The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia documentary wins another prizeOctober 19, 2010 - 21:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia documentary by filmmakers Inna Sahakyan and Arman Yeritsyan was awarded the grand prix of the 19th International Festival of Ethnological Films in Belgrade, Serbia. The film will be screened at an international festival in Leipzig on October 22 and at Nur Armenian film festival in Toronto, Canada, on October 24, the press service of Bars Media Documentary Film Studio told PanARMENIAN.Net The film tells about two Armenian tightrope dancers and their dying out art in Armenia. Earlier, the film received prizes at international festivals in various countries. The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia was premiered on the Global Voices series, Sunday, October 17, on the PBS WORLD channel. Besides, the film was aired by TV channels of Japan, Switzerland, Poland, Finland and other countries. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE 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. |