  Atom Egoyan: Golden Apricot is not only cultural but political event  July 11, 2010 - 16:45 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The organizers of Golden Apricot Film Festival did not spare efforts to make it established, said Atom Egoyan, filmmaker and President of the Festival. “To tell the truth, I was annoyed with receiving an invitation to Golden Apricot for the first time but I changed my opinion soon. Golden Apricot is not only cultural but political event, as it helps reflection of various international issues,” he told reporters on July 11. “The Festival gains popularity year by year. It's a unique brand of Armenia,” Egoyan said.   Top stories 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”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
