The winners of the 66th National Film Awards will be declared after the 2019 general elections.
The update was shared on Wednesday via a press release posted on the website of the Press Information Bureau (PIB), the publicity arm of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
The winners are decided by an independent jury consisting of eminent filmmakers and film personalities and declared in April every year. But they have been pushed back this year as “elections to the 17th Lok Sabha and the Legislative Assemblies of four states are underway and the awards also include one for the most film friendly state”.
The seven-phase Lok Sabha elections, which began earlier this month, will run till May 19. The results will be announced on May 23. (IANS)
