Entries of dubbed, revised or copied versions of a film or translation, abridgements, edited or annotated works and reprints were ineligible for the awards.
For the Feature Film section, six committees were formed based on the different geographic regions in India.
Awards for the regional languages are categorised as per their mention in the Eighth schedule of the Constitution of India.
Nallamuthu Rachel Bracken Singh (Producer) Simardeep Singh (Producer) Avinash Roy Sameer Pitalwalla The awards aim at encouraging study and appreciation of cinema as an art form and dissemination of information and critical appreciation of this art-form through publication of books, articles, reviews etc.
A committee of three, headed by Utpal Borpujari was appointed to evaluate the nominations for the best writing on Indian cinema.