Out of Africa (film) American Film Institute recognition Out of Africa (film) Out of Africa is a 1985 American epic romantic drama film directed and produced by Sydney Pollack, and starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep. The film is based loosely on the autobiographical book "Out of Africa" written by Isak Dinesen (the pseudonym of Danish author Karen Blixen), which was published in 1937, with additional material from Dinesen's book "Shadows on the Grass" and other sources. The book was adapted into a screenplay by the writer Kurt Luedtke, and directed by the American Sydney Pollack. Streep played Karen Blixen; Redford played Denys Finch
National Film Award for Best Cinematography Since 37th National Film Awards, Laboratory Processing are also awarded under the same category. Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus) and cash prize. The only female who has won this award is Anjuli Shukla, who won the award for her debut film, "Kutty Srank" (2010). The most time winners are K. K. Mahajan and Santosh Sivan – 4 awards each for this category. Prasad Film Lab has been awarded eight times for the laboratory processing. Following are the award winners over the years: National Film Award for Best Cinematography The National Film Award for Best Cinematography is one of the