WebApricot Pan-Armenian online film festival is over. The festival was launched on November 15, 2011 by the initiative of GOLDEN APRICOT IFF and WebTV.am Internat TV. The Sponsor of the Festival is VivaCell-MTS.
49 films from different genres were shown during the festival. One of the films was taken out from the competition by the author’s will.
2 prizes in amount of 1000 USD and 500 USD, equivalent for AMD were prescribed for the winners, determined by internet voting.
During the festival, from November 15 to December 21 (37 days) 49 films had 42.032 viewers.
By the decision of the organizers, the award giving ceremony, which was scheduled on December 25, is delayed because of some technical interventions made to internet voting process by film authors and their “fans”. All the interventions are recorded by WebTv.am Internet TV.
Once again having observed the technical records of internet voting process, the festival organizers having discovered significant breaches are cancelling the internet voting results.
A professional jury was gathered to decide the winners. Grand Prize and 1000USD went to “Autumn Sun”, director Diana Kardumyan.
Speacial Prize and 500USD went to “The Dead Angle”, director Arsen Airapetian.
Incentive awards were given to: “Soft Touch”, director Nareh Mkrtchian, “Nakhsho’s School”, director Gohar Khachatryan, “Help Them Now”, director ArtNerses, “Bye-Bye”, directors Areg Mkrtchian, Hrayr Lazyan, Ashot Harutyunyan.
The professional jury members are: Ara Khanjyan, Siranuysh Galstyan, Gohar Hakobyan, Karine Rafayelyan. The head of the jury is Mikayel Stamboltsyan.
The results of jury voting you is posted on webtv.am website.
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Grand Prize and 1000USD went to “Autumn Sun”, director Diana Kardumyan.
Being 77 years old, Teodoros Angelopoulos, a Greek filmmaker, one of the world’s most respected representative of cinema, was killed in an accident at the shooting place. Teo Angelopoulos was an Honorary guest for GOLDEN APRICOT IFF in 2010. During the festival was organized the retrospective of the Maestro’s films and he was awarded by “Parajanov’s Thaler” for his outstanding contribution to world cinema. 
“Nader and Simin. A Separation” by Asghar Farhadi, the General award-winning film of GOLDEN APRICOT IFF in 2011, won one of the prestigious awards, the Golden Globe Awards for the Best Foreign Language Film. 
Financed by European Union, Eurasiadoc Project together with Directors Across Borders program of Golden Apricot Yerevan IFF have organized a two-week Scriptwriting Documentary Workshop in Armenia for the first time from November 28 to December 11. 
