On July 12-19 in Yerevan the 6th
International Film Festival was held. The competition
nominations were: “Feature Film”, “Documentary Film” and “Armenian
Panorama”. Namely, the last category included feature as well as
documentary movies, shot by Armenian directors from different
countries.
In the nomination “Armenian Panorama”
the main “Golden Apricot” prize was awarded to the documentary of Arka
Manukian “With Love and Gratitude”. The documentary of Levon Kalantar
“Caucasian Niece” was marked with a Diploma of the Jury (scriptwriters
– Armineh Martirosian and Harutiun Mansurian). The film was made by
Internews Media Support public organization in cooperation with
Stepanakert Press Club through the support of the Conciliation
Resources British NGO.
N.B. Dear
readers, please note that YPC Weekly Newsletter will next be issued in
early September, 2009.