Kukaracha Armenian-Russian 3D animation film to premiere in YerevanApril 6, 2011 - 16:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On April 6, Yerevan’s Moscow cinema will premiere Kukaracha 3D animation film. The film came as a result of a joint work of TouchFX Armenian animation studio and Paradise Russian company. The budget of the film, created over the period of 4 years, comprised USD 4.5 million. Within a week of screening in Moscow, the film hit USD 1 million at the box-office. As film creators, TouchFX studio director and film producer Vahe Sargsyan and TouchFX technical director Vardan Karapetyan told a news conference in Yerevan, “the project met with skepticism at the very start. No one believed it will ever be completed. But, the hard part is just beginning. Armenia has serious potential. With professional young specialists, Armenian cinema will soon start a new life.” The first Armenia-Russian animation film lasts 77 min. The film will be screened during 3 weeks. Tickets cost – AMD 1000-2000. 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. |