YEREVAN. – U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern announced the winners of  documentary competition at Moscow cinema on Friday.

The winners in in the categories of Best Film, Best Story, and Best Cinematography were announced.

Narine Kocharyan got award in Best Film category, Best Story was presented by Aram Kirakosyan and in the category of the Best Film the prize went to Avetis Avetisyan.

During the event, three of the winning films were screened, and the authors received HD camcorders. The winner of  Best Film category was also awarded a certificate for participation in the international film festival. 

Ambassador John Heffern said the authors of the winning film will also get an opportunity to visit the United States. In addition, he presented certificates to all of the 23 contestants.

The U.S. Embassy planned the Emerging Documentary Talent project in partnership with Tumo Center for Creative Technologies.

The project challenged aspiring young Armenian filmmakers, ages 17-26, to pick a social, economic, or political issue in Armenia and highlight it in their short documentaries. The project included a series of workshops with international and local experts during  January-March. The documentary film competition invited submissions from young Armenian filmmakers and resulted in 28 films submitted for the competition phase.