Armenian Studies Program Fourth Annual Film Festival Awards

Staff Report

The awards were based on an audience survey taken during the Film Festival and during Dr. Dickran Kouymjian’s Armenian Film class.

Best Film
1st Piano Director: Nika Shek
2nd The Lighthouse Director: Carissa D. Vanitzian
3rd Tie Dark Forest Director: Roger Kupelian
The Hadjian Story Director: Denise Gentilini

Best Director
1st Nika Shek, Piano
2nd Roger Kupelian, Dark Forest
3rd Tie Paul Chaderjian, Post Soviet Media in Armenia; Carissa D. Vanitzian, The Lighthouse; Kevin Shahinian, For Which It Stands

Best Original Theme
1st The Lighthouse Carissa D. Vanitzian
2nd Piano Nika Shek
3rd Les Films de Saché Sarkis (Zabunyan)