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