The National Film Awards

In March 2012, for the first time in the Armenian cinema history National Film Awards will take place in Yerevan.

92 films will be presented for the awards in 12 nominations: best picture, best director, best artist, best music, best cameraman, best actress, best actor, best screenwriter, best short film, best documentary film, best animated film, best debut of the year. The jury of the awards will award the National Film Prize after two voting phases.

Besides main nomination categories a special prize will be awarded for the contribution to the Armenian film development. The statute to be awarded to the chosen nominees is already ready. It represents a combination of forefingers and thumbs of two hands and is made from marble and gold-plated bronze. It is called "hayak" in Armenian.