  Genocide 100 anniv. films screened at Golden Apricot Fest July 9, 2013 - 13:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Over 20 films dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide were screened at the 10th Golden Apricot International Film Festival. The films authored by Diaspora as well as Armenian directors were offered for an expert assessment by the Ministry of Culture and National Cinema Center. The expert group included filmmakers Krzysztof Zanussi and Atom Egoyan, actress Arsinée Khanjian, National Cinema Center director Gevorg Gevorgyan, film critic David Muradyan, the festival art director Susanna Harutyunyan, dramatist Karine Khodikyan and writer Ruben Hovsepyan.   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 Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
