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Armenian National Film Academy has received 45 submissions for the first Armenian Film Awards “Anahit”, Secretary General at the National Film Academy Raffi Movsisyan told reporters, adding 35 members of the Academy have voted for the best 14 films to compete in 11 main competition categories: Feature, Documentary, Short Film, Animation, Director, Operator, Scriptwriter, Actor, Actress, Composer, Designer.

“Anahit” Film Awards ceremony will take place on December 28 in one of Public Television’s pavilions to be broadcasted the next day at 21:30.

To note, Armenian films created from November 2016 to October 2016, produced by state or private studios as well as joint productions with at least 20 percent of Armenian financing and with a creative staff comprising mostly Armenian citizens can participate in the competition.  

The Chairman of Armenian National Film Academy Harutyun Khachatryan, present at the press conference, the Academy has wished to initiate the Film Awards since its establishments, yet they gave a time for self-realization to another “Hayak” Awards, that was organized by National Cinema Center of Armenia.  

“Considering the fact, that “Hayak” Awards has not been held for the past two years, the Academy which is tasked with holding awards, came to a decision to proceed with its Anahit Film Awards which is held through open voting,” Khachatryan added.

Council member of the Academy Aneta Yerznkyan on her part pointed out that Awards will create an atmosphere conductive of film production with greater efforts by the film producers to represent their works in the best possible way.

Below is the full list of the nominations for Anahit National Film Awards.  


Feature Competition
“Good Morning”, Director: Anna Arevshatyan
“Life and Struggle”, Director: Mher Mkrtchyan
“The Silence of the Master”, Director: Vigen Chaldranyan
“28.94 Local Time”, Director: Davit Safaryan

Documentary Competition
“Court proceedings”, Director:Ara Mnatsakanyan
“Last Wish”, Director: Armen Khachatryan
“Deadlock”, Director Harutyun Khachatryan





Short Film Competition
“Anyone there?” Director: Ashot Hovsepyan,
“Simon’s Road” Director: Edgar Baghdasaryan
«City beneath a city” Director: Hrachya Zakaryan

Animation Competition
“New Year”, Director:  Naira Muradyan
“Expidition X”, Director: Gohar Khachatryan
“Msho Geghen”, Director: Armine Harutyunyan


Best Director
Davit Safaryan (“28.94 Local Time”)
Harutyun Khachatryan (“Deadlock”)
Mher Mkrtchyan (“Life and Struggle”)
Vigen Chaldranyan (“The Silence of the Master”)


Operator
Artur Ustyan (“The Silence of the Master”)
Armen Khachatryan (“28.94 Local Time”)
Vahagn Ter-Hakobyan (“Life and Struggle”)

Scriptwriter
Mher Mkrtchyan (“Life and Struggle”)
Michael Stamboltsyan, Harutyun Khachatryan (“Deadlock”)
Sevada grigoryan (“Good Morning”)


Best Actor
Ashot Adayan (“28.94 Local Time”)
Vardan Mkrtchyan (“The Silence of the Master”)
 Samvel Tadevosyan (“Life and Struggle”)
 
Best Actress
Ani Khachikyan (“Life and Struggle”)
Ani Ghazaryan (“The Silence of the Master”)
Yana Druz (“28.94 Local Time”)

Best Designer
Davit Dadunashvili (“Earthquake”)
Michayel Antonyan, Vardan Sedrakyan (“28.94 Local Time”)
Nerses Sedrakyan, Avet Tonoyan (“Life and Struggle”)
Vigen Chaldranyan (“The Silence of the Master”)

Best Composer
Arsen Martirosyan (“Life and Struggle”)
Hayko (“Earthquake”)
Vahagn Hayrapetyan, Karen Harutyunyan (“Good Morning”).