▁for ▁el ig ibility ▁contains ▁many ▁cla uses . ▁Among ▁them , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁direct ▁requirement ▁for ▁the ▁mak ers ▁of ▁a ▁film , ▁and ▁particularly ▁the ▁director , ▁to ▁be ▁Indian ▁national s . ▁Films ▁entering ▁the ▁competition ▁should ▁be ▁produced ▁in ▁India , ▁and ▁in ▁case ▁of ▁co - production ▁involving ▁a ▁foreign ▁entity , ▁there ▁are ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁six ▁conditions ▁which ▁should ▁be ▁ful filled ▁in ▁order ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁to ▁qual ify . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁criteria , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁consideration ▁of ▁the ▁j ury , ▁a ▁film ▁should ▁be ▁cert ified ▁by ▁the ▁Central ▁Board ▁of ▁Film ▁Cert ification ▁between ▁ 1 ▁January ▁and ▁ 3 1 ▁December . ▁Whether ▁a ▁film ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁feature ▁film ▁or ▁a ▁non - feature ▁film ▁shall ▁be ▁decided ▁by ▁the ▁Fe ature ▁Film ▁j ury . ▁The ▁el ig ibility ▁list ▁includes ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁rules ▁determ ining ▁which ▁films ▁shall ▁not ▁be ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁entry ▁in ▁the ▁competition . ▁ ▁Awards ▁▁ ▁The ▁Awards ▁are ▁categor ised ▁in ▁three ▁sections ; ▁Fe ature ▁Films , ▁Non - Feature ▁Films ▁and ▁Best ▁Writing ▁on ▁Cinema . ▁With ▁each ▁section ▁having ▁its ▁individual ▁a ims , ▁Fe ature ▁Film ▁and ▁Non - Feature ▁Film ▁sections ▁aim ▁at ▁encourag ing ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁films ▁of ▁a est h etic ▁and ▁technical ▁excell ence ▁and ▁social ▁relev ance , ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁understanding ▁and ▁appreci ation ▁of ▁cult ures ▁of ▁different ▁regions