Yerevan to host KIN Women's International Film FestivalNovember 2, 2016 - 11:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The 13th edition of KIN Women's International Film Festival will be held in Yerevan on November 4-8, which will feature 60 movies from 20 countries. The word "kin" means a woman in Armenian. The Armenia-hosted festival seeks to promote women’s creativity, establish a network among female filmmakers from different parts of the world and give an insight into various cultures. Also, the event aims to address through films issues of violence, inequality, discrimination and other problems related to women’s rights. Zeynep Koprulu from Turkey is among this year's guests of the festival which will feature short, documentary, animated and feature films from around the world. 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. |