  Moscow cinema hosts Kinoashun national cinema month opening ceremony October 11, 2010 - 19:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Moscow cinema is hosting an opening ceremony of Kinoashun national cinema month to last till November 10. The festival will be opened by Artavazd Peleshyan’s documentary, We. “The festival will be the first step towards restoring the Armenian cinema to Armenian people, providing the public with an access to the national cinema,” Armenian National Film Center director Gevorg Gevorgyan stressed in his opening speech. The festival, to be made an annual event, will feature 100 Armenian movies released in different years. Jubilee events to honor Armenian cinema workers, round table discussions and seminars will be held within festival framework. A film review contest is also on festival agenda, with AMD 100 thousand prize established for the author of best review. Kinoashun festival was organized with the assistance of Armenian Ministry of Culture, under the aegis of Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglaryan.   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 European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
