October 11-25, 1991: The Television Production jury of the 26th Chicago International Film Festival awarded Manick Sorcar's "Deepa & Rupa: A Fairy Tale From India" the Gold Plaque for the Children's Programs category, and the Silver Plaque for Animation category. "The competition was exceptionally strong and very creative this year which made the jury's job of choosing winners extremely difficult", wrote Michael J. Kutza, Founder and Artistic Director of the Chicago International Film Festival in a letter congratulating Manick Sorcar for the two awards.