Yerevan hosts Golden Apricot Film Festival closing ceremony

July 14, 2013 – 11:21 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan’s National Academic Theater of Opera and
Ballet hosted the closing ceremony of Golden Apricot 10th
International Film Festival.

In International Feature Competition, the Golden Apricot went to
Serbian filmmaker SrÄ`an Golubovic’s `Circles,’ with Iranian helmer
Majid Barzegar’s `Parviz’ as a runner up. `Araf ` Somewhere
in-Between’ (Turkey/France/Germany, 2012) was granted a Special Jury
Mention.

In Armenian Panorama category, the Golden Apricot was awarded to Maria
Sahakyan’s `I’m Going to Change My Name’. Lusin Dink’s `Saroyanland’
got a Silver Apricot.

In International Documentary Competition the Golden Apricot went to
Bulgarian helmer Svetoslav Stoyanov’s `The Last Black Sea Pirates,’
the Mahdi Fleife’s `A World Not Ours’ granted a Special Mention.

The main prize in Short Film Competition was awarded to Israeli
filmmaker Leon Prudovsky’s `Welcome and¦ Our Condolences,’ Å?ukasz
Ostalski’s `The Mother’ and Elmar Imanov’s `The Swing of the Coffin
Maker’ were granted a Special Jury Mention.

Fipresci Award went to Iranian helmer Salem Salavati’s `The Last
Winter.’ Ecumenic Jury Award was granted to Rusudan Chkonia’s `Keep
Smiling,’ Daria Onyshchenko’s `Eastalgia’ got the Special Jury
Mention.

Tamara Stepanyan’s `Embers got the British Council Award, while Hrant
Matevosyan Special Award was granted to Jivan Avetissyan’s `Broken
Childhood.’

From: Baghdasarian