Second stage of 5th Children's and Youth Film Festival launches in AlaverdiNovember 28, 2009 - 18:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The second stage of Children's and Youth Film Festival launched on November 27 in Alaverdi, Armenia.Emphasizing the importance of the festival, Nune Manukyan, Head of Rolan Bykov foundation for Development of Cinema and Television for Children and Youth, noted: "After 5 years of its existence, the festival has became a tradition. The festival aims to develop children's interest cinema, offering a chance at viewing best youth movies of the last years. It's also important for children outside Yerevan to be given a chance to participate in international festivals." Starting November 27, Alaverdi cultural center will host the screening of short and animation movies presented within October 15-19 5th Children's and Youth Film Festival frameworks in Yerevan. Movies' screening is scheduled in all Armenian regions till the yearend. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |