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"Golden Apricot" Yerevan 4th International Film Festival

July 15, 2007 17:06

Press Release
July 15, 2007

On July 14, at Yerevan’s Freedom Square, the closing ceremony for the 4th Yerevan International Film Festival was held. The awards ceremony kicked off with a surprise award, the “Tonino Guerra” fund gave the founder-director of “Golden Apricot”, film director Harutyun Khachatryan, the honor of the “Amarcord” medal. Referring to the juries’ decisions of the film festival, it’s correct to say that the majority opinion was in favor of Vardan Hovhanissyan’s, “A Story of People in War and Peace.” The following are the decisions of the five juries of the film festival:
Ecumenical Jury: Ecumenical Award: Vardan Hovhannisyan A Story of People in War and Peace (Armenia) Encouragement Award: Carla Garapedian, Screamers (UK)
FIPRESCI Jury: Vardan Hovhannisyan A Story of People in War and Peace (Armenia)
Armenian Panorama Jury: Golden Apricot: Carla Garapedian Screamers (UK) Silver Apricot: Karen Hovhannisyan Time Out (Russia) Silver Apricot: Vardan Hovhannisyan A Story of People in War and Peace (Armenia) Jury Diploma: Ashot Mkrtchyan Seven Indian Boys (Armenia) Jury Diploma: Igor Apasyan Graffiti (Russia)
International Documentary Competition: Golden Apricot: Vardan Hovhannisyan A Story of People in War and Peace (Armenia) Silver Apricot: Christiaens Xavier The White She-Camel (Belgium)
International Feature Competition: Golden Apricot: Ulrich Seidl Import/Export (Austria) Silver Apricot: Emanuele Crialese Nuovomondo (Italy/France) Special Diploma: Bruno Dumont Flanders (France)
Wishing-Tree Prize: The lucky winner who’s film was chosen at random off the Apricot Wishing-Tree: Gor Baghdasaryan Dinner Time (Armenia)