“Road To” Russian student film wins Cannes Cinefondation awardMay 26, 2012 - 16:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Student films from Russia, Cuba and New York's NYU have won prizes in the 15th Cinefondation section at the Cannes Film Festival, organizers announced on Friday, May 26, TheWrap reported. "Doroga Na" ("The Road to"), a Russian film from Taisia Igumentseva of the VGIK school, was awarded first place, which carries with it a 15,000 Euro prize. NYU student Matthew James Reilly won second place and 11,250 Euros for his film "Abigail," while Miguel Angel Moulet from EICTV in Cuba won third place and 7,500 Euros for "Los Anfitriones" ("The Hosts"). Winners were chosen by a jury headed by director Jean-Pierre Dardenne (pictured). The prizes were awarded during a ceremony at the Bunuel Theatre, followed by screenings of the winning short films. More than 1,700 films were submitted to Cinefondation this year, and 15 films from 14 different countries were chosen to compete. Past winners of Cinefondation prizes include Romanian director Corneliu Porumboiu, who went on to direct the acclaimed 2009 film "Police, Adjective." Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |