4 Armenian films have been awarded the “Pomegranate” prize
At the “Pomegranate” film festival held in Canada, 5 Armenian films have received awards in various categories.
In the “Best Feature Film” category, Anna Harutyunyan’s “The Other Side of the Medal” won. This film tells the story of weightlifter Nazik Avdalyan, who gained global recognition for her sporting achievements. The film showcases her personal struggles, battles, and victories.
In the “Best Short Documentary Film” category, “They Won Through Living” won. The film is about orphaned girls who grew up in orphanages in Alexandrapol (Armenia) after the genocide. Their descendants share their stories.
In the “Best Animated Film” category, two Armenian directors received awards. David Babayan’s animated film “Dream of Kafka”, inspired by Franz Kafka’s works and thinking, presents Kafka’s mystical and symbolic world, where contradictions and anxieties blend between reality and dreams.
Arpine Anday’s “The Song of the Flying Leaves” is also an animated film. It highlights the diversity of the human inner world and inner struggles by creating a magical environment. The film explores personal crises as well as the contradictions that can arise between the human inner world and the external reality. The plot, as the title suggests, unveils the aspirations of freedom, flight, and dreams through the metaphor of “flying leaves.”
In the “Mini Documentary Film” category, Daniel Kilajyan’s “The Falcons” won. Tshakhruk Ethnoband, made up of children from Armenia’s state-run “Children’s Home” and including children with special needs, revives the tradition of Armenian folk music, showcasing the transformative power of art. Under the leadership of sisters Anna and Anahit Mkhitaryan, the children overcome their physical limitations and unite to celebrate their culture and talent, demonstrating that courage and creativity can unite them, regardless of abilities or physical condition.