  Hollywood to host 12th Annual Arpa International Film FestivalAugust 22, 2009 - 12:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Arpa foundation will be hosting the 12th annual Arpa International Film Festival Friday, October 23, to Sunday, October 25, at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. The festival program includes the U.S. premier of Haik Gazarian's Venezzia, starring two of Latin America's great stars, Alfonso Herrera and Ruddy Rodriguez.More than 50 feature films, shorts, documentaries, music videos, and animations will be screened during the festival, including films from Armenia, Turkey, France, Iran, Spain, Lebanon, England, Israel, Palestine, and Germany. Festival attendants will also have the opportunity to watch Alex Web's "Hove", starring Olympia Dukakis.   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. 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”.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
