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  • First-Ever National Cinema Competition To Be Held In Armenia

    FIRST-EVER NATIONAL CINEMA COMPETITION TO BE HELD IN ARMENIA

    Tert.am
    18:24 09.09.11

    On September 9, the Armenian National Movie Center, Orange Armenia
    Company and the National Cinema Development Fund announced their
    intention to institute the national cinema annual award. The initiative
    is supposed to promote the development of national cinema production,
    discover of new names, unite Armenia's film industry workers, support
    new projects and maintain the best traditions of Armenian cinema.

    "Cinema is one of the priority fields sponsored by Orange. It is for
    more than six months that the Orange cinema service has been operating
    in Armenia, its aim being to stimulate interest in cinema. Orange is
    also widely experienced in sponsoring cinema. Our company has been
    an official partner of the Cannes international film festival for ten
    years and of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
    for six years. Armenian cinema has great traditions and a serious
    school. We have been happy to be an official partner of this award
    since the very first year because we believe in the bright future of
    Armenian cinema," Aram Lazarian, Orange Marketing Director, said.

    A jury formed of renowned film and cultural workers will present the
    national cinema award by vote. At the first stage, the jury will select
    two or the films for each category. The winners will be announced at
    the second stage.

    The awards will be presented in 12 categories; the best feature film,
    the best producer, the best cameraman, the best scriptwriter, the
    best painter, the best music, the best female lead, the best male
    role, the best short film, the best documentary, the best cartoon,
    the best debut and the revelation of the year.

    A special award for development of Armenian cinema will be presented
    as well.

    Every year, at the National cinema awards ceremony, the jury will
    discuss the films shot the previous year. The first ceremony, however,
    will be an exception: it will sum up the film production in Armenia
    during its 20-year independence.

    According to the rules, only films produced in Armenia 1991 through
    2011 can take part in the competition.

    Films produced outside Armenia by Armenian producers can participate
    in the competitions during next years.

    The applicants have to present their films to the National Movie
    Center from Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 this year.

    The competition will also have its official website, with all the
    information and news.

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