Germany’s Oscar entry “Labyrinth of Lies” wins Palm Springs Fest awardJanuary 11, 2016 - 10:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Germany’s hope for a Best Foreign-Language Oscar just got a feather in its cap, as “Labyrinth of Lies” won the MercedesBenz Audience Award from the Palm Springs International Film Festival, TheWrap reports. “Lies,” directed by Giulio Ricciarelli, is based on true events exposing the government in covering up the crimes of Nazis during World War II. “Everything is Copy,” an emotional look at late Hollywood legend Nora Ephron took the audience prize for best documentary feature. Runners up for the narrative feature include “1944,” “The Brand New Testament” and “The Carer Hungary.” Doc runner ups include “Good American,” “Made in Bangkok” and “Miss Sharon Jones!” The festival was held from Jan. 1-11, and screened 180 films from 60 countries. The Assassin,” which follows a beautiful and deadly woman on a mission in 9th century China, came out on top alongside India’s “Umrika,” which won the HP Bridging the Borders Awards. 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |