GLORY TO VARDAN!!!
By Rouzan Poghosian

AZG Armenian Daily
18/07/2007

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."

Participant of the Artsakh war, film director Vardan Hovahnissian’s
"A Story of People in War and Peace" documentary film was a tremendous
success. It received four jury awards, namely, the Ecumenical Award,
FIPRESCI Jury Award, Silver Apricot Award and Golden Apricot Award.

"This prize belongs to the brave soldiers who perished in the Artsakh
war. It is your, guys!!!," Vardan Hovhannesian said when receiving
the awards.

While Carla Garabedian’s "Screamers" received the Golden Apricot
award and the encouragement award of the ecumenical jury.

The Armenian panorama special prize went to Karen Hovhanessian for
his "Time Out" film. Ashot Mkrtchian ("Seven Indian Boys"), and Igor
Apasian ("Grafiti") received honorary dimplomas.

The documentary jury awarded the Silver Apricot prize to Christiaens
Xavier(Belgium) for his "The White She-Camel" film. The special diploma
of the International Feature Competition went to Bruno Dumont (France)
for his "Flandres" film. The Silver apricot went to Emanuele Crialese’s
"Nuovomondo" (Italy/France) and the Golden Apricot was given to Ulrich
Seidl for his "Import/Export" film (Austria).

The Wishing-Tree Prize lucky winner whose film was chosen at random
off the Apricot Wishing-Tree was Gor Baghdasaryan, young film-director,
for his "Dinner Time" film (Armenia).

After marvelous series of fireworks and the concert given by
the Chamber Music Orchestra conducted by Arama Gharabekian, the
spectators and the guests of the festival watched "The Screamers"
by Carla Garabedian.