  Golden Apricot International Film Festival kicks off in Yerevan  July 7, 2013 - 20:27 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Filmmaker Harutyun Khachatryan has kicked off the 10th Golden Apricot International Film Festival (GAIFF) in Yerevan's Opera and Ballet Theater, with Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, high-ranking officials, diplomats and well-known cultural workers attending. Legendary singer Charles Aznavour, who was given Parajanov Thaler award, and film director Artavazd Peleshian, whose 75th birthday will be celebrated during the festival, are among the GAIFF honorary guests. Composer Aram Khachaturyan’s birth anniversary will also be marked. The opening ceremony was followed by screening of Shoot the Piano Player movie directed by François Truffaut and starring Aznavour. The festival will last till July 14.   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 Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
