U.S. helmer to direct film on Turkish interference in “40 Days of Musa Dagh” productionJune 4, 2012 - 20:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - American director Edwin Avaness is set to launch a documentary film project about the interference of Turkish state in the United States to impede the production of the film, based on the book by Franz Werfel, The 40 Days of Musa Dagh, independent French journalist Jean Eckian told PanARMENIAN.Net In 2006, actor Sylvester Stallone had expressed a desire to direct a film based on the novel. But following a campaign by the powerful Turkish association ASIMED, Stallone had to give up, as did Mel Gibson in 2009. In France, Henri Verneuil himself had tried to edit the film. For this exceptional project of universal historic significance, the designer and director Edwin Avaness needs the financial support of the community to complete the project which is the first demonstration of the Turkish state denial. The names of generous donors will be credited to the screen. The funds will be collected by the association, nonprofit, Friends of Armenian Cultural Treasures. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |