National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film

National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film
National award for contributions to Short films
Awarded for	Best Non-Feature Film of the year
Sponsored by	Directorate of Film Festivals
Formerly called	President's Gold Medal for the Best Documentary Film (1953–1966); Best Information Film (1967–1983)
Reward(s)	Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus); ₹ 1,50,000/-;
First awarded	1953
Last awarded	2018
Most recent winner	Son Rise; The Secret Life Of Frogs
Highlights
Total awarded	87
First winner	Mahabalipuram

The National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for non-feature films and awarded with Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus).

The award was instituted in 1953, at 1st National Film Awards and awarded annually for short films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.