  Harutyun Khachatryan: interest towards Armenian cinema continues growing worldwide  June 29, 2010 - 16:31 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Director of Golden Apricot international festival Harutyun Khachatryan said that the lack of cinema theaters is among basic problems related to cinema in Armenia. The Office of Yerevan Mayor promised to provide a new building for cinema school, Khachatryan told a press conference on June 29. "Hopefully, we will celebrate its opening soon," he said. According to him, new cinema theaters should be opened to host lectures each weekend to prepare audience for cinema festivals. Khachatryan also noted that the interest towards the Armenian cinema continues growing worldwide, despite prevailing opinion. "3-4 Armenian films are submitted to European and US festivals annually," concluded Khachatryan.   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
