Russian doping doc “Icarus” to open AFI Docs 2017 May 13, 2017 - 13:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - AFI has unveiled the lineup for the Washington, D.C.-based documentary festival, AFI Docs 2017, The Hollywood Reporter reveals. Opening the fest is Bryan Fogel's Icarus, which premiered at this year's Sundance and follows Russian "anti-doping" doctor Grigory Rodchenkov, who became a whistle-blower, detailing Russia’s state-sponsored Olympic doping program that took place ahead of the 2016 Summer Games in Rio. The five-day fest will close out with Year of the Scab from John Dorsey, which follows the '87 NFL season when football players participated in a union strike, leading to replacement of "scab" players taking the field. The 15th edition of the festival will showcase 103 films representing 28 countries. AFI Docs 2017 runs from June 14 to 18.  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 Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
