October 23- 25, 2009 -- Arpa International Film Festival

Arpa International Film Festival

October 23-25, 2009

Egyptian Theatre

Opening Night Gala

Valentina Rendón, Haik Gazarian, Director Venezzia

Erika Cohn, Director, and Natasha Atalla, Producer When The Voices Fade

Ernesto Ferro

Natasha Atalla, Producer & Erika Cohn, Director When The Voices Fade

Ernesto Ferro

Yerevan Magazine

Lucy Martens, Director / Producer Voices From Inside - Israelis Speak

Erika Cohn, Director, and Natasha Atalla, Producer When The Voices Fade

Michele Gottlieb, Yash Bhatt, Erika Cohn, Director,

Natasha Atalla, Produce, and John Bishara When The Voices Fade

Lucy Martens, Director / Producer Voices From Inside - Israelis Speak

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Closing Night Gala

Erika Cohn, Director, and Natasha Atalla, Producer When The Voices Fade

Ernesto Ferro

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Arpa International Film Festival Awards

Documentary:

Return to Mexico City

Short Film:

The Tangent (La Tangente)

Animation:

Dress Story

Director:

Sonbahar

Screenplay:

Venezzia

Picture:

Venezzia

Arpa Breakthrough Award 2009:

Greg Lalazarian for Chasing Tchaikovsky

Arpa/AT&T Award for

Environmental Conservation and Stewardship:.

Armenian Educational Foundation (AEF) received the Arpa Foundation Award for the film, "Because Education Matters", and for contributing to the legacy of academic scholarship to schools around the world.

Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award:

Lucy Martens and Marjorie Wright, for

Voices from Inside - Israelis Speak

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