Burbank Film Festival to feature Armenian Genocide documentary August 29, 2017 - 13:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Crow's of the Desert: A Hero's Journey Through the Armenian Genocide," a 2016 film by director Marta Houske telling the story of the destruction of 1,5 million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire will screen as part of the Burbank International Film Festival. The festival on Monday, August 28 announced official program selections for the 9th Annual edition of the festival set for September 6 through September 10. The documentary is based on the "Memoirs of Levon Yotnakhparian", a true story of one man's brave adventures to stay alive, and help save his people from near extinction. More than 180 feature and short films representing 60 countries will be presented during the five-day event, along with artist tributes, panels, and festivities.   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 |  Topic Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
