An Encounter with Faces explained

An Encounter with Faces
Director:Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Cinematography:S.N Mishra
Producer:K.K. Kapil
Distributor:Films Division of India
Runtime:21 minutes

An Encounter with Faces is a 1978 short documentary film directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and produced by K.K. Kapil. It focuses on a group of children in an orphanage. It was nominated in 1979 for an Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject,for outstanding visuals and cinematography.[1]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipient(s)Result
1979Academy AwardsBest Documentary (Short Subject)K.K. Kapil and Vidhu Vinod Chopra
1980Tampere Film FestivalGrand PrixVidhu Vinod Chopra

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NY Times: An Encounter with Faces . 2008-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130624081630/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/300430/Encounter-With-Faces/details . 24 June 2013 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2013 . dead .
    - Web site: The 51st Academy Awards (1979) Nominees and Winners . May 22, 2019 . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) . 20 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200120084315/https://www.oscars.org/ceremonies/1979 . dead .