  Malatya film festival organizers refrained from using Armenian brand September 18, 2010 - 14:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Organizers of an international film festival to be held in Malatya, Turkey, from November 26 to December 2, decided that the prize to be handed to the winners will be named Crystal Apricot, instead of Golden Apricot planned earlier, Cihan news agency reported. Milliyet newspaper said in mid August that Golden Apricot festival will feature 100 films, with 10 000 euro for the best film and 3 000 euro for the best director, best actor and best actress respectively. The article mentioned in conclusion that “Golden Apricot festival is also held in Yerevan.” Meanwhile, the center of Golden Apricot International Film Festival said that GAIFF, hosted by Yerevan annually, has nothing to do with the festival to be held in Malatya. “We can take Turkey to court for using our brand,” the center said in a statement.   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 |  Latest news Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia  Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports.Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |
