Premiere of Gzhuk, Armenian analogue of Yeralash, took place in YerevanFebruary 20, 2009 - 20:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On Feb. 20 in Moscow movie theatre hosted the premiere of Gzhuk, a comic TV journal for children. 5 out of 15 ready editions of TV journal were screened. "It was pretty hard to find Armenian directors specializing in comedies, as comedy is not too popular in modern Armenian culture. Yet, thanks to Gzhuk, the children will be able to find something kind, funny and instructive among the programs soap opera-flooded television has to offer" said Gzhuk Art Manager Armen Vatyan. "Still, we're not trying to preach at kids." Actress Lala Mnatsakanyan, who directed 2 Gzhuk editions, said, "Russian Yeralash is 35 years old while we're celebrating the fist steps of little Gzhuk." She added that working with kinds was both a hard and a pleasing experience, as they're very sensitive to lies and falseness, and that "made you put your whole soul into the work." The journal was directed by: Lala Mnatsakanyan, Lusine Erindjakyan, Grigor Khatchatryan, Tigran Khzmalyan, Armen Vatyan, composer Arthur Mitinyan and others. According to Armen Vatyan, in near future Gzhuk cinema award ceremony will is planned where the best child actor will be given a prize. Starting from next week Gzhuk will be broadcasted on Public Television of Armenia. The comic TV journal for children was created by the Armenian National Cinema Center with the assistance of Ministry of Culture. 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |