Orissa State Film Awards

The Government of Odisha has instituted awards to recognize the performance in Film Industry through Odisha State Film Awards under its Department of Culture and this initiative was taken up in 1968.

The Award ceremony is conducted in a famous auditorium every year at Bhubaneswar, which is the Capital of Odisha State.

The awards are conferred to Film Producers, Directors, actors and other related functionaries for their best output in the Film that is produced in a particular year and the decision of selecting those best performers is done by an independent body constituted for this purpose. This body of juries is composed of eminent personalities ofthe film industry, well informed persons from academic field, journalists and some of the popularpublic servants.

Awards

Odisha State film awards are of about 20 different categories, such as Jaydev Award, Award for Best Film, Award for Best Documentary, Award for Best Director, Award for Best Actor, Award for Best supporting Actor, Award for Best Actress,  Award for Best supporting Actress, Award for Best Comedian, Award for the Best Child Artist, Award for Best Photography, Award for Best Story, Award for Best Screen Play, Award for Best Lyrics, Award for Best Music Director, Award for Best Playback Singer, Award for Best Editor, Award for Best Art Director, Award for Best Sound Recordist and  a Special Jury Award

Jayadev Award

Jayadev Award is given to a film personality in Odisha who has contributed significantly for the Orissa Film industry. This award has been conferred on popular film directors who have been considered doyens of the industry and every year one such personality has been recognized since 1980. The awardees include all film personalities in Odisha including actors, directors and other important functionaries in film industry.

Forthright Jury Panel

The members of Jury Panel coming from all dimensions of society are very clear with the choice of films and those directors who had made such films in choosing the best for the year to give the award.

For instance, the Juries have given a verdict of not recommending any film or director to be named best for the year 2012, as in their consideration none of the films produced in Odishi language was propagating good social message or adding to the cultural richness. At the same time, they have recognized Television shows which had been best in these dimensions too.

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