WINNERS OF GOLDEN APRICOT

Azg/arm
20 July 05

The office of Golden Apricot film festival informed that Serge
Avetikian was awarded a special diploma in the Armenian Panorama
nomination for his film “A Beautiful Morning.” Naira Muradian won the
prize for the best animation film for her “The Road” film. Suren
Grigorian and Arno Yeritsian were also awarded special prizes for
their films “Born in Fire” and “Zortian Planet.”

Von Pilikianâ~@~Ys “Hammer and Flame” film won the prize for the best
documentary in the Armenian Panorama competition. “A Balloon” by Aram
Heqimian and Aruna Naijimi received special diploma. While Arman
Yeritsianâ~@~Ys film “In the Open Air” won the grand prix.

Yervand Janikian, Annette Scheotse (Latvia-Germany) and Pirio
Honkasalo (Finland-Sweden-Denmark) were awarded prizes for the best
documentary film in the international competition. Fow Pyng Hu
received the juryâ~@~Ys diploma for his film “Paradise Girls,” while
Ilia Khorzhanovsky (Russia) and Lisandro Alesandro
(Argentina-France-Netherlands) received the special prizes in the
competition of the feature films. Alexander Sokurov who represented
Russia won the grand prix for the feature films for his “The Sun.”

The organizers of the festival awarded Zanussi and Kiarostami with
prizes for their contribution to the development of cinema. Jack
Kahil received the prize of RA Union of Cinematographers for his film
“Long Gone. RA Union of Cinematographers considered the film by
Robert Gedikian “My Father Is an Engineer” and Veshim Ustaughiâ~@~Ys
film ” Waiting for the Clouds” as the best films.

Naira Muradian received the Hrant Matevosian prize for the scenario
of her film “The Road.”

By Tamar Minasian

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