National Science Film Festival and Competition
(Rashtriya Vigyan Chalchitra Mela) is organised by
Vigyan Prasar, the
Indian Department of Science and Technology in collaboration with
Jahangirabad Media Institute
Jahangirabad Media Institute (JMI) is a media institute in India. It was established by the Jahangirabad Education Trust in 2005 and is situated in a pictorial palace of Jahangirabad in Barabanki District in Uttar Pradesh state. It mainly ru ...
as a part of the
Indian Science Congress
Indian Science Congress Association(ISCA) is a premier scientific organisation of India with headquarters at Kolkata, West Bengal. The association started in the year 1914 in Kolkata and it meets annually in the first week of January. It has a ...
2011. It is open to individual producers as well as production houses.
Objective
The festival is an initiative of Vigyan Prasar and the Government of India to promote science films in India. Science filmmaking is not a developed field in India compared to many other developed countries. The festival is meant to bring attention towards the need of quality science film making in the country.
Awards
*Category A: Films made by government and non-government institutions / organisations
*Category B: Films made by individual / independent film makers
*Category C: Films made by students pursuing degree / diploma level courses
*Category D: Films made by students studying in class 6th to 12th
*Technical Excellence Awards
*Special Jury Awards
Winners of National Science Film Festival 2019
Winners of the National Science Film Festival 2019
Category 'Rainbow': Films made by School Students
*Winner Golden Beaver Award: Automating Agriculture Directed by Rishu Tiwari
*Silver Beaver Award: Everyone is Unique Directed by Alina Nakshbandi
*Bronze Beaver Award: Accessible Light Directed by Ananya Jain
References
Official Winners List of the National Science Film Festival 2019
External links
Chennaimoms.com Events - Competition @ SRM University*
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