Director of the Center of Armenian Noncommercial Cinema (CANC) Artashes Hovanessian said that Armenia will host the first Festival of Non-Commercial Independent Cinema on May 28-30.

Applications for participation in the festival will be accepted until May 15.

14 applications have been already received, Hovanessian told a press conference in Yerevan.

Films will be assessed in three categories: basic category (1-10 minute duration), one-minute films and student films.

The jury will include well-known filmmakers. The best five films will participate in UNICA (International Union of Non-Professional Cinema) international festival due August 20-28 in Luxemburg.

The CANC unites all amateur filmmakers of Armenia.

Artashes Hovanessian, who is a professional doctor, received UNICA festival’s Gold Medal in 1988.