The 27th

National Film Awards The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorat ...

, presented by

Directorate of Film Festivals The Directorate of Film Festivals in India was an organisation that initiated and presented the International Film Festival of India, the National Film Awards and the Indian Panorama. Although the Directorate helped appoint members of the jur ...

, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of

Indian Cinema The Cinema of India consists of motion pictures produced in India, which had a large effect on world cinema since the late 20th century. Major centers of film production across the country include Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Ko ...

released in the year 1979. Ceremony took place in April 1980.

Awards

Awards were divided into feature films and non-feature films.

Lifetime Achievement Award

All India Award

Following were the awards given:

Regional Award

The awards were given to the best films made in the regional languages of India.

References

External links

National Film Awards Archives

Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India
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