To celebrate the moving images and to honor its makers, Indians organized film festivals and awards.
Here is the chronological list of the Film festivals and Awards:
• 1985- International Festivals of Short Films, Calcutta
• 1990- MIFF - Mumbai International Film Festival
• 1952- International Film Festival of India
• 1953- National Film Awards
• 1955 - International Children's Film Festival of India (ICFFI)/ The Golden Elephant, Hyderabad
• 1996- International Film Festival of Kerala
• 2001- Gujarat International Film Festival of India
• 2002- ASIFA India Awards of Excellence
• 2002- Pune International Film Festival
• 2003- 24fps
• 2004- FICCI BAF
• 2005- IAWRT Asian Women's Film Festival
• 2005- TASI Viewers choice awards- Anifest India
• 2006- ViBGYOR Film Festival, Thrissur, Kerala
• 2007- The Golden Cursor Awards
• 2007- Chitrakatha International Animation Film Festival
• 2008- CGTExpo
• 2010- Noida International Film Festival
• 2011- EME Awards
• 2011- Dada Sahab Phalke Film Festival
• 2012- Delhi Shorts International Film Festival
• 2012- Bangalore Shorts International Film Festival
• 2012- Kolkatta Shorts International Film Festival
• 2012- Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival
• 2012- Delhi International film festival
• 2012- Ladakh International Film Festival
• 2013- Women's International Film & Television Showcase (WIFTS)
• 2014- Gautam Buddha International Film Festival