“Short Term 12”wins audience award at LA Film FestJune 24, 2013 - 09:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - “Short Term 12” Destin Daniel Cretton’s drama set in a foster care facility, captured the audience award for best narrative feature Sunday, June 24 as the Los Angeles Film Festival handed out awards, TheWrap said. The festival jury named Janis Nords’ Latvian drama “Mother, I Love You” was named best narrative feature and Ryan McGarry’s exploration of the healthcare system, “Code Black,” won the documentary award. "Short Term 12" took the grand jury and audience awards at South by Southwest film festival earlier this year. Cinedigm plans to release the film, starring Brie Larson, in August. Cinedigm has scheduled an August 23 theatrical release for “Short Term 12.” Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | SBP instant transfers now available from 190 Russian banks to Armenia To receive money from Russian banks, easywallet users need to go to their easywallet accounts. Armenia's Davit Chaloyan qualifies for Paris Olympics The Armenian boxer qualified for Paris Olympics after a series of successful bouts at the 2nd World Qualification Tournament. Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. French-Armenian journalist returns to France after 41-day hunger strike Nicolian said on social media on Sunday, June 2 that he needs to improve his health in order to “continue the fight”. |