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    Internews
    May 7 2004

    Armenia Hosts its First Youth Film Festival


    Internews Armenia Programs Manager David Matevossian granting an
    award to the film "Noradus."
    (May 6, 2004) Internews presented a special incentive prize to two
    young Armenian filmmakers, Artak Margaryan and Susan Simonyan, during
    the first youth film festival in Armenia.

    The special prize - a certificate and 200 US dollars - was presented
    by Internews Programs Manager David Matevossian for camera work and
    sound design in the documentary, `Noradus,' a film that highlights
    the history and present concerns of an Armenian village near Lake
    Sevan, one of the largest high altitude lakes in the world.

    More than 160 films were featured at the `It's Me' Film Festival in
    Yerevan held April 25 through May 2 and organized by the
    Cinematographers' Union of Armenia, the Institute of Cinema and
    Theatre and Internews. The festival brought together young filmmakers
    from Armenia, Russia, Syria, Iran, Canada and France.

    The grand prize went to Yevgenya Shekoyan for her film `There I saw
    the World,' which was distributed to Armenian TV stations by
    Internews under the Open Skies project, `Films of Crisis Times.' A
    film produced during an Internews training project about a children's
    development center was among the finalists and was screened at the
    festival.

    Internews Armenia is funded by grants from the United States Agency
    for International Development.
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