KAREKIN II APPRECIATES WINNERS OF TV FESTIVAL

[MosJan]

KAREKIN II APPRECIATES WINNERS OF TV FESTIVAL

On November 14, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, granted Letters of Appreciation to the winners of the television festival "Shoghakat-2001". It is already the second year that "Shoghakat" television studio of the Mother of Holy Etchmiadzin organizes competition-festival of films and video materials on spiritual themes with the aim of promoting the spiritual video materials' production.

 

 

Expressing his appreciation to the organizers and participants of the festival, His Holiness noted that television broadcasts and films on spiritual themes not only contribute to the preaching of the Armenian Church, but also the spiritual-moral education of the society. Nineteen video films, 6 television broadcasts and 6 video clips were presented at the competition-festival.

 

 

On November 10, the solemn ceremony of prizes' granting took place at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. The grand prix of the festival - a radiating altar cross decorated with garnets, which was not granted to any work last year, this year was granted to the authors of the film: "Land of Sacred Rites". The film authors took prizes in other nominations as well. Mr. Edgar Baghdasarian, producer of the same film, has been recognized as the festival's original producer, and Mr. Vahagn Ter-Hakopian, cameraman of the above-mentioned film, has taken the prize for the best work of cameraman. Mr. Arsen Grigorian, sound-producer of the TV film "Mankanots"(orphanage) has won a prize for the film's musical and sound setting. Upon the decision of the demanding jury this year prizes were not granted for the best television broadcast and video clip. The jury of the festival "Shoghakat - 2001" had foreseen encouraging prizes also for recognitive films on spiritual themes, and those prizes were granted to the groups making the films "Mankanots" and "Yererouyk".

 

 

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