National Film Award – Special Mention (non-feature film)
| National Film Award – Special Mention | |
|---|---|
| National award for contributions to non-feature films Instituted in 1978 | |
| Sponsored by | National Film Development Corporation of India |
| Formerly called | Special Commendation (1978) |
| Reward(s) | Certificate of merit |
| First award | 1978 |
| Final award | 2022 |
| Most recent winner | Aimee Baruah Partha Sarathi Mahanta |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 70 |
| First winner | Loksen Lavnani for Films Division
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The National Film Award – Special Mention 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. The recipients of Special Mention are awarded with certificate of merit.
The award was instituted in 1978, at 26th National Film Awards and awarded annually for the short films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.