presented by | Ministry of Information |
First awarded | 1975 (1st) |
Last awarded | 2022 (47th) |
Currently held by | Mohammad Qayyum - Kura Pokkhir Shunne Ura Md Tamzid Ul Alam- Poran |
Highlights | |
Most awards | Impress Telefilm Limited - Faridur Reza Sagar (9 awards) |
First winner | Narayan Ghosh Mita, Lathial (1975) |
Website | moi |
Lathial, produced and directed by Narayan Ghosh Mita, won the first National Film Awards for Best Film in 1975. Chashi Nazrul Islam and Tauquir Ahmed are the most honoured directors, they both have three films—Shuvoda (1986), Padma Meghna Jamuna (1991), Hason Raja (2002); and Joyjatra (2004), Daruchini Dip (2007), Oggatonama (2016) respectively won the award. Followed by Sheikh Niamat Ali, Amjad Hossain and Morshedul Islam, Tanvir Mokammel (two each).
Since 2019, the award has given jointly to two films.
List of winners
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Symbol | Meaning |
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† | Indicates a joint award for that year |
Individuals with multiple wins
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Production companies with multiple wins
editProduction Company | Wins |
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Impress Telefilm Limited | 9 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Denotes The year in which the film was censored by Bangladesh Film Censor Board.
References
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- ^ "Winners of National Film Awards 2020 announced". The Daily Star. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Prime Minister confers National Film Awards 2021". The Daily Star. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "PM honours cinematic excellence at National Film Awards 2022". The Daily Star. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
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- BFDC (2015). "National Film Award 2015" (PDF). Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (in Bengali). Dhaka: Ministry of Information (Bangladesh). Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- BFDC (2016). "National Film Award 2016" (PDF). Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (in Bengali). Dhaka: Ministry of Information (Bangladesh). Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- BFDC (2018). "National Film Award 2017-2018" (PDF). Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (in Bengali). Dhaka: Ministry of Information (Bangladesh). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- BFDC (2020). "National Film Award 2019" (PDF). Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (in Bengali). Dhaka: Ministry of Information (Bangladesh). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.