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

The National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Non-Feature Film) 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 non-feature films. The recipients of Special Jury Award are awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus), cash prize of inr 100000 and 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.

Winners
Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus), cash prize of inr 200000 and certificate of merit for the recipients of Special Jury Award. This award considers all the aspects of film making than individual area. Following are the award winners over the years: