Arik Manukyan: Azerbaijani media still libeling “Interrupted Song” filmJanuary 10, 2011 - 10:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - “Interrupted Song” director Arik Manukyan said that film will be shot by the end of May. “Given the interest of the international community, the film will be screened in Armenia, Azerbaijan, U.S., France, Georgia, Turkey, India and some other countries in the summer,” Manukyan said. He also informed that the hot debates about the film in various media sources helped the film crew to find investors. “Additional funds are essential to screen the film in foreign countries. We are ready to consider all offers except those which envisage distortion of the film plot,” Manukyan said. He also leveled criticism on the Azerbaijani media which continues libeling the film. “Interrupted Song” is about an Armenian and Azerbaijani who have found themselves in a deep pit. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |