Diego Rougier’s “Sal” wins First Time Fest grand prize March 5, 2013 - 17:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sal, a modern-day Western by Argentinean writer-director Diego Rougier, was named the grand prize winner at the inaugural First Time Fest, which concluded Monday night in New York with a closing-night awards ceremony held at the Players Club and hosted by Ellen Burstyn, The Hollywood Reporter said. The award, presented by Anthony Rapp, brings with it an offer from Cinema Libre Studio for theatrical distribution and international sales representation. At the ceremony, Martin Scorsese also presented the first John Huston Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema to director Darren Aronofksy. A celebration of first-time filmmakers co-founded by Johanna Bennett and Mandy Ward, the four-day festival screened 12 new films from around the world and 11 retrospective screenings of films by such directors as Sofia Coppola, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Todd Solondz and Hal Hartley. Partner news  Top stories The scientists conducted a survey of ancient rock art, with a database of Armenian petroglyphs to be later developed. The winner, Denmark, and the runner-up Azerbaijan have found themselves in the center of a scandal which put their victory in question. “Love and War” is planned as a three-part love story about a woman and a man at war, with the latter eventually becoming a monk. The drama centers on the relationship between Assange and Domscheit-Berg, which became increasingly fraught as WikiLeaks' influence grew.   Partner news |  Latest news Samsung says Galaxy S4 surpassed ten million sales mark  In addition to white and black, the Galaxy S4 will also soon be available in blue, red, purple and brown this summer.Car bomb kills 12 in southwest Pakistan The car was packed with around 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of explosives and was parked alongside a road in the city.OSCE PA session in Istanbul to focus on protracted conflicts At the session, a Lithuanian rapporteur will present a draft resolution to include the issue of protracted conflicts.2 ACA-PAC endorsed candidates win City of LA General Election The Armenian Council of America is dedicated to educating the Armenian-American community in local political affairs. |
