“Paradjanov” to be featured in Filmfest Hamburg competition program (video)

 September 23, 2013 - 16:22 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Serge Avedikian and Olena Fetisova’s “Paradjanov”, co-produced with Ukraine, France, Georgia and Armenia will be featured in the competition program of Filmfest Hamburg, Ukrainian media reported.

On September 13, the film has been nominated as Ukraine’s submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards.

“Paradjanov” stars Avedikian as a brilliant director Sergey Paradjanov, whose nonconformist behavior conflicts with Soviet System. Parajanov’s eccentricities land him in jail, where his indestructible love for beauty allows him to withstand the years of imprisonment, isolation and oblivion.

“Parajanov” was named the best feature film at Odessa Festival.

Filmfest Hamburg will show about 140 national and international feature and documentary films as world, European or German premiere. The many facets of the program range from sophisticated arthouse films to innovative mainstream cinema.

Academy Award winners and nominees such as Clint Eastwood, Jodie Foster, Christoph Waltz and Julian Schnabel, Dogma-founder Lars von Trier and German directors such as Wim Wenders, Fatih Akin, Andreas Dresen and Tom Tykwer represent the festival’s entire artistic plentitude.

The Festival is due on September 26 to run through October 5.