National Film Award – Special Mention (non-feature film)

National Film Award – Special Mention
National award for contributions to non-feature films
Instituted in 1978
Sponsored byNational Film Development Corporation of India
Formerly calledSpecial Commendation (1978)
RewardCertificate of merit
First award1978
Most recent winnerM. K. Ramadas and Himansu Sekhar Khatua (2023)

The National Film Award – Special Mention is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several awards presented for non-feature films. The recipients of Special Mention are awarded with certificate of merit.

The award was instituted in 1978, at 26th National Film Awards and awarded annually for the short films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.