6th National Film Awards
| 6th National Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 1958 |
| Awarded by | Sagar Sangamey |
| Most awards | • Jalsaghar • Sagar Sangamey • School Master (2) |
The 6th
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 6th National Film Awards, in this category, two
All India Award
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 | Sagar Sangamey | Bengali | Producer: De Luxe Film Distributors | Gold Medal and ₹20,000 |
| Director: Debaki Bose | ₹5,000 | |||
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film | Jalsaghar | Bengali | Producer: Satyajit Ray | Certificate of Merit and ₹10,000 |
| Director: Satyajit Ray | ₹2,500 | |||
All India Certificate of Merit for Third Best Feature film
|
School Master | Kannada
|
Producer: B. R. Panthulu | Certificate of Merit only |
| Director: B. R. Panthulu | ||||
| All India Certificate of Merit for Best Children's Film | Virsa and the Magic Doll | English | Producer: Little Cinema Pvt Ltd. | Certificate of Merit only |
| Director: Santi P. Chowdhury |
Regional Award
The awards were given to the best films made in the
Non-Feature films
Non-feature film awards were given for the documentaries made in the country. Following were the awards given:[1]
Documentaries
| Award | Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President's Gold Medal for the Best Documentary Film | Radha Krishna | English | Producer: Films Division | Gold Medal and ₹4,000 |
| Director: J. S. Bhownagary | ₹1,000 | |||
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Documentary Film | The Story of Dr. Karve | English | Producer: Films Division | Certificate of Merit and ₹2,000 |
| Director: Neil Gokhale | ₹500 | |||
| Director: Ram Gabale | ||||
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Documentary Film | Call of the Mountains | Hindi
|
Producer: Films Division Director: A. K. Chaudhuri |
Certificate of Merit only |
Awards not given
Following awards were not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award:[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "6th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.