An Encounter with Faces

An Encounter with Faces
An Encounter with Faces
Directed by	Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Produced by	K.K. Kapil
Cinematography	S.N Mishra
Distributed by	Films Division of India
Release date	1978;
Running time	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[edit]

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result
1979	Academy Awards	Best Documentary (Short Subject)	K.K. Kapil and Vidhu Vinod Chopra	Nominated
1980	Tampere Film Festival	Grand Prix	Vidhu Vinod Chopra	Won

References[edit]

↑ "NY Times: An Encounter with Faces". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- "The 51st Academy Awards (1979) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Retrieved 22 May 2019.

External links[edit]

An Encounter with Faces on IMDb
Video at YouTube, posted by Films Division of India

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[1] "NY Times: An Encounter with Faces". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- "The 51st Academy Awards (1979) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Retrieved 22 May 2019.

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