Berlin Int’l Film Festival to feature movie on Armenian GenocideJanuary 29, 2016 - 11:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The movie “Houses without doors" by Syrian-Armenian Avo Kaprealian will premiere at the Berlinale, Kantsasar newspaper said in a Facebook post. The film portrays the changes in the life of an Armenian family on Aleppo’s frontline in Al Midan, an area that brought shelter to the persecuted Armenians 100 years ago and many displaced Syrians today. From the balcony of his home, the director films with a small camera the changes in his neighborhood and his own family, interweaving his images with extracts from classical films to illustrate the parallels between the Armenian Genocide and Syrians’ reality today. Berlin International Film Festival will be held on February 11-21. Avo Kaprealian was born in 1986 in Aleppo and is from a Syrian-Armenian family. He left his hometown to study theater at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts. He took part in several film workshops organized by DocMed, Bidayyat for Audiovisual Arts and Screen Institute Beirut on the development of film ideas in general and his feature documentary “Houses without doors” which he filmed entirely by himself. Related links: Top stories American actor of Armenian descent Eric Bogosian has been cast in the upcoming TV adaptation of Anne Rice's "Interview with the Vampire". Paris Center Pompidou Musée National d’Art Moderne will host the screening of Sergei Parajanov’s "Triptych" on December 15. 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. Partner news | Kazakh Foreign Minister arrives in Armenia Kazakh Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu on Monday, March 18 arrived in Armenia for a two-day trip. Aliyev touts “good chances” for normalizing ties with Armenia Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has declared that there are “good chances” for normalizing relations with Armenia. Putin secures fifth term as Russian president Russian President Vladimir Putin has secured a fifth term in office through a dubious national plebiscite. Top Armenian, Indian defense officials discuss cooperation The discussions primarily focused on enhancing cooperation in the defence sector between Armenia and India. |