The Wegner Award
The Armin T. Wegner Award
For the vision to see the truth… and the courage to speak it.
Founded in 2003 through the efforts of the Armin T. Wegner Society of USA, the Armin T. Wegner Award is presented annually by the Arpa Foundation for Film, Music and Art as a humanitarian honor. Each year, at the discretion of the executive committee, the award is given to a motion picture that contributes to the fight for social conscience and human rights — a cause to which Armin T. Wegner dedicated his life.
Katia Guiragossian, Recipient of Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award 2024
Filmmaker Katia Guiragossian from France was honored with the Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award at the 27th Arpa International Film Festival for her documentary film, Missak and Mélinée Manouchian. The film honors her great-uncle and grand-aunt, iconic figures of…
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Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award 2023
Filmmaker Inna Sahakyan was honored with the Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award at the 26th Arpa International Film Festival. Filmmaker Inna Sahakyan was honored with the Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award at the 26th Arpa International Film Festival for her hybrid feature-animation-documentary film, Aurora’s Sunrise. The…
Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award 2022
Dr. Eric Esrailian receives Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award 2022. Dr. Eric Esrailian, a renowned film producer, physician, and entrepreneur, received the Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award on November 20, 2022, at the…
The Armin T. Wegner Award was not presented in 2021
The Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award was not presented in 2021 as no eligible films were submitted to meet the award’s criteria.
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The Armin T. Wegner Award was not presented in 2020
The Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award was not presented in 2020 as no eligible films were submitted to meet the award’s criteria.
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The winners of the Armin T. Wegner Award 2019
The Stateless Diplomat: Diana Apcar’s Heroic Life Filmmakers Mimi Malayan and Arthur Muradyan were the visionary creators behind “The Stateless Diplomat: Diana Apcar’s Heroic Life”. This poignant film chronicles a pivotal chapter in…
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The Armin T. Wegner Award was not presented in 2018
The Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award was not presented in 2018 as no eligible films were submitted to meet the award’s criteria.
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Winner 2017: Terry George
Academy Award-winning screenwriter-director Terry George was bestowed with the Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award the 20th Arpa International Film Festival for the feature film The Promise on November 5, 2017. The award ceremony…
Winner 2016: Bared Maronian
Four time Regional Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker Bared Maronian was bestowed with the Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award at the 19th Arpa International Film Festival on November 6, 2016, for his documentary…
Winner 2015: Ela Alyamak & Aren Perdeçi
Both filmmakers were born in Istanbul, Turkey, however Aren Perdeçi is a descendant of the Ottoman Armenians. They received the Armen T. Wegner Humanitarian Award for their feature film Lost Birds at the…
The Armin T. Wegner Award was not presented in 2014
The Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award was not presented in 2014 as no eligible films were submitted to meet the award’s criteria.
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The Armin T. Wegner Award was not presented in 2013
The Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award was not presented in 2013, as no eligible films were submitted to meet the award’s criteria.
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Winner 2012: Lusine Sahakyan
Lusine Sahakyan is a professor of Turkic Studies at Yerevan State University in Armenia. Author of three books Dr. Sahakyan spent two years making “Hamshen at Crossroads of Past and Present”, a film…
Bryan Single receives the Armin T. Wegner Award 2011
Los Angeles – Director/producer Bryan Single recieved the prestigious Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award at the 14th Annual Arpa International Film Festival in Hollywood on September 24, 2011, for his documentary film “Children of War”(USA/Uganda; 2009, 75 minutes). Bryan Single filmed in the war-zone…
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Eric Friedler honored with the Armin T. Wegner Award 2010
Los Angeles – Director-producer Eric Friedler received the prestigious Armin T. WegnerHumanitarian Award at the Opening Night of the 13th Annual Arpa International Film Festival in Hollywood on September 24, 2010. The feature length docudrama Aghet: Ein Völkermord (Aghet: A Genocide), for which Eric Friedler was honored, was screened at…
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Lucy Martens and Marjoorie Wright receive Armin T. Wegner Award 2009
Los Angeles — Director-producer Lucy Martens (right) and producer Marjorie Wright received the prestigious Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award at the 12th Annual Arpa International Film Festival in Hollywood on October 25, 2009.…
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Theodore Braun receives the Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award 2008
Los Angeles – Writer-director Theodore Braun received the prestigious Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award at the closing of the 11th Annual Arpa International Film Festival at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood on October…
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Carla Garapedian receives the Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award 2007
HOLLYWOOD / STUDIO CITY – Carla Garapedian was the recipient of the Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award for her documentary film Screamers at the Arpa International Film Festival. The gala awards banquet took…
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Dr. J. Michael Hagopian was honored with the Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award 2006
Dr. J. Michael Hagopian was honored with the Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award at the 9th Annual Arpa International Film Festival in 2006. His acclaimed documentary trilogy, “The Witnesses,” which chronicles the history…
James Miller and Fergal Keane were honored with the Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award 2004
Director James Miller and BBC correspondent Fergal Keane were honored with the Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award for their documentary film “Armenia: The Betrayed”. James Miller’s wife, Sophy, received the award on their…