Entries of dubbed, revised or copied versions of a film or translation, abridgements, edited or annotated works and reprints were ineligible for the awards. Books, critical studies, reviews or articles on cinema published in Indian newspapers, magazines, and journals between 1 January 2019, and 31 December 2019, were eligible for the best writing on cinema section. Feature and Non-Feature Films certified by Central Board of Film Certification between 1 January 2019, and 31 December 2019, were eligible for the film award categories. The Directorate of Film Festivals invited online entries and the acceptable last date for entries was until 17 February 2020. Later it was presented on 25 October 2021. The awards ceremony, at which the Directorate of Film Festivals presents its annual National Film Awards to honour the best in Indian cinema, was originally slated to be held on but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 67th National Film Awards were announced at a press meet on 22 March 2021 to honour the best Indian films certified in India between 1 January and 31 December 2019. Indian ceremony celebrating cinema of 2019Ī Gandhian Affair: India's Curious Portrayal of Love in Cinema
