 SunChild 7th Int'l Environmental Festival wraps up in Armenia October 19, 2017 - 12:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The closing award ceremony of SunChild 7th International Environmental Festival took place on October 17 in Yerevan, Armenia, with winning films announced in 3 categories: WildLife, Environmental, Youth and Children. The winner International WildLife category is "Lemming, the Little Giant of the North" by Zoltan Torok from Sweden. International Environmental category's winner is "When Two Worlds Collide" by Heidi Brandenburg and Mathew Orzel, (USA, UK, Peru). The prize of the International Youth and Children category went to "BENU" by Steffen Oberle, Enzio Probst, Dominik Schön (Germany). The closing ceremony was followed by the screening of "Project Wild Thing" by David Bond. 83 films from all over the world were displayed in the framework of the SunChild Festival's informational and competition program, 9 workshops and 5 exhibitions were organized in 17 venues across Yerevan. The SunChild International Environmental Festival's format is very unique and first in its kind in the South Caucasus. The Festival has been organized since 2007 by the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC) in support of its general partner VivaCell-MTS.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border  The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
