National Film Award for Best Editing (non-feature film)

The National Film Award for Best Editing is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several awards presented for non-feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus).

National Film Award for Best Editing
National award for contributions to non-feature films
Sponsored byNational Film Development Corporation of India
Reward(s)
  • Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)
  • ₹2,00,000
First awarded1990
Last awarded2022
Most recent winnerSuresh Urs
Highlights
Total awarded31
First winnerRajasekharan

The award was instituted in 1990 at the 38th National Film Awards and awarded annually for short films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.

Winners

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

List of award recipients, showing the year (award ceremony), film(s), language(s) and citation
Year Recipient(s) Film(s) Language(s) Citation Refs.
1990
(38th)
Rajasekharan Mohiniyattam English
For making use of the full potential of the dimensions of space and time with creative excellence.
[1]
1991
(39th)
Rajesh Parmar Sanchari English
For his work, which beautifully creates a structure that responds to the rhythms of the dance.
[2]
1992
(40th)
K. R. Bose Kalarippayat English
For deft cutting of difficult sequence which makes it possible to maintain the rhythm and tempo of the film.
[3]
1993
(41st)
Rajesh Parmar Colors of Absence English
For smooth, precise and excellently edited work, which gives the film its unique rhythm, in keeping with its form and content.
[4]
1994
(42nd)
Paresh Kamdar Rasayatra  • Hindi
 • English
For the elegant pace with which he discovers spatial correlatives for the inherent musicality.
[5]
1995
(43rd)
B. Lenin Kutravali Tamil
For rhythmic pace in relation to the appropriate mood of both the films.
[6]
V. T. Vijayan Oodaha
1996
(44th)
A. Sreekar Prasad Nauka Charitramu English
For knitting together harmoniously into an unbroken visual flow in the film.
[7]
1997
(45th)
Ujjal Nandy Jataner Jami Bengali
For the seamless and rhythmic flow of visual images, juxtaposing hope and despair in a harmonious aesthetic.
[8]
1998
(46th)
Reena Mohan In The Forest Hangs a Bridge English
For weaving a narrative imbued with lyricism of life.
[9]
1999
(47th)
Ajit Kumar Of Confucius, S-Spots and Toy guns  • English
 • Hindi
 • Marathi
 • Tamil
For the creative and crisp juxtaposition of imagery which complements the theme of the film.
[10]
2000
(48th)
Sankalp Meshram Lokpriya Hindi
For skilfully juxtaposing three streams of visuals into one rhythmic meaningful narrative.
[11]
2001
(49th)
Ajith Athman Universal
For maintaining the pace and drama of the film without any spoken words.
[12]
2002
(50th)
Prathapan P. 00:00 English
For its intelligent and engaging use of cinematic form and structure as it weaves itself in and out of hotel rooms and people's lives on New Year's Eve at a sea-side hotel.
[13]
2003
(51st)
Beena Paul Unni Malayalam
For the way she supports the eerie pace of a story that swings from here to beyond.
[14]
2004
(52nd)
Prashant Naik Harvest of Hunger  • English
 • Oriya
For documenting with apathy of the drought stricken villagers, by fluent and flowing editing style, keeping the interest on the subject, very engaging.
[15]
2005
(53rd)
Vibuti Nathjha Naina Jogin  • Hindi
 • Maithili
For its skilful editing. It is difficult to make out where one sequence ends and the other begins!
[16]
2006
(54th)
Amitabh Chakraborty Bishar Blues Bengali
For creating a rhythm which is unhurried and profound and that is in tune with the life and world view of Fakirs in rural Bengal.
[17]
2006
(54th)
Amit Debnath
2007
(55th)
Saikat Ray Hope Dies Last in War  • English
 • Hindi
For its creative blending of various elements of the past and present, as also for its seamless flow of images that evoke genuine emotions.
[18]
2008
(56th)
Manoj Kannoth Stations  • Hindi
 • Marathi
 • English
For a delicately interwoven edit of three sparsely connected contemporary urban tales of alienation. Developing a rhythm with parallel and simultaneous stories, the cutting sculpts an extremely powerful contemporary form.
[19]
2009
(57th)
Tarun Bhartiya In Camera English
For being able to seamlessly juxtapose past and present experiences in the form of images.
[20]
2010
(58th)
Tinni Mitra Germ Hindi
For the abstract visualisation and endearing black &white tones are very effectively punctuated with fine editing, and in the process it maintains a very subtle and flowing rhythm and pace to carry forward the cinematic work.
[21]
2011
(59th)
Iram Ghufran There is Something in the Air  • Hindi
 • Urdu
 • English
For infusing the film with a magical rhythm that underscores its inherent poetry.
[22]
2012
(60th)
Irene Dhar Malik Celluloid Man  • English
 • Hindi
 • Kannada
 • Bengali
For the skilful interweaving of images from the past and present, juxtaposed seamlessly into a compelling, multi layered narrative.
[23]
2013
(61st)
Arjun Gaurisaria Gulabi Gang  • Hindi
 • Bundelkhandi
For imparting the film with its structure and rhythm, tempo and drama, movement and exposition.
[24]
2014
(62nd)
Andi Campbell Waite Tigress Blood English
For seamlessly structuring the inner worlds of four tigress sisters through an incisive cinematic arrangement of their outer spaces.
[25]
2015
(63rd)
Parvin Angre Breaking Free English
For an orchestrated cuts and curves to depict the hardship of the oppressed.
[26]
2015
(63rd)
Sridhar Rangayan
2016
(64th)
Jishnu Sen Gudh
Seamlessly weaves the inner worlds of a young boy’s innocence with the harsh realities of the journey he is embarking on.
[27]
2017
(65th)
Sanjiv Monga Mrityubhoj: The Death Feast
Well-paced editing of a sombre subject that keeps the audience engaged till the end.
2017
(65th)
Tenzin Kunchok
2018
(66th)
Hemanti Sarkar Son Rise
For its faultless pace and seamless structure in drawing the viewer into the depth and gravity of the film’s focus, through varied space, location and time.

References

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  1. ^ "38th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  2. ^ "39th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  3. ^ "40th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  4. ^ "41st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. ^ "42nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. ^ "43rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  7. ^ "44th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  8. ^ "45th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  9. ^ "46th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  10. ^ "47th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  11. ^ "48th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  12. ^ "49th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  13. ^ "50th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  14. ^ "51st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  15. ^ "52nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  16. ^ "53rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  17. ^ "54th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  18. ^ "55th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  19. ^ "56th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  20. ^ "57th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  21. ^ "58th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  22. ^ "59th National Film Awards for the Year 2011 Announced". Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  23. ^ "60th National Film Awards Announced" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  24. ^ "61st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  25. ^ "62nd National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  26. ^ "63rd National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  27. ^ "64th National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
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