Vanadzor hosts British Film FestivalMarch 15, 2011 - 13:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 10-11, Vanadzor hosted the ninth British Film Festival. Three films – The Arbor, Pink Saris, Enemies of the People - were screened in Vanadzor as part of the festival. The films were welcomed by the audience, especially, youth. The opening ceremony of the 9th British Film Festival took place on March 8 International Women Day at Moscow Cinema in Yerevan. In his opening speech Charles Lonsdale, HM Ambassador to Armenia stated that some of the films featured reflect the issues of the women. The Ambassador expressed hope for the films to help women in the struggle for their rights, regardless of social position. The festival lasted until March 13 in Yerevan. Kapan will host the festival on March 14-16. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |