This week the cinema hall of the Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art (ACCEA) in Yerevan became a permanent place of visit to a lot of cinema-lovers. They came here to watch the films represented to international cinema festival “One minute, one shot”. This is a seven-year old annual festival held in Yerevan since 2003.
More than 100 films of 1 to 90-minute duration are represented to the festival launched on May 17. The authors are experimental film producers from Armenia, from CIS and European countries. Most of the films participate in the competition held within the framework of the festival, rivaling on three nominations: “One minute, one shot”, “Short film” and “Unlimited film”.
There is no restriction of the film form and genre. The majority of films (90 films) are presented for “One minute, one shot” nomination. Here the only restriction is that the film must not be longer than 1 minute and it must be shot in 1 frame. “Today it is possible to make a film with a cell phone, which will tell more, than a two-hour film prepared with professional techniques,” says the head of “NPAKINO” production, festival organizer Gagik Ghazareh.
This week the cinema hall of the Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art (ACCEA) in Yerevan became a permanent place of visit to a lot of cinema-lovers. They came here to watch the films represented to international cinema festival “One minute, one shot”. This is a seven-year old annual festival held in Yerevan since 2003.
More than 100 films of 1 to 90-minute duration are represented to the festival launched on May 17. The authors are experimental film producers from Armenia, from CIS and European countries. Most of the films participate in the competition held within the framework of the festival, rivaling on three nominations: “One minute, one shot”, “Short film” and “Unlimited film”.
There is no restriction of the film form and genre. The majority of films (90 films) are presented for “One minute, one shot” nomination. Here the only restriction is that the film must not be longer than 1 minute and it must be shot in 1 frame. “Today it is possible to make a film with a cell phone, which will tell more, than a two-hour film prepared with professional techniques,” says the head of “NPAKINO” production, festival organizer Gagik Ghazareh.
The festival closing ceremony will take place on Sunday, May 24. During the ceremony the winners will be handed a diploma and a bronze statue symbolizing the festival. The festival awards are: Best shot, Authors’ Choice, Special diplomas of the Jury, Festival President’s Award. This year there is also another nomination – Journalists’ Sympathy, which will be handed to the selected author of a one-minute film. Three members of the jury out of the twelve are from “Journalists for the Future” NGO. Information about the winners will be HERE.