Bestselling novel “Art of Hearing Heartbeats” to get film treatmentFebruary 13, 2017 - 11:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sherry Hormann is to direct an adaptation of Jan-Philipp Sendker’s novel “Art of Hearing Heartbeats” with Dor Film producing and Senator Film on board as co-producer. Wild Bunch will release the film in Germany, Variety reports. The novel, published in 2002, has sold more than one million copies, and has been translated into 25 languages. Sendker will pen the screenplay. Hormann, who is best known for “Desert Flower” and “3096 Days,” will start to shoot in early 2018. Danny Krausz will produce for Dor and Senator’s Ulf Israel and David Kehrl will co-produce. The love story, which is set in Burma, spans the decades between the 1950s and the present. 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 | Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |