Winners of 6th WebApricot Pan-Armenian Online Award announcedSeptember 8, 2017 - 14:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Five submissions out of the 21 films in 4 different genres received main, special, incentive and audience prizes at the Pan-Armenian Online Award, organized by the Golden Apricot International Film Festival in collaboration with webtv.am cultural online TV for the 6th year now. The general partner of WebApricot Pan-Armenian Online Award is VivaCell-MTS. This year, for the first time Armenia's ministry of culture has joined the initiative by allocating a special prize. During the submission process, 21 feature, short, documentary, and animation films by both aspiring and renowned film directors were streamed by webtv.am cultural online TV. Among the jury members were member of Public Television and Radio Council of Armenia, Head of Journalism department at Yerevan State Pedagogical University Levon Galstyan, Editor in Chief of Newmag journal, screenwriter Gnel Nalbandyan, TV journalist Marat Ordyan, and producer Narine Kochar. The award ceremony took place at Loft center for self-development. Founder the Golden Apricot International Film Festival Harutyun Khachatryan, VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian and founder of webtv.am online TV Arayik Manukyan delivered remarks. The main prize, a monetary award in the amount of AMD 400,000 provided by VivaCell-MTS, was granted to director Naira Muradyan for “Ballet” animated film. “If you want to reveal the best in a person, create favorable conditions and give them the opportunity to realize personal potential. The format of the Web Apricot serves exactly this purpose. It is a platform for aspiring professionals in the film industry to realize their dreams. There are no financial difficulties connected with buying professional cinema equipment or overcoming other obstacles. All one needs is a device with a camera and talent,” said VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian. The Special Prize provided by the culture ministry, in the amount of AMD 300,000, was handed over to the film “The Road” by director Angela Frangyan. The film was produced by Bars Media Documentary Film Studio. By the decision of the jury, films “Diana’s Gift” by student of Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography Martin Matevosyan and “The Frame”, diploma work of the Columbia University graduate Ophelia Harutyunyan, received incentive prizes. The Audience Award, which was defined by the number of views, went to the film “Beautiful Arus” by Varuzhan Galtakyan. Winners of Incentive and Audience awards have the opportunity of using professional cinema equipment for free for 10 days within a year. Top stories 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”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |