13th National Film Awards
| 13th National Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 1965 |
| Awarded by | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| Official website | dff.nic.in |
| Highlights | |
| Best Feature Film | Chemmeen |
| Most awards | Shaheed (3) |
The 13th National Film Awards, then known as State Awards for Films, presented by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in 1965.[1]
Starting with 13th National Film Awards, a new award was introduced at All India level, Best Feature Film on National Unity and Emotional Integration whose winner received a cash prize.
Awards
Awards were divided into feature films and non-feature films.
President's gold medal for the All India Best Feature Film is now better known as National Film Award for Best Feature Film, whereas President's gold medal for the Best Documentary Film is analogous to today's National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film. For children's films, Prime Minister's gold medal is now given as National Film Award for Best Children's Film. At the regional level, President's silver medal for Best Feature Film is now given as National Film Award for Best Feature Film in a particular language. Certificate of Merit in all the categories is discontinued over the years.
Feature films
Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For the 13th National Film Awards, a Hindi film Shaheed won the maximum number of awards (three). Following were the awards given:[1]
All India Award
For 13th National Film Awards, none of the films were awarded from Children's Films category as no film was found to be suitable; instead Certificate of Merit is awarded. Following were the awards given in each category:[1]
| Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President's gold medal for the All India Best Feature Film | Chemmeen | Malayalam | Producer: Babu Ismail Settu | Gold Medal and ₹20,000 |
| Producer: Kanmani Films | ||||
| Director: Ramu Kariat | ₹5,000 | |||
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film | Atithi | Bengali | Producer: New Theaters Pvt Ltd. | Certificate of Merit and ₹10,000 |
| Director: Tapan Sinha | ₹2,500 | |||
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film | Chhoti Chhoti Baten | Hindi | Producer: Rajvanshi Productions | Certificate of Merit only |
| Director: Motilal Rajvansh | ||||
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Best Story Writer | Chhoti Chhoti Baten | Hindi | Motilal Rajvansh | Certificate of Merit only |
| Shaheed | Hindi | B. K. Dutt | ||
| Din Dayal Sharma | ||||
| Best Feature Film on National Unity and Emotional Integration | Shaheed | Hindi | Producer: Kewal Kashyap | ₹20,000 |
| Director: S. Ram Sharma | ||||
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Best Children's Film | The Adventure of A Sugar Doll | English | Producer: Children's Film Society | Certificate of Merit and ₹2,000 |
| Director: Kantilal Rathod | ₹500 | |||
| As You Like It | English | Producer: Children's Film Society | Certificate of Merit only | |
| Director: S. Shankar |
Regional Award
The awards were given to the best films made in the regional languages of India. For feature films in Gujarati and Punjabi, President's silver medal for Best Feature Film was not given, instead Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film was given.[1]
Non-feature films
Non-feature film awards were given for the documentaries, educational films and film strips made in the country. For the 13th National Film Awards, no award was given in the filmstrip category and only Certificate of Merit was awarded for Educational Films. Following were the awards given for the non-feature films category:[1]
Documentaries
| Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Best Documentary Film | Cloven Horizon | English | Producer: Kantilal Rathod | Certificate of Merit and ₹2,000 |
| Director: Kantilal Rathod | ₹500 | |||
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Documentary Film | Across India | English | Producer: Films Division | Certificate of Merit only |
| Director: Gopal Datt |
Educational films
| Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Best Educational Film | Play Better Hockey | English | Producer: Children's Film Society | Certificate of Merit only |
| Director: Shanti S. Verma |
Awards not given
Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award:[1]
- Prime Minister's gold medal for the Best Children's Film
- President's gold medal for the Best Documentary Film
- Prime Minister's gold medal for the Best Educational Film
- President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Assamese
- President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in English
- President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Oriya
- President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Punjabi