Perch Zeytuntsyan: high and mighties are not touched by artApril 26, 2010 - 13:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - High and mighties are not touched by art, an Armenian publicist said. “I have written several works on the Armenian Genocide. But movers and shakers pursue their own interests. Whatever you do, they will not stir a finger unless it coincides with their plans,” Perch Zeytuntsyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. “The world condemns the language of force but, sometimes, this is the only language it understands.” Perch Zeytuntsyan Perch Zeytuntsyan was born on July 18, 1938, in Alexandria, Egypt. In 1948, he repatriated to Armenia. Zeytuntsyan graduated from the Pyatigorsk Institute of Foreign Languages. He went on to also graduate from the Advanced Courses for Screenwriters in Moscow. In 1956, his inaugural collection of works, titled His First Friend, was published. From 1966-68, Zeytuntsyan worked as a script editor at Armenfilm; from 1968-75, he was the editor-in-chief at the Yerevan Studio of TV films. He served as secretary of the Writers’ Union of Armenia from 1975-86 and as was the Minister of Culture in Armenia from 1990-91. Perch Zeytuntsyan is the author of many plays, some of which have been translated into different languages and staged around the world. 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. |