Gaumee Film Awards Explained
| Gaumee Film Awards |
| Current Awards: | 9th Gaumee Film Awards |
| Awarded For: | Excellence in cinematic achievements |
| Presenter: | National Centre for the Arts |
| Country: | Maldives |
| Year: | 1994 |
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.
Awards
Gaumee Film Awards are given in the following categories. Follow the links for lists of the award winners, year by year.
Notes and References
- News: Winners of 4th Gaumee Film Awards . dv. Haveeru . Nadheem . Ahmed . 30 December 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180930060753/https://archive.mv/dv/articles/wYrDB . dead . 30 September 2018 . 30 September 2018 . dmy-all.
- Web site: SAARC Film Festival 2017 (PDF). South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation . 21 December 2018.
- News: Winners of 5th Gaumee Film Awards . dv. Haveeru . Ahmed . Fazeena . 13 April 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181221053708/http://webcache.dhivehi.mv/haveeru.com.mv/dhivehi/news/60767 . dead . 21 December 2018 . 21 December 2018 . dmy-all.
- News: Yoope crowned Best Actor, Niuma received Best Actress, and Happy Birthday as the Best Film . dv. Avas . Nadheem . Ahmed . 23 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180924050337/https://avas.mv/9322 . live . 24 September 2018 . 24 September 2018.
- News: Majority of the awards for "Niuma", "Happy Birthday" announced as best film . dv. Sun. Saeed. Fathimath . 23 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151024085951/https://sun.mv/64111 . live . 24 October 2015 . 30 March 2018.
- News: Nominations for 7th Gaumee Film Awards Announced . dv. Mihaaru . Adhushan . Ahmed . 16 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180330160950/https://mihaaru.com/entertainment/28015 . live . 30 March 2018 . 30 March 2018.
- News: With 10 awards, "Loodhifa" crowned as Best Film . dv. Mihaaru . Adhushan . Ahmed . 22 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180331061412/https://mihaaru.com/entertainment/10616 . live . 31 March 2018 . 30 March 2018.
- News: 8th Gaumee Film Awards: Dark Rain leads nomination . dv. Mihaaru . Adhushan . Ahmed . 12 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180330160950/https://mihaaru.com/entertainment/28015 . live . 30 March 2018 . 30 March 2018.
- News: "Vaashey Mashaa Ekee" wins majority awards . dv. Mihaaru . Adhushan . Ahmed . 20 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180330182244/https://mihaaru.com/entertainment/28345 . live . 30 March 2018 . 30 March 2018.
- News: Nominations for 9th Dhivehi Film Awards . dv . Mihaaru . Adhushan . Ahmed . 9 November 2019 . https://archive.today/20200824150459/https://mihaaru.com/entertainment/64429 . live . 24 August 2020 . 24 August 2020 .
- News: Film Award: Vishak shines . dv . Avas . Sharaf . Aisha . 16 November 2019 . https://archive.today/20200824150729/https://avas.mv/73307 . live . 24 August 2020 . 24 August 2020 .
