11th National Film Awards

11th National Film Awards
11th National Film Awards
Awarded for	Best of Indian cinema in 1963
Awarded by	Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Presented by	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan; (President of India)
Presented on	25 April 1964
Site	Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi
Official website	dff.nic.in
Best Feature Film	Shehar Aur Sapna
	← 10th; National Film Awards; 12th →;

The 11th National Film Awards, then known as State Awards for Films, presented by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in 1963.^[1] Ceremony took place at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on 25 April 1964 and awards were given by then President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.

Starting with 11th National Film Awards, new category of awards for Filmstrips, in the non-feature films section, was introduced. This category includes Prime Minister's gold medal and Certificate of Merit for second and third best educational film. Though gold medal for this category was not given. This award is discontinued over the years.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "11th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

[11thaward-1] "11th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

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