Marathi movie 'Dhappa' bagged the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National Integration, while 'Ladhakh' was declared the Best Regional Film at the 65th National Film Awards. Apart from this, Malayalam Movie 'Aaalorukkam', directed by V.C.Abhilash, was awarded the Best Film on Social Issues. Jayaraj was awarded the Best Direction in the Feature Film category for the movie 'Bhayanakam' and Nagraj Manjule won the award for the Best Direction in the Non Feature Film Category.
2. Who received the Pride of Indian cinema award in the Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Awards 2018?
Sanjay Dutt was conferred as the Pride of Indian cinema award in the Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Awards 2018. The Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award 2018 was held in Mumbai on Friday night. The award is conferred to the individuals who have contributed outstandingly towards entertainment industry and the growth and development of Indian cinema or television.
3. Which of the following Indian short film won the award UNESCO Salon Youth Video Competition?
Indian movie 'Gold' has created history by becoming the first Bollywood film ever to release in Saudi Arabia. The Reema Kagti-directed sports film 'Gold' is a fictional re-telling of India's iconic win at the 1948 London Olympics. It stars Akshay Kumar, Mouni Roy, Kunal Kapoor, Vineet Kumar Singh, Amit Sadh, and Sunny Kaushal. This film is only the second movie after Rajnikanth's social drama "Kala" to hit the theatres in the Gulf country. Saudi Arabia had held a private screening of international cultural phenomenon, "Black Panther" in May 2018 to herald the launch of movie theatres in the kingdom and opening them to the public.
5. Which film won Global Sustainability Film award in London?
n London "Lipstick Under My Burkha", which explores women's sexuality, has bagged a top prize at the time Global Sustainability Film Awards 2017. "Lipstick Under My Burkha" is produced by Prakash Jha and directed by Alankrita Shrivastava and stars Konkona SenSharma and Ratna Pathak Shah. The Founders Award for Sustainability on the Big Screen was introduced this year and sponsored by philanthropist Surina Narula.
6. NFAI and __________ sign MoU to Transfer the land for the construction of storage facility for films and film material.
National Film Archive of India (NFAI) and Film & Television Institute of India (FTII) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for transfer of three acres of land for the construction of storage facility for films and film material. The land belonging to FTII at their Kothrud campus in Pune will be transferred to NFAI for this purpose.
7. What is the theme of the Challachitram National Film Festival that is to be held Guwahati on March 1,2019?
Challachitram National Film Festival with the theme 'Our Heritage, Our Pride' will be held here in March, with a special award for entries from the northeastern region. Entries for short films, documentaries and animation films have been invited for both the competitive and non-competitive sections, a press release of 'Challachitram' said on Monday. The deadline for submitting entries is February 15. The three-day film festival will be held here from March 1. Chalachitram is a Guwahati-based organisation working for showcasing the heritage and culture of the northeast to national and international audience through films.
8. Which Indian movie has won the Best Action Movie award at the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF)?
Indian film 'Sultan' has won the best action movie award at the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF). The movie is about Desi, Indian wrestling and its raw power. It was directed by Ali Aabbas Zafar. With this, Sultan has become the first ever Bollywood film to win the award in the Jackie Chan Action Movie week section.
9. Which movie won the Audience Award at the Glasgow Film Festival 2017?
Newton has won the Jury Prize for Best Film at the Hong Kong International Film Festival. The film won the Art Cinema award for the Forum section. The film also went to 16th Annual Tribeca Film Festival.