GOLDEN APRICOT FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Aysor
July 19 2010
Armenia
The 7th Golden Apricot International Film Festival announced the
winners. The festival closing ceremony was held in the Moscow Cinema
and all films awarded prizes were screened on Sunday.
In the International Feature competition, Golden Apricot for the Best
Feature Film was awarded to the Turkish director Reha Erdem for the
film Kosmos. Silver Apricot Special Prize for Feature Film went to
Sergey Loznitsa for the film My Joy.
In the International Documentary Competition, Golden Apricot for
the Best Documentary Film went to to Pavel Kostomarov for the film
Together. Silver Apricot Special Prize for Documentary Film went to
Vadim Jendreyko for the film The Woman with Five Elephants.
In the Armenian Panorama Competition, Golden Apricot for the Best
Armenian Film was awarded to Arman Yeritsyan and Inna Sahakyan for
the film The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia, Silver Apricot Special
Prize for Armenian Film went to Comes Chahbazian for the film Down
Here. Special Mention prize went to Nikolay Davtyan for the film
Uncle Valya.
FPRESCI Jury Award went to Jasmila ŽbaniÄ~G for the film On the Path.
Ecumenical Jury Award went to Suren Babayan for the film Don't Look
in the Mirror, and the Special Recommendation to Aleksei Popogrebsky
for the film How I Ended This Summer.
Hrant Matevosyan Prize went to Marat Sargsyan for the short film
Lernavan, which also received the Best Short Film Award by the British
Council Armenia.
The closing ceremony was conducted by French-Armenian filmmaker Serge
Avedikian whose film "Barking Island" closed the festival.
From: A. Papazian
Aysor
July 19 2010
Armenia
The 7th Golden Apricot International Film Festival announced the
winners. The festival closing ceremony was held in the Moscow Cinema
and all films awarded prizes were screened on Sunday.
In the International Feature competition, Golden Apricot for the Best
Feature Film was awarded to the Turkish director Reha Erdem for the
film Kosmos. Silver Apricot Special Prize for Feature Film went to
Sergey Loznitsa for the film My Joy.
In the International Documentary Competition, Golden Apricot for
the Best Documentary Film went to to Pavel Kostomarov for the film
Together. Silver Apricot Special Prize for Documentary Film went to
Vadim Jendreyko for the film The Woman with Five Elephants.
In the Armenian Panorama Competition, Golden Apricot for the Best
Armenian Film was awarded to Arman Yeritsyan and Inna Sahakyan for
the film The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia, Silver Apricot Special
Prize for Armenian Film went to Comes Chahbazian for the film Down
Here. Special Mention prize went to Nikolay Davtyan for the film
Uncle Valya.
FPRESCI Jury Award went to Jasmila ŽbaniÄ~G for the film On the Path.
Ecumenical Jury Award went to Suren Babayan for the film Don't Look
in the Mirror, and the Special Recommendation to Aleksei Popogrebsky
for the film How I Ended This Summer.
Hrant Matevosyan Prize went to Marat Sargsyan for the short film
Lernavan, which also received the Best Short Film Award by the British
Council Armenia.
The closing ceremony was conducted by French-Armenian filmmaker Serge
Avedikian whose film "Barking Island" closed the festival.
From: A. Papazian