 6 18.11.14 - Press conference dedicated to Web Apricot online film festival          WebApricot online film fest launches in Yerevan  November 18, 2014 - 16:50 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival and the webtv.am online cultural TV channel launch the WebApricot online film fest that will last till Feb 25, 2015. “It’s the fourth time that VivaCell-MTS supports WebApricot, an important cultural event where the next generation of Armenian filmmakers appears before the public. The Festival provides beginners an opportunity to present their films to a wider audience and attract sponsors,” VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian said. The festival has 1 main and 2 honorable mention prizes. The 1st prize winner will be granted AMD 400,000 and a special diploma. The other winners will receive special diplomas. All winners will also have an opportunity to use professional movie making equipment free of charge for 10 days. The results of the WebApricot will be announced during the awarding ceremony to be held in the period from Feb 25 to March 5, 2015. VivaCell-MTS is the general sponsor of the event.  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 |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
