An Encounter with Faces

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An Encounter with Faces
Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Produced byK.K. Kapil
Cinematography S.N Mishra
Distributed by Films Division of India
Release date
  • 1978 (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]

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Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipient(s)Result
1979 Academy Awards Best Documentary (Short Subject) K.K. KapilNominated
1980 Tampere Film Festival Grand PrixVidhu Vinod ChopraWon

References

  1. "NY Times: An Encounter with Faces". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 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). Archived from the original on 20 January 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2019.