The Gaumee Film Awards aka Dhivehi Film Awards are presented by National Centre for the Arts to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Maldivian film industry. The Gaumee Film Award ceremony is the oldest film events in Maldives.
The ceremony had been sponsored by various private organisations in the past as well as in present provisions. A live ceremony was broadcast to television audiences.
History A meeting was arranged at MCM on 30 October 1993, once the government decides to hold a Film Festival to honor the film industry. The awards were first introduced in 1994. Out of the twenty two people invited from the fraternity, only ten people showed up for the meeting. The preparations and award categories were discussed and decided in the meeting.
Ceremony Awarded year Awarded period 1st Gaumee Film Awards 15 January 1995 Films released before 1995 2nd Gaumee Film Awards 25 November 1997 1995 — 1996 3rd Gaumee Film Awards 3 March 2007 1997 — 2002 4th Gaumee Film Awards 29 December 2007 2003 — 2005 5th Gaumee Film Awards 12 April 2008 2006 — 2007 6th Gaumee Film Awards 22 October 2015 2008 — 2010 7th Gaumee Film Awards 21 December 2016 2011 — 2013 8th Gaumee Film Awards 20 December 2017 2014 — 2016 9th Gaumee Film Awards 15 November 2019 2017 — 2018
Awards Gaumee Film Awards are given in the following categories. Follow the links for lists of the award winners, year by year.
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