IN RUBEN GEVORGIANTS’ OPINION, IT’S ME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WILL NOT HAVE GRAND PRIX PRIZE-WINNER THIS YEAR
Noyan Tapan
Apr 18 2007
YEREVAN, APRIL 18, NOYAN TAPAN. It’s Me (Yes Em) annual international
youth festival will be held for the fourth time on April 25-30 in
Yerevan on the initiative of Union of Cinematographers of Armenia.
As film maker Ruben Gevorgiants, festival’s Director and Chairman
of jury, said at the April 18 press conference, 220 films have
been received from 17 countries for participation in the festival
and the jury selected 105 out of them. According to R. Gevorgiants’
observations, the quality of films presented last year was higher than
the quality of films presented this year. "In the respect of quantity
there are more films, but no essential development was noticed in
the respect of quality." R. Gevorgian also stated that in general,
"fiction films are very weak among films presented to the festival"
and documentary films are comparatively good. The Director of the
festival also expressed an opinion that in all probability, there will
be no Grand Prix this year, as he does not see a work pretending on
that prize among the presented films.
R. Gevorgiants also said that the majority of people who presented
films to the festival are young creators. Most of them will take part
in the festival for the first time. "This festival is organized just
for them, for them to be able to present their works and pave the way
for themselves," R. Gevorgiants said. The Director of the festival
also said that producers, who won prizes in this festival in previous
years, succeeded in another festivals, too.
"This means that the jury is unbiassed and our criteria correspond
to the international ones," R. Gevorgiants said.
The Chairman of the jury also said that in all probability, henceforth
the festival will be organized once in two years, as no interesting
films containing something new are created within one year.
The festival’s steering committee has instituted 8 prizes: the best
fiction film, the best documentary film, the best student work, the
best cameramen’s work, the best producer’s work, the best musical
clip, the best animation film, the best video-art. All participants
will receive a diploma, a prize and a monetary award.
R. Gevorgiants also said that Ara Vahuni new prize has been instituted
in the documentary film nomination in memory of the famous film
director.
In the words of the festival’s responsible person, more than 7 mln
drams (nearly 20 thousand USD) has been spent on the whole festival,
1.5 mln drams out of which was allocated by RA Ministry of Culture
and Youth Affairs.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
