Filmfare Awards Bangla

Filmfare Awards Bangla
Current: 7th Filmfare Awards Bangla
Awarded forBest in film
CountryIndia
Presented byFilmfare
First awarded2014
WebsiteFilmfare Awards Bangla
Television/radio coverage
NetworkColors Bangla (2014–2021)
Zee Bangla (2022-present)

Filmfare Awards Bangla is the Bengali segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour the artistic and cinematic excellence in Bengali. The first installment of the awards were held collectively for Bengali, Assamese and Odia films as Filmfare Awards East, in a ceremony on 29 March 2014.[1]

The award ceremony was discontinued for two consecutive years in 2015 and 2016 due to unequal representation and importance among the 3 film industries. It was again started from 2017 as Filmfare Awards Bangla and is given only to the Bengali Film Industry.[2]

History

On 8 March 2014, in a press conference held at Kolkata, the Worldwide Media Group announced that Filmfare Award is debuting in Eastern India named as "Filmfare Awards East" to honour the best cinematic artistic talents of the region. In the inaugural installment, it was declared that awards in 29 categories would be given away at the Science City auditorium, Kolkata on 29 March 2014. The awards would include 21 trophies for Bengali movies and four each for Odia and Assamese films. The four categories for both Odia and Assamese films were Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress. The winners were selected from 102 entries in Bengali films, 36 and 14 entries respectively from the Odia and Assamese films.[3][4][5] The Award ceremony was not hosted in 2015 and 2016. From 2017 the award is given only to Bengali film industry and 2020 onwards, the award was rebranded as "Filmfare Awards Bangla".[6]

Critics' awards

  • Best Film (Critics)
  • Best Actor (Critics)
  • Best Actress (Critics)

Technical awards

  • Best Story
  • Best Screenplay
  • Best Dialogue
  • Best Art Direction
  • Best Background Score
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Editing
  • Best Sound Design
  • Best Costume Design

Special awards

Current special awards

  • Lifetime Achievement

See also

References

  1. ^ "First Filmfare Awards for east India". Zee News. Kolkata. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2007.
  2. ^ "WINNERS OF THE FILMFARE AWARDS EAST 2017".
  3. ^ "Filmfare to toast east's revival". The Times of India. Kolkata. TNN. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Filmfare steps into eastern turf". The Indian Express. Kolkata. Press Trust of India. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Prosenjit announces East Filmfare Awards". Filmfare. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  6. ^ "WINNERS OF THE JOY FILMFARE AWARDS BANGLA 2020".