“The Tribe,” “Party Girl” nommed for European Discovery awardOctober 13, 2014 - 18:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Two Spanish, one British, one French and a Ukrainian film have made the shortlist for the 2014 European Discovery award, the European Film Academy's best first feature prize, according to The Hollywood Reporter. This year's nominees include Yann Demange's Belfast political drama 71, Party Girl from French writer/director collective Marie Amachoukeli, Claire Burger and Samuel Theis, and Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy's The Tribe, a look at a tough gang of Ukrainian teens made up entirely of deaf mutes. Spanish filmmakers lead the way this year with two nominees: Carlos Marques-Marcet’s debut feature 10,000 KM, a look at the trials of long-distance love; and Fernando Franco's psychological drama Wounded. The nominees were picked by an expert panel made up of members of the European Film Academy and representatives of the Fipresci international federation of film critics. The some 3,000 members of the European Film Academy will vote on the winner of this year's European Discovery Award, which will be announced at the European Film Awards in Riga, Latvia on Dec. 13. Top stories 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”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |