Archive · 14 Nov 2025
CineKind Awards to Honour Animal Kindness in Indian Cinema
Imagine a special movie award show, but just for films that are really nice to animals!
This is happening for the first time in India and it's called the CineKind Awards.
It's a new event that will give prizes to 10 movies or people who have shown a lot of kindness to animals in their work.
The people who organize big film events in India and a group that helps animals are working together to make this happen.
They announced the award in New Delhi and the actual award ceremony will be in a city called Kolkata.
They plan to do this every year, so it will become a special tradition for Indian movies that care about animals.
India will host the first-ever CineKind Awards on December 20 to honour films and individuals promoting animal kindness.
The awards are a joint initiative by the Film Federation of India (FFI) and People for Animals (PFA).
Ten films or personalities will be recognized at the inaugural ceremony in Kolkata.
The CineKind Awards are planned to become an annual event, starting next year.
The initiative was launched in New Delhi by Maneka Sanjay Gandhi of PFA and Firdausul Hassan of FFI.
- Who
- Film Federation of India (FFI) and People for Animals (PFA), Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Firdausul Hassan
- What
- The first-ever CineKind Awards, which will honour films and individuals promoting kindness towards animals.
- When
- The awards ceremony will be held on December 20, with the launch announced on a Wednesday. The awards will become an annual event starting next year.
- Where
- Kolkata will host the awards ceremony. The launch event was held in New Delhi.
- Why
- To celebrate and encourage the promotion of kindness towards animals within the Indian film industry.
- Event Name
- CineKind Awards
- Award Ceremony Date
- December 20
- Award Ceremony Location
- Kolkata
- Number of Awards
- 10 films/personalities
- Organizers
- Film Federation of India (FFI) and People for Animals (PFA)
- Launch Event Location
- New Delhi
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