Armenian film wins 3 top awards at SFAAF festival in ChileDecember 20, 2017 - 13:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An Armenian film titled "The Gift of Diana" has won three awards at the South Film and Arts Academy Festival in Chile. The movie, in particular, was named the best in the categories Best First-Time Director, Best Lead Actress in a Feature Film and Cinematography Honorable Mention in a Feature Film. The short film, which lasts a little over 45 minutes, was nominated in the category of best full-length debut films, as the festival considers entries running more than 40 minutes as full-length films. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE 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. |