  Harutyun Khachatryan: interest towards Armenian cinema continues growing worldwide  June 29, 2010 - 16:31 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Director of Golden Apricot international festival Harutyun Khachatryan said that the lack of cinema theaters is among basic problems related to cinema in Armenia. The Office of Yerevan Mayor promised to provide a new building for cinema school, Khachatryan told a press conference on June 29. "Hopefully, we will celebrate its opening soon," he said. According to him, new cinema theaters should be opened to host lectures each weekend to prepare audience for cinema festivals. Khachatryan also noted that the interest towards the Armenian cinema continues growing worldwide, despite prevailing opinion. "3-4 Armenian films are submitted to European and US festivals annually," concluded Khachatryan.   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 |  Latest news Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months  The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan.Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem."U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says.Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |
