| National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema | |
|---|---|
| National award for contributions to Best Writing on Indian Cinema | |
| Sponsored by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Reward(s) |
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| First awarded | 1981 |
| Last awarded | 2018 |
| Most recent winner | Mouna Prathanapole |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 43 |
| First winner | Thamizh Cinemavin Kathai |
The National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for Best Writing on Indian Cinema and awarded with Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus).
The award was instituted in 1981, at 29th National Film Awards and awarded annually for books written in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.